Chord Sequencer is *ALMOST* perfect 

Thanks Ryan! Lol I just listened to that song again and totally get what you mean re the vibe 😂

@Reason Studios Can the chord sequencer be used as a plugin in FL Studio?

@@innocentvele880 yes, but as part of the Reason rack plugin (a plugin that "wraps" all Reason devices and can run as a VST/AU inside other DAWs)

@@innocentvele880 If you plan on using FL's sequencer, you'll have to do a bit of routing and then record it in. Unless they have updated Chord Sequencer to let you drag and drop MIDI (Please, Reason). Fortunately it is worth the workaround, as it is a great tool.

That's awesome man! Yea music theory knowledge can be helpful but it's definitely not a prerequisite to making great music. You've obviously got a really intuitive sense of what chords go well together. I enjoy tools like this to prompt me to think of or try progressions I might not otherwise have considered. I don't see this player as something that will take over how I write chord progressions, but rather something that I can use to inspire ideas when I don't already have something mind.

@@matthewstuartnz I dont know if its intuitive it's just how I feel, I can feel the music and hear it in My head at the same time, and I can also automatically remember what I play even if it was months ago and I was just experimenting with the keys and come up with something I will forget about it and move on but then the next time I have a random play I find My self playing and remembering that unplanned idea randomly played a day, a week or months ago. I less critical thought and more feeling leads to better music. Some one who is a total pro in music theory can still end up making lifeless boring music.

Oh for sure. I think music behaves just like any other language. All music theory does is help you understand how the language works. That doesn't mean someone will necessarily have anything interesting to say with it. 😂

At this point I feel like I need to check out Scaler haha

Yea that's a massive benefit of Reason Standalone. The midi out in the combinator is a good idea! I'm going to give that a try. Althought, I'm a little skeptical it will work because I think you have to select where it's sending the MIDI data and I'm not sure a track can send it to itself 🤔

@@matthewstuartnz oh right you might still need a second track, especially if the existing track is already sending it's data to the RPP to begin with...

CV player tap RE by lectric panda...insert it wherever in the player stack(typically at the bottom of the player stack)...route it's out to a midi out device...done, now the signal goes both to the instrument and midi out, you could also route it(has multiple outs) to another instrument, so the same player stack plays multiple instruments....

@@visheshl Is this the best way to use Scaler 2 in Reason?

🙏🏻

I’ll put that on my todo list haha

Haha yup 😂

Oh your segmented pad idea would be awesome! Yea, that's a good idea with the bass line. That would be a nice variation for later in the beat.

Yea, Hi. I'm sorry 😞 Playing around on this channel kind of took a back seat to my main job/mental health. Thinking I might be about to make a comeback though haha

I don't think so. I still think they need to update some of their Reason Rack Plugin functionality.

I’ve never tried scaler but I feel like I probably should cause people keep mentioning it 😅 I take it you’re not using Reason+? I feel like my experience with it would be tainted a little if I did have to pay that much for it 🤔

Yea, I keep hearing about VST 3 being delayed.. It would be interesting to do a follow up and see where they are at with it. You mean change the play tracker within the DAW sequencer? I'm more interested in doing it separate to this. For me this serves a different purpose to scales and chords. Personally, I didn't feel like they needed to be combined but I can see why adding some of the features might have been helpful.

@@matthewstuartnz I’m wondering to about VST 3 why does it keep getting delayed when you’re able to make your whole program a VST? Seems fishy to me and yes you move the play tracker in the DAW sequencer to the start of each bar you want to play.

I don't know much about the technical side of software development so I'd assume there's a valid reason? True, you could do that. But if you're just messing with ideas I'd like to be able to do it in from the player.

@@matthewstuartnz (Edit: this comment I left below is wrong, and there is a way to change the number of bars - see 2 comments below for the explanation) another slight annoyance with those View bar buttons buttons is there's no way to fully deactivate them if you click one. You literally have to clear the *entire* sequence, when you may well want to keep bars 1-4. It makes experimenting more finicky.

