Exporting Your Beats From Reason

1. Open Reason

2. Go to FILE: OPEN

3. Open up your beat that you made into a full song.

4. Make sure your beat has the MClass Mastering Suite Combi ABOVE THE MIXER. If you DON'T have it, click the item that is right ABOVE the mixer and create the Mclass Mastering Suit Combi. Press all of the buttons on the MMSC to turn them red.

5. Make sure your beat has all of your parts. Set your "L" at the BEGINNING OF THE BEAT and "R" at the END OF THE BEAT.

6. Go to FILE: EXPORT LOOP AS AUDIO FILE.

7. Save your beats in your folder. Make sure your beats are WAVE files, click SAVE.

8. When you get to "Export Audio Settings", your "Sample Rate" should be 44100 and your "Bit Depth" should be 16.

Save your work! You can now take these beats and put them into iTunes. Although the school doesn't allow these web sites, when you go home you can also put the beats up on websites like IMEEM.

Making a Full Song Part 4

Today we shall finish making our full beats. The steps here may seem tricky, so be sure to ask Sean or myself for help. Also, if any of your classmates are finished, don't hesitate to ask them for help as well. Just remember: They're not supposed to do the work for you!!! Lets get started. IF YOU ARE BEHIND ON THIS ASSIGNMENT, GO BACK & DO THE EARLIER ASSIGNMENTS!

1. Open Reason

2. Load up the beat that you're trying to make into a full beat.

3. Highlight all the parts between 9-33.

4. In the Edit window, select Copy.

5. In the Edit window, select Paste two times.

6. Now Highlight all the parts between 9-17.

7. In the Edit window, select Copy.

8. Move your cursor to 81.

9. In the Edit window, select Paste.

10. From 81-89 Create an Outro by deleting all the parts except for your melody.

11. Save your beat!
Let me know when you're finished so that I can check your work!
Congratulations, you've made your first full beat!

Making a Full Song Part 3

If you haven't done Part 1 or 2 of this assignment, make sure that you go back and complete them before going any further!

The format for turning a beat/loop into a full song typically goes like this:
INTRO 1-9
CHORUS 9-17
VERSE 17-33
CHORUS 33-41
VERSE 41-57
CHORUS 57-65
VERSE 65-81
CHORUS 81-89
OUTRO 89-97

An intro is the beginning of the a song. The chorus is usually a part of the song where the lyrics may repeat AND all of the instruments in the beat play. The verse is where the rapper or singer would get their time to showcase their abilities/talk about a subject. The outro is, you guessed it, the ending of the song. Many songs fade out during the outro. Today lets just begin by making our Intro, our First Chorus, and our First Verse.


1. Open Reason

2. Open your beat titled (YOUR NAME) FULL SONG.

3. Your beat should have 4 items on the track: Redrum, Dr. REX, and 2 Melodies. All of your patterns on the track should have been copied until the reach the #33.

4. Lets start with making our INTRO. Our INTRO will happen between #1-9. It's the beginning of the song. For your intro, try something like deleting all of your Redrum from #1-9 and maybe the first half of the Dr. REX. A step like this will give the beat more build up & can make a listener more excited about the song.

5. Next is our CHORUS. For our FIRST CHORUS which happens at #9-17, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTS WILL PLAY. Let's not delete anything here and move to the next step.

6. Now we're at our FIRST VERSE. For our FIRST VERSE which happens at #17-33, we want to give our rapper or singer room to show their skills. For our FIRST VERSE, Let's delete just ONE of the melodies from the entire verse. Now lets delete 1/2 of the Dr. REX boxes from the FIRST VERSE.

Good work! We're now 1 step closer to having our full beat complete!

Making a Full Song Part 2

*IF YOU DIDN'T FINISH TUESDAY'S ASSIGNMENT, COMPLETE THE WORK FOR THAT DAY BEFORE MOVING ON TO TODAY'S WORK!

Yesterday we worked on making the loop of our full song. The loops that we made will be go through some "Copy" and "Paste" work so that we can make the song longer. Lets get started!

1. Open Reason

2. OPEN YOUR BEAT FROM YESTERDAY. The title should be (YOUR NAME) FULL SONG.

3. Click on the "Track" of Reason. Highlight all of the parts of your beat by pressing Apple+A.

4. Go to the EDIT menu and Click COPY.

5. Now go to the EDIT menu again and click PASTE.

6. Keep going to EDIT and clicking PASTE until your beat Reaches "33" on the TRACK.

SAVE YOUR BEAT! You've now finished Part 2 of Making a Full Song.

