Create Digital Music » Record Beta: We’ve Got Invites, Thoughts from a Superfan

Jul 27 2009

Record Beta: We’ve Got Invites, Thoughts from a Superfan

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Given the passion of the debate, it’s easy to forget that Propellerheads’ Record has been firing up discussion from many people who haven’t actually seen it. Record is to audio recording, mixing, and mastering what Reason is to synthesized sound, and for Reason lovers, it finally delivers that holy grail – multiple racks. Record is a bit like Reason Studio, taking those instruments and giving them a full production context.

Since its release, Propellerhead has amplified polarized opinions about this tool. It doesn’t support plug-ins (though you can use other ReWire clients), it doesn’t do things like film scoring, and thus its singular focus on recording means I think it’s fair for Propellerhead to say it’s not a DAW. Of course, going so far as tell blogs they can’t label it as such is going a bit far, and it only made some people protest more. And the focus on those features hasn’t pleased users who want everything and a kitchen sink on their feature list. Users were divided over the Ignition Key and online authorization scheme (see full explanation), of course.

But it is something about which everyone seems to have an opinion, and for that alone, I love it. That’d be a little more fair if you’ve actually gotten to use it, however. So, now’s your chance to try Record for yourself:

http://www.propellerheads.se/products/record/

The beta is a full-featured, open-and-save-capable version, through its expiration date on September 9.

~~If you’re impatient, we can get you the beta key right now. Just leave a comment, say something intelligent, say “+1 beta,” and be sure to leave your real email address.~~ (Emails are not published on the site; I’ll just see them in my inbox.) If you’d like to be on the CDM Notes mailing list (no other marketing or spam), say “+1 email.”

All out! Thanks to everyone; hopefully we’ve gotten everyone a code who wanted one. Follow comments for some little glitches with their Website…

Once you’ve got a reply from me, download Record by entering your code at http://recordyou.com. You’ll also get two codes to pass along to friends.

Update on registration: I talked to Propellerhead’s web developer – when you get the confirmation email for recordyou.com, go ahead and log in! You’ll be confirmed automatically. Some people saw this login page following the confirmation email and thought something was wrong. Don’t worry, log in, and everything will be fine.

We’ll give out keys until we run out. Propellerhead shared some with us, but then composer Josh Mobley, whose work is featured in Record and has been an advocate of the software from the beginning, reached out. Josh gave us half his stash of keys to share with CDM readers, because he’s devoted to Propellerhead’s stuff. How devoted? He has a Reason tattoo. And it’s nice to hear that Record is pleasing a Reason fan, as that to me remains the big test. Josh has done some significant commercial work, ranging from NBC’s The Office to Ford Motors to the US Department of Defense, with scoring, music, sound design, remix, and environmental projects.

http://www.joshmobley.com/

And he’s a superfan in the best way. I asked him why Record matters in his work:

I love me some Reason. In fact, I love it so much, I got a tattoo on my wrist of the Reason logo. Most people thought I was out of my mind but I love it. Why? Things really didn’t start taking off for me until I started using Reason. I took one look at the program and thought, they made this for me. I started busting out tunes faster than I ever had before. And people were snatching them right up. It dawned on me right then and there that this self-contained environment had freed me up and allowed me to be creative without scrolling through a bunch of plug-ins and whatnot. The distractions of making music were gone. A limited tool set that can be routed and combined in an infinite number of ways. One needs only to look at the patches and music that [Reason user] peff is making to see that reason is the most powerful music instrument in the world.

And now, we have Record: Audio+Reason+SSL Mixer. Having used it since the early alphas, I can honestly say that Record is every bit as musical and easy to use as Reason. The time stretching is, frankly, jaw-dropping. The new mixer sounds like the SSL at my old studio. You can easily do a whole song in Record without any other software. However, Record+Reason is a lethal Combination.

I could go on and on, but at the end of the day, you really need to spend some time with this program and see what’s possible. I can almost certainly guarantee that you will be making music faster than you ever did.

Photo: Josh Mobley.

Now, a superfan is not a fanboy. Fanboys, as we know, are the folks who get defensive even in the face of some obvious shortcoming, who spend lots of their time talking down other people’s choices. The superfans I’m guessing are generally too busy actually using their software – in this case, making music.

And if you do find software you love enough to tattoo on your wrist (see also our friend Jo with Reaktor), you don’t need any reviewer or forum commenter or expert or anyone else to tell you what to think. You’ll know.

Do tell us what you think of Record as you use it, and good luck snagging a code.

Previously:
Propellerhead Record In-Depth Preview: Recording, Reason-Style; Beta Test Now
Propellerhead Record: New Getting Started Video Tutorial, Blog
How Propellerhead’s New “Ignition Key” Authorization for Record Works

Beautiful, Orgasmic Animation of Robots, Modular Synthesis

Merce Cunningham Dies at 90; How Electronic Music Shaped His Sense of Time

204 Comments

The Metaid

+1 beta
+1 email

July 27, 2009 @ 4:57 am

Human Koala

+1 beta curious to see how their mixing console sounds

July 27, 2009 @ 5:00 am

Joshu

Haven’t used Reason since 3.0 – intresting to se how Record compares to the audio features of Live.

