Reason 13.1 Release Notes

New Devices

• Note Tool, a new utility Player for full control of your MIDI performance

• Random Tool, a new Player device for unexpected variation in your music

Device updates

• Ripley - Maintenance update

  • Fixed an issue where Ripley could sound different at the beginning of a song export under certain conditions

• Gain Tool - Maintenance update

  • Improved metering

• Sidechain Tool - Maintenance update

  • Sidechain Input Gain now shows dB values

  • Sidechain Input Gain now defaults to 0dB when reset

New Features

• Custom Tags can now be created in both the Browser and Device palette

• Categorize, tag, and create custom tags directly from the right-click context menu

• Favorite and Hidden tags in the Device Palette to quickly favorite or hide devices and plug-ins

• New “Untagged” tag, making it easy to find items in the Browser that are not yet tagged

• The browser can now filter by container (Folder, Rack Extension, ReFill, Sound Pack) and will suggest these while typing

• It’s now possible to switch Browse Focus to a new device without closing the Browser first

• New Info Area in Browser shows additional details for selected item

• Added new SoundFont, ReFill, and Sound Pack Icons to the Browser

• Browser now supports “Author” metadata for patches and sounds

• Metadata columns for Length and Tempo (samples, REX loops) added to the Browser

• When sorting on anything other than name in the Browser (e.g. Kind or Author), there will be secondary sorting on name

• Progress indication of indexing added in Item View

• Added a new “Rescan Shortcut” option on the context menu that will force a Shortcut to be rescanned

• MIDI notes will now preview when moving and selecting notes with Arrow Keys if the “Trigger notes while editing” setting is enabled in the Preferences

• “Split Clip at Song Position”, a new feature available on the context menu for clips (shortcut: alt/opt+X)

• “Chop Clips to…” and “Chop Notes to…” is a new feature available on the context menu for clips and notes to quickly chop an event into smaller parts

• The Sequencer divider will now follow when resizing the Edit Area divider

• The Overview Lane height in Comp Edit and Vocal Edit is now adjustable

• New context sensitive + Buttons for quickly adding devices or patches to the Rack above or below the selected device

• Updated Default "popular" devices on Create menu and in Reason Rack Plugin

• General Export Metadata function for ReFills and Rack Extensions so developers can release their products with patch metadata

• Additional translations added for Japanese, German and French

Browser and Device Palette bug fixes and improvements

• Improved Search in non-indexed locations (e.g. Computer and folders outside the index), now behaves like Search rather than Filter

• It's once again possible to double-click to select text in Device Palette and Browser without needing an extra click first (gosh, that was annoying)

• Improved matching when filtering on “Any:”

• Text field Clear button now appears only when there is text to clear

• Tags and items with numbers are now sorted better in the Browser

• You can now browse REX loops when browsing from a Kong pad again

• Duplicate ReFills are now handled better, selecting a duplicate ReFill will note that it’s a duplicate in the new Info Area

• Cmd/ctrl-clicking audition level of Preview in Browser now resets to default level

• Removed some accidental duplicate Categories in the built-in Browser metadata

• Content is now properly removed from Index when a Shortcut is removed from Locations

• Clear button in Browser and Device Palette is now only availeble when there is something to clear

• The Browser now remembers Sample location when browsing Redrum and Kong sample slots

• The Browser now remembers the location of previously imported Audio File

• Fixed an issue where SoundFonts were not supported. The SF2 files are now treated as Folders, making it possible to List, Categorize, and Tag the Presets and Samples individually within the Browser

• Fixed a bug where keyboard focus was lost when dragging item from Shortcuts to Rack

• Fixed a bug where keyboard focus was lost when browsing Combinator Patches (Windows)

• Fixed an issue where items and Shortcuts did not show up properly due to being blacklisted by the Indexer (e.g. /Library/Audio)

• Fixed an issue where the last Patch in the Browser list could not be loaded

• Fixed a bug where the GUI could freeze when opening the Device browse list

• Fixed a bug where the Browser and Device Palette text field could get stuck when dragging and dropping from Browser

• Fixed a bug where the vertical scroll bar was not following along when using Arrow Keys to navigate the item list in the Browser

• Fixed a bug where a renamed Self-contained Sample would not show up without closing the Browser first

• Fixed a bug where Filter and Suggestions for REX Loops were inconsistent

• Fixed a bug where text was not cleared when browsing for different Devices

• Fixed an issue where the UI could hang while searching in folders in 'Computer'

• Fixed a bug where one couldn't re-edit or drag an edited sample from the Browser to a Sampler device without closing the Browser first

• Fixed a bug where items in Browser with Slash in the name were not shown

• Fixed a bug where an item’s type in the Index was not re-evaluated after installing a Device

• Fixed an issue where switching from Add Instrument to Browse focus on another Device resulted in an unexpected Browser state

• Fixed a bug where Function Keys did not work properly when Device Palette or Browser Text field had focus (Windows)

• Fixed an issue where Double-clicking to add a Device created double Undo steps

• Fixed an issue where Searching in All Types did not take account of Categories

• Fixed a bug where ReFills did not show in the Browser after they have been moved from their original location 

• Fixed a bug where changing and loading patches using 'Tap-to-Click' on macOS was intermittently not working as expected

• Fixed a typo in the Shortcut context menu

• Fixed a bug where non-indexed Shortcuts were not handled correctly

• Fixed a bug where the Browser suggestion list was updating inconsistently after deleting a filter

Sequencer bug fixes and improvements

• Adjustable Edit Area Function values are now shown even if no event is selected