Making a Full Song Part 1

The semester is almost over and it's time to learn how to make our beats into full length songs! Today we will begin the first process of making a full beat: Making the Loop. We have been making the loop the entire time in class.

You can use a Keyboard OR The Matrix to make Today's beat. Lets get started!

1. Open Reason

2. Create an MClass Mastering Suite Combi

3. Create a Mixer 14:2

4. Set your tempo between 70-110.

5. Create a Redrum and make a 32 step drum beat using a Clap OR Snare, Bass drum, Hi Hat, and a Percussion. Make sure all of your sounds are on the correct boxes. Move R to 5 Copy your pattern to track.

6. Create a Dr. REX Loop Player. Load a Dr. Rex Percussion Loop & put it "To Track".

7. Now you can create ANY SAMPLER (nn19/nnxt) OR SYNTHESIZER (subtractor/malstrom/combinator). Load in ANY Sound you like. If you want to use a keyboard to make your melody, make sure your keyboard is plugged in. If you want to use the matrix, make sure you create a matrix AFTER you pick your sound.

8. Record your melody using the keyboard OR Copy it to track using the matrix. Make sure you QUANTIZE your melody if you use a keyboard. Make sure you Put your matrix box on the correct track if you use the matrix.

9. Repeat steps 7 & 8 to make another melody with a new sound.

10. When you are finished you should have on the track the following: 32 step redrum beat, dr. rex percussion loop, 2 melodies using either the keyboard or the matrix.

11. Save your beat as (YOUR NAME) FULL SONG.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU SAVE THIS BEAT! THIS WILL BE THE FIRST BEAT THAT WE TURN INTO A FULL SONG!

The Matrix Quiz

On today's quiz we are going to make an 8 step melody, 16 step melody, or 32 step melody.

1. Make sure you have a Mixer 14:2
2. Set Tempo to anything between 70-110 bpm
   
3. Create a Malstrom or a Combinator.
   
4. Click on the folder of whatever instrument you choose.
5. Go to Reason Factory Sound Bank: Malstrom Patches: Mono Synths: Choose any sound. If you picked the Combinator, go to Reason Factory Sound Bank: Combinator Patches: Synth Poly: Choose any sound.
   
6. Create a Matrix!
7. On the Matrix, set your steps to either 8, 16, or 32.
   
8. You may want to change the Matrix from Octave 3 to Octave 4, or maybe down to Octave 2.
9. Now turn the volume off on three of the steps if your steps are 8. Turn the volume off 6 notes if your steps are 16. Turn your volume off 12 notes if your steps are 32.
   
10. Create your melody, then copy it to track using these steps:
    
11. Move your Right loop point to R3.
12. Right Click on the Matrix and select Copy Pattern To Track.
13. Move the Right loop point to R5 and the Left loop point to L3.
14. On the Matrix, Select Pattern 2.
15. Move the Octave Switch up one Octave from the one you are on.
16. Create the EXACT SAME MELODY FROM PATTERN 1, BUT MAKE SURE THIS MELODY IS ONE OCTAVE HIGHER THAN PATTERN 1!
17. Copy pattern 2 to track. Make sure that L is at 3 and R is at 5.
    
18. Move the Left loop point to L1.
19. Click the Pattern Button on the Matrix.
20. Create a Redrum and make a 16 OR 32 step drum pattern using a Clap or Snap, Bass Drum, Hi Hat, and Percussion. Make sure you put the sounds on appropriate boxes!
21. On the Redrum, Copy Pattern To Track and turn the Pattern Button off.
22. Create a Dr. Rex.
23. Load in a Dr. Rex Percussion Loop of your choice.
24. Push the "To Track" button on the Dr. Rex.
    
25. Save your beat as (YOUR NAME) MATRIX QUIZ.
26. Let me know when you have finished your work so I can check it and grade it.
27. Congratulations! You have completed the quiz!

Matrix Quiz Practice

This Friday we will be having a quiz on using the Matrix to make a 2 Octave melody. Lets spend some time practicing!

Click HERE to practice.

Remember: the actual quiz will have less detailed steps, so make sure you are prepared!

Making a 2 Octave Melody

Today we are going to create our own melodies using the technique that Lil Jon used in Snap Yo Fingaz.

