Over the last few years a not-so-silent revolution has been taking place in the music industry. Advances in technology mean it is now possible for any body with a halfway decent computer to set up a home studio for under a thousand bucks, allowing Mr. Anybody to compose and record their own original music. The music making software is as complex to use as it is versatile, and without a doubt the learning curve for the beginner is steep. Nevertheless, once you learn how it works, it all becomes quite fascinating. One of the most popular music-making software packages called the Reason series.
Reason is a product of Propellerhead Software from Stockholm, Sweden’s. Its latest version, known as Reason 3.0, is priced in the range of USD400 – 450 (note: dont buy the pirated versions sometimes available on the online auction sites). Like other MIDI software, it is designed to be used together with a MIDI keyboard (which costs USD200 and up), although many of Reasons functions are usable even without a keyboard. Reason is capable of producing almost any form of music, but is most popular for producing electronic dance music like trance and house. Propellerhead offers...