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Welcome!
Thank you for purchasing Reason 3.0!
Version 3.0 is the third major update of Reason, and this time we have designed
the update with live playing in mind. With the powerful Combinator device, an
updated and expanded sound bank, a completely new Browser, the awesome
Remote technology and also a new range of mastering effect devices, we think
we have created a piece of music software that is just as well suited in the studio
as it is on stage.
Replacing expensive and easily outdated hardware with easy-to-use, cool
sounding software has always been our mission. And with Reason 3, we feel
that we have pushed the software synthesis concept one step further by bring-
ing it on stage!
A strong driving force for us at “PropellerHeadQuarters” is the communication
with all the people around the world that use our applications for expressing
themselves. One meeting point for all of us is the song archives and message
boards on our web pages. This is a unique forum where professionals and be-
ginners meet on equal terms to exchange music and ideas. Even more impor-
tantly, it’s a forum open to you! Share your experiences by communicating with
us and others and by uploading your songs for others to hear. We think you will
appreciate the feedback from other Reason users all over the world, just as
much as we appreciate the feedback we get from you.
So, see you on the Propellerhead web!
Yours truly,
The Propellerhead Software Team
www.propellerheads.se
About the manuals
This is the Getting Started manual, covering the basic features and procedures
in Reason. It also contains a tutorial section and a guided tour, to help you get
going with the program.
The more advanced features in Reason are described in the Operation Manual,
a file in Adobe Acrobat (".pdf") format. This and other pdf documents are in-
stalled with the program - you find them in the Documentation folder inside your
Reason application folder. The Operation Manual also contains reference de-
scriptions of all Reason devices and commands.
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To read the Operation Manual you will need the Adobe Acrobat
Reader application (version 5.0 or later). Since this has become
something of a household utility application, chances are you al-
ready have it installed on your computer. If not, run the Acrobat
Reader installer included on the Reason program disc.
About Mac and Windows
Reason runs under Mac OS X and Windows (for operating system details, see
below). All Reason packages contain program versions for both platforms. Ev-
erything said in the manuals applies to both platforms, unless explicitly stated.
If you are running Mac OS X, please note that there’s an additional menu called
the Reason menu, which is not present under Windows. This contains the Pref-
erences menu item (otherwise found on the Edit menu).
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Virtually all screenshots in the manuals are from the Windows ver-
sion of Reason. However, the contents of all windows and dialogs
are the same on both platforms.