1. Open Reason
2. Make sure you have a Mixer 14:2
3. Set Tempo between 70-110 bpm
   
4. Create a Malstrom
5. On The Malstrom, click on the folder in the upper left hand corner.
6. Go to Reason Factory Sound Bank: Malstrom Patches: Mono Synths: Choose any of the patches
   
7. Create a Matrix.
   
8. On the Matrix, change the steps from 16 to 8.
9. On the Matrix, move the Octave switch, on the left from the keyboard, from 3 to 4.
10. Turn the Volume off on three notes.
11. Create a melody with between three and five notes.
    
12. Now, move your Right loop point to R3.
13. Right Click on the Matrix and select Copy Pattern To Track.
14. Move the Right loop point to R5 and the Left loop point to L3.
15. On the Matrix, Select Pattern 2.
16. Move the Octave Switch from 4 to 5.
17. On the Matrix, change the steps from 16 to 8.
18. Create the same melody you made for Pattern 1.
    
19. Right Click on the Matrix and Select Copy Pattern To Track.
20. Move the Left loop point to L1.
21. Click the Pattern Button on the Matrix.
22. Highlight all the boxes in the sequencer window and drag them up to the Malstrom track.
23. Create a Redrum and create a beat using a Clap or Snap, Bass Drum, High Hat, and Percussion.
24. When you have finished the beat, Copy Pattern To Track.
25. Create a Dr. Rex.
26. Load in a Dr. Rex Percussion Loop.
27. On The Dr. Rex, click To Track...and "push play"
28. Save your beat, give it whatever name you like.

Snap Ya Fingas...1 More Time!

Changing the Octave and Making 2 Patterns on the Matrix

Today we are going to play 'Snap Your Fingers' on the Matrix. We will be learning how to change the Octave on the Matrix and how to make two patterns. This should be much easier than when we tried to make the melody before using the keyboards.


After you create the melody, make a 32 step redrum beat to go with it.

1. Open Reason
2. Make sure you have a Mixer 14:2
3. Set Tempo at 82 bpm
4. Create a Malstrom
5. On The Malstrom, click on the folder in the upper left hand corner.
6. Go to Reason Factory Sound Bank: Malstrom Patches: Mono Synths: Chingy Lead.xwv
7. We need a way to add the melody from Snap Yo Fingas, which is in C minor...Create a Matrix!
8. On the Matrix, change the steps from 16 to 8.
9. On the Matrix, move the Octave switch, on the left from the keyboard, from 3 to 4.
10. Turn the Volume off on notes 4, 6, and 8.
11. On Steps 1 and 2, click on the lowest note boxes to bring the notes up to the 4th Octave from the 3rd Octave.
12. On Step 3, click on the 4th box up.
13. On Steps 5 and 7, click on the 3rd box up.
14. It should look like this.
15. Now, move your Right loop point to R3.
16. Right Click on the Matrix (or go to edit) and select Copy Pattern To Track.
17. Move the Right loop point to R5 and the Left loop point to L3.
18. On the Matrix, Select Pattern 2.
19. Move the Octave Switch from 4 to 5.
20. On the Matrix, change the steps from 16 to 8.
21. Repeat lesson steps 10-13.
22. Right Click on the Matrix and Select Copy Pattern To Track.
23. Move the Left loop point to L1.
24. Click the Pattern Button on the Matrix.
25. Create a Redrum and make your own 32 step beat to go along with the Snap Ya Fingas melody.
    
26. When you have finished the beat, Copy Pattern To Track.
27. Save your beat as Snap (your name)'s Fingers
28. Let me or Sean hear your beat so you can get credit.

Crank Dat Minor Scale

Crank Dat Minor Scale

Yesterday we played the C minor scale, both up the scale and down the scale, using the Matrix.

Today we are going to recreate the Crank Dat Soulja Boy melody which is in C minor.

After we make the melody you will create your own melody using C minor.

Remember, we don't have the exact same sounds that Souja Boy used (He made the beat using another program, FL Studio), we have a similar sound, but our melody will be the same.

1. Open Reason
2. Make sure you have a Mixer 14:2
3. Set Tempo to 70 bpm
   
4. Create a NN-XT Digital Sampler
5. Click on the Folder in the upper left hand corner of the NN-XT.
6. In the Patch Browser, click Orkester Sound Bank: Mallets: Glockenspiel.smp
7. Now that we have our sound loaded we need to create a Matrix to play it.
   
8. Go to the Create Menu and select the Matrix, all the way at the bottom of the menu.
9. We want to use the Matrix to play a the melody from Crank That Soulja Boy.
10. First, turn the volume down on the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 15th, and 16th steps.
11. Now on step 1, move the note up 12 spots.
12. On step 4, move the note up 7 spots.
13. On step 7, move the note up 8 spots.
14. On step 11, move the note up 12 spots.
15. On step 14, move the note up 7 spots.
16. When you are done it should look like this.
17. How many notes have the volume on?
18. How many different notes are there?
    
