Infinite chords (Reason Chord Sequencer)
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- When creating a chord progression, I recommend a strategy called "shopping for emotions". There are many tools out there to assist those of us who are not gifted instrumentalists, one of which is the Reason Studios Chord Sequencer. Let's look at how to use such a tool in practice & set ourselves up for some beautiful techno arps.
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Contents:
0:00 Why should I care about chord progressions?
1:33 What is "Shopping for Emotions?"
2:57 What is the Reason Chord Sequencer?
4:33 Three essential decisions
5:30 Rave Tears :')
6:23 Adding an arpeggiator
7:53 Layering in more synths
8:23 Adding a techno beat + DANCE BREAK!
8:59 How to set up Reason Chord Sequencer in Ableton Live
9:47 Be good to each other + MORE DANCING
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Oscar, the best video I have seen regarding Chord Sequences, the amount of information you can compress in 10min video is amazing, thank you! :-)
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these reason players have been life changing for me, lost the use of left hand and these are like disability assistive devices making music possible and fun again! randomly checked the reason site last night to see if anything was new on m1 compatibility but bought this without even watching a video, its exactly what I need, I'm having fun combining it with the arp and note echo with it. think I might do a video about the disability angle of the players to hopefully spark more ideas over in Sweden.
2:35 is so important. There are a lot of people in the electronic music all over the genres. They do that for more then 20 years and very well, They cant play any instrument even today. IT is not nessassary, most important, is the joy of lerning about how and doing it. Thats and practice is all you need.
100% agreed :) :)
So true. As long as you have fun! Sometimes dabbling with production can even be a stepping stone towards learning an instrument, instead of the other way around.
Even as someone who plays multiple instruments, I think this is quite useful to generate new ideas and break out of the usual habits and chord progressions I tend to use
Thank you Oscar for sharing your knowledge with that enthusiasm.
This is going to being a player I use to start every project. I have been using Captain Plugins and/or Orb. This feels like a different path to selecting chords that will spark creativity. Very nice job Reason Studios
You might wanna look into Scaler as well, can do all this and much more. Slightly cheaper as well.
Same here!
I like Captain, Orb, and Scaler. There are things I like about them all.
This is a fantastic plugin for learning and getting you so far
but it will eventually hold you back. because you will get to
a point where you will be playing too many straight chords
all the time. there are a lot of musical pieces that have a lot
of inversions as well as other ways of playing straight chords
and sometimes you don't have to play all the notes at the
same time you can stager the notes that make up a chord
and play each note individually any way you like to a certain
pattern this will also learn how to play leads as well.
You would never find out or even try these techniques out
with this plugin. the best way how to learn chords which
is the easiest thing to learn. is to get a good chord book
learn all the chords and keys and experiment with not
just straight chords but inversions the lot. you can also
buy Synthesia and slow it down and look what notes are
playing and study how chords and songs are put together
you will be very surprised how clever some of these chord
progressions are and leads. you would never learn that with
this plugin.
I very much agree, music is an art form and this tool is pretty nice
Really great points - not cheesy at all. A chord sequencer frees up your right brain to find out what moves you emotionally before jumping back over to left brain.
Big thanks Oscar! Exactly what I was looking for
love it ! i love reason studio !
Shopping for Emotions, what an idea, I love it
Amazing one!
Really Nice! Thank you!
Deep ❤️
Thanks!!!
You the man, man!
🤗🤗🤗 batteryyyy
Nice one ☝️
I literally just saw the video on Reason's channel and was going to tag you before thinking you probably already know about it... Lo and behold, you already had this video out! 🤣
Great stuff as always!
Wow, great! Thanks for your inspiring videos! You got my sub!
So much goodness here!
ur the man
I'm a lover of Reason 12&I'm classically trained.no chord knowledge bass,as it was a flute.I do use it as a stand alone.I've also got Cubase 10pro,but it's a bit more daunting.love reason for cv behind &the good old combinator.anyway,few more tutorials in reason when you can.although keep on the good work squire
Just cashed in on the promotion of 6Mo of Reason+ with a compatible akai product SPECIFICALLY for this plug in. This feature is priceless for generating moving progressions, thanks so much for the info!
finally really learned something
Got so much love for you man 🙌🤖
❤️❤️❤️ sending you love right back
@@OscarUnderdog Don't send it, click on it
Again, a great inspirational video! Don't have reason myself, but I will give my little groove box a try, since it also knows a bit about scales and chords. Record the midi out and have some fun with it. Thanks!
Who doesn't use Reason can try it with Cthulhu from XFer as a VST. Excellent Chord/Arp Sequenzer
It’s a cool plugin, but needs simple logical chords which are sorted by key. They are all over the place and sometimes pretty weird. That’s the only thing I hate about it.
