Reason Micro Tutorial - Kong's Synth Drums

[R4wwkit]

Thanks for the TUT! :P

[DayneXavierHunt]

DOUBLE RAINBOW HAHAHA YES. yall make tutorials FUN! :'D <3

[heanzi]

AWESOME!

[JJTheBigDog]

is there a video about wiring the kong? f.e. if i want to add a scream to only one of the drum-pads?

[waynuuuuus]

@JJTheBigDog use the AUX out the back of the kong to a scream :)

[Hungrybear9562]

Double Rainbow, ha, ha, you used my voice!

[PropellerheadSW]

@Hungrybear9562 OMG!!!! HungryBear9562 commented on our video! That's so intense. What does it mean?! :) Thanks for stopping by and watching the vid. We are big fans of the double rainbow video, just like about 3 billion other people on earth who have seen it. :)

[acousmatic92]

That was badass

[KickTheCanBeatJunkie]

these soulectro beats are free on mee: kickthecan.bandcamp.com

[dankpizzle77]

@ PropellerheadSW - AWESOME AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOU TUTORIALS. A question that I have thou and would be Greatly appreciated if you can Inform me how to Set a SCENE or DRUM pattern on a padKONTROL -KORG w/ Reason 5?? or would you know a Tuturiol on using or setting up the Korg padKONTROL w/Reason 5. I had seen you using it in this tutorial and thought I might ask you for some assistance. thanks alot.

[pokat26]

throw sum d"z on it

[Randomstation]

im getting this in a few days, and im just wondering how much time im guna be spending putting in notes just to make the drum pads light up and look cool :)

[sk6mix]

I love Kong Drum Designer!!!!

[spiderlelo]

I just got Reason 5 and its awesome BUT i think i must be the 12,890,765 th person saying this VST PLUGINS!!!!!! i love reason really i do but adding third party plug ins will open up doors of possibilities, and i know there are people there that agree with me. if this can get 300 thumbs up, then honestly Propellerhead needs to start listening to its buyers...can i get a ooh ooh??

[BLKRevolutionHDTV]

@spiderlelo Reason 5 is hot enough that it don't need NO FUCKING VST PLUGINS.

STOP ASKING YOU IDIOT.

[VINYLSAMURAIS]

@spiderlelo Could not agree more. Been producing for about 2 years. I actually really love reason and 99% people are encouraging me to move onto Logic. I will more then likely do that simply for the VST.

I love what i have learned on reason but find it limiting in some ways. I hope that in future releases something will be done to get the VST system on board as it will no doubt bring a new life to the programme

[NappyHeadedHorse]

@spiderlelo If you want VST, use Reason under a host app that supports VST using ReWire. Record on the other hand is the app that may consider allowing VST. I honestly think the clean approach with just Record+Reason sets interesting creative limitations. BUT it will prevent me from ever using Record as my primary sequencer.

[Alexand3rS]

what's that double rainbow thing from?

[SyncrisisVideos]

@PropellerheadSW is there any way to set the Kong drums to play in gate mode (similar to decay/gate mode switch in Redrum) so that samples only decay for the length of a midi note. I understand you can toggle/automate the decay rotary, but I like to have a set decay, and control stutters with midi note-length. I've tried controlling pads with a gate-enabled redrum cv, but unlike other reason synths, the Kong doesn't gate with this method.

[PropellerheadSW]

@SyncrisisVideos The NN-Nano module has a section called "Amp Env." In it is the same decay/gate switch from the Redrum. If you switch to the gate (switch in up position) and turn the decay all the way down... then the sample will only play while a MIDI note is on, just like on the Redrum. If you want to do it with Synth drums you could great a two-pad mute group. One pad leave blank, the other set up your synth drum sound. Just tap the blank pad to gate off the decay of the synth kick.