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 5:05 am

whit

+ 1 beta, +1 email

Reason w/ Live thru rewire has always been a great workflow (tweak reason, capture the output in live, rinse repeat). Curious to see how this will translate in Record…

July 27, 2009 @ 5:06 am

Nic

+1 beta

Would love to give this a spin. I’ve got more wires than good ideas at the moment.

July 27, 2009 @ 5:07 am

Lawrie

+1 beta
+1 email
Cheers guys – this sounds great.

July 27, 2009 @ 5:12 am

Nil

+1 beta
+1 email

I’m a longtime Reason user, using it rewired to Logic Pro 8. I’m very very curious to test the SSL emulation, and to finally be able to have a full screen display for my .rns

July 27, 2009 @ 5:12 am

Joel Corriveau

+1 beta
+1 email

July 27, 2009 @ 5:14 am

Joel

+ 1 beta, +1 email
Wonderful

July 27, 2009 @ 5:15 am

Dan

+1 beta
+1 email

July 27, 2009 @ 5:15 am

oscillateur

+1 beta
Reason is really not for me (I’m a hardware person), but this might be interesting…

July 27, 2009 @ 5:16 am

Benny

+1 beta

Btw: how many beta keys do you guy give away?

July 27, 2009 @ 5:17 am

kj

+1 beta
+1 e-mail

thanks! as PT user, am anxious to hear SSL emulation…

July 27, 2009 @ 5:18 am

magrek84

+1 beta
+1 email
Curious to try the new mixer

July 27, 2009 @ 5:20 am

Real Bad

+1 beta

thanks

July 27, 2009 @ 5:20 am

Rob Lord

+1 beta

Can’t wait to try this out. The Prop guys make such solid and creative software. This plus Reason could be a really interesting alternative to your usual DAW.

Rob

July 27, 2009 @ 5:22 am

Martin

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 5:26 am

Johan

+1 beta
+1 email

July 27, 2009 @ 5:27 am

Carl

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 5:28 am

Joe

+1 beta

Looking forward to the latest in patch cord gravity and motion emulation technologies

July 27, 2009 @ 5:28 am

Spraoi

+1 beta
Top notch

July 27, 2009 @ 5:31 am

Peter Kirn

Thanks everyone. Actually a nice range of folks here as far as backgrounds. Practically a crowdsourced review.

How many invites do we have? Actually didn’t count… think it’s about 60; at this rate, bet we run out! A HUGE thanks to Josh Mobley, as most came from him!

@Joe: HA! Same as it ever was. ;)

July 27, 2009 @ 5:31 am

Carlj

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 5:34 am

skugga

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 5:36 am

Drac

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 5:36 am

franz

+1 beta. Just setup upp a new live rig. Im a longtime logic user and wanted to buy apc and ableton as soon as its available over here. But the main idea is to develop tunes while playing live, this may be just the rigth thing

July 27, 2009 @ 5:40 am

Luis Bustamante

Been dreaming of recording audio in reason since v1 but afterwards abandoned the platform as my interest went back to guitars and live band recording, i’m very interested to try it out as i’m always looking for an easier, more practical solution to record live performances.

+1 beta
+1 email

July 27, 2009 @ 5:41 am

Martin

+1 beta
+1 email

would be nice to give it a test drive.

thanks.

July 27, 2009 @ 5:42 am

Kyle Tait

+1 beta
+1 email

July 27, 2009 @ 5:45 am

ifthenwhy

+1Beta

I need to try Record. I want to lower the bar while raising the standards.

I want to try Record. I’ve been dreaming of a Dongle.

I want to try Record. Just to use it as a Re-wire host for Re-Birth.

I want to try Record. So I can tell that hot emo girl who sits next to me on the subway that Im the guy in Crystal Castles (or at least Trio).

I want to try Record. Because I’m pretty sure I can do Sgt Pepper better than those Beatles guys. Pretty sure!

July 27, 2009 @ 5:46 am

David

The simple keyboard shortcuts for workspace switching is brilliant
+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 5:48 am

andrewb

hey hey, i’d like to give it a shot to demostrate it to my professors

July 27, 2009 @ 5:49 am

andrewb

sorry, puched enter by mistake
i meant
+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 5:50 am

Scott

+1 Beta, please.
Im so excited!
Thanks so much!
Cheers,
C A T A L O G

July 27, 2009 @ 5:50 am

Peter Kirn

@ifthenwhy now leading the ‘best comment’ competition.