• Fixed a bug where the Octave transpose button placement was reversed

• Fixed a bug where Keyboard Focus was lost after using the horizontal Zoom/Scroll Area

• Fixed an bug where the Grid could disappear in certain conditions

• Fixed a bug where the Grid was offset one pixel

• Fixed a bug where the Grid didn't reflect the correct Snap value when editing automation in the Arrangement view

• Fixed an issue where Bounce functions would affect only one open Clip in Arrange view when 'Edit Area' was open

• Fixed a graphical issue when Notes were selected and mouse hovered over the Tool buttons

• Fixed an issue where recorded audio got Original Tempo "Varying" instead of project tempo

• Fixed an issue where the Edit Area could get blank after creating a new Audio Track

• Fixed an issue where the Clip resize arrow position did not match gesture hit zone and was not centered in certain conditions

General bug fixes and improvements

• Increased limit on how many patches can be seen on the device patch browse list

• Pressing Next/Previous Patch on a device a number of times now loads the expected Patch

• A loaded Device patch is now highlighted correctly in the Device browse list

• Combinator Programmer now scrolls to reveal next row after adding a new mapping at the bottom of the list

• Fixed a bug where adding a Device at the bottom of the Rack resulted in the wrong Insert Point if Master Keyboard Input was not set to the last Device in the Rack

• Fixed a bug where some Rack Extensions could stop working at certain Zoom levels

• Fixed an issue where disabling start/stop did work with 2+ Reason documents when Ableton Link was enabled

• Fixed a bug where a new document would auto-play if Ableton Link was enabled

• Fixed a bug where the patch browse buttons on a Combinator Effect did not work if the Combinator was created by dragging from the OS

• Fixed a bug where an alert dialog would not properly block interaction on a multi-screen set-up on Windows

Reason 13.0.3 Release Notes

Bugs fixed

• /Library/Audio folders can now be included in Reason’s index on macOS

• Number of items on a Device’s browse lists has been increased

• Fixed issues with the browser where in some circumstances:

  • Interactions were slow and files wouldn’t load properly

  • Indexing could stall

  • RAM usage would increase

  • Reason would still run in a background process after quitting

Reason 13.0.2 Release Notes

• Features 

  • Implemented an Indexing indicator in the Browser 

  • Changed handling of shortcuts pointing to Dropbox, Google Drive, and other cloud folders

  • Remote support for Novation Launchkey MK4 and Launchkey Mini MK4

• Bugs fixed

  • Improvements for faster Indexing and resolving items for Browser 

  • Several Browser optimizations

    • Searching in Indexed locations

    • Searching in All locations, User locations, Shortcuts and Favorite lists 

    • Response time for greyed out Tag and Category buttons 

  • Preferences: MIDI ports are now showing the correct name on Mac 

  • Multiple file name searches are now properly combined in the Browser

  • Fixed an Issue where Flat list view sometimes left out results

  • Fixed an Issue where ReFills could appear empty in Tree view

  • Fixed a bug where Combinator patches would reload when clicking on Shortcuts

  • Fixed a bug where using multiple MIDI input channels could introduce latency

  • Shipped Demo songs and Template songs can now be opened in Demo mode as expected

  • Fixed an issue where navigating to a parent folder from a sub-folder was not showing all content within the parent folder

  • Malström Patches are now visible as expected

  • Improvements to how numbers are sorted in the Browser

  • Fixed an issue where the Enable/Disable button for Time stretch was inverted

  • Fixed a memory issue on Windows where a VST3 version of certain plugins used much more RAM than the VST2 version

  • Fixed a bug where Folders in Song Samples wouldn't collapse properly

  • Fixed a bug where Optional ReFills (Drum Supply and Loop Supply) weren’t visible

  • The Date column in the Browser now defaults to descending sort

  • .reason song files can now be tagged in Browser

  • Shortcuts to REX files are now handled correctly and keyboard focus doesn't get lost when loading REX files 

  • Additional bug fixes and improvements

Reason 13.0.1 Release Notes

• Features

  • Drag content from Finder/Explorer to browser

  • Opening Edit area with clip selected in Arrange view will not Zoom to fit 

  • Metadata for Reason 13 soundpacks are now picked up in Reason 13.0.1

• Sidechain tool update 

  • Listen mode is moved to “post-filter”

  • Filters improvement 

  • Typo corrected 

• Mimic update 

  • Fixed a crash bug on Windows 

• Bug Fixes

  • Browser: Add Device - OK button now says Create

  • Reason 12 can now be opened after Reason 13 has been installed and vice verse

  • Reason logo is now correct in Reason 13 top bar

  • Factory Soundbank Combi Effect patch was routed wrong

  • Fixed a bug where the Browser crashed when clicking on search field and suggestions 

  • Fixed a bug where it was not possible to drag Favourites List to the bottom of the list

  • Fixed a bug where Keyboardfocus was lost after loading a patch from Device Browser

  • Fixed a bug where the Browser automatically switched to Tree view

  • Fixed a bug where Clip resize handles remained on old clip after selecting new clip by clicking a note

  • Fixed an issue where certain Reason 12 Songs couldn't be opened in Reason 13

  • Fixed an issue where Browser Flat View didn't retain

  • Fixed a crash that occurred while Audio slice editing

  • Fixed some key commands in Browser 

Reason 13.0.0 Release Notes

General

• New visual design of the Reason UI

  • New top bar with buttons for Device Palette, Browser, Sequencer, Rack, Mixer, and Help