19. Now, create a Redrum and make a 16 step drum pattern using a Clap, Bass Drum, Hi Hat, and Percussion. Make sure you put the sounds on appropriate boxes!
20. Or instead of a Clap, try putting a Snap on 5 and 13 just like Soulja Boy.
21. When you finish your Drum Beat, Copy Pattern To Track.
22. Now we want to revisit the NN-XT and the Matrix.
23. On the Matrix, change the pattern to PATTERN 2.
24. Turn the volume down on all the steps.
25. Create a melody with the notes from C minor, with the volume up on 5 of the steps in the Matrix, using between 3 and 5 different notes.
26. When, you are done with your melody, right click on the Matrix and select Copy Pattern To Track.
27. Click the Pattern button on the Matrix.
28. Highlight all the boxes on the Matrix in the sequence window and drag them up to the NN-XT track.
29. Save the beat as Crank That (your name)

The Matrix and the C Minor Scale

Tuesday we made a melody (the part of a song you sing along to) with the C Major Scale and on Monday we played the C Major scale on the Matrix.

Today we are going to create the C minor scale using the Matrix.

The difference between the C Major Scale and the C minor Scale is that the 3rd, 6th, and 7th notes of the C minor scale are one step below those notes in the C Major Scale.

1. Open Reason
2. Make sure you have a Mixer 14:2
3. Create a NN19 Digital Sampler
4. Click on the Folder in the upper left hand corner of the NN19.
5. In the Patch Browser, click Reason Factory Sound Bank: NN19 Sampler Patches: Guitar: ACGUITAR.smp
6. Now that we have our sound loaded we need a way to play it...ENTER THE MATRIX
7. Go to the Create Menu and select the Matrix, all the way at the bottom of the menu.
8. We want to use the Matrix to play a C minor Scale both up the scale and down the scale.
9. First, change the STEPS on the Matrix from 16 to 32.
   
10. Now, let's turn the volume down on the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 28th, 30th, and 32nd step.
11. On the 3rd step, move the note (the rectangle) up 2 notes.
12. On the 5th step, move the note up 3 notes.
13. On the 7th step, move the note up 5 notes.
14. On the 9th step, move the note up 7 notes.
15. On the 11th step, move the note up 8 notes.
16. On the 13th step, move the note up 10 notes.
17. On the 15th step move the note up 12 notes.
18. On the 17th step move the note up 12 notes.
19. On the 19th step, move the note up 10 notes.
20. On the 21st step, move the note up 8 notes.
21. On the 23rd step, move the note up 7 notes.
22. On the 25th step, move the note up 5 notes.
23. On the 27th step, move the note up 3 notes.
24. On the 29th step, move the note up 2 notes.
25. When your done, the Matrix should look like this.
26. Save the project in your folder as C minor Scale.
27. Think about the following questions:
28. How does the C minor scale sound different from the C Major scale?
29. What's a melody that uses the C minor scale?
30. What's your favorite instrument?
31. What's your favorite song right now? Why do you like this song?
32. Do you think the song is in the major or minor scale?

Rubberband Man

The song Rubberband Man by T.I. and produced by David Banner uses a melody based off of the C MAJOR scale. Let's recreate the melody and then add our on drums. Remember to use the pictures to help guide you with this beat.

1. Open Reason
2. Make sure you have a Mixer 14:2
3. Set Tempo to 82 bpm
   
4. Create a NN19 Digital Sampler
5. Click on the Folder in the upper left hand corner of the NN19.
6. In the Patch Browser, click Reason Factory Sound Bank: NN19 Sampler Patches: Organ: Organ1Perc.smp
7. Now that we have our sound loaded we need a way to play it...ENTER THE MATRIX
8. Go to the Create Menu and select the Matrix, all the way at the bottom of the menu.
9. Now we want to create the melody for T.I.'s song.
10. The first step is....the steps. This melody is 2 bars long so change the steps from 16 to 32 on the Matrix.
11. Now we need to turn the volume down on all the steps we aren't going to use. Leave the volume on on STEPS 1, 8, 10, 11, 17, 24, 26, and 27. For all the other STEPS, turn the volume off.
12. Now we can change the notes of the steps we have left.
13. On STEPS 8 and 10, move the note up four spots.
14. On STEP 11, move the note up five spots.
15. On STEP 17, move the note up seven spots.
16. On STEPS 24 and 26, move the note up 11 spots.
17. On STEP 27, move the note up 12 spots.
18. When you're done with the melody it should look like this:
19. Now, create a Redrum and make a 32 step drum pattern using a Clap, Bass Drum, Hi Hat, and Percussion. Make sure you put the sounds on the correct boxes!
20. On the Redrum, Copy Pattern To Track and Click on the Pattern button.
21. Save your beat as (Your Name) Rubberband Man