So, in case it wasn’t clear, you need to head here to download your file:
http://www.recordyou.com/

And if your code doesn’t work, that probably means I screwed it up, so shout back. ;)

July 27, 2009 @ 5:50 am

WHIV

+1 beta
+1 email

I’m interested to check this out, because while I lovvvveeee Reason I’m not super jazzed about its sequencer, and love Ableton for much fo my sequencing. Will Record work out for me? I dunno. But I sure am interested in it.

July 27, 2009 @ 5:52 am

Riff

+1 Beta

July 27, 2009 @ 5:53 am

Owen Meyers

+1 beta

I’ve been a fan of Propellerhead’s software since ReBirth, and have been using Reason extensively through the years. Can’t wait to take it to the next level with Record!

July 27, 2009 @ 5:57 am

Anders

+1 beta please

Anders

July 27, 2009 @ 6:01 am

Rj

+1 beta

Because I do a little dance when installing unreleased software and windows 7 RC1 + this will make me faint

July 27, 2009 @ 6:04 am

M.

Excellent reporting – looking forward to learning about it.

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 6:04 am

Andreas

+1 beta
+1 email

I like the idea of intentional limitations. It’s the way business in Stockholm operates. ;)

July 27, 2009 @ 6:07 am

MHG

+1 beta
I am so excited to use the patch-cords-and-knobs software paradigm but be able to record actual instruments! Enough of this abstract DAW software with mixers that don’t look like mixers, gimme SSL!

July 27, 2009 @ 6:08 am

prospect

+1 beta
+1 email

July 27, 2009 @ 6:10 am

Eric Klein

+1 Beta
+1 Email

I loved the “patch cable” interface with reason. I’m interested to see if maybe Record is a good way to master my tracks.

July 27, 2009 @ 6:13 am

Jerome

+1 Beta
+1 Email

July 27, 2009 @ 6:14 am

Jason

+1 Beta
+1 Email

July 27, 2009 @ 6:18 am

Manuel Banougla

Very interested to see (and hear) how well the time stretching function works as well as check out the mixing device.

+1 beta
+1 email

July 27, 2009 @ 6:20 am

Fabio FZero

+1 beta

I’m not so hot for Reason’s interface, but I’m curious and try to keep an open mind. Let’s see how this goes. :-)

July 27, 2009 @ 6:20 am

Lightborne

+1 beta
+1 email

July 27, 2009 @ 6:25 am

Joel

+1 beta
+1 email

July 27, 2009 @ 6:27 am

Rick

+1 beta +1 email

July 27, 2009 @ 6:30 am

Luke

Glad it’s stripped down but still waiting for someone to do something interesting with sequencing…
+1 beta
+1 email

July 27, 2009 @ 6:37 am

Guy Snape

+1 beta
+1 email
This sounds amazing, can’t wait to try Record – will be fantastic if it lives up to expectations.

July 27, 2009 @ 6:45 am

Simon Lacelle

The modularity and flexibility of Reason applied to audio can only spell awesomeness.

Oh and

+1 Beta.

July 27, 2009 @ 6:50 am

Will

+1 beta
+1 e-mail

if there are any left!

July 27, 2009 @ 6:50 am

Kevin Connor

+1 beta
+1 email

Haven’t tried Reason since about 2001, on a 9″ Sony Vaio screen — not a good experience. Happy to try again, with a nice big monitor… Thanks, Peter

July 27, 2009 @ 6:56 am

Kawera

+1 beta
+1 email

I’ve been rewiring Reason to Reaper for quite a while now, because I want to use plugins and record audio. I have mixed feelings about Record. As a long time Reason fan, I’m excited. On the other hand, I’m a little disappointed they didn’t go all the way with Record. I’d love to see a Propellerhead style DAW.

July 27, 2009 @ 7:06 am

WHIV

Ok, having tinkered around with this for the past half an hour or so I have a few observations as a live sound engineer and regular Reason + Ableton + occasionally Pro Tools user:

1) This is a DAW, regardless of what Props tries to say otherwise. It’s a limited one, sure, but it’s obviously a DAW as soon as you open it. The price of the Reason + Record package for new users is indicative of this.

2) While Record’s interface has a lot of nice things going on (the timeline below the sequencer looks really nice, for instance, and everything is nice and polished looking) it’s a perfect illustration of the limitations created by software-as-hardware GUIs. Everything is cluttered and tough to navigate on my Macbook, and seeing this many knobs all at once is a bit overwhelming. Since Prop’s isn’t going for the pro market with Record, as evidenced by their attempts to paint it as a Not-A-DAW, why would they make it so difficult to use on a smallish laptop or one screen setup?

Worse, I’m not even using 50% of the clutter I’m seeing. Why, for instance, do I need to see all eight sends per track when I’m not using *any* of the sends on several of those tracks? If I’m not using the compressor why does it still show up on the track? Etc. I also see why Reason’s rack is exclusively vertical — this shit gets a bit dizzying all zoomed up close with multiple rows of effects and instruments. I hope there’s some way to zoom out so you can see more of your rack(s) at once, though I’ve yet to find that option and don’t think Props saw fit to include it.

