Reason for Mac
Professional music creation suite.
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Reason overview
Reason is an integrated software music recording and production studio with audio recording, million-dollar mixing and EQs, and all the instruments, sounds, and effects you could ever dream of for writing, recording, remixing, and producing great-sounding tracks.
Also new are several effect devices that can be inserted directly into instruments or onto tracks. 'Pulveriser' allows users to compress, distort, filter, and modulate their sounds, while "The Echo" creates, as its name suggests, a stereo echo with adjustable delay, feedback, color, and modulation. "Alligator" is a rhythmic texturing tool that makes it possible to add rhythm and accents to synth sounds and change percussion loops. Users can also get pitch-perfect vocals using the new "Neptune" pitch adjuster.
What's new in version 14.0.1
Track Panel bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where it wasn't possible to add Utilities to the Master Section in Track Panel if empty
- Fixed an issue where the Master Level tooltip in Track Panel showed numeric values instead of dB values
Navigation & Layout bug fixes
- Fixed an issue with area sizes not being remembered. E.g. when having had a Rack and/or Mixer in the main window (not in separate window), Reason now remembers the last size of that area
Sequencer bug fixes
- Fixed an issue where a Folder Clip would unintentionally expand when dragged/moved
- Fixed an UI issue where dragging a clip vertically out of a folder track didn't refresh the graphics until the mouse was released
- Fixed an issue where a Folder clip got deselected after having moved it — the child clips were selected instead
- Fixed a bug which cut off the automation value when creating another automation lane as a clip was opened for editing
- Fixed an issue in the sequencer track list where the static value input field box shifted right/out when the Editor was closed
- Fixed a Sequencer issue where the selection was extended when moving clips over an unselected clip
- Fixed an issue where the Randomize and Quantize buttons in the Edit Area were flashing when adjusting values in the Sequencer inspector
- Fixed an issue where not all Players were disabled on the Create menu in the Sequencer tracklist context menu
- Fixed a bug where audio and waveform graphics could disappear when zoomed into an audio clip in the sequencer timeline
Rack bug fixes
- No longer allowed to add/move Effect devices and Mix channels to other columns in single column mode.
- No longer allowed to move Mix channels between columns in Rack per Track mode
- The Combinator and Player context menus in Rack now allow for creating Players
- It's no longer be possible to attach a Player to an Effect as a result of uncombining a Combinator
Browser bug fixes
- Fixed an issue where the Sidebar Browser could wrongly be opened in the Sequencer window if the Device Palette was open in both Sequencer and a detached Rack window and selecting Browse from the Rack
- Fixed a Browser issue where the Kong drum patch browser was missing Categories in Reason 14
Other bug fixes and improvements
- Fixed a crash bug which could occur when handling VSTs in Reason 14, e.g. deleting, cutting, or removing an audio track where this VST had been inserted
- Fixed a crash which could occur when closing a song with VSTs
- Fixed a crash that would occur when starting Reason in Windows 10 on a machine with more than 72 cores
- Fixed a crash that could occur after undoing an audio recording
- Fixed a graphics rendering error which could cause a crash
- Fixed an issue which could trigger a Bad Format when opening Reason 13 song files
- Fixed an issue where Delay compensation didn't work correctly in R14
- Fixed a hang issue which could occur when quitting Reason after having de-selected the audio device in Preferences
- Added a mechanism which is preventing the GraphicsCache folder on disk to grow too large
- Fixed an issue where the Hide Cables function in Reason Settings were not properly stored
- Additional bug fixes, improvements, and better stability
Reason for Mac
$299.00
In English
Version 14.0.1
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Jun 16, 2025
Version: 13.3.0
Five years after Apple Silicon, aka M-Series, aka ARM Macs arrive, it's still INTEL only. For $499. Come on! 😕 - - Dealing with that laziness, the alternative to full purchase price is $20 a month subscription, first month at $1.
Jul 27, 2024
Version: 13.0.1
Before buying this and supporting this company, watch Louis Rossmann's YouTube video. Search for "Louis Rossmann Reason studios"
Dec 3, 2020
Version: 11.3.6d3
This DAW / music app is amazing! What an incredible music making playground to work with. I have found Reason much easier to learn and grow with than other DAWs. And, using Reason's rack system feels more natural (life-like) than using VST plugins. While working with / playing with Reason the hours pass so quickly cuz it's so much fun and the sounds created... just love it! To anyone wanting to try it, there's a low cost entry level on their website (plus FREE demo's too). I didn't last long on the Intro before upgrading to Suite, so I could have all the instruments and effects to work with. Careful folks, because this is a really addictive music app! :)
Sep 3, 2014
Version: 7.1.1
This Software has still the same problem right from v1: The Sound output is dreadful. Its thin. Whatever fx's, tricks and add-ons are been used for finishing master tune, ones your bounce down the track in Reason, the result is always notable - Thin. One way to push that to an better sound is the ReWire option with an DAW, like Logic, Live or even GarageBand. It is CPU and RAM demanding. Reason is an "cheap" gadget for "so to be musician" , so the illusion is build in. A great tool to learn, BUT stay away for any serious production with it. Pointless overpriced software.
