Tutorial: How to Use Reason 5 for the first time (1/2)

[1My5Ass]

my redrum refuses to make any sound

anyone know why

[spidertrax]

@1My5Ass Did you push TAB and make sure it is wired up correctly? Have you loaded up a sample bank, or individual samples? Volume is on? If using the keyboard, did you select the Redrum in the sequencer before hitting all of the keys? Make sure the two buttons on the bottom of Redrum are on with the red lights showing? How about off? Other instruments working?

[1My5Ass]

@spidertrax i think its wired up properly, volume on, samples in, i think the two lights are on

i have two combinators in my current song, one for a kick beat, and one for claps and snares

every instrument on my first combinator works fine

however not a single instrument works on my second

i also went and started a new file just to see if its a problem with my current work and every time i try, the second, third, fourth, etc never produces any sound with any instrument only the first

[1My5Ass]

@spidertrax on the hardware interface there is a red light where the second combinator is hooked up to .. could that be the problem?

[1My5Ass]

@spidertrax figured out problem

thanks

[luiswega]

comm on guys.... whatever it was a usefull video ...Am trying to find out how to sample in this software

[JZappa31]

your lip smacking is really fucking annoying.

[miguellianos]

really helpful video. i didnt even know how to make any sound with it, but now im actually able to make something

[Kdrake90]

So im trying to watch this with reason running and its FUCKING with my player!

[MulishaMario64]

no sound...vid sucks bro.

[spidertrax]

@MulishaMario64 nah, your speakers suck, bro.

[dashfront21]

@MulishaMario64 There is sound. So either youtube was glitchy when you watched this vid (happens to me every once in a while) or you need new speakers man. It's kinda quiet, but definitely audible.

[IamSmilz]

For those trying to use their keyboard go to WINDOW AND SELECT SHOW ON SCREEN KEYBOARD OR JUST PRESS F4

[tehRawR1g]

Dope Desktop picture

[TheFreedomSmurfs]

If ANYONE knows what's wrong please tell me. When I am recording and hold down a key all it records is the first blip. WHAT DO I DO?!

[209Blakjak]

how did you plug those beats in?

[JrCortezX]

where do you get Sound FX?

[MrQuiverPeach]

how to do play the sounds using your keyboard can you do it for a normal razer keyboard or do you need a midi keyboard

[LazarOMoFoz]

that desktop kept putting me off.....like its looking at me........Creppy.....lmao.

[Izduk]

hahaha i got really discouraged when yours ( a pro) didnt work but I'm over it now lol

[622moro]

Is their a way to use the sounds on my keyboard with MIDI instead of the sounds in Reason?

[spidertrax]

@622moro not with Reason 5. Maybe with Record or Reason 6. IDK.

[XRedHackX]

Hey man. I have the green check mark and it seems everything in my options is set up well. I have a basic keyboard with MIDI interface that works with Ableton and FL studio. Its a MIDI to USB cord I am using with the driver installed on the cord peice so it is Plug and Play. I just got Reason 5 and for some reason it won't make any noise or anything. I REALLY want to use Reason but I can't because of this MAJOR flaw! PLEASE HELP! I REALLY NEED IT!

[GDxAxTOxZ]

thank you :)) this helped me so much!!

[iloveglennnn]

man, this is awesome. What you showed for redrum in either this or the next video seriously helps me so much. I am learning and the person who has been helping me actually records is drums as if he were a drummer. So he showed me how to copy pattern to track if I make one, but I have been so limited until I just saw that you can use the notes!!! WOW, thanks!!

[Dranas64]

what if it doesn't make a sound when you try pressing a key

[SladeHums]

Not getting any sound on the Malstrom keyboard when I click on the notes to write them in, suggestions?

[seacucumberable]

Frustrating confusion arising over the inability to distinguish between a keyboard and a keyboard - when you people suggest installing the associated drivers to get the piano-inspired-electronic-keyb­oard to make noise via reason, i'm pretty sure people are ACTUALLY asking how to get their qwerty-keyboards bound to particular piano keys. My qwerty-keyboard drivers are all recent and i'm still getting no sound, instead individual keystrokes are bound to toggles within the Reason 5 interface.

[shaadiethecaddy]

@seacucumberable Try hitting F4. This will bring up an on-screen keyboard. That keyboard should probably work with Reason, and allow for "qwerty" input. Then make sure the synthesizer is selected. Hope this helps!

[mike103g]

@seacucumberable Thank you for telling the people.

[RobBars1041]

where do i download the driver so i can get my keyboard to make noises? sorry im new to reason

[spidertrax]

@RobBars1041 type in the name of your keyboard, then "driver" into google

[RobBars1041]

@spidertrax thanks bro got it

[LifeInMarvelousTimes]

@spidertrax how do I know the name of my keyboard though?

[spidertrax]

@LifeInMarvelousTimes it isn't marked anywhere on the keyboard itself..?

[lovelycars1]

HEY BRO i JUST GOT REASON INSTALLED AND IM TRYING TO FOLLOW YOUR VIDEOS TO LEARN BUT FOR SOME REASON I CANT GET ANY SOUND ON IT...WHEN I PRESS PLAY IT SEEMS TO PLAY BUT I DONT HEAR ANY SOUND...WHAT DO YOU THINK COULD BE THE PROBLEM?

[RobBars1041]

@lovelycars1

sometimes on my computer if you have reason open or any other studio wich ever one you opened first will have the sound so if you open reason then the browser only reasonwill have sound

hope it helps bro peace

[bleedy13]

i just opened on screen piano keys and that seemed to work try that

[picklejuiceisfruity]

my keyboard wont make noises. :S

[spidertrax]

@picklejuiceisfruity make sure to download the driver for it and set it up in the preferences until you get the green checkmark - dont know what else to say

[xxdeathx]

a tutorial teaches you how to use toold such as cut, this isnt a tutorial bro(:

[xxdeathx]

@emmajo69 nexus doesn't work with reason :/ and you eventually want to move to a intel mac so you dont have to worry about ram/cpu

[spidertrax]

@atlaspunk1 I made it myself, that's me in the pic. go to DeviantART and search for "Insomnia" by Vlue

[DJRockstarbaby]

@spidertrax what program did you use to make the background

[spidertrax]

@DJRockstarbaby photoshop cs5

[branolli2]

diddd u usee an actuall piano keybordd and plugged it into yer computerr?

[MrJjoosten]

ok do you need a real synthetizer because when i use my keyboard it doesnt make the sounds? ik its a weird random question but im new to this stuff so please forgive me

[RayRayBeats]

i cringe every time you smack your lips!

[Albanez39]

You need a real synthetizer to use reason, can't it be use with normal mouse and keyboard ?

[spidertrax]

@Albanez39 reason has a little onscreen piano keyboard that you can use with your computer keyboard or mouse to hit the piano keys

[GrowlForHelp]

@spidertrax can i somehow bind my keyboard keys with the piano keyboard on reason?

Thnx!

[toruweber]

I got an interface "LINE 6 UX2" and a Korg Pa 60 but Reason 5 doesn't recognize them. Help pls!!

[toruweber]

@toruweber it's done, don't bother ^^

[Davidsulik11]

what can you do if you dont have a keyboard to hook up to your computer? i cant find where to make it so you can use your computers keyboard as one

[analduct]

How do you use reason with a DAW liek reaper? Do you just make the song on reason and drag the file into reaper, how does that work exactly?

[Merolero7]

@analduct ''Rewire'' Next time you open your DAW, decide where you want your audio to go from, Example: from Reaper to Pro Tools or the other way around. The DAW ''Master'' should be opened first, and then you open the other DAW ''slave''. The slave will only work as an ''output'' DAW meaning you can create a track on your ''Master'', route your output from your ''slave'' to your ''master'' input. Only Audio can be routed though, not MIDI (That I know of).

[t00g00ds0n]

I have my Microkorg XL hooked up using the USB cable..

Why isn't it showing when I try to find it?

Would I need a MiDI Connection to my computer?

[spidertrax]

@t00g00ds0n type into google "Microkorg XL Drviers" and then your operating system, and then install that. see if that helps

[BobbyParra]

Cool Wallpaper :D

[stlbeats]

Mm that's odd it's never done that before lol

[CennsationalBeats]

Much Love for this vid!! I made my first reason beat, sounding nice thanks much bro!!

[Jabeycooler]

What instrument are you using ?

[spidertrax]

@michaeldaleo you need to download and install the drivers for your keyboard so it works with your computer, then open up Reason and into the Preferences and activate it

[bartf6]

@spidertrax where can i download this???

[pogoaidan]

@spidertrax where can you do that?

[bjwnavigator]

thanks! this really helped!