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Traditionally, the way to do surround mixes in Reason is to connect it through Rewire to a surround-capable audio application, such as Cubase. However, with a little bit of creative wiring, and the right equipment, surround mixes are not only possible in Reason, you can also do some neat tricks that programs like Cubase can’t do.

Traditionally, the way to do surround mixes in Reason is to connect it through Rewire to a surround-capable audio application, such as Cubase. However, with a little bit of creative wiring, and the right equipment, surround mixes are not only possible in Reason, you can also do some neat tricks that programs like Cubase can’t do. While the ideas presented here are done with multi-channel mixing in mind, you may find that you can use some of them in your stereo mixes too.

What you’ll need

• A multi-channel soundcard, with supported drivers (preferably ASIO)
• Appropriate amplifier(s) and/or speakers (ie: 5.1 capable)
• A reasonable amount of CPU horsepower, depending on how many instruments you plan to use (any Athlon or P4 system should be fine)
• Reason 2.5 (2.0 might be OK too, I don’t remember if it has all the modules you’ll need though. 1.x is not an option). The demo files in this tutorial only use sounds and patches from the Reason Factory Soundbank.

Configuration and Initial Setup
First, you need to check if your soundcard drivers can provide the appropriate outputs to Reason. Go to Reason’s Audio Preferences, and click the Channels button: Read the rest of this entry »