The Matrix: Reason

Today we are going to start a new method for creating melodies in Reason using the Matrix. Some of you may find this to be a much easier alternative to using the keyboard. First lets go over some music theory. In music, musicians use scales as the frame for their melodies. There are two basic types of scales, the Major Scale, which has a happy sound, and the minor scale, which has a somber sound. You hear the Major Scale a lot in Pop Music. And you hear the minor scale a lot in Hip Hop music. Today we're going to learn the Major Scale. And more specifically the C Major Scale.

The Major Scale is made up of seven distinct notes, plus an eighth which duplicates the first an octave higher. These notes correspond to the syllables "Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, (Do)". The simplest major scale to write or play on the piano is C major, the only major scale not to require sharps or flats, using only the white keys on the piano keyboard:

1. Open Reason
2. Make sure you have a Mixer 14:2
3. Create a NN19 Digital Sampler
4. Click on the Folder in the upper left hand corner of the NN19.
5. In the Patch Browser, click Reason Factory Sound Bank: NN19 Sampler Patches: Piano: BRIGHTPIANO.smp
6. Now that we have our sound loaded we need a way to play it...ENTER THE MATRIX
7. Go to the Create Menu and select the Matrix, all the way at the bottom of the menu.
8. We want to use the Matrix to play a C Major Scale.
9. Look at the Matrix, do you see the keyboard? We can use this to help us put the NOTES (the red rectangles) on all the white keys.
10. Below the NOTES in the Matrix, do you see the lines? These move up and down and control the VOLUME.
    
11. To make the C Major Scale we are going to move every other note up to the next white key. (I moved the NOTES in between all the way up to the top so that they wouldn't be in my way.)
12. After I've moved all my NOTES, I want to turn the VOLUME all the way down on the NOTES I don't want to hear. After you finish this step, your MATRIX should look something like this.
13. Listen to your scale, does it sound like Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do?
14. Save in your folder as Matrix C Major Scale.
15. Think about the following questions...
    
16. What is a Scale?
17. What does a Major Scale sound like? Who uses it?
18. What is a Melody?
19. Now, if there is time left in class, make a 32 step Redrum beat to go along with your melody. Remember, the beat should include a Clap or Snap or Snare, Bass Drum, Hi Hat, an Percussion. Don't forget to put the sounds on the correct boxes!
    

Keyboard Quiz

Welcome to the Keyboard Quiz. Take your time and read each step carefully!

1. Open Reason

2. Create a MIXER 14:2

3. Set your tempo between 70-110.

4. Create a Redrum & Make a 32 step beat using clap/snap/snare, bass drum, hi hat, and percussion. Move the R to 3 and copy the pattern to track. (/ = or).

5. Time to get a keyboard! Plug it into the computer.

6. Create a Subtractor, Malstrom, or Combinator.

7. Pick a Monosynth or Polysynth of your choice.

8. Play your beat, practice making your melody. When you are ready, record your melody. Make sure to press the quantize button when you are finished.

9. Create a Dr. REX Loop Player. Load in a Dr. REX Percussion Loop. Do NOT PUT IT TO TRACK!

10. Use the keyboard to record your own pattern with the Dr. REX. Make sure to quantize it!

11. Let me know when you finish your work and I will check & grade it!


Great Work!

Keyboard Quiz Practice

Tomorrow we will be having a quiz on making a beat using the keyboard. Lets get as much practice in as we can today!

1. Open Reason

2. CREATE Mixer 14:2

3. Set your tempo to 70-85bpm

4. CREATE Redrum

5. Make a 32 step beat using a Clap OR Snare, Bass Drum, Hi Hat, and Percussion. Make sure you put the sounds on the right boxes!

6. Move your R to 3. Copy your pattern to track.

7. Get a Keyboard.

8. CREATE a Subtractor or Malstrom.

9. Pick any Monosynth or Polysynth of your choice.

10. Play your beat & practice making a melody with your keyboard.

11. When you are ready record your melody. Make sure you click the QUANTIZE button for your melody.

12. Create a Dr. REX Loop Player. Load in a Dr. REX Percussion Loop and put it To Track.

13. Let me or Sean know when you have finished and we'll check your work.

Great work! Good luck on the quiz!

