Specifications

INSTALLATION
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What is in the Reason
package?
When you purchase Reason, the package contains the following items:
D The Program Disc CD.
This contains the Reason installer, electronic documentation in Adobe Acro-
bat format, and an installer for Adobe Acrobat Reader. There will also be ad-
ditional files such as promotional material, demo versions of other
Propellerhead Software products, etc.
D The Factory Sound Bank CD.
This contains the Reason Factory Sound Bank, a large file containing sam-
ples, patches and loops for use with Reason. This is copied to your hard disk
the first time you launch Reason (see page 10 for more information).
D The Orkester CD
This contains the Reason Orkester Sound Bank. This is also copied to your
hard disk the first time you launch Reason (see page 10 for more informa-
tion).
D The printed documentation.
D The product authorization card.
This contains the license number required for the installation. Keep this card
in a safe place, in case you need to re-install Reason!
Requirements
Below you will find the minimum requirements for running Reason:
! Note that these are the minimum requirements! You will benefit
from a fast computer with a lot of RAM, since this will allow you to
use more devices at the same time.
Mac OS X
• G3, G4 or G5 processor, sufficiently fast to run Mac OS X 10.2.
• 256 MB RAM
•2 GB free hard disk space.
• CD-ROM drive.
• Mac OS X 10.2 or later.
•A MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard recommended.
Windows
• Intel Pentium 3 or better. 300 MHz or faster.
• 256 MB RAM.
•2 GB free hard disk space.
• CD-ROM drive.
• Windows 2000/XP (or later).
• 256 color monitor (or better), 800x600 or larger.
•A 16 bit Windows compatible audio card, preferably with an ASIO or Di-
rectX driver.
•A MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard recommended.