[SyncrisisVideos]

@PropellerheadSW Thanks for the work-around! I have a bonus question: is there currently any way to control drum dynamics features (like the "shell and snare" and "edge tune" rotaries in the Physical Model snare drum) within a combinator programmer? Currently, it seems like there isn't. If not, are there plans to add this feature in a patch update? Or were controls like these and the kong fx rotaries (beyond first two) left out of the combi programmer on purpose (performance?). Thanks again.

[PropellerheadSW]

@SyncrisisVideos You can't control EVERY parameter of Kong and I'm no programmer but it has something to do with fitting into the MIDI spec. I do believe you can access more parameters if you put Kong inside a Combinator. As for your question about Kong gating. I asked our forum and they came up with a really cool patch that does the Kong synth gating I described using mute groups but using note on/off without the need for pressing a toggle off switch. Message me if you want it sent to you.

[chrisbern75]

Does anybody knows how can I edit or remove velocity on Kong synth drums? I would make all Simmons Drums (kick, snare and toms) on Kong synth tom tom but I don't need velocity pitch modulation on snare or kick :(. How can I remove it?

[hasznoneother]

no matter what other software comes out you guys just keep coming with innovations to an already limitless and brilliant tool!! I still haven't even caught up with the possibilities of earlier versions and now with Reason 5 the bar has reached the clouds and beyond, absolutely stunning...!!

[BackToJack1990]

I love the design line you did, inspires me a lot.

Reminds me to the old school machines like Akai and tr808 :)

[luckyjrs]

lmfao double rainbow

[allooo]

that high hat stuff at the end blew my mind

[smokeizfire]

Word of advice....GIVE KONG 32 STEREO OUTPUTS....OR AT LEAST GIVE US THE CHOICE TO SPLIT THE 16 INTO MONO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SparksMentalz]

Can you guys do a tutorial about Kong midi mapping to have the pads run from note to note across a midi controller (C0 - D#1) and routing each pad to it's own mixer channel? That would be a quadruple rainbow!

[bomdoboy]

DOUBLE RAINBOW :D

[srtounez]

aaaahahahahhahaaaahahhahahaha "double Rainbow" aaaaaahahahahahahahahahaahha omg!!! so fucking awesome!

[aikighost]

Anyone using Kong with the NI Maschine controller? Is it easy to set up?

[Dvnoid]

double rainbow, oh my god.

[l0gically]

So could you create a reasonably believable (soft) cymbal roll with this?

[BRAKESUK80]

my hats are going to be thrashing all over the place thanks to this micro tutorial. i love the fact im a licensed user and can use the website to its full advantage - theres planty of stuff to keep you going on there ;) reason all the way for me

[astrophonix]

Just 23 days to go... not that I'm counting! The wantage is unbearable!

[Samixelo]

LOL PROPELLERHEAD. You sick bastards, abusing the person who simply showed his interest in a double rainbow. :D

[deanc2000]

So Kong does not have a step sequencer, like redrum, but you have to play the pads that you assigned the sounds to?

[PropellerheadSW]

@deanc2000 Kong does not have a step sequencer. That's correct. However, you can very easily hook the redrum up to Kong and use the step sequencer of the Redrum to trigger the sounds in Kong.

[raynchaser]

@PropellerheadSW, how do I do that exactly? I've been messing around with it for some time now and can't get exactly what I'm looking for. I want to use the step sequencer in redrum but use kong. since each kong pad doesnt have a R/L output, just a gate, or a mono output. I'm sort of confused as which way is the best. Via AUX output I had to manually adjust aux1/aux2 on each pad since they are all by default set to 0. Any help? =)

[PropellerheadSW]

@raynchaser That's too long an answer for the character length limit in youtube comments. Short answer for those reading along: It's totally possible and something I personally do daily. Longer answer will be sent to you directly via youtube message.

