
Audio Production Basics with Reason Software
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With this book and the included online media files, you'll get working experience using Reason, covering everything from setting up your computer to the fundamentals of audio production, including:
Basic digital audio workstation operations and audio hardware optionsPrinciples of sound production and microphone use Essential Reason concepts and operationsMIDI fundamentals for playing and recording virtual instruments Managing devices and routing signals in Reason's unique rack interfaceUsing automation to create dynamic changes to audioMixing your project and exporting your final mixed track
Reason Intro is affordable, easy, and fun. And everything you learn here will apply when you are ready to move on to more advanced versions of Reason. Take the first step now, with Audio Production Basics with Reason Software.
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- Audio Production Basics with Reason Software
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction. Welcome to the World of Audio
- Getting Started in Audio Production
- Who Should Read This Book
- What Is Reason Intro?
- About This Book
- Requirements and Prerequisites
- Media Files
- Course Organization and Sequence
- Conventions and Symbols Used in This Book
- Keyboard Shortcuts and Modifiers
- Icons
- Chapter 1. Computer Concepts
- Selecting a Computer
- Mac Versus Windows Considerations
- The Importance of RAM
- Processing Power
- Storage Space
- Storage Options
- Onboard Sound Options (Audio In and Out)
- Other Options to Consider
- Working with Your Computer
- File Management
- Launching Applications
- Working with an Application
- Menus
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Review/Discussion Questions
- Exercise 1. Exploring Audio on the Computer
- Chapter 2. DAW Concepts
- Functions of a DAW
- What Can a DAW Do?
- Common DAWs
- Plug-In Formats
- What Is a Plug-In?
- Common Plug-In Formats
- Reason Systems
- Reason Software Options
- Reason Hardware Options
- Downloading and Installing Reason Intro
- Accessing the Installer
- Installation Steps
- Launching Reason Intro for the First Time
- Important Concepts in Reason
- Song Files and Audio Data
- Audio Versus MIDI
- Review/Discussion Questions
- Exercise 2. Setting Up a Multitrack Project
- Chapter 3. Audio Recording Concepts
- The Basics of Audio
- Frequency
- Amplitude
- Microphones
- Traditional Microphones
- USB Microphones
- Other Considerations
- Basic Miking Techniques
- Multitracking and Signal Flow
- What Is Multitrack Recording?
- Recording Signal Flow
- Moving Audio from Analog to Digital
- Analog Versus Digital Audio
- The Analog-to-Digital Conversion Process
- The Audio Interface
- Audio Interface Considerations
- Working Without an Audio Interface
- Review/Discussion Questions
- Exercise 3. Selecting Your Audio Production Gear
- Chapter 4. MIDI Recording Concepts
- A Brief History of MIDI
- Digital Control
- The Birth of MIDI
- The MIDI Protocol
- MIDI Notes
- Program Changes
- Controller Messages
- MIDI Controllers
- Tone-Generating Keyboards
- Keyboard Controllers
- Drum Pad Controllers
- Grid Controllers
- Alternate Controllers
- What to Look for in a MIDI Controller
- Purchasing a Keyboard Controller
- Setup and Signal Flow
- Plug-and-Play Setup
- MIDI Cables and Jacks
- Using a MIDI interface
- Considerations for Using Multiple MIDI Devices
- MIDI Versus Audio
- What Is MIDI?
