Reason Studios has announced that version 12.5 of its Reason DAW is now available for download. This offers support for VST3 plugins when you’re using Reason as a standalone application.
The Reason Rack Plugin has offered VST3 support for a while, but only now is its ‘parent’ app getting the same level of compatibility.
“We firmly believe there’s no right way to make music,” says Reason Studios’ Music Making Product Manager Mattias Häggström Gerdt. “Musicians and producers mix and match to create their own unique setup.
“With VST3 support, music makers can now use the latest versions of their favourite VST plugins in Reason – just like how music makers in other DAWs can use Reason Rack Plugin as a VST3, AU or AAX.”
In addition to the VST3 support, Reason 12.5, also increases the number of available audio inputs, outputs, and automatable parameters for any VST hosted in Reason. There are a few other minor updates and bug fixes, as well.
Vector Synth has released an update to the Vector firmware that adds MPE support, and new expressive options for non-MPE controllers.
The Vector synthesizer is a digital synth module that features a hybrid synth engine, 16-voice polyphony, a deep arpeggiator, effects and more.
The new firmware 2.8 exposes the trajectory and synthesis parameters:
Horizontal and vertical position of the mix point
Suborbit speed and size
Amplitude and pitch
Filter cutoff and resonance
Amount of phase modulation etc. during synthesis
Vibrato and tremolo speeds and depths
Each note travels a different trajectory by controlling their horizontal and vertical position offsets.
The Routing Table
The routing configuration is arranged into a neat table — controllers to the left, destination parameters to the right. Each route can have an individually tuned translation function to deal with situations where 1:1 mapping is not enough to achieve nuanced expression. A small live preview thumbnail is provided for each destination.
A single source can transmit to multiple parameters, scaled in different ways, with different operators.
Buchla USA has introduced the Program Manager Card for the Buchla Music Easel, an add-on that brings Presets to the iconic all-in-one synth design from 1973.
When Buchla introduced the Music Easel, it included the program interface – a card connector that enable you create patches on circuit boards and physically swap patches. While clunky by today’s standards, this modular synth interface was way ahead of its time and laid the groundwork for the iProgram Card, a 2013 expansion card for the Easel that added patch memory and WiFi connectivity.
The Buchla Program Manager is the latest take on this idea, and is designed to take full advantage of the program interface, storing up to 48 Easel presets and interfacing with your computer with a class-compliant MIDI connection.
The Buchla Program Manager App for Mac and Windows gives you the power to manage banks, create programs, and import and export your presets for sharing. Also available is a optional embed kit to install the card into your 208, making it easier to view the screen and keep a lower profile.
Music Easel Compatibility
The new Program Manager Card is compatible out-of-the-box with the Easel Command 208C and upcoming Music Easel. It can be used with the 2013-2017 Music Easels with a DIY modification to the card’s connectors or to the Easel itself.
