Reason 7 107: Beat Design Basics

33 videos | 153 minutes | by Mo Volans

Making solid beats is 5% inspiration and 95% perspiration. In this 33-video collection you’ll work up a good sweat, as you develop a strong foundation in the art and science of building beats in Reason...

Mo Volans is the master of all things Reasons. That’s why all of us here thought he’d be the perfect trainer to teach you the fundamentals of beat design. He starts at the very beginning with an in-depth section that teaches you the concepts and shows you Reason’s software machines that form the underlying force behind making great beats.

From there, you’ll discover the vast collection of sounds and kits included with Reason. This is where you’ll learn how to mix and match a huge arsenal of explosive percussion loops to help you build killer beat tracks. Physical modeling, time-stretching, editing, and mangling is what Mo plays with next. And let's not forget the all-important Rex files that make Reason 6 the world’s premier beat-making machine!

The final section is all about finalizing. Mo takes you on a routing and mixing journey. This is where you’ll learn to harness the power of Reason’s compressors, EQs reverbs, delays and distortion FX to add that professional final sheen and shimmer to your beat-making madness.

So if you want to learn everything about beat making - from the very basics to the advanced techniques - join Mo Volans on this 33-video adventure and boost up the energy of your electronic beats!

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This course, originally created in an earlier version of Reason, is forward-compatible with the most recent version.

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