Minor Scale Practice

On Tuesday we saw how Lil Jon used only 3 piano NOTES & 2 different OCTAVES to make the beat for Snap Ya Fingas. Today, I want us to practice on making our own melody using 3-5 NOTES & 2 OCTAVES from the MINOR SCALE. Lets get started!

1. Open Reason

2. CREATE Mixer 14:2

3. Set your tempo between 70-85

4. CREATE a REDRUM

5. Create a 32 step Redrum Beat using a CLAP, Bass Drum, Hi Hat, and Percussion. Make sure you put the sounds on the correct boxes! If you want to put a SNAP in the beat, you can also put that on 5 & 13.

6. Move your R to 5. Copy your pattern to track & press the "PATTERN" button.

7. Get a Keyboard

8. CREATE a SUBTRACTOR or MALSTROM.

9. Practice making your MELODY with the keyboard. DON'T RECORD IF YOU'RE NOT READY! REMEMBER: Your melody should have 3-5 notes from the C MINOR Scale.
(click the picture to make it bigger)


10. When you are ready, record your melody.

11. When you finish recording, press the "QUANTIZE" button.

12. Let me know when you finish and I can check your work.

13. Save your beat as (your name) minor scale practice.

Snap Ya Fingas

Today we're going to remake the melody of the hit single from Lil Jon that featured E-40. We did some MAJOR scale practice yesterday, so today we will practicing using the C MINOR scale. What's important about this lesson is that you will see how Lil Jon used the C MINOR scale to make a simple, catchy hit. With that said, lets get started.

1. Open Reason

2. CREATE Mixer 14:2

3. Set your TEMPO to 82bpm.

4. CREATE a REDRUM.

5. On Sound 1 of the Redrum, Go to Xclusive Drums: Percussion Other: and get the sound called Snp_Rare.aif, put it on boxes 5 & 13.

6. On Sound 2 of the Redrum, Go to Xclusive Drums: Claps: and get the sound called Clp_Congas.wav, put it on boxes 5 & 13.

7. On Sound 3 of the Redrum, Go to Xclusive Drums: Bass Drums: and get the sound called Bd_Boomer.aif, put it on boxes 1, 4, 7, 11, and 14.

8. On Sound 4 of the Redrum, Go to Xclusive Drums: Percussion Other: and get the sound called Guiro_Grrrrda.aif, put it on box 3.

9. Set your steps to 32. Move your EDIT STEPS to 17-32. Now Repeat Steps 5-8.

10. Move R to 5 and COPY YOUR PATTERN TO TRACK. Make sure you press the "pattern" button on the Redrum when you are finished.

11. Now it's time to get a keyboard.

12. Create a Malstrom Graintable Synthesizer.

13. Go to Reason Factory Sound Bank: Malstrom Patches: Monosynths: and choose a sound called Chingy Lead.

14. Now it is time to make the melody of our beat. The Melody of this beat only uses 3 Notes: C, Eb, and D (The First THREE NOTES of the C MINOR SCALE).

15. Set your OCTAVE TO 0 or 1. If you don't remember my example that I gave at the beginning of class, let me know and I will show you how to play the melody again.

16. When you are ready, record the melody. Make sure that you press the QUANTIZE button when you are finished.

17. Let me know when you finish and I will check your work.


Tomorrow D.A.T. will be coming in for another Rhyming exercise so be ready to participate!

Practice Time

Welcome back from Spring Break. Since it's been a week since you all have been making beats in class, I want you to take this time to practice on some of the things we have learned this semester. With that said, lets go ahead & get started!


1. Open Reason

2. CREATE Mixer 14:2


3. Set your tempo between 70-110.

4. CREATE a Redrum Drum Computer.

5. Make a 32 Step Redrum Beat using a Clap OR Snare, Bass Drum, Hi Hat, and a Percussion. Make sure you put all of your sounds on the right boxes!

6. When you are finished and you like your beat, COPY YOUR PATTERN TO TRACK.


7. CREATE a Malstrom Graintable Synthesizer. CLICK the FOLDER. Go to: Reason Factory Sound Bank: Malstrom Patches: Choose a sound from the MONOSYNTH, POLYSYNTH, or RHYTHMIC folders.