- Monitoring with Onboard Sound Versus Virtual Instruments
- Tracking with Virtual Instruments
- Creating Tracks for Virtual Instruments
- Summary
- Review/Discussion Questions
- Exercise 4. Selecting Your MIDI Production Gear
- Chapter 5. Reason Concepts, Part 1
- Creating a Song
- Main Views and Panels
- Sequencer View
- Browser Panel
- Transport Panel
- Main Mixer View
- Racks View
- Managing Views and Windows
- Working with Tracks
- Adding Tracks
- Mono Versus Stereo Tracks
- Metronome Click
- Edited Clips Versus Original Recordings
- Tracks Versus Lanes
- Basic Navigation
- Using the Transport Controls
- Zooming and Scrolling in the Sequencer View
- Controlling Playback Behavior
- Monitoring Your Timeline Location
- Making Selections
- Review/Discussion Questions
- Exercise 5. Configuring and Working on a Song
- Chapter 6. Reason Concepts, Part 2
- Setting Up for Recording
- Recording Audio
- Setting a Record Location
- Record-Enabling Audio Tracks
- Monitoring Audio Tracks
- Selecting Audio Track Input
- Initiating a Record Take
- Stopping a Record Take
- Settings That Affect Recording and Monitoring
- Recording MIDI
- Instrument Creation and Routing
- Playing Instruments
- Record-Enabling Instrument Tracks
- Merging and Layering MIDI Performances
- Importing Audio and MIDI
- Supported Audio Files
- Importing from the Desktop
- Importing from the Browser
- File Drag and Drop Locations
- Using the Import Command
- The Snap Function and the Grid
- The Snap and Grid Controls
- Setting the Grid Value
- Working with Clips
- Selecting a Sequencer Tool
- Basic Editing Techniques
- Advanced Editing Techniques
- Review/Discussion Questions
- Exercise 6. Importing and Editing Clips
- Chapter 7. Mixing Concepts
- Basic Mixing
- Setting Levels
- Panning
- Processing Options and Techniques
- Gain-Based Processing
- Time-Based Processing and Effects
- Inserts Versus Sends
- Processing with External Gear
- Mixing in the Box
- Advantages of In-the-Box Mixing
- Getting the Most Out of an In-the-Box Mix
- Review/Discussion Questions
- Exercise 7. Creating a Basic Mix
- Chapter 8. Signal Processing
- Device Basics
- Viewing Inserts on Audio Track and Mix Channel Devices
- Inserting Effects on Audio Track and Mix Channel Devices
- Moving and Duplicating Effects Devices
- Displaying VST Plug-In Windows
- Working with Devices
- Shortcuts for Adding Insert Effects
- Effects Devices and Instrument Devices
- The Disconnect Device and Auto-Route Device Commands
- Device Controls
- Common Device Controls
- Device-Specific Parameters
- EQ Processing
- Types of EQ
- Basic EQ Parameters
- EQ Effects in Reason Intro
- Strategies for Using EQ
- Dynamics Processing
- Types of Dynamics Processors
- Basic Dynamics Parameters
- Dynamics Effects in Reason Intro
- Strategies for Using Compression
- Reverb and Delay Effects
- What Is Reverb?
- Reverb in Reason Intro
- Applications for Reverb Processors
- What Is Delay?
- Delay in Reason Intro
- Applications for Delay Processors
- Wet Versus Dry Signals
- Using Time-Based Effects as Inserts
- Using Send-and-Return Configurations
- Review/Discussion Questions
- Exercise 8. Optimizing Tracks with Signal Processing
- Chapter 9. Finishing a Project
- Recalling a Saved Mix
- Using Automation
- Automation, Tracks, and Lanes
- Recording Real-Time Automation
- The Automation Override Indicator
- Working with Automation Clips
- Editing Automation Points
- MIDI Performance Controllers
- Parameter Automation Static Values
- Muting and Clearing Automation
- Creating a Mixdown
- Adding Processing on the Master Section
- Considerations for Bouncing Audio
- Setting the Song End Marker
- Exporting an Audio Mix
- Review/Discussion Questions
- Exercise 9. Preparing the Final Mix
- Chapter 10. Beyond the Basics
- Cable Routing in the Rack
- Audio Signals and Cables
- CV Signals and Cables
- Cable Color Coding
- Connecting and Disconnecting Cables
- Reduce Cable Clutter
- Mono and Stereo Audio Connections
- Routing Without Cables
- MIDI Editing Techniques
- Sequencer Edit Mode
- Editing MIDI Data
- Working with Velocity
- The Tool Window
- Submixing
- Simplifying a Mix
- Creating Stems
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Function Keys
- Sequencer Shortcuts
- Rack Commands
- Transport Commands
- Review/Discussion Questions
- Exercise 10. Finalizing a Project
- Index
- About the Authors
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