  • Old area handles replaced with slim dividers

  • Changed all colors in Light and Dark mode, removed Blue mode

• Ableton Link update

  • Reason now supports Start/Stop sync over Ableton Link

• MIDI Clock

  • It’s now possible to send MIDI Clock to multiple MIDI Out ports

  • MIDI Clock sent from Reason is now more stable

• New “Reason Studios” folder in your Music folder for easier organization of your content, including:

  • New ReFills folder to store your ReFills, automatically indexed by Reason’s browser (see below)

  • New User Library folder where patches are saved by default, automatically indexed by Reason’s browser (see below)

• Improved and re-organized Context Menus

  • Access to new features previously not available on context menu 

  • Re-organized and re-grouped for easy access

  • Some Context Menu options now bring up a dialog window with settings, for example Note Tools > Transpose…

• The Tool Window has been removed, all features moved to the new Edit Area or context menus

• Optional Refills and devices (i.e. Drum Supply, Loop Supply, Radical Piano, Klang, Pangea, and Humana) are now handled within Reason Companion 

• Updated Companion with a new design

Sequencer

• New Edit Area

  • The Edit Area is visible at the same time as the main Arrange Area and can be re-sized

  • Double-click/Enter to open clip and zoom its contents to fit Edit Area

  • Single-click/select to open clip and scroll to it in Edit Area without changing zoom

  • MIDI notes can now be joined with the Join menu item or cmd/ctrl+J

  • New edit mode: Audio Overview Edit, the new default for audio clips

  • Razor now snaps to Slice Handles/transients in Audio Overview

  • Speaker Tool is now available in Audio Overview for quick auditioning

  • New shortcut: Opening a selected clip in Edit Area is now “Enter” and showing/hiding Edit Area is now F8.

• Edit Area Inspector

  • New area with inspectors for all events in the edit area

  • Moved all applicable Tool Window functions to Edit Area next to its related inspector

  • Added “Make Velocity Ramp” to the Edit Area Inspector

• Zoom improvements

  • Zoom by dragging in the top of the timeline, in both Arrange and Edit Area

  • Pinch Zoom is now possible with trackpads

  • Improved scroll wheel zoom (cmd/ctrl+scroll and shift+cmd/ctrl+scroll)

Browser

• Device palette

  • Only shows devices and plugins

  • Filter on device categories and formats 

  • All Rack Extensions are now categorized 

  • Device palette now reads built-in categories for VST3 plugins

  • New shortcut: F3 to open/close Device Palette, cmd/ctrl+F to open and set focus to text field in Device Palette

• Browser

  • Brand new separate browser with a new design

  • All Locations is now default and shows all browsable files (patches, audio files, MIDI, REX loops) in locations that Reason’s aware of

  • Filter results using any combination of name, category, tag, kind, device type

  • Suggested filters will appear while typing 

  • Category and Tag buttons for quick filtering

  • Browse Focus mode and Add Instrument/Effect/Player now loads an item in the background as it’s clicked

  • Users can edit/add tags to content in the browser by right-clicking items

  • Browser window automatically hides when dragging items outside it

  • Improved Favorite List handling—right-click an item to add or remove it from Favorite Lists 

  • New shortcut: F9 to open/close browser, cmd/ctrl+F to open and set focus to text field in Browser

  • New shortcut: cmd/ctrl+E to Add Effect.

Devices

• Ripley Space Delay

• Polytone Dual-Layer Synthesizer 

• Sidechain Tool 

• Stereo Tool 

• Gain Tool 

Sound content

• All sound content included in Reason and Reason+ is categorized and tagged

• 1000+ new patches, loops, and samples (1 GB of content) 

• Two new demo songs

• Updated song templates

Bug fixes

• General fixes and improvements

Reason 12.7.4 Release Notes

• Updated Europa Shapeshifting Synthesizer

  • Fixed a bug where the level of the Dist effect in Europa was louder. Opening an old song with an instance of Europa (where Dist was used) in Reason 12.7.3 would result in a louder output from Europa compared to the output in 12.7.1 (and earlier versions)

  • Fixed a bug in Europa that made the LFO curve type "smooth random" work as a steady sawtooth

Reason 12.7.3 Release Notes

• Features

  • The online Help for Reason and Reason Rack Plugin now has a brand new design for better readability and searching. In other words, now is a great time to RTFM!

• Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug where a Reason document saved on Windows could crash Reason when opened on macOS

  • Fixed a bug where Reason could crash when running in Windows in languages with certain unicode characters

  • Fixed a bug where Reason would crash when running in macOS BigSur on ARM Macs

  • Fixed a bug where reason could crash when disconnecting a MIDI device while Reason was running

  • Fixed a bug where loading a bad sample into Kong would crash Reason instead of showing a "Bad sample" alert

  • Fixed a bug in Europa where modulation on some parameters was wrong on macOS Silicon processors

  • Fixed a Touch mode automation bug for Reason Rack Plugin, it's now working properly in DAWs with Touch mode automation support

  • Various other bug fixes, optimizations, and improvements

Reason 12.7.1 Release Notes

• Features

  • Reason 12.7.1 installer is now fully Apple silicon native

  • Added option to open Reason Companion from the Reason menu (macOS) / Help menu (Windows)

  • Changed name from “Your Products” to "My Account" in the Reason menu (macOS) / Help menu (Windows)

• Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a crash bug on Windows that occurred when trying to quit Reason while dragging a device

  • Fixed an issue where audio recording failed when recording in a document saved on a network drive

  • Fixed an issue where aftertouch on Arturia KeyLab mk2 didn’t work properly

  • Fixed a bug where the Additional I/O sockets used by VST3 plugins were named "Unspecified" when no cables were connected to them

  • Fixed a bug where the MClass Maximizer delay compensation value was wrong and reported even when the device was off

  • Fixed a bug in Reason Rack Plugin on macOS where text boxes turned completely dark when system was set to dark mode

  • Fixed an issue where a bounce including some VST3s wouldn't keep notes sustained

  • Various other bug fixes, optimizations, and improvements

Reason 12.7 Release Notes

• Features

  • Reason Companion has replaced Authorizer for Rack Extension management. This applies to all Reason 12 users going forward. Rest in peace, Authorizer, you magnificent bastard!

