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Reason 5.0 is a computer program designed for making music that was created by a Swedish software company named Propellerhead Software. The program offers the ability to work with synthesizers, samplers, mixers, sequencers, and signal processors to name a just a few things.

It's almost exactly like a real studio, except it's virtual. But the look of the components, from the bars, gliders, buttons etc., are all copied from the real hardware. Even without the use of any other sequencing software, you are already guaranteed to be able to create sounds never heard before.

Reason became famous when it was first introduced in the year 2000 for its original interface, most especially the studio rack which was designed to look exactly like the real thing, complete with wobbly cables at the back. You can choose and stack different instruments and effects on top of each other in the virtual rack, personalizing your music creation process.

Ever since that powerful debut, there have been four more versions, the latest being Reason 5.0 which was released late 2010. Of course, Reason 5.0 is overflowing with new features, such as the Kong Drum Designer, Dr. Octo Rex, Neptune Pitch Adjuster, and so much more! All these features come with cool sounding names too.

The Neptune pitch adjuster is one of the new effects available only in Reason 5.0, which allows you to auto tune the vocal track. It also contains a voice synthesizer by which you can create new harmonies using your vocal tracks and MIDI keyboard. This is a fitting addition to all the great quality effects of Reason