

The only thing which I don't like about modern software businesses (note: this isn't solely aimed at the propheads, the same goes for Ableton (my personal favorite) and others) is that once a new version comes out you won't be able to grab the previous version for less. That kind of workflow is honestly MORE time-consuming than using an old hardware sampler from the 90s… by then I could have already started sequencing on an mpc60 using floppies… that's kinda sad… agree?

I don't want to have to sample in reason, close reason, open recycle, rex my loop, close recycle, open reason, load kong, assign it to a pad, make the velocity work right, hope i don't need to edit the chop, find out I only need one sample edited, close reason, and repeat the process 1000 times until I pass out from exhaustion… Rex is a dying format, and recycle needs a major overhaul if it wants to stay useful.

I think propellerheads is in a tough spot right now.

Neptune Pitch Adjuster and Voice Synth Device (Record): Super flexible processor to correct and shift pitches, create backing harmonies, formant shift or “take your vocals into outer space.”.Octo Rex loop player loads eight REX loops into one player and lets you switch between them on the fly. Dr Octo Rex Loop Player (Reason): The upgraded Dr.Kong Drum Designer (Reason): Load, sculpt, build and tweak your sounds with your choice of drum synthesis, sampling, REX loops, physical modeling and custom-made effect modules for percussion on Kong’s 16 pads.– what they are calling their biggest update to the duo yet. Propellerhead today officially announced Reason 5 and Record 1.5.