  • New Remote maps for Korg nanoKey Studio and nanoKontrol Studio

  • Remote maps have been updated for Mackie Control, Extender, and Combo

• Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug where an Access Denied alert could appear in Reason Rack Plugin (AU) in Logic when updating Rack Extension licenses on Apple silicon

  • Fixed a bug where the Rack Navigator sometimes would show black boxes instead of devices (those were not really cool and edgy Dark Mode devices, sorry!)

  • Fixed a bug where Korg Triton VST3 could hang on Windows

  • Fixed a bug where VST3 plugins didn’t terminate correctly when deleting the last instance

  • Fixed a bug in the Combinator where the Target label remains after setting it to "No Target"

  • Improved error handling for macOS audio drivers

Reason 12.6.2 Release Notes

• Ableton Link now works natively in Apple silicon

• Improved performance when de-selecting "Render audio using audio card buffer size setting" in Preferences->Audio

• Fixed a graphical issue on Windows where text was cut off in Preferences

• Fixed an issue on Windows where some VST3 plugins could crash when the plugin window was opened

• Fixed an issue on Windows where Reason wouldn't start, but returned a "File not Found" or "Access Denied" error

• Fixed an issue on Windows in the Control Surface Error Report where the message was too long and you couldn't click “X” or "OK"

• Fixed an issue on macOS where Reason failed to open/save song files containing a slash as its second character

• Fixed an issue on macOS where the browser didn't show empty folders

• Fixed an issue on macOS where the screen would turn black after closing Reason in fullscreen mode

• Fixed a crash on macOS when indexing system folders

• Fixed an issue on macOS where the Splash screen was sometimes blank

• Fixed a graphics bug where a selection in the rack would leave remnants of old selection markers

• Fixed an issue where .rx2 loops didn't play back the first slice when previewing in the Browser

• Fixed an issue where an 'Unknown Exception' could be triggered whilst browsing samples in Redrum

• Fixed an issue where MIDI was being imported incorrectly in Reason

• Added an info dialog on macOS which informs the user that the Reason installer is running when auto-updating from Reason 12.6.1 to 12.6.2 (or later)

• Removed CV routing to Pitch and Mod wheels in VST device Programmer. It was never intended for Pitch and Mod wheels to appear here and it never worked. No further questions, your honor!

Reason 12.6.1 Release Notes

• Cleanups and fixes of audio threading code that can reduce glitches at low load (M1 Pro)

• Fixed an issue where an error was triggered when clicking on the GUI icon for note lane performance parameter of a VST3

• Fixed an issue where crossfade gets silent when joining two audio clips

• Fixed an issue with unexpected behavior in fullscreen mode for certain VSTs on macOS

• Fixed an issue with Vocal Stretch analysis failing on ARM64

• Fixed an issue where dragging an item from a Favorites list in browser to the Rack sometimes failed (ironically making that item our least favorite thing)

• Fixed an issue where Combinator rotaries 5-32 didn’t work when a CV in was also routed to them

• Improved behavior in Rack Navigator where custom backdrops in Combinators were drawn as black boxes are now drawn with default backdops

• Fixed an issue with the on-screen keyboard when Hold and Repeat were used simultaneously, which resulted in errors as Repeat was turned off

• Fixed an issue with cropped text in Preferences on interface inputs and outputs

• Fixed an issue where the audio settings sliders in Preferences were cropped on macOS

• Fixed an issue originating from using two monitors with different scalings on Windows

• Fixed an issue where the Remote MIDI Find window could be opened twice

• Fixed a Remote issue where Arturia Keylab 61 mkII keyboard MIDI Notes messages weren't recognized 

• Fixed an issue with Legato mode where some devices became unresponsive after Audio Reset

• Various other bug fixes, optimizations, and improvements

Reason 12.6.0 Release Notes

• Features

  • Seamless Offline mode

    • The computer you started Reason on is automatically authenticated to run Reason together with all your devices without an internet connection

    • Removed Codemeter dependencies

  • Apple silicon support (M1/M2)

    • Reason standalone and plug-in run natively on Apple silicon computers

    • All Rack Extensions run natively on Apple silicon computers

• Remote support added for

  • Arturia

    • Keylab mkII

    • Keylab Essentials

    • Microfreak

  • Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol A49/A61/M32

  • Novation Impulse series

  • Updated Remote mapping for a large number of controllers

• Bug Fixes

  • Implemented an automatic repair of songs that may have broken when saved in Reason 12.5.2

  • Fixed a crash that occurred when context-clicking on certain VST3s on macOS and Windows

  • Fixed an issue with Pitchbend and Mod Wheel. Automation didn’t appear as an option in the Automation dropdown for the VST Proxy device

