We often think of the vocoder as a device for effecting voices, but it’s a device that’s regularly used for a myriad of other purposes. In this tutorial, we...

There’s a long road of learning ahead of beginning computer musicians and home studio engineers as they begin to merge what they’ve been taught about music...

The ability to split and merge different sources of audio using the Spider Audio unit is useful indeed, but it’s the Spider CV unit that really allows users...

Being a musician seems glamorous to the outsider. The truth is, there is paperwork to be done and legal precautions to take, just like in any other...

The Matrix Pattern Sequencer is a valuable tool in Reason 4’s plethora of rack devices. It makes no sound of its own—its power lies in its ability to control...

Tucked away in the Reason device list is the Spider Audio Merger & Splitter, a small utility device that is infinitely useful to any Reason user. But it...

Reason’s Mixer is one of the most important devices in the software, but most home musicians don’t pay much attention to it. It’s simple enough to get your...

Recently, we published a two-part Plus tutorial on Reason’s sequencer. It’s only fitting that we devote one to the rack. The rack is something that many...

For many audio writers, the basics of production sometimes seem so trivial that they’re overlooked as topics for sites like Audiotuts+. A piece on setting up...

As a rocker at heart, I was never much interested in music theory. I picked it up as a matter of requirement throughout my education in bits and dribbles,...

When you're working with loops, particularly drum loops, to form the rhythmic basis of a composition, you often find yourself wishing you could do more to...

When it comes to the role of the manager in the studio, the first question to ask is: should managers be in the studio at all? At the end of the day, it...