@@TheSzyko agreed! I can’t figure out a good way to use it
@@TheSzyko you can put abletons scale after it to get it in key, sometimes works well
@@TheSzyko yeah i agree. But it is low budget and brings out some nice ideas. You can program your own chords, so you could write own basic scales. But it's lot of work
@@robert.melter absolutely, the plugin itself is powerful and cheap! The amount of work I had to put into writing all chords into it is not worth it imo. Could spend my time on other projects instead.
Great Techno DEMO!!!!!
Need tutorial how to make so much energy in track!
Interesting about Rave Tears… that was the first palette I settled on ☺️
Shopping for emotions sounds about the most low key psychopathic phrase I’ve ever heard lol
Good set at fuse last weekend bruv', also nice marcelleke dude. Restekpa
Een echte kenner zie ik 😁
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I see Oscar is gonna telling the good stuff as usual : I press like
Yessss, gimme those sweet sweet likes!
I clicked on the 30% rebate link and it did not take me to that. Just regular page.
class track broarino.
how u make that beat and bass ??
I'm not an ambassador for Reason and even I think reason's chord sequencer is the best option for this particular technique. it's worth the money, I promise - and i'm not getting paid to say that!
I have Scaler 2 which I like. How does this compare to it? Thanks 👍
Ferm marcelleke! Ik wil ook zo eentje.
Gewoon van zalando denk ik 😃
I think maybe Oscar had 17 pots of coffee before filming this video.
How can I know the scale of chord progression?
My reason vst are only showing up in audio units and I've tried to set them in vst in abelton many times can anyone help.
U can export the midi chords?
Hi Oscar. Thanks for the superb tutorial. Can the reason Chord Sequencer be used as a plug in in Logic? Or do I need to buy the Reason DAW first to be able to use it? Cheers and keep up the fantastic work!
You can try out a $1 Reason+ trial to see if it is for you, which includes he Reason Rack VST/AU that can be opened in any DAW. Reason+ includes The Chord Sequencer, Bassline Generator and other Player MIDI FX. None of the mentioned are included in a full Reason 12 DAW purchase. You have to purchase those as rack extensions afterwards, or subscribe to Reason+: reasonstudios.com/
You can read more about the Reason Rack plugin here: www.reasonstudios.com/en/reason/rack-plugin
I wanted to ask you Oscar, is there a good book for music theory that you would recommend?
Wow👍🏽👍🏽 I love it , can it work on other DAWs?
It sure can! The MIDI routing will be different but it follows the same principle
What chord progression fits most for male hands with silver nail polish! :-D
Im having trouble converting the chords in the sequencer into MIDI - does anyone know how to do this? I feel like I'm missing a step
when using PADs and Chords I like combining this with the AutoLatch Players device.
a beginner question, Do you need the reason, to be able to use Cord sequencer and dual Arp or they are stand alone VST ?
They are both. You need reason or reason subscription to use it as VST inside another DAW
@@dmitrytomko5343 Thank you! :D
Hi Oscar, ---- please where do I find this nice Chord Sequencer??? In Players I only have 4 tools but NO Chord Sequencer...
You have to buy it separately... which sucks.
@@TheValueOfN Thanks to "Value of n" - I went to the REASON homepage and saw the "special offer" of 54€ for the Chord Sequencer and on top 74 € for the Bassline Generator which Oscar also presented very nicely. I'm a Reason User since version 3 in 2005 but changed to Ableton for playing live in 2008. Since about 2010 I hardly used Reason any more but I suported our swedish friends at Propellerhead by buying 3 Upgrades during the years. I think the new price policys at Reasonstudios are NOT reasonable to me --- If I buy a software for 399 these players should be on board - just my 50 cents... Especially as Reason is nowadays more or less a VST Plugin for my favourite DAW for me.
Kind regards 🙂
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I wish Reaper had a dedicated chord sequencer lmao.
Tijd voor reason nog keer te installen.
Great video! Ugh, this player isn't available in the Reason Studio 12 version. It is a separate extension purchase. Talk about gatekeeping, that is a total blocker! Nevertheless, still a great video!
You're a reason ambassador with Ableton opened in the background..
can get the kick without a decapitator
That's what i do. Throw chords onto their own clips and use push to audition them.
Can we select less that 4 bars in the sequencer? Their bassline player will not allow it, hence why I refuse to buy it.
You can, just click and drag on the 4 to reduce the sequencer to 3, 2 or 1 bar.