3) Running audio through Reason’s effects/modular environment is superneatrad. I’m lovin’ it.

Granted, I’ve barely spent any time with the program, but the way I keep going all cross eyed whenever I look at the interface doesn’t bode well. Sure, using Reason’s modular environment with recorded audio is great, but the interface is making it a pain. Shitloads of knobs make sense on real world mixers, but they amount to needless confusion and clutter when they’re inside my laptop.

July 27, 2009 @ 7:11 am

Graham

+1 beta!

I really WANT to think this software has something to offer me that Logic can’t.

July 27, 2009 @ 7:12 am

reignbear

+1 Beta
+1 email

perfect timing, I was just talking last night about giving reason another chance since i’ve been collaborating lately with a heavy reason user…i’m moving in a week though and we are going to working via e-mail and phone so this seems like it could streamline the process…

July 27, 2009 @ 7:19 am

john fawcett

+1 beta
+1 email
I’m super excited to get my hands on this. I’ve been using reason since version 2, its my favorite tool for sculpting sounds.

July 27, 2009 @ 7:21 am

tb

been a tester for all reasons, would LOVE to beta test this
1.t.b.a.0.3@gmail.com

July 27, 2009 @ 7:24 am

POLYGLOTT

+1 beta

Reason + Live reWire wins because the sequencer in Reason is so simple to use and to combine instruments with. FL Studio-esque in it’s simplicity.

That was the smartest thing I can think of this early in the morning.

Yay for RECORD!

July 27, 2009 @ 7:26 am

tb

damn, i really had shit in my eyes, i put my email in the post, silly me, one email that is now dead
+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 7:26 am

Israel Zuñiga

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 7:31 am

Peter Kirn

Okay, we’re down to one code as of Israel’s request, but we may be able to get a second batch from Josh… so sign up and we may be able to hook you up later today.

July 27, 2009 @ 7:37 am

db73

Looks promising, can’t wait to test it. Thanks cdm

+1 Beta
+1 email

July 27, 2009 @ 7:37 am

Adrian Anders

+1 Beta
If you could hook me up Peter, I would appreciate it!

July 27, 2009 @ 7:38 am

hEAVYmENTAL

+1 beta
+1 email

Record might be the deciding factor in getting my own Propellerhead tattoo.

July 27, 2009 @ 7:41 am

Krz

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 7:53 am

solocoptor

+1 beta
I can’t think of anything intelligent :(

Many thanks

July 27, 2009 @ 7:55 am

flying lotus

Too little
Too late

July 27, 2009 @ 7:58 am

Ian C. Anderson

I’d love a key. Thanks Peter for the great post(s)!

July 27, 2009 @ 8:01 am

reignbear

fly lo, I could send you one of my 2 invite codes.

July 27, 2009 @ 8:05 am

reignbear

unless you mean that record itself is too little too late…

July 27, 2009 @ 8:07 am

Mik

+1 beta
thanks!!

July 27, 2009 @ 8:09 am

makeagetaway

If possible…

+1 beta please
+1 email

If not, no worries

July 27, 2009 @ 8:10 am

Kyran

I’m pretty much settled in my tools, but it never hurts to try something new I guess. I wonder if it does audio better than ableton live.

+1 beta for me too

I won’t die if there are none left, so don’t worry :)

July 27, 2009 @ 8:13 am

Alex

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 8:14 am

Operator6581

+1 Beta
+1 Email

Thanks so much!

July 27, 2009 @ 8:14 am

Jake Achée

+1 beta

I wanna see if it works in Wine. :)

July 27, 2009 @ 8:18 am

Jmelynbins

+1 Beta, Please!

I WILL die if they run out again! New software means new ideas to explore and it’s about that time again.

Thank you :)

July 27, 2009 @ 8:28 am

George Siede

+1 Beta
+1 Email

Thank you!

July 27, 2009 @ 8:28 am

lrtitze

I agree that it’d be good to be able to make an informed decision about this product.

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 8:32 am

Peter Kirn

From Adrian onward, I’m working on getting another batch of codes for y’all, so hope to send those out later today. (Josh is again digging into his own batch.)

I think you’ll be set by the end of the day.

@Jake — yeah, I’m interested in WINE testing, too, especially since Reason and ReBirth work pretty well! Not relying on PACE/interlok may help out in a big way…

July 27, 2009 @ 8:37 am

Peter Kirn

Hey, is anyone else having trouble with the registration process? I’m getting a couple of emails with problems. It *could* be my codes (like me making a pasting mistake), but I’m guessing it’s something with the authorization process on Props’ site? Some of you seem to be successful, so please post detailed problems in comments if you run into any wrinkles.

