Producing with Reason

This two-day course is designed to get students producing and creating music inside Propellerheads' Reason. Reason is a virtual studio rack with all the tools and instruments you need to turn your ideas into music and has become an industry standard for producing and composing. In this class, students will get a chance to not only learn the ins and outs of the Reason software but also learn musical production concepts and ideas that will help them to become better producers and/or musicians.

Topics Include:

• Improvising and recording ideas; building rhythm, bass, harmony and melody tracks
• Programming patterns and relating these to musical bars and beats
• Exploring sounds and textures, using a range of supplied sounds
• Creating form and structure
• "Musical" editing to create contrast and variation
• Creative work with loops
• Using effects for composing and production
• Shaping sound using the controls on realistic synths, samplers and other devices
• An introduction to mixing - balance, EQ, panning
• Automating mixer and device parameters for additional production ideas
• Using technology to develop musical concepts and ideas
• Applying techniques in a creative context through project work.
• Compiling a CD portfolio of coursework

Class Length

2 days
(16 course hours)

Prerequisites

Basic Computer Skills. Intro to Digital Audio, and the Basics of Recording and Engineering recommended.

Next Class Starts

July 24th, 2008

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Equipment

Each student will be provided with a  computer workstation (Mac or PC) for use during class that is equipped with Propellerhead's Reason, Pro Tools, a MIDI controller, and headphones.