@@ReasonStudios Great! Good to hear.
does he have an instagram account ? easy on the eyes that guy hehe ;)
I keep having to remind myself this Is a music video not a fitness video with that top 🤣
PS: I just took the special offer and upgraded from Reson 10 to 12
Just a heads up to peeps considering doing the same, the Chord Sequencer player device isn't actually included in Reason 12, but they do have a 1 month free trial, and a slight sale going on right now,as of very early July 2022 (I think it's £48 on their site now - but you should definitely use Underdog's promo code anyway for better savings and to support the channel).
Hi is this available as a stand alone VST or device? I don't want to have to buy the rest of reason+
It isn't available as a standalone VST.
cthulhu as well
Love me some cthulhu as well, but i only ever use the arp. I think the reason chords seq is a significant upgrade over the xfer one, and then adding in the arp is gravy
@@OscarUnderdog you always ramping, respecttttttttttttttttt
It should cost 20 euros max. It is really overpriced. It looks like lite version of Scaler 2, which is much more advanced.
A, B...G...
why so common?!
the a & the b...doesnt seem to bother me that much...its not knowing what g is doing there...all the time...
They need a lyric writer lol.
you need to take some sun Oscar, you are whiter than your walls behind you haha. I guess the light must have its part ! I give you the excuse.... thx for the video again ^^
You have a problem with pale skin? Weirdo
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This look alot like ez keys
Unfortunately I was not able to find a way to actually buy Reason Sequencer, since apparently I need to buy "Reason" for 500 euros first. What a strange business model.
Hey there Jack. This is because, for us, Reason isn't just a random collection of individual plugins, it's an ever-expanding rack of gear that *works* together where the sum is greater than the parts. Whilst we totally understand if that isn't for you, we just wanted to explain our philosophy a little.
PS. Reason+ is a good way to dip your toes into the Reason-waters, you can get your first month for just $1 which gives you access to everything.
What a sexy shirt, Oscar.
once REASON get rid of subscribe mode, I will buy it.
You can still buy it in the shop if you don't want to subscribe www.reasonstudios.com/shop/rack-extension/chord-sequencer/
@@ReasonStudios thanks for reply, and is it possible can we buy dual arpeggio? or in the future?
@@wangdeng1123 Dual Arpeggio is built into Reason 12 - no need to buy it separately.
@@ReasonStudios got it, thanks for the info
While I really appreciate your content, it should probably be made clear that the Chord Sequencer does not actually come with Reason+. I literally just wanted to try this out, used your promo code, but then found out the chord sequencer is not even in Reason+ and costs an additional 74 EUR.
This doesn’t match how i thought it worked, did you get the subscription? It should be included in that. I know its not included in the standalone version.
@@OscarUnderdog I typed a bunch of replies but they seem to have not posted here... bleh!
False alert it seems like, I just heard back from Reason support - apparently it's included in Reason+, but it doesn't get installed by default.
But yep I bought one year of Reason+ subscription.
When I didn't find it in my rack browser, I went hunting on the site, and found it in the shop, with the 74 EUR price, or an option to download the trial. I downloaded the 'trial' and it worked fine, and I assumed this meant I would lose access to it at some point. Reason support says we either need to install it from there, or the companion app. None of this was particularly clear to me through the whole process though lol. To me it seems odd for a new and flagship feature not to just be installed by default, but oh well 😅
Just to have this clear here, every device we ever made/will make is in Reason+, they just aren't all installed by default. All additional devices are installed via the Reason+ Companion!
definitely NOT infinite chords. You get a small assortment of curated chords -- and those collections are very narrow in emotion -- and yes you could add your own, but if you're adding your own, you already know chords and don't need it.
One day.....we will have a 'machine'.....that lets us make continuously evolving generic techno
Sounds like a useful tool for making tastefully evolving non-generic techno
Tank top with no muscle
extremely unhappy with how this plug-in was designed. first of all all of the names of the cord sets in the presets are completely meaningless. many of them don't even suggest any sort of emotion. the next thing that bothers me is it's really just a big curated collection of chords that in the opinions of the people who put together the plug-in sound good together. if you use the court explorer it takes me in directions that I would never use. I really thought this was going to be a more parametric way to explore chords in other words choose a key choose a mode and then you tell it whether you want the cords to feel more or less tension more happy or more sad etc. it does none of that. it is not algorithmic. you're stuck with the chords and cord sets they gave you. and before you suggest that you can program in your own chords, if You know chords well enough to program in your own, you don't need this plug-in.
Dread I'm sorry but u talk too much!
Scaler 2 is better than this.
Are you doing a video or Dancing ??? these are just too much of hand gestures hehehe, I am not sure who gave you a lesson about gestures and postures while talking and explaining something, change your tutor. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