July 27, 2009 @ 8:38 am

Rob Cosh

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 8:45 am

Mike

+1 beta
+1 email

I’m an amateur “hobbyist” musician/producer with moderate Reason experience and Record (beta) is a dream come true. I’ve been struggling with the unintuitive, glitchy ProTools LE for a while and I’ve already made the decision to dump it altogether for Record. Works great (better than PT LE) w/ the Mbox 2 Pro, btw

July 27, 2009 @ 8:50 am

onosendai

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 9:21 am

George Germanos

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 9:22 am

dfb

I tried the beta a few weeks back. I’m a long time Reason user since v1, but Record seemed way too cluttered w/ too much going on interface-wise. The graphics were nice, but it was difficult to get around in from a usability standpoint. Just my opinion:)

July 27, 2009 @ 9:26 am

twilight_fish

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 9:29 am

beju

+1 beta
+1 email

I long waited for a software that concentrate on recording only ; I hope to find the kind of fun I had back in the days with a four track ; I think no vst plugins is a good think, because it means no distraction, and so, more time for creation (if the Record internal plugins sound good of course!)

cheers !

July 27, 2009 @ 9:29 am

archiveofeverything

+1 beta

would be interesting to see how this is shaping up…

July 27, 2009 @ 9:31 am

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July 27, 2009 @ 9:37 am

ronald stewart

Josh Mobley sounds like a really cool guy!
I love this comment
“It dawned on me right then and there that this self-contained environment had freed me up and allowed me to be creative without scrolling through a bunch of plug-ins and whatnot. The distractions of making music were gone. A limited tool set that can be routed and combined in an infinite number of ways”.

Sounds like our vision over here at camp Indamixx.

July 27, 2009 @ 9:49 am

Chris Conover

Hi, I’ve heard quite a bit about Record and was almost surprised to hear you were favoring it against Logic 9. Currently working for the Audio Studios at University of Michigan and would love to give Record a try. +1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 9:51 am

Garry Schafer

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 9:53 am

Noel Vaughn

I’m a live PA artist and as such use ableton (and a bunch of hardware) for my performances. Looking to see if Record can help me be more productive for my studio sessions.
+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 9:55 am

Peter Kirn

Hi everyone — Propellerhead has promised a new set of codes for tomorrow. I’ll work through this list in the order in which it was received. Alternatively, if you happen to know anyone on the list, they will have gotten extra codes. ;)

But in the meantime, keep this going.

@Chris: I certainly didn’t mean to imply I thought Record was better than Logic, although if you’re on Windows it has a distinct advantage. ;) I think it’s apples to oranges, so to speak — and that’s good; if all software were alike, that’d be pretty boring, and it’s better to have some clear goals and attack them.

July 27, 2009 @ 9:57 am

Jens Lindberg

+1 beta.

Would be relly nice to have a go at Record and go hands of mouse and keyboard as a change.

July 27, 2009 @ 10:00 am

7oi

I can’t say I’m not curious about record. It sounds interesting, to say the least. I’m just not sure if I’ll get around to test it that much, so I’l gonna go with:
+1 email

I’m having plenty to do with adding stuff to my website (including som max/MSP stuff, if someone’s interested) and moving a bookstore, so you guys have fun while I get some work done.

July 27, 2009 @ 10:06 am

7oi

crap… grammar mistakes!

July 27, 2009 @ 10:06 am

kingmetal

+1 beta

My roommate is just getting into recording and I’m setting him up with a rig as we speak – he’s a Reason user and I’d love to see how he does on Record.

July 27, 2009 @ 10:11 am

micah

i cant wait for record. the beta is great! it really is my holy grail..have been waiting for something like this for years..i am a completely obsessed reason user haha
also i’m not really concerned about having to use the ““Ignition Key”
it seems like it works .. better than other dongles..

July 27, 2009 @ 10:11 am

curtis

+1 email
+1 beta

thanks!!

July 27, 2009 @ 10:20 am

Steven Nguyen

+1 beta

I’m still a little bit sketchy about the whole layout, it just seems way too cluttered. I guess it’s something to get used to, and perhaps it’s really intuitive, but it still looks overly complex the way they lay out the mixer, and rack.

July 27, 2009 @ 10:30 am

butchered

+1 beta

it would be really great t to try with my band for live performances. i’m so excited!

July 27, 2009 @ 10:42 am

Christian

+1 beta

thanks!

July 27, 2009 @ 10:45 am

josé maria

+1 beta

i will record a song in your honor

July 27, 2009 @ 10:47 am

Peter Kirn

Okay, FYI, I’m unable to make the beta site work on Firefox 3.5. I suggest trying an alternative browser (Google Chrome worked for me) just to nab the download – then it was fine.

