Phi Sequence Dark & Light!

Rob over @ Reason101.net has a pair of new cds out, called Dark & Light! Dark is an original album featuring 16 tracks and clocking in at over 67 minutes of the glitchy ambient IDM Phi Sequence is known for creating. And Dark is also a great showcase of what is possible with Reason, Rob says that "90% of this album was made entirely with Reason 6 and the Reason 6 FSB". The second LP, Light is a remix record of Dark featuring tracks by James Hopkins, Mr Meeks, BashCoder, Mick Comito, Dig Team One, Holly Nelson, Epigenetik, and Rob even remixes himself!

Dark & Light are available for $9.99 each in either a download format or CD!

Dark:


Light:


"Art is not solitary. In order to grow, we must listen to others and open ourselves up to reinterpretations of our work. This project comprises the work of 8 musicians and producers who provided their talents and skills to reinvent my work. The concept was simple. I provided 20 songs they could remix in any way they chose. This is the outcome.

When I started this project, I had no idea how far it would reach, how much I would learn, nor how much feedback
I would get. What I received in return was innovative and inspiring. The work speaks for itself. And I am truly grateful to call them my friends. My eternal appreciation to them for providing their time and artistic vision. I am humbled for the experience."

- Rob / Phi Sequence – February, 2012

Pulveriser Tricks @ Reason 101!

Robert Anselmi over @ Reason101.net has posted a great new article on using Reason 6's Pulveriser creatively called "Pounding the Pulveriser (Part 2)." I particularly dig this video portion of article where he describes using Thor to to trigger the envelope follower in a Pulveriser:

Reason 101 Gator Articles

If you're using Reason 6 you need to check out Rob @ Reason 101's latest articles on the Alligator Triple Filtered Gate Device. Part 1 is a great introduction to the Alligator device, complete with a front and back panel legend of every parameter and function of the gator. Part 1 also includes information on how to set up a Dry/Wet knob for an Alligator based Combinator and best of all how to program your own Alligator patterns using additional Reason devices! Part 2 is where Reason 101 becomes more like Reason 202, with information on adding filter movement, using external effects with Alligator and using multiple Alligators for a "Double-Gate-Filter-FX Channel". Probably the coolest thing I learned from these articles was from the front panel legend - the shift knob "shifts" the patterns forward and backward by a +/-16. As the legend states "Nice to automate pattern shifting" - indeed! Nice work Rob. And don't forget if you're hesitant to jump in and create your own patterns (or just want to check out some great patches by another Reason user), Rob's Pureffects ReFill has 200 original Alligator patches - along with 1,000 more patches that use Reason's other fantastic devices including The Echo, Pulveriser, Scream, RV-7000 and Line 6 amps, all for $49 USD!

Pureffects ReFill from Reason 101!

Robert Anselmi from Reason101.net has a new effects refill out for Reason 6 called Pureffects. This refill features effects patches created with Reason 6's 3 new effects devices - from gates to echoes to warm compression, as well as reverbs, vocoders, distortion and amps created with Reason's other great effects devices. The part of the refill that has me most intrigued is the keyboard controllable FX patches for live performance use! Here's a rundown:

200 Combinators (135 unique effect patches and 65 keyboard-controlled & Kong pad-controlled effect patches)
200 Pulveriser patches
200 The Echo patches
200 Alligator patches
108 Scream patches
100 RV7000 patches
242 Line 6 Amp patches
34-page PDF User Guide

Pureffects can be ordered today thru Reason101.net for $49 USD!

Reason 101 - Thor Crossfading Techniques up now!

Rob over at Reason 101 has a new tutorial up on crossfading techniques in Thor, from oscillators to filters to LFOs, Rob covers crossfading nearly everything you can think of in this one. Check it out over at Reason 101.

Reason 101 looks @ The Theory ReFill

For full review check out Reason101.net
Pick up your copy of The Theory from 3rd Floor Sound!

Reason 101 - Generative Ideas (pt.1)

Fantastic post by Robert Anselmi over at Reason 101 on using multiple Thors to create a 128-step random sequencer. Definitely worth checking out!

Mick Comito's ReBirth PCF Combinator

This works in Reason and Record. Mick Comito's creation. He re-
created the PCF (Pattern Controlled Filter) from Propellerhead
ReBirth, and brought its functionality into a Combinator that can
be used in Reason and Record. How sweet is that! Catch him on
Soundcloud under the pseudonym "SoulReason".
-Reason 101

Key FluX FX Processor - Reason 101

"So one week, 300 + devices, 84 FX chains, enough cables to circle the earth at least once, and a massive caffeine-induced headache, here is my “Key Flux FX Processor.” Ta-da!"