8. Plug in your Keyboard. Play your Redrum beat and PRACTICE making a MELODY with the keyboard that has between 3-5 WHITE KEYS (C Major Scale).
(Pink Notes = White Keys)


9. When you are ready, press the RECORD button and RECORD your MELODY. When you finish RECORDING, press the QUANTIZE button & press the RECORD button AGAIN to STOP RECORDING.

10. Create a Dr. REX Loop Player. Load in any Dr. REX Percussion Loop. You can Put it TO TRACK OR use the KEYBOARD to RECORD your own pattern.

When you are finished, SAVE your beat as (your name) Reason Practice. Let me know when you finish so that I can check your work.

Major & Minor Scale Practice

Take a good look at the 2 scales (C Major & C Minor). Today we are going to play each scale today with the keyboard to get more comfortable with where the keys are.


C Major Scale = pink notes


C Minor Scale

The difference between the 2 scales are the 3rd, 6th and 7th notes.

1. Open Reason
2. Make sure you have a Mixer 14:2
3. Set Tempo between 70-90bpm
   
4. Create a Redrum and make a 32 step drum pattern using a Clap or Snap, Bass Drum, Hi Hat, and Percussion. Make sure you put the sounds on the right boxes!
5. On the Redrum, Copy Pattern To Track.
6. Now Create a NNXT: Go To Reason Factory Sound Bank: NNXT Patches: Piano: Choose 'A Grand Piano'.
   
7. Move the Right loop point to R5
   
8. Look at the C Major scale. When you are ready, record yourself playing the C Major scale going up the scale AND back down the scale using QUARTER NOTES (I will explain this in class).
   
9. When you have finished making your melody, hit the quantize button and press stop.
10. Now move the Left Loop Point to L5 and the Right Loop Point to R9.
11. Look at the C Minor Scale picture. When you are ready, record yourself playing in the C Minor Scale, going up the scale AND back down the scale using QUARTER NOTES.
    
12. When you finish recording, press the quantize button and stop.
    
13. Now move the LEFT LOOP POINT back to L1 & play your beat. What sounds different about the major scale & the minor scale?
14. Save your beat as (your name) Scales Practice.
    

The Keyboard

The past 2 weeks we have been working with the keyboards using a Dr. Rex to change the melody of a Dr. Rex Loop. Some of you had an issue with hitting the keyboard and not hearing a sound. That was because of a certain thing on the keyboard called "Octave". Today we are going to make our own melodies using the Keyboard. Almost every "Octave" should play a sound when using a Combinator, NNXT, NN19, Subtractor, or Malstrom. Today, we will be making Redrum drum beats and using the Subtractor to add our own original melody. Lets get started! For a reference, here are pictures of the C Major scale & the C Minor scale.


C Major Scale = pink notes


C Minor Scale

The difference between the 2 scales are the 3rd, 6th and 7th notes.








I want you to make a 2 bar melody using between 3-5 notes with a Redrum drum beat.

1. Open Reason
2. Make sure you have a Mixer 14:2
3. Set Tempo between 70-110 bpm
   
4. Create a Redrum and make a 32 step drum pattern using a Clap or Snap, Bass Drum, Hi Hat, and Percussion. Make sure you put the sounds on appropriate boxes!
5. On the Redrum, Copy Pattern To Track.
6. Now Create a Subtractor: choose Mono Synths: And choose any sound in the Mono Synths folder.
   
7. Move the Right loop point to R3
   
8. Create a melody using notes from the C major scale. Use between 3 and 5 different notes
9. When you have finished making your melody, hit the quantize button and record it.
10. Create a Dr. Rex and load a Percussion Loop.
11. Don't copy it to track! Play the different slices using the keyboard. When you have something cool, record it.
12. When you finish recording the Percussion loop, don't forget to press the quantize button.
    
13. Save your beat as (YOUR NAME) 1108.

Keyboard REX Quiz

The moment is here! Before getting started, download the special sample for today's quiz.

Click HERE to download the sample.

If that link doesn't work, Click HERE.

Once the sample is downloaded proceed to the quiz.


1. Open Reason

2. Create MIXER 14:2

3. Set your tempo between 80-105bpm

4. Create a Redrum

5. Make a 32 step beat using a clap OR snare drum, bass drum, hi hat, and percussion.

6. Move R to 5.

7. Copy your pattern to track AND click the pattern button.

8. Create a Dr. REX Loop Player.

9. Load in the special quiz sample.

10. Use the keyboard to make your own pattern with the special quiz sample. If you hear nothing on the keyboard when you try to hear the sample, click the keyboard OCTAVE down to -1.