July 27, 2009 @ 10:54 am

kj

hey peter, guess you can give my code to someone else as i just noticed that one needs to be connected to the internet to run the beta. i, being a person who records for living, do not have either my mac or my windows recording machines connected to the internet. i would’ve thought the reasons for this would have been obvious but here again, this is not for the pros as much as it for the “prosumer” crowd who have no qualms (again, foolishly, IMO) about having their machine be internet connected while working with their DAW.

this kind of sucks as i was actually gonna give this “record” a real chance and see if it could give PT a real run for it’s money. oh well…

July 27, 2009 @ 11:11 am

Allan Roberto

Snakes don’t smoke!

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 11:13 am

Marco Tulio Thrash

+1 Beta

After having had to coax Reason 3 into recording vocals because of an emergency, I want to see how easy this is. :P

July 27, 2009 @ 11:43 am

Jordan K

+1 Beta

I’m more excited about multi-racks than recording capabilities. Reason is fantastic for providing a tangible interface with many possibilities, but it does tend to get a bit cluttered.

July 27, 2009 @ 11:47 am

nat

+1 beta
your description is intriguing, hadnt heard of this at all.

July 27, 2009 @ 11:48 am

Eric

+1 beta

Been a fan of Props since the Rebirth days. Interested to see how this one turns out. Thx!

July 27, 2009 @ 11:53 am

CuriousJohn

The UI looks pretty good and their promo video on YouTube is awesome. Nicely done PH. I wonder how it will run under the latest build of Snow Leopard. Sure hope there are some invite codes left.

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 11:56 am

Emil

curious about the sound engine.
+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 12:04 pm

Fernando

+1 beta

I hate reason but the idea behind Record is great for me.

please friend !

July 27, 2009 @ 12:12 pm

edison

+1 beta…..!
super curious about this!

July 27, 2009 @ 12:22 pm

Mr Moral

I’ve never been fan of Reason but I’d love to give this a spin.

Ps. Peter, the email address is a little weird but real. Ds.

July 27, 2009 @ 12:27 pm

Jonesey

I cannot wait to have a full Reason/Record system up and running. I wonder if we buy our license early, will they be able to ship so that it arrives on the 9th?

+1 beta please! Props are taking forever.

July 27, 2009 @ 12:29 pm

Jonesey

oh, +1 email too. thanks.

July 27, 2009 @ 2:03 pm

+1 beta

Hecke YEA! Sine me up dude.

July 27, 2009 @ 2:11 pm

ABZyrd

+1 beta. Much thanks 2 U for this.

July 27, 2009 @ 2:12 pm

lorenb

+1 beta please very much
thank you!

July 27, 2009 @ 2:31 pm

Jon Schumann

+1 beta – Amen to that!!

July 27, 2009 @ 2:38 pm

Sven

@Peter:Thanks for providing us with the greatest music-making-blog ever!

July 27, 2009 @ 2:42 pm

Raihan

+1 beta
+1 countertop
+1 email
+1 mushroom sausage pizza

thanks, pk.

July 27, 2009 @ 3:08 pm

alonso

+1 beta

July 27, 2009 @ 3:19 pm

NegativeFormat

+1 beta

Thank you for the great opportunity. I would enjoy to see the new tools Propellerhead provides its customers and look forward to any new additions to the Reason environment. Thank you again for offering your readers this chance.

July 27, 2009 @ 3:30 pm

p2b

+1 beta

Wow, I guess I’m a bit late.

July 27, 2009 @ 3:50 pm

Peter Kirn

Okay, we may not be able to accommodate everyone on comments now, just FYI. So now that you’re down the list, you may want to just request a code right at:
http://recordyou.com

Of course, we still welcome your comments, so keep those coming. :)

July 27, 2009 @ 4:43 pm

Nelson Pinero

+1 beta,
I have been using Reason since version 1. I was a master beta tester (sorry, I had to) on Reason 3 and 4 and now want to try Record. Thanks

July 27, 2009 @ 6:01 pm

gorbitron

+1beta

July 27, 2009 @ 6:55 pm

Chris Caceres

+1 beta
Would love to test out this product with some of my new tracks. Thanks

July 27, 2009 @ 7:36 pm

eric

+1 beta
+1 email

10nX

July 27, 2009 @ 8:11 pm

DJ Big H

+1 Beta
+1 Email

Thanks CDM!

July 27, 2009 @ 8:38 pm

hide_waki

+1 beta,

July 27, 2009 @ 8:40 pm

Michael Breisch

+1 beta
+1 Email

July 27, 2009 @ 9:17 pm

Erik_Hz

+1 Beta Please kind sir

July 27, 2009 @ 9:31 pm

Antix

+1 Beta

July 27, 2009 @ 10:54 pm

Projoosa

+1 Beta
+1 Email

July 27, 2009 @ 11:07 pm

The Hitman

+1 Beta
Yes please.