[drjaybeats]

@PropellerheadSW is it possible you could send that message to me as well thanks. :D

[raynchaser]

@PropellerheadSW, I've been messing around with it for some time now and can't get exactly what I'm looking for. I want to use the step sequencer in redrum but use kong. since each kong pad doesnt have a R/L output, just a gate, or a mono output. I'm confused as which way is the best. Via AUX output I had to manually adjust aux1/2 on each pad since they are all by default set to 0. In redrum I would route each drum sample to its own track in the mixer. Can I route out each sample in kong?

[farmertml]

Is it possible to create "Realistic" sounding kit sounds with the tools available ?

[PropellerheadSW]

@farmertml Absolutely. In the realistic category, Kong has amazing layered sample support via the NN-Nano module (upcoming tutorial) and the Physical Modeling modules (upcoming tutorial).

[farmertml]

@PropellerheadSW Brilliant - I'm really keen to hear about the physical modelling stuff. Thanks for your response

[juanrosa01]

Hi!! we need another tutorial of "Blocks" Thanks :)

[PropellerheadSW]

@juanrosa01 You're timing was perfect. I just posted a tutorial on Blocks this morning.  :)

[SCHPILKAS]

the tom pitch velocity is dope!

[arothmanmusic]

First of all, I'm really hyped to get my update when it comes out. Secondly, double-rainbow... genius. Thirdly, whatever marketing people do these videos, you need an award.

[RandomSkratch]

I LOVE Propellerhead GUIs!

[kittehjam]

bahaha double rainbow.. god, one more month for this, it's killing me

[Domenicozzo]

What's the controller at 2:51?

[PropellerheadSW]

@Domenicozzo That's the Korg padKontrol... the white model. I think now it's black but that one is from a couple years ago.

[cristianlp84]

does anyone recommend a good usb midi controller to use with kong?

[Biopharmer]

after 0:43 after Thor blows up, the way he sighs almost made me laugh as much as "Double Rainbow"

[cyberco]

Double rainbow! LOL

[DubQWST]

LoLrzz doouble raiinbow

[RoboticusMusic]

I hope they improve their sound engine. Maybe a like some ultra high quality setting for those of us who have upgraded from a pentium 4 processor.

[YEE941]

@RoboticusMusic lol

[myst515]

I am highly anticipating the release of Reason 5 so I can start programming in Kong with my MPD24 and utilize the features in the tutorial. Propellerheads U guys Rocks!

[teaksta]

Vst  hey you are missing out Girro, logic has nothing on Record and reason

[h4rv3st]

ok Double Rainbow just stole the tutorial's show! :))

[funoffan]

Propellerhead's tutorial always make me laugh and amaze!

[DjRuBSP]

Reverse HIHat?

[mornel]

@DjRuBSP Sample your synth HiHat in Kong's NN-Nano sampler, and click the reverse button!

[JackBanger]

no they didn't put "DOUBLE RAINBOW" in this shit!

LMAOB's

[terrible1fi]

seriously cannot wait!

[girotube]

Well thats a big thumbs up for Reason! very kool.

THe only problem is that I don't use it anymore.. Kong should be VST.. food for thought.

[reasonuser]

Haha, the double rainbow :D

But a very good video.. Now I've finally understood the thing with that pad management and Hit Types. And Kong can make astounding drum sounds!

Thanks!

[grumo81]

A padkontrol at 2.40 I hope that means Reason5 comes with a remote map for it :D

[Nardi11011]

Wow, those hi-hats went all the way across the sky. So intense!

[kasbahlover]

double rainbow ecstasy!

[kaldor89]

Thumbs up for double rainbow! :D

[gdx30]

I was going to get my Xbox 360 fixed(RRoD),but I think I'll spend my money on this update instead.....I can't wait either.

[onraj9mm]

double rainbow! :DD

[Cambaudio]

@onraj9mm I can't even capture it on my camera!

[Machi3n]

i cannot wait for this.

[walkermuz]

Rainbow lol

[BEANOSBEATZBERLIN]

hehe...

ReDrums Bigger Brother !!! this is gonna be great !