11. When you are ready, record your pattern using the keyboard and the special quiz sample.

12. When you are done recording, press STOP or the RECORD button to stop recording.

13*. Click the QUANTIZE button to make sure your new pattern is on beat.

14. Let me know when you have finished your work and I will come by and grade it.

Good work! You may now QUIETLY have some free time at your computer for the rest of the class.

Friday Quiz Practice!

There WILL be a quiz this Friday the 27th. I will be bringing in a special Dr. REX Loop for the quiz.

Click HERE to practice for the upcoming quiz. I highly recommend that you practice!

Halloween: The Curse of Reason

Are you scared yet? Today we're going to be using a sample from the movie Halloween and making our own remixes to it. There is 2 ways this can be done....1) Copying the loop to track or 2) Using the keyboard to make your own melody out of the sample. I recommend using the keyboard with this loop. Okay, with that being said, grab your theoretical knife, grab your theoretical mask, put on your theoretical jumpsuit and KILL (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)...this beat!

1. ) Download your choice of either loop 1, loop 2, or both. To get loop 1 click here: http://www.transferbigfiles.com/Get.aspx?id=e14eb3fe-8a6c-483e-86de-703f9553663f

To get loop 2 click here: http://www.transferbigfiles.com/Get.aspx?id=afabccc6-a65c-4844-bb47-0105b5b58fad

2.) Open Reason

3.) Create Mixer 14:2

4.) Set your tempo between 80-120.

5.) Create a Redrum Drum Computer and make either a 16 step or 32 step beat.

6.) Create a Dr. Rex Loop Player.

7.) Click on the folder to find a sound. In the menu, select "Desktop" to find the Halloween samples. Choose either Halloween1 or Halloween2.

8.) Either copy the pattern to the track or use the keyboard to make your own melody out of the sample. For keyboard instructions continue reading.

9.) Play your Redrum beat and practice your rhythm using the sample on the keyboard. When you are ready, Put your L at 1 and your R at 3.

10.) Press the record button and play in your melody with your keyboard. When you are finished, press the record button again to stop recording.

11.) Press the QUANTIZE button to fix your keyboard melody if you think it is off beat.

12.) Save the beat as (Your Name) Halloween.

Survey Time!

Today we're going to do something a little different. Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) wants to know what you think about your school. They have a survey for you all to take. It is important for you to let them know what you think, and now you have a chance!

To take the survey in English click here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=E_2fdR_2fJDoNQaXv0olRZ8VOA_3d_3d

To take the survey in Spanish click here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=pa7yNBGk_2f71y2uYWySHWQg_3d_3d

When you are finished with the survey, I want you to open Reason and make a new beat that has a 32-Step Redrum Beat, a Dr. REX Percussion Loop, and a Dr. Rex Music/Instrument Loop with a keyboard.

The Keyboard

Today we are going to introduce a new instrument: The Keyboard

1. Open Reason
2. Make sure you have a Mixer 14:2
3. Set Tempo to 95 bpm
4. For this exercise, let's make a 32 step beat!
   
5. Create Redrum
6. In Sound 1 on the Redrum, load a Clap and put it on 5 and 13.
7. In Sound 2 on the Redrum, load a Bass Drum and put it on 1, and a few other boxes (except 5 and 13).
   
8. In Sound 3 on the Redrum, load a Hi Hat and put it on boxes that sound good.
9. In Sound 4 on the Redrum, load a Percussion sound and put it anywhere.
10. Now, we want to edit steps 17-32.
11. Change the steps of the Redrum from 16 to 32.
12. Move the Edit Steps from 1-16 to 17-32.
13. Repeat steps 6 through 9.
14. Now that you've finished making your pattern, it's time to Copy Pattern To Track.
15. Right click on the Redrum and select Copy Pattern to Track.
16. Click on the PATTERN button on the Redrum so that they don't play at the same time.
17. Move your Right Loop point to R3
    
18. Now we want to Create a Dr. Rex instrument loop.
19. Go to the Create menu and Create a Dr. Rex Loop Player.
20. We need to load a loop, so click on the folder in the upper left hand corner of the loop player.
21. Choose one of your favorite loops.
22. Now, we're going to play the loop using the keyboard. Hear how when you play the keyboard it plays different slices of your Dr. Rex?
23. Push play and try making a new melody using the keyboard.
    
24. When you find a melody that you like, push record, wait for the cursor to get back to the L and start playing!
25. When you are done, push stop.
26. Save your beat as Keyboard Rex.