July 27, 2009 @ 11:22 pm

SoundVibez

+1 Beta

July 28, 2009 @ 12:29 am

lameaim

I’d love to give Record a shot, assuming that you guys have any beta codes left to give out… here’s me hoping that I haven’t acted too late.

+1 beta
+1 email

Thanks for doing this!

July 28, 2009 @ 12:33 am

zarquin

+1 beta
+1 email.

be interesting to see if there is a “record sound” like there is a “reason sound” ..

July 28, 2009 @ 1:34 am

Hr. Naturli'

+1 beta

July 28, 2009 @ 1:57 am

oscillateur

No luck so far with the registration process for me… My code is valid, I got a confirmation email but when I go to the link that’s supposed to activate my account, I’m asked to login. And I can’t do that as my account is not activated.

Anybody got the same problem ?

I tried this on OSX/Firefox, XP64/Firefox and XP64/IE…

July 28, 2009 @ 2:26 am

Siavosh

Look forward to testing this and probably buying when it comes out :) +1 beta +1 email

July 28, 2009 @ 3:20 am

JollyRogered

+1 beta
+1 email

July 28, 2009 @ 3:32 am

Ranger Jay

+1 Beta
+1 Email

Thanks CDM.

July 28, 2009 @ 4:55 am

GrantchesterMeadows

+1 Beta
+1 Email

And thanks for CDM. Very much appreciated.

July 28, 2009 @ 5:00 am

dark listener

+1 beta
+1 email

July 28, 2009 @ 5:15 am

Tim

+1 beta
+1 email

July 28, 2009 @ 5:18 am

Dredre

+1 beta
+1 Email
Another reason why I love this site!!!
Thanks CDM!!!!

July 28, 2009 @ 5:33 am

novusent

Record looks like it will be a great addition to a Reason setup. It looks like with the addition of the mixer modeled after the SSL it will give every track greater attention to detail in terms of Eq’ing and Compression plus it has more sends.
Just looks great and I heard some demo’s with Vocals and its amazing.

+1 beta

July 28, 2009 @ 7:06 am

Pitman

+1 beta
+1 mail
Thanks

July 28, 2009 @ 7:47 am

Grillwrecka

+beta
Thank you CDM!

July 28, 2009 @ 7:57 am

speakerf00d

+1 beta

July 28, 2009 @ 8:20 am

PMRocks

If there are still beta codes left, I’d love to check it out. You’re the best!

+1 beta
+1 email

Thank you!

July 28, 2009 @ 8:28 am

Kyran

It seems like propellerheads have a problem with their website.

My code registered fine, I filled out all the forms and received the confirmation email.

Now in this email I have to click on a link to activate my account, but that link takes me to a login page, where I can’t login because … my account isn’t activated

It also says that I should contact their webmaster to get this fixed, but clicking that link sends me to a 404 page telling me to … contact their webmaster
*sigh*

so much for a good start

July 28, 2009 @ 8:49 am

lrtitze

I’m getting exactly the same behavior as Kyran mentions.

I suppose I’ll wait and see if they fix their site tomorrow.

July 28, 2009 @ 8:55 am

Mark Walker

+1 beta
+1 email

Always liked Reason but I needed audio so now looks like it is unstoppable.

Would love a beta code!

July 28, 2009 @ 10:38 am

Jnr. Turnstyle

+1 beta
+1 email

Can’t wait to test this out….that is if there’re any keys left!

July 28, 2009 @ 12:07 pm

MizukisLastChance

+1 Beta
+1 Email

Been using reason for about 2 years now, Record looks to be exactly what im after to boost its awesome level :)

Vocal recording, fx and time stretch. Hell yes.

July 28, 2009 @ 12:45 pm

David B

A solid sounding mixer included in the price is a serious bonus.

+1 beta, por favor
+1 email – not going to check the comments to learn why I’m doing this, but I’ll do it none the less.

July 28, 2009 @ 12:54 pm

Eman

+1 beta

Thanks Peter.

July 28, 2009 @ 1:26 pm

bambang rahmantyo

+1 beta
+1 email

thanks a lot Peter!

July 28, 2009 @ 2:00 pm

kid versus chemical

something intelligent
+1 beta
+1 email
thanks, love the blog, read it everyday
-Matt

July 28, 2009 @ 2:05 pm

Geissler

+1 email

Not particularly interested in record after the long uphill struggle that was learning to use reason. When I discovered live it was like arriving home, slipping off my shoes and sinking into the couch.

July 28, 2009 @ 2:11 pm

DeeJaye

+1 beta
+1 email
one man band awaits easier way to capture muse throwing
Thanks for all the great information!

July 28, 2009 @ 3:37 pm

Proximity

+1 Beta
+1 email
I freaking love this site!

July 28, 2009 @ 5:25 pm

hexatron

A lot of friends are doing good things in Reason right now… I’m a Logic/Live person, but I’m curious. Hit me.