Download the Key FluX FX Processor for FREE @ Reason101.net!

Eric Kloeckner's Patches via Reason 101

A few patches from Eric Kloeckner, who was kind enough to offer
them for free to the Reason community. Also included is a new
way to create a 4-way cross-fader without the need for the Thor
Shaper. These patches are available for those with Reason 5.
Have a look and a listen.

Download the patches @ Reason101.net!

Matrix Track Building with Reason 101

If you haven't been following the Matrix tutorials for the past week on Reason101.net do yourself a favor and check it out! Rob has really out done himself this time.

Advanced Arpeggios with Reason RPG-8 and Reason 101!

Reason 101 has a fantastic 3 part tutorial on advanced arpeggios in
Reason. Like all of Rob's posts this is a must read if you use Reason.
Below is the first video in the series, go to Reason 101 for the rest!


www.reason101.net

Phi Sequence - Standing In A Hallway Staring At The Door

Phi Sequence - Standing In A Hallway Staring At The Door

Rob from Reason 101 kicked off the new year with the release of a brand new album - Standing In A Hallway Staring At The Door. The record is primarily made up of sounds from Rob's own Generations ReFill, which was one of my favorite Reason soundbanks of 2010. Pick up the album for $5.99 at CDBaby.com, which describes the disc this way:

"Melancholic. Symbolic. We've all found ourselves standing in the hallway staring at a door wondering what to do. Whether to knock and enter. Or retreat. This is dark and brooding. This is ambient and glitchy. These are the echoes of thoughts I once had."

Below is a demo version version of Locked, the last song on the album.
Check it:

Locked (Demo) by Phi Sequence

Thor Oscillator Mod Fun from Reason 101

Part 1:


Part 2:

Here's a few fun ways to play around with Thor's Oscillators and
use the Malstrom's Modulator Wave shapes to cycle through the
different Carrier, Modulator, Phase Waves, and Wavetables. You
can get really nuts and get some glitchy results, or tame things
a little by keeping the rates slower. Either way, this might give
you some new creative ways to play with your Thor Oscillators.
Cheers!
Reason 101

Re-Triggering the Dr.OctoKong

Here's an easy way to ReTrigger the Dr.OctoKong Looper I put together
for Propellerhead Reason 5 users. ReTrigger all the loops together at
the same time. It stays in sync, and it can be retriggered via one of
Kong's Pads. A great way to add more functionality to your looper.
Reason 101

Kong Beat Repeater & LFO Triggering

Another great tutorial from Rob @ Reason 101:

Part 1:


Part 2:

Picking up after my OctoKong Videos, here's a way you can use Kong
Pads to trigger a beat repeater and LFO Panning for any audio going
to the Mixer in the Combinator. Try it out if you have Reason 5.
Reason 101

Dr OctoKong Looper (Part 2)

For Reason 5 users, in this part, I'll show you how you can use a
Kong pad to cycle through all the loop slots on the OctoRex devices.
In this way you can hold up to 112+ Loops that you command from
a single Kong. Enjoy!
Reason 101

Dr. OctoKong - Continual Looping in Reason 5

Learn how to continually loop and play a series of OctoRex files with
Kong. This way each pad turns the loop on and off as a toggle. And
it's super easy to do. In addition, when played on your keyboard (C1
- D#1), you get velocity sensitivity.
Reason 101

Loop Drumming in Kong

This shows how you can have any drum in Kong continually loop
using the Thor step sequencer. Another pad is used to temporarily
turn off the loop and a combinator button is used as a kill switch
to terminate the loop functionality. Hopefully you find this useful
Reason 101

Dr. OctoRex Glitch

Here's another great set of video tutorial from Rob over at Reason 101!

Part 1:

In this series, I'm going to show you a few tricks you can do with the
Dr. OctoRex, a single Rex loop, the separate audio outputs, and some
different Effect devices. The first part goes through setting up a basic
single-loop glitch Combinator.

Part 2:

This second part shows you how to set up the Combinator Modulation
Programming and copying your loop into different OctoRex slots to set
up different slice parameters.

Part 3:

The third and final part of this series talks about how you can apply
CV from a few Thors to completey go off the scale with the Glitch
IDM idea.
Reason 101