
Whilst they appeased users with Reason Racks, many producers still felt left out as other DAW users could utilise the wealth of VSTs available for music production in their tracks. It has taken Propellerhead seventeen years to add third party VST support to their popular music creation software. If you’re ready to get the most out of your VST plug-ins inside Reason 9.Propellerhead have just announced a new Reason 9.5 update that will finally allow producers to use their VST plug-ins with the software. See the individual tutorial descriptions below for more info. Wrapping it up, you’ll see how to build a drum machine out of DUNE 2, as well as how to construct a four voice poly-synth where every voice is an individual Serum patch!

Then you’ll discover cool ways to use Reason’s Combinator device to create everything from simple layered sounds to key splits, to full melody sections that you can arrange on the fly with your control surface. You’ll then get a crash course on using Control Voltage or CV within Reason to control your VST plug-ins, and more advanced ideas such as how to use Reason's flexible audio routing to create a Side Chaining Effect.

Next, you’ll explore using VSTs in Reason as Insert and Send FX, including Macro Programming, Automating Parameters and Configuring VSTs as a Multi-Out device.

Paul starts with the basics, such as how to add and access your VST plug-ins on your computer and Reason, and then how to call them up inside Reason and load them into a Rack. See everything you need to know, plus cool tips and tricks that will make using VST plug-ins even better, now that you can use them in Reason.

Studio guru Paul Ortiz brings you an in-depth look at using VST plug-ins inside Reason 9.5 or higher.
