Reason or Reaktor???

[Guest Neubeatz]

Have you used either of these two programmes for producing your own music(no I dont mean remixing presets) and what did you think in terms of UI, functionality, results etc....???

[spellchecker]

i've used reason a bit before, though mostly for using my midi keyboard. it has some really nice piano samples which i would record into reason then import into whatever i was multi-tracking with.

the interface to reason can be a bit overwhelming at first, there's so much to play with and configure. i know i've never used it anywhere close to its capabilities, however, i've seen what happens when someone does, and it can be really impressive.

however, i don't find it very organic to work with, i'm a lazy multitracker. 2.5 of reason has much better distortion panels than 2.0. i'd say it's worth the money they charge for it, compared to the price of other software packages.

[Alex]

The interface for reason is ace and lots of fun. not as fully deatured as cubase. I know reaktor can be used for pretty much everything, but I can't be arsed making my own synths.

[badger]

Unless you can get loads of Reaktor Mods / Instruments or you know how to build synths, stay clear of it. It is overcomplicated drivel for nerds (unless you love that sort of thing).

Reason 2.5 is a straight forward but powerful synth / sampler / sequencer package all in one and is rather good If I do say so myself. I have heard some really good stuff being made with it.

Badger