52 Reason / Record Tips - Week 37: Parallel Processing

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PLEASE NOTE: Record as a product is discontinued but all of it's features are included in Reason 6 and above. Anything showed using Record can be used in Reason 6 and above.
The War of the Roses, the Cold War, or the Pepsi/Coke War... all these have come before us but we are currently locked in a much tougher battle known as "The Loudness War." Producers everywhere are fighting with everything they have to out-blast each other on the radio, in clubs, and iPods earbuds around the world.
When you want to "go nuclear" in the loudness war, your best weapon of choice will be something known as parallel processing. It adds punch, bass, or crunch to your tracks while maintaining audio fidelity at the same time. This week I'll show you how to do parallel processing in Reason/Record.

[@ericmaher4756]

This video series with James Bernard helped me think outside the box.

[@AD-Dom]

Certainly, I'll do my best!
In rack view, right click (or option click on mac) to bring up the context menu. Select "Create Parallel Channel". Within this newly created housing you can isolate whatever you'd like while retaining the original 'clean' signal. You can then add on from there and create even more parallel tracks from the newly created house and so on. Its limitless, and your sound becomes monstrous, and a heck of a lot less reason(y) sounding! Good luck, Kristian.

[@tube4andy]

Yeah, the accompanying music is always as good as the tips... kudos James and the PH team!

[@dingostorm11]

easily the best tutorials on reason around.

[@AndrewPortess]

You learn something new every day (well, every week in this case)! This is a really great tip too - Thanks JB!

[@Dorincourt]

I smiled when I saw the clipping light during the intro. Happens to me all the time :D

[@btdub73]

@Woodworth19 Yes, you could use a line mixer. Or you could just run your parallel processing with a spare channel on your 14:2 using a spider audio merger splitter.

[@allanbani]

just a video i have been needing :) thanks for the video Jim :)

[@lordshiva83]

This is GOLD!

[@klandestino22]

Like always... Nice one, James'!!

[@praestantia1]

legendary with this I'll be headlining pasha within a year!

[@vicioussuspicious894]

Ben Laws It has been 6 years since your comment. Did you headline Pasha or anything at all?

[@carnmarth334]

@@vicioussuspicious894 It's now been 10 years. I'm still wondering.

[@vicioussuspicious894]

@@carnmarth334 and still the mystery remains

[@AD-Dom]

Ann thankfully r7 has perfected this concept.

[@strawberriemusic]

Thanks For The New York Compression.

[@mcRioRemedy]

great tip number 37

[@NedRush]

good tips!

[@tintala]

JAmes a question I have been wondering is: why use Redrum, or Kong, or Dr. Octo, what are the advantages to either, I cannot figure this out! Thank you for the tutorials.

[@daleiloveqian]

i notice that it says its clipping at the bottom? so is it allowed to clip a bit?

[@carnmarth334]

0:46 - start

[@Woodworth19]

He says that this method can be used for any version of reason + record, yet he uses a mix channel, whats that in reason 4? will a line mixer work?

[@cperception]

thanks a lot ;)

[@trashhumper]

this guy reminds me of the host of video and arcade top 10

[@snapshot1]

HOw can you do this method with vocals?

[@DJMoniker]

Is it ok that its clipping?

[@FluffSweden]

I can't actually believe that Dorincourt could fail in any way!

[@intheekeyofcrime]

yessssss! :D

[@KristianLeo]

Please feel free to explain to a fellow R7 user. :)

[@dielillis1121]

Automatic Latency Compensation. Just sayin...

[@DigitalPiece]

clipping is never a good thing

[@DJMoniker]

Is it ok that its clipping?