The Combinator

Details

Of all the instruments and FX in Reason— and Record—no other device is as simple, powerful, and as mysterious as the Combinator.

In this tutorial, G.W. Childs, one of the original Combinator sound designers for Reason 3 and 4, gives you step by step examples detailing the ‘ins and outs’ of the Combinator. He also shows you how to create powerful new Combinators using hot new instruments like Kong.

You'll get in-depth examples of how to design your own elaborate and powerful instruments by combining instruments and FX together. Additionally, you’ll learn how to create your own FX presets by combining loads of different FX devices. You’ll even get cool examples on how to remix your own tracks using the Combinator!

This course also includes an exclusive Refill collection designed by G.W. exclusively for this course. You can use its presets to follow along, or just use the performance Combinators, drum Combinators, and FX Combinators for your own musical creations.

Think of this tutorial as a Combinator cookbook, giving you examples on how to build beastly audio pies that are not only savory, but killer! This tutorial, originally created in a previous version, is forward compatible with Reason 7 and beyond.

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How Does It Work?

After buying this online course, you will receive your personal AskVideo access code and a URL that takes you directly to the AskVideo site. Just click the link and enter the code to start learning!

Included Tutorial Videos

1. Introduction
2. Installing the Refill
3. Creating your own Combinator
4. The Rack within the Combinator
5. Understanding the Combinator
6. A Tour of the Combinator
7. The Back of the Combinator
8. The Importance of Naming Devicesv
9. Planning your Combinator
10. Integrating a Matrix in to a Synth
11. How to remove Programmer Setting
12. Assigning the Matrix to Combinator
13. Mixing a Synthesizer Combinator
14. Wrapping up a Synth Combinator
15. Introduction to Drum Machine Combinator
16. Understanding Keyzones
17. Working with Multiple Matrixes
18. Creating Matrix Patterns for Drums
19. Assigning Rotaries and Buttons
20. Mixing your Drum Combinator
21. Setting up a Mod Wheel Assignment

22. Introduction to Ambience

23. Setting up Sound Sources Pt 1

24. Setting up Sound Sources Pt 2
25. Using Rotaries and Buttons to Mix and Cue
26. Setting up FX
27. Introduction to Performance Based Combinators
28. Setting up a Dr Rex
29. Setting up Synths
30. Program Synths and Key Splits
31. Using other Sources
32. Mixing a Performance
33. Arpeggiators
34. Introduction to CombinatorRemixing
35. Remixing a Song
36. Remixing a Song
37. Creating Multi-FX Unit for DJs Pt 1
38. Creating Multi-FX Unit for DJs Pt 2
39. Creating Multi-FX Unit for DJs Pt 3
40. Creating Multi-FX Unit for DJs Pt 4
41. Creating Multi-FX Unit for DJs Pt 5
42. Combinator Drum Replacement Pt 1
43. Combinator Drum Replacement Pt 2
44. Conclusion