Oh true, yea that's a bit annoying.

Interesting.. I haven't tested but I might try messing with it. Honestly, I don't think it's a massive deal. Most music is in 4/4. But that's still frustrating if people want to work in anything else 😅

used a hack re-inputting with 'direct record'

Sorry, I'm not sure exactly what you're asking. Did you manage to figure it out?

@@matthewstuartnz Thank you Matthew--i did figure it out. (duh!)

Thanks for recommendation, I’ll check it out!

Yea, I understand why MIDI drag isn't there atm but I feel like it should be a priority for the plugin. It's a pretty big deal in terms of quality of life and it gets pretty annoying after a minute

surely you can insert a new midi track and record the output into ableton same as cthulu

You can. But that doesn't mean it wouldn't be easier to do it the other way.

Thanks for checking out the videos! 🙏🏻 I love Ryan and Mattias and what they do but I also think it's important to try and provide some unbiased criticism. People keep talking about Scaler 2.. I think I need to check it out.

I am really with you on that. I love scaler 2 because of its ability to store chord banks and also the modulations for going outside of the diatonic scale. However using reason generator I see how they can compliment each other. Reason is easier to make chord patterns and also the chord suggestion features really help when stumped for a progression.

For example I’ll bet in another style or context the 3rd will be there on the A11 chord… 😎

I doubt it. I think the player decides what it calls the chords. But I could be wrong 🤷🏼‍♂️

Sometimes a musician might choose to voice a chord like this without the third if the harmonic context has set it up so that it’s implied. Especially if there are other instruments playing the third. But this would typically happen more in a jazz context. In this case, I actually have less issue with the G11 not having a third because we expect it to be functioning as a dominant type in the context of the other chords in the set. But although it makes sense, I still think in this context it would be better described as a G9sus4 because I think adding the third changes the vibe too much. It’s also worth noting that a G11 would be a diatonic chord in this chord set, while an A11 wouldn’t be.

Hmmm.. I don't think so.. Unless you exported to MIDI and did it that way I guess but kind of defeats the point

In Reason's DAW the "send to track" is visible. In this video it's being used inside Ableton so it isn't natively sending to a track, you'd have to connect it to a midi device and record. I believe Reason released a video on how to do this recenly.

Yup.

Yea the send to track function only works natively in Reason. I think this is one of the biggest issues with the Reason Rack Plugin. I think I mentioned how there is no MIDI drag in functionality like in Komplete. Send to track is essentially that and tbh I'm a little annoyed Reason Studios still hasn't added it.

Yea, if you're using in the RRP it's missing a few features that would make it way more usable.

Yea, you could do. But if you're using it as a scratch pad and you've got other things recorded, I feel like it ends up being a little unnecessary admin.

Those are some excellent ideas.

You might be able to do that if you stack the players. I saw someone put a note echo on the chord sequencer and it gave it a flutter type of effect......

I think it can serve a purpose in Reason's rack without having to 'beat' scaler. But I do hear what you're saying and I do think Reason has done some things historically that are underwhelming in terms of functionality considering other options.

I'm not sure what you mean? Nothing like Reason Studio?

@@matthewstuartnz exactly what I said... Nothing deep to think about... Great videos

What features do you prefer about scaler 2?

@@matthewstuartnz Audio Detect, Suggest, MIDI FX, DAW sync, Lots of presets which could be easily modified.

@@vincedulay5751 chord player/reason can do all that

I have something better than Scaler 2! I use Scaler 2 as well, but not as much as my noob!

It’s sad!!!

Not sure what you're saying here 😅

@@matthewstuartnz I think that's his way of saying he misses you

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True. I need to check out Scaler 2.

@@matthewstuartnz Indeed, Matthew. It's a fantastic tool!

Thanks for checking it out! You don't like Daft Punk?

Oh true. Does Cubase have a tool that does this?

@@matthewstuartnz yes it’s the chord track with easy up down arrows per chord to change the voicing and tension