+1 beta
+1 email

July 28, 2009 @ 7:39 pm

Deaq

I really want to test this program out with its full functionality

+beta
+mail

July 29, 2009 @ 1:00 am

justmono

+1 beta
+1 email

July 29, 2009 @ 1:06 am

corticyte

+1 beta

I won’t use it, but a couple of my friends will be very interested! cheers

July 29, 2009 @ 1:27 am

Joel Corriveau

No luck with the code. Not even getting to the registration screen. recordyou just hangs when I try to submit the key.

Tried it with FF 3.5 Safari 4 and Camino…something.

July 29, 2009 @ 3:30 am

Peter Kirn

Joel, I had that happen once, came back later… no such problem. I’ll forward that to the web developer.

July 29, 2009 @ 3:32 am

Jeremy Pinnix

+1 beta
Finally have internet access again. Hope I’m not too late.

July 29, 2009 @ 4:56 am

Mezzurias

‘ve been using the Record beta for a ehilr. i think its great. The interface threw me off at first (it looked really messy) but once i started splitting thinngs into their own windows then it became a joy to use. I’m currently trying to do a mix in Record to see how easy it is to get into it. I love the fact that the effects are the same ones used in Reason, I understand them and they are easily extensible and easy to use. This is a must buy for me, imo. I’m a Logic user for the most part but I would probably use Record for my final mixes just because the tools are so easy to use.

July 29, 2009 @ 6:11 am

Michael

+1 beta please please

July 29, 2009 @ 6:39 am

Ben

+1 beta, I’m very excited to get my hands on this!

July 29, 2009 @ 7:03 am

Kyran

Ok I managed to activate my account, by jumping through some hoops on the propellerheads website.

Unfortunately I still can’t download record. When I go to recordyou.com and I log in, I come to a page with an faq and some video tutorials and the message “login to download record” at the top. The thing is, I am logged in. Clicking that link just brings me to the same page.

I really hope record is better programmed an more userfriendly then their site.

It sort of reminds me of this
http://www.google.com/search?hl=nl&q=recursion&btnG=Google+zoeken&meta=&aq=f&oq=

July 29, 2009 @ 8:56 am

lrtitze

Well, a day later and still the same kind of problems with no activation of my account. I’ve sent an email to tech support and will wait another day to see what they say.

Hope some of the rest of you are having more success with this!

July 29, 2009 @ 9:23 am

Joshua Kidd

+1 beta please please

July 29, 2009 @ 10:04 am

Kyran

Ok, I tried to reregister my beta code and after an hour or so I received a new mail, with a new link and I can now finally download the record beta.

July 29, 2009 @ 11:55 am

Peter Kirn

Okay, everyone above this mark SHOULD have gotten a code. If you haven’t, please leave an additional comment. Other than that, I’m cutting it off! Thanks for playing!

As for these technical problems with Propellerhead’s site, that’s obviously no good! So if you do have problems, please do report that — I’m in touch with the web developer from Propellerhead who is trying to figure out what is going wrong. (Ah… technology.)

July 29, 2009 @ 5:45 pm

Joshua

OK – just opened up Record for 10min.

The sound in the demo projects is quite nice. But they are so MASSIVE I have to spend so much time scrolling around on the page to see all the different modules (15″ MBP monitor).

Haven’t played with Reason for a couple of years. Never really got into something complex with it – so probably I’m just not used to it. But IMHO the whole cord/patch metaphor == clutter in some of these large demo projects.

Should look into the tutorials to try and try again when I have some more time.

July 30, 2009 @ 2:30 am

Joel Corriveau

Strong!

(Still no luck with my code. Safari now tells me my code is invalid. I’ll see if i can find a friend to send me another.)

July 30, 2009 @ 3:58 am

djbipolar

+1 email.

July 30, 2009 @ 5:32 am

Mike Dubs

<3 Reason, hoping this kicks the sound up to eleven and gives us even better fidelity. As far as creative tools and workflow reason is one of my faves.

+1 for the beta pretty please :-)

July 30, 2009 @ 8:44 am

Erik_Hz

Finally took the time to install and play around a bit… Record is a dream-come-true for a Reason user. I finally feel like I can work with Reason and Audio in the same way Ableton allows you to work with it’s bundled instruments. Thanks for the opportunity CDM and Joshua.

July 30, 2009 @ 5:03 pm

DeeJaye

Ghee, still no luck. Have code but after over 48 hours says my account isn’t active.
Sure was looking forward to working with RECORD, too bad I’m moving on to something else now.
Good luck to the rest of ya!

July 31, 2009 @ 3:19 pm

Jnr. Turnstyle

Still got no joy with this.
I must say, I was looking forward to testing out Record and am feeling quite glum now that it’s seeming close to impossible.
What do I do? What have all of you guys above me done to make it work…?
“Account not yet activated” is all I get after signing into the login screen I get after clicking on the “link to activate my account”.

:-(