Please use the latest Companion (Reason+ subscribers) or MyProducts web page (licensed version) to update your installed RackExtensions to their native Apple silicon versions

Reason 12.5.3 Release Notes

Feature

• Reason now resets the audio output of a device when you change the patch. This is to make sure the loaded patch sounds as expected right away and to avoid feedback, loud noises, or other unwanted sounds when changing patches

Bug Fix

• Fixed a crash bug that occurred when attempting to automate the Master fader on the main mixer

Reason 12.5.2 Release Notes

• New device filters in the browser

  • You can now filter the browser view by device format (Rack Extensions, VST2, and VST3)

  • Duplicate VST2 plug-ins, a VST2 that has the same name and manufacturer as a VST3 you have installed, are now hidden in the browser by default

  • Duplicate VST2 plug-ins can still be viewed by enabling the “Duplicates” filter button or by searching

• Added support for dynamic properties in VST3 hosting, that allows for additional automatable parameters in certain VST3 plugins

• Fixed a bug related to max number of automatable parameters which would result in audible glitches when certain VSTs were added, or when opening patches

• Fixed a bug where Apple Logic freezes when unloading the Reason Rack Plugin

Reason 12.5.1 Release Notes

• Several fixes and improvements for VST3 support. Thank you very much for reporting these!

  • General bug fixes and stability improvements in VST3 hosting

  • Fixed an issue where Waves VST3 shell took a long time to scan on Windows

  • Fixed an issue where Reason 12.5 aborts plugin scanning

  • Better keyboard hotkeys and keyboard focus handling for VST3, now typing text in several plugins works as expected

  • Fixed an issue where you were unable to control functions inside the AcidboxV2 plugin

  • Fixed several issues affecting Arturia plugins

    • Delete and Undo would sometimes result in a weird sound

    • Editing parameters could result in a “laggy” sound

    • Efx Fragments VST3 was mistakenly categorized as Utilities, not Effects

  • FabFilter Pro-Q3's VST3 "solo" button did not work

  • Fixed an issue where Neural DSP Archetype Rabea VST3 could freeze Reason

  • PSP Audioware VST3 meters now meter correctly, as meters should

  • Fixed an issue where Rob Papen VST3s could crash

  • Fixed an issue where S-Gear VST3 would not process audio

  • Fixed an issue where Spectrasonics VST3 Instruments could take minutes to load

• Fixed several bugs with Automation

  • Automation Override did not reset properly in Blocks view

  • Automation lanes weren't created for on/off toggle buttons on some plugins

  • Reason instantly toggles the automated button off in some cases

• Fixed an issue where Reason 12.5 was prevented from starting on Windows

• Fixed an issue where the Template Song window buttons were sometimes not accessible without resizing the window on macOS

• Fixed a bug where Reason could randomly shut down on Windows

• Fixed an issue where closing the Reason Rack Plugin window was slow and laggy

Reason 12.5.0 Release Notes

• Reason can now host VST3 Instrument, Effect and Utility plug-ins

  • Updated Plugin Rack Device for VST3 and VST2

    • Indicates if the plugin is a VST2 or VST3

    • Increased the number of audio inputs to 16

    • Increased the number of audio outputs to 64

    • Sidechain inputs has moved on the back panel for easy access

  • VST2 and VST3 versions are now indicated in the device browser

  • Increased the max number of automatable parameters in both VST3 and VST2

  • Parameters are now grouped in automation lists and on the Plugin Rack Device (by the plug-in developer in VST3, if implemented, otherwise with generic grouping)

• Akai MPK Mini Play Mk3 Remote codec updated

• New version of Monotone that fixes a bug where using Send to Track on a Player could cause a hung note

• New version of Mimic that fixes a bug where very short slices could play back more than single slice in Slice Mode

• Fixed an issue where Reason Rack Plugin could crash when loading a document in Bitwig

• Fixed a bug where the VST screenshot feature would not function properly when using two monitors

• Fixed a bug where the buttons were sometimes not accessible in save dialogs without resizing the window (Mac only)

• Fixed a crash that could appear when opening certain .rns files (Windows only)

• Fixed a bug where users couldn’t write to external exFAT disk (macOS Ventura only)

Reason 12.2.10 Release Notes

• Fixed an issue with VST scanning where validation failed on certain VSTs

• AKAI mini mk3 codecs added

• Fixed an issue where users with a large amount of Rack Extensions in Reason Rack Plugin AU resulted in a "Failed Reading Rack Extension Data" alert

• Graphical fixes:

  • Graphical glitches when editing audio in Comp mode Editor

  • Buttons blacked out in Control Surface dialogs in Preferences (Windows only)

  • On-Screen Keyboard Sustain button cropped (macOS Ventura only)

• Added an alert in case installation fails when auto-updating Reason on macOS

• Fixed a bug where bounced samples could disappear (we’re still not sure where they went, but we’re suspecting they just needed a vacation)

Reason 12.2.9 Release Notes

• Rewrite of how Reason handles multicore audio

  • Reason now adapts better to your document

  • Reason now runs better on M1 under Rosetta, defaulting to high-performance cores

  • New preference options for setting the max number of threads Reason’s allowed to use

• Implemented Silent Login in Reason DAW so that when you choose to remember your credentials, Reason logs you in automatically

• You can now remove your saved credentials in the Reason Preferences

• Monotone has been updated and now supports sustain pedal

• Bug fixes and improvements:

