The Reason101 Visual Guide to the Reason Rack is a book loaded with information. Part technical manual, part creative resource, and part practical “how-to” guide, this takes you on a tour through the past 10 years of my Reason experience, and provides it to you in one comprehensive 360-page volume. Use it as a reference to save you time, and shorten your Reason learning curve.
I’ve shown you the video and a few still shots from the hard copy. See my previous post for that. So what are you going to get when you purchase?
The book is divided into two main sections:
- The Core Reason Devices & 8 Rack Extensions outlined fully front to back (see the image below for all the devices covered).
- 101 in-depth Tutorials that cover Basics, Utility Construction, Sound Design, FX Design, Advanced Setups, and Rack Extension Integration. (see the PDF Table of Contents for a listing of all the Tutorials).
Both of these sections are cross-referenced, so that it’s easy to navigate between the two sections. For example, when you are reading about the SubTractor device, all the tutorials related to the SubTractor are outlined (by number) in the SubTractor heading section. When you are in a specific Tutorial, all the devices used in that Tutorial are outlined in the Tutorial’s heading section.
Note: There’s also a Companion ReFill that will be provided with “premium” options, containing 250 patches. These patches serve to complement the Tutorials. There’s also several additional routing and sound ideas in there for you to explore.
I wanted to give you a few samples from the book. So I’m providing them here as free PDF files:
“Hardware Interface” (Device Section)
“Random Audiomatic Kong FX Selector” (Advanced Tutorial)
That should give you a pretty good idea of what you get with the book and the book’s layout. Now for a visual listing of all the devices covered in the first half of the book:
I think you’ll agree that this is unlike any other Reason book on the market. This is the only Reason book you’ll find that offers a Coil-Bound, full Color purchase option. And the only book that provides a full copy PDF with all purchase options.
You can pick up your copy of the Reason101 Visual Guide to the Reason Rack exclusively at http://www.reason101.net/shop
I don’t see any mention of the SSL Mixer in the table of contents. Will there be a chapter or section dedicated to the SSL Mixer, it’s functionality or tutorials on mixing?
Jamarr,
The SSL is mentioned in a few places, but this is a book about the Reason Rack and all the devices in the Rack. So the SSL Mixer and Sequencer are not covered in full. There are some tips and tricks on Mixing with the 14:2 and 6:2, since those mixers are covered fully.
I see the price for the book is $49..99 and up to $129.99. Is that the Holiday special pricing or the reg. price?
Jamarr,
That’s the regular pricing.
This is definitely going to be my next purchase to add to my musical arsenal,Thanks.Will be purchasing soon.Hawk P.
Thanks for the support Hawk. I appreciate it. 😉