the daw
For over 25 years, Reason has been pushing the envelope of what a DAW is capable of. It captures and enhances what you love about making music while staying intuitive, inspiring, and powerful. It's everything you need to sound like you.
built for your sound
Reason has everything a DAW needs and more, from sound design and editing to sequencing, recording, mixing and beyond. It takes all the essentials of music-making and enhances them with unique features, a hassle-free workflow, and the most iconic instruments out there. All of this power is balanced by a workflow built for speed, ease of use, and inspiration. From beginners to seasoned pros, anyone can use Reason to create music that expresses their unique sound.
the rack?
If Reason was a song, the Rack would be the hook. Modeled after classic rackmount hardware and designed with a boutique feel, it features a slew of instruments, effects, and MIDI tools that are unique, musical, and sound great right away. Wire up devices to get the sounds you need without fuss, generate sequences on the fly, and more. If you're looking for the perfect balance of depth, immediacy, and wide sweet spots, your search is over.
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With a beautifully streamlined clip-based workflow, Reason's arranger lets you sketch fast, then go deep without breaking momentum. Stay effortlessly organized with Track Folders, loop clips to build variations in seconds, and move entire sections with ease. Whether you're drafting a rough idea or dialing in the final arrangement, everything stays flexible, fast, and right where you need it.
RACKS & TRACKS
Reason keeps the creative path short. Jump from the selected track straight to its devices, effects, sends, and mix controls, so the sound you want is always within reach. With track-focused navigation and a clear view of how instruments, processing, and routing fit together, it's easy to stay in the flow while writing, shaping, and refining your ideas.
audio editing
A smooth and intuitive editing system is crucial for the details that can make or break a track, so we take this part of the DAW just as seriously as anything else.Need to nail a tricky performance? Comp Edit stitches multiple takes into a perfect one, and you can record first and pick a tempo later with project-wide time stretch. Correct timing with Slice Edit and fix vocals with Vocal Edit for detailed control over pitch, time, and articulation. And most importantly, it sounds good!
mixer
Accurately modeled after the famous SSL 9000k* analog mixing desk, Reason's mixer works just like the real thing. Complete with flexible routing, full dynamics, EQ, advanced effects handling, automation, group and parallel channels, and the famous master-bus compressor. If the best studios in the world have it, why shouldn't you?
*All product names used are trademarks of their respective owners, and in no way constitute an association or affiliation with Reason Studios or companies interviewed. Any products or trademarks mentioned are solely used to identify the products whose sound was studied during development and/or for comparison purposes only.
sampling
All samplers in Reason are actually samplers. Hit the sample button and start recording straight into the selected instrument, bringing the lost art of on-the-fly sampling back again. So it's time to dig out your toy keyboards, weird percussion, and vinyl collection to give them new life inside Reason.
blocks
Intro, verse, chorus, bridge—if that's how you think about your music then Blocks will help you build your song. Create your parts as Blocks and arrange them into a musical structure. With the basic arrangement laid out you can easily create variations, mute individual parts, or add further musical elements on top.
plugin
Bring your favorite plugins to the Rack. Rack Extensions are fully integrated plugins specifically for Reason that sit perfectly among your devices, available in the Shop. Reason also hosts VST3 and VST2 plugins so you always have access to any tools you want to sound like you.
sync
Reason plays well with others, live or in the studio. Use Ableton Link to wirelessly sync your software or send MIDI clock from Reason to keep your hardware perfectly in time.
control
Play and control Reason with any MIDI controller. Just plug in your keyboard and start playing or get hands-on with Remote for tight integration between Reason and your MIDI hardware.
Control your hardware with MIDI out from Reason’s sequencer and Player MIDI effects. Hooking up a Player to sequence your gear is something you really need to try.
“I love Reason so much, I almost got a Reason tattoo. I've been using it since 2001.”
Ian Kirkpatrick
Producer (Dua Lipa, Lizzo, Chainsmokers)