  • New remote codec for AKAI mini mk3 that fixes some issues

  • Fixed a bug that made a line appear on Malström knobs set to max

  • Fixed a waveform glitch that could appear in audio clips when zoomed in

  • Fixed a bug that made lines appear around buttons on the transport bar

  • Fixed a bug that could cause lines of the same color as the track color to appear on the back of Mix and Audio channels

  • Fixed an issue where the Edit Mode button in Sequencer jumped around slightly when clicked

  • Dr OctoRex has learned to count (pretty late in life for a Doctor) and the outputs are now named 1-2-3-4 instead of 1-3-3-4

  • Fixed a bug that caused Reason to not start when several audio drivers failed consecutively

  • Fixed a bug with crackling audio on Mac when opening a second document while playing

Reason 12.2.8 Release Notes

• Added Remote support for several MIDI controllers

  • Akai MPK Mini mk3

  • Akai MPK Mini Play

  • Alesis V series mkII

  • Alesis Vortex Wireless

  • M-Audio Oxygen MkV series

  • Novation Launchkey mk3 and Launchkey 88

• Fixed graphical issues that occurred on older Windows Radeon graphics cards

• Fixed several bugs in the Rack model:

  • Devices could be moved above Mix Channel when dragged

  • Players could be misplaced when changing device order

• Temporarily disabled the function "Sort Selected Device Groups" as it could cause corrupt .reason documents, yikes! We’re working on getting this back as soon as possible.

• Fixed a bug that could cause Reason to crash when using or opening a document with a really tall rack

• Fixed a bug that could make Mixer faders jump to the maximum value when adjusting multiple faders at once

• Fixed a bug that could cause a host DAW to crash when Reason Rack Plugin AU contained a Kong with a backdrop image

• Improved drag and drop from Reason’s browser. Samples now load faster and the GUI updates quicker during drag operations

• Fixed a bug where Spider Audio Merger/Splitter introduced a slight delay

Reason 12.2.7 Release Notes

• Improved loading times for ReFills

• Stability improvements to the Reason Browser search function

• Fixed a bug that hid folders from search result when they contained items that show up in the search result

• Updated version of Mimic that fixes a crash that could happen when editing long samples, very long samples will now be cropped

• Fixed a bug that could give the wrong result when performing Bounce in Place on multiple Pattern Mutators inside Combinators

• Fixed a bug in the Sample Editor that could cause a sample to play without easily being able to stop it

• Fixed a bug where the Reason Rack Plugin GUI could get cropped when zooming in

• Fixed a bug that could cause Reason to crash when changing to display mirroring

• Fixed a bug that could cause cables going into a Master Section Combinator to be shown incorrectly

• Minor changes to Preferences window on macOS

Reason 12.2.6 Release Notes

• Fixed a bug that caused error messages to appear when quickly opening multiple context menus in Rack Extensions

• Fixed a bug that could cause Reason to crash when resetting devices

• Fixed an issue where dragging many items from Reason’s browser to the Rack caused lagging

• Fixed so that Reason does not hang when dragging and dropping many items from the browser to a favourites folder

• Fixed a bug that incorrectly included the device group of an effect copied between two insert slots

• Fixed a bug that caused browser to not update contents of directories until restarting Reason

• Fixed a case where Reason documents could get a bad format error after saving

• Fixed a loop recording bug that could cause MIDI notes to be recorded at the wrong position in the sequencer when quantizing

• Fixed a bug that caused the Reason Rack Plugin window to randomly resize on Mac M1

• Fixed a couple of cable routing bugs that appeared when opening Reason 11 documents (or older) in Reason 12

• Improved error handling when opening Companion

• Improved error handling for incorrectly encoded text

• Reduced maximum memory usage usage for browser search

• Updated remote files for some Novation controllers

Reason 12.2.5 Release Notes

• Improved browser search

  • Added choice in preferences to exclude specific folders from indexing for fast search

  • Cloud storage folders are excluded from indexing by default

  • The search engine now uses less disk space

  • Faster searching and browsing

  • Changed so that a minimum of two letters in the search field is required to trigger a search

  • Searching on a network disk now work on MacOS

  • Folding away device manufacturer categories in the browser is now saved

  • Fixed a bug that could hang Reason when searching Desktop

  • Fixed unwanted delay when switching between searching Selected folder and All locations

  • Fixed a bug that caused sound fonts (.sf2) to not show up in search results

• Significantly improved graphics performance

  • Optimizations for smarter redrawing of GUI

  • Improved device display performance

  • Improved performance of drawing collapsed note lanes in sequencer

  • Fixed a bug that could cause automation curves to not be displayed correctly in certain situations

• Several graphical fixes

  • Icons in Browser are now in high resolution

  • MIDI Out Device mod and pitch wheels are now in high resolution

  • Fixed a graphical glitch that could appear in sequencer at playback

  • Fixed various minor graphic bugs in RV7000, Thor and the VST proxy device

  • The Reason logo is no longer low resolution in the Companion when updating license

  • Fixed an issue with a white line appearing in the splash screen on Windows

  • Delay Compensation digits in Transport bar now are correctly positioned

• Fixed potential memory leaks

• Improved rendering of text in languages with non-Latin characters

• WAV is now used as default file format for audio export on Windows again. That sure was embarrassing!

• Effect devices that automatically create a note lane now also get a note lane when added as an Insert FX

• Effect devices in a Combinator now get note and performance controller input correctly

• Fixed a bug that could cause highlighted items in browser to stay highlighted even after the mouse moved away

• Fixed a bug with BPM and time signature automation pop-up menu at wrong location

• Fixed a bug that could cause an error when loading Combinator backdrops

• Fixed an issue where a midi track was sometimes created above the transport lane

• Fixed a bug that caused Players added to a MIDI Out Device to be placed and routed incorrectly

• Fixed a bug that could cause an added Player to not automatically create an ID8 under certain circumstances

• Fixed a bug where stepped remote controls were scaled incorrectly between control surfaces and Reason

• Just checking if you’re still reading… you are? Sweet! Almost done.

• Added new remote codecs for several M-Audio controllers

• Improved auto detection of M-Audio Oxygen Pro series

• New, renamed and removed Preferences tabs - and reallocation of tab items

Reason 12.2.4 Release Notes

• Fixed a bug where the browser didn't refresh with updated content, e.g. an exported song and saved patch

• Slight improvements to display performance in Rack Extensions

• Minor improvements to ReFill handling

• Reason no longer rescans already scanned Rack Extensions at startup

• Minor improvements to processor thread handling

• Windows specific fixes:

  • Auto-scale implementation for VSTs in Reason standalone

  • Improved scrolling in the Rack

  • Fixed an issue when starting Reason on early versions of Windows 10

  • Fixed a bug that would prevent opening files on external drives

Reason 12.2.3 Release Notes

• Added new Combinator Widgets (controls and switches)

• Improved handling of OpenGL to prevent many graphic artefacts and corruption, especially when using other VSTs that also use OpenGL (e.g. VPS Avenger and IK Multimedia SampleTank 4)

• Fixed a bug that caused some colors to be slightly off on Mac

• Snappier graphics in Combinators and Rack Extension displays

• Updated Save and Load file dialogs on Windows for better HiDPI support

• Slightly smoother scrolling in Rack

• Better handling of unknown font glyphs

• Faster and more robust searching in browser

  • Improved handling of shortcuts

  • Improved search in network locations on Windows

  • Better handling of corrupt browser index database entries

Reason 12.2.2 Release Notes

• Added additional high resolution graphic resources

• Fixed a bug where parts of transport bar had the wrong colors in dark mode

• Some improvements to stability when searching in browser

• Fixed a problem where the ON meant OFF in ReGroove and vice versa. Awkward!

• Fixed an issue that could happen when you had duplicate ReFills

• Fixed a bug where Reason crashed when loading corrupt rx2 files

• New version of Mimic including the following fixes:

  • Improved Timing in Advanced stretch mode

  • Fixed a bug where modulation of Start Position in Slice mode could trigger slices outside range resulting in silence

  • Legato mode did not re-trigger correctly

  • Legato clicked when not playing legato

  • Fixed a bug where using certain wav samples in Melody mode could crash Mimic

Reason 12.2.1 Release Notes

• Fixed a bug that could cause several VSTs to crash or not work as intended

• Various performance improvements and optimizations

• Fixed a bug that could cause users with old/unsupported graphics drivers to run out of memory

• Fixed a bug that could make Reason crash when dragging a MIDI file into the sequencer

• Fixed a bug where the Reason process was still running in background after quitting Reason, sometimes making it impossible to start Reason

• Fixed a bug where Reason Rack Plugin could cause Cubase to hang when quitting the program

• Fixed a bug where SoundFont presets couldn't be loaded in NN-XT

• Fixed a bug where the Combinator Rotary CV input affected ALL rotaries

• Fixed an issue where Combinator control names were not shown properly in all places, tooltips, undo history, sequencer automation, etc

• Remote maps utilizing the old insert effects section in the Mixer now forwards this to the first four controls and buttons on a Combinator in the Insert FX section if applicable

• Fixed an issue where remotables "Rotary 1" to "Rotary 32" does not correctly map to the first 1-32 Controls according to the order in the panel element list. The same goes for remotables "Button 1-32"

• The Reason Help web links now take you to the right place

• Reason now correctly notifies you when trying to install Reason on unsupported Windows 10 versions lower than 10.0.14393

• Updated credits

Reason 12.2.0 Release Notes

• The Combinator has been updated with new features and possibilities

  • You can now customize the Combinator panel by changing its size, choosing and positioning controls, changing panel color, and adding a custom background with transparency

  • The Programmer Section has been rehauled

    • Mappings now have a “source range” setting for controlling a parameter with just part of the controls range (for example: only the second half of a rotary opens a filter)

    • Several new built-in sources have been added (additional CV inputs, Random, Velocity etc.)

  • The Combinator now has a summing mixer built-in to make it easier to add several instruments

  • Right-click any parameter of a device in a Combinator to quickly assign it to a control on the panel (Standalone only)

  • Automation lanes now show the name of the Combinator control instead of the generic “Rotary 1”

• Insert FX and Master FX section have been re-worked and are no longer treated as Combinators

• You can now add Combinators inside the Insert FX and Master FX sections

• The sound bank has been updated

  • 100 new Combinator patches added

  • 1000 Combinator patches has been updated to take advantage of the new Combinator features

  • 100 new instrument patches added

• Mimic has been updated to Version 1.1.1

  • Added root note detection, click SET next to the waveform overview

  • Optimizations for better performance in time stretch modes and when playing high octaves

• Fixed a bug where the image shown while dragging a device in rack/mixer was not hi-res

• Fixed a bug where Ctrl-F didn’t work with a detached Rack in focus

• Fixed graphics glitches that could occur in Reason Rack Plugin in some cases. They made the rack look like abstract art and even though that was pretty cool it wasn’t very useful for making music

• New Authorizer version that handles hi-res Rack Extensions

• Please note: to update your Rack Extensions to hi-res, go to your account page and choose Sync All (or download just the REs you want to update)

Reason 12.1.0 Release Notes

• Added new device: Mimic Creative Sampler (spoiler: it’s super awesome)

• The ReGroove Mixer has a new look

• Significantly increased speed and stability when scaling graphics

• The latest Rack Extension versions are now hi-res and all future ones are automatically built as hi-res

• Fixed a bug where intensely wiggling cables could lead to high memory usage

• Fixed a bug where zooming would not refresh properly in some cases

• Fixed a bug where the graphics would not re-draw when moved to a second monitor

• Fixed a bug where VU meters could jiggle weirdly at certain zoom factors on Windows

• Fixed a bug where the VST window would not display correctly in some cases

• Fixed a bug where the automation indication rectangle was out of place on certain controls

• Fixed a bug where Reason could crash when editing a .wav sample

• Fixed a bug where multi-select in the NN-XT editor did not work

Reason 12.0.0 Release Notes

• Improved browser search

  • Reason now indexes all your REs and locations for immediate search results

  • Search results are now shown while typing in the search field

  • Search results are categorized by type

  • New key command for browser search: cmd+F (macOS) / ctrl+F (Windows)

  • REX files now audition in time with your project when sequencer is running

• Reason is now high resolution

  • Reason now automatically scales to your screen and resolution settings

  • Application Zoom added to Reason, available in the Options menu (Standalone) or top bar (Reason Rack Plugin). The zoom level is global and saved in your preferences.

  • All built-in devices are now high resolution (and they look fantastic!)

  • Rack Extensions are now available in high resolution, update them via Companion

  • Optional devices (Klang, Pangea, Humana, Radical Piano) are now high resolution. To update these if they’re already installed, first remove them from your Music folder on your system.

  • The Mixer is now high resolution

• Fixed a bug where recording latency compensation would not work properly

• General fixes and improvements

Reason 11.3.9 Release Notes

• Feature: Shift+doubleclick on note in Edit mode selects that note + all following notes until end of clip

• Reason now falls back to Authorizer for updating licences, if Companion has been uninstalled, even for active Reason+ subscribers

• Trailing and leading whitespaces are automatically trimmed from Reason login username field

• Go To product page removed from Help menu for built in devices

• Improved performance for Rack Extension panels and glass / dirt overlay graphics

• Fixed a memory leak when loading samples

• Fixed a bug that made Calc wheel displaying incorrect status

• Fixed a bug that made it impossible to use keyboard to move notes above or below existing notes of same length in piano roll

• Fixed bug that caused crash when bouncing mono clip to MP3

• Fixed a bug in Remote where controls scales incorrectly between control surfaces and Reason. Stepped controls mapped to knobs/faders and stepped outputs mapped to smooth displays were incorrectly scaled

• Fixed a bug with malfunctioning external inputs on iZotope Neutron 3 (and possibly other plugins) in Reason Suite/Intro/Lite

• Fixed a bug that caused Redrum to crash if user did Delete Sample in the Assigned Samples list in the Song Samples page in the browser

• Fixed a bug that caused a crash when opening Sample Edit window for some users on macOS Big Sur

• Fixed a bug with song samples browser refresh in Kong

• Fixed bug that caused easy midi not to work on Windows

• Fixed a bug with Auto-routing of send / return sockets in Rack Extensions

• Improved error message for communication error alert

• Improved error message when downloading Rack Extension license fails

• Added retry option when Rack Extension license download fails

Reason 11.3.8 Release Notes

Fixed a bug where Windows users with French language setting got a crash upon opening Preferences

(Only available on Reason Standard and Reason Suite)

Reason 11.3.7 Release Notes

General improvements and fixes

(Only available on Reason Standard and Reason Suite)

Reason 11.3.6 Release Notes

• Fixed a bug where Reason would not receive audio input on some versions of macOS in certain situations.

• Fixed a bug where it was not possible to Run pattern devices inside a Combinator in Reason Rack Plugin.

Reason 11.3.5 Release Notes

• Improved stability when running multiple Reason Rack Plugin instances

• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused parameter automation to fail when running the AU Reason Rack Plugin in Live

Reason 11.3.4 Release Notes

• Updated version of Beat Map (included in Reason & Reason Suite)
  • Two brand new maps, Arctic and Tharsis

  • A number of new device patches and Combinator style patches, using the new maps

  • Three quick buttons for setting Reset Step to 16, 32 or 64. These are especially useful when the maps play long, complex rhythms. Restrain the beat by selecting 16, and play a variation or fill by briefly selecting 64

  • Default value for Reset Step changed to 32

  • Fixed a bug where ratchets on the last step of a beat could be inadvertently skipped

  • Fixed a bug where Beat Map could sometimes go out of sync while playing back in Block Mode
• Fixed a problem where the Send to Track button on Players would not work in Block Mode

• Fixed issues when using Undo with some VST plugins in Reason

• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused device parameters to reset to zero in the AAX version of Reason Rack Plugin Effect (when opening a document or changing instrument slot in Pro Tools)

• Fixed a problem that could cause a crash when removing an instance of Reason Rack Plugin in Maschine

• Changed heading text from Propellerhead to Reason Studios in the Create device menu


Reason 11.3.3 Release Notes

• Skip button at plugin scanning now skips only one plugin instead of all remaining plugins
• New “Enable All” button in Manage Plugins to re-enable all failed plugins for scan on restart
• Fixed a bug where plugin scanning would fail if Windows username contained non-ASCII characters