Basically what we have with this project is the ability to harness Record's ability to stack multiple instruments to build up large orchestral ensemble sections.  Our example of five Brass samples was understated due to screen grab space, but in practice there's nothing stopping you from building up a mix from twenty to thirty or more NN-XT samplers, or indeed other Reason / Record instruments and effects.

Bear in mind though that there is only a single instance of the SLL mixer so if you want to build up other instruments and channels you will have to use the smaller Reason/Record mixers and output those directly to Reason/Record's Hardware Interface audio outputs, or pass them through direct to Cubase or the Scope STM2448 for mixing.

Here are some advantages of using the Reason/Record duo in a rewire configuration:

  • You have the opportunity to build up sub-mixes in Reason/Record or Cubase before main mixing in the Scope STM2448.

  • You can use the advantage of the SLL EQ, Insert and Send effects and Dynamics section to fully premix your large ensembles.

  • Take advantage of the many Record/Reason effects.

  • Record/Reason is a Low CPU / Low Memory alternative to large orchestral VST collections and can be used to balance the load if Cubase is running large projects close to system resource limits.

  • Take advantage of automation in either Reason/Record (to control Reason/Record Instruments) or Cubase (to Control Reason/Record, Cubase or Scope instruments).

 

Our showcase track is a synth piece called 'Tone Puzzles' simply because it features timbres from a number of technologies, including orchestral sections from Reason / Record, bass and drums from Cubase VST, Modular and Profit5 from Scope, DX7, AN150, PLG150 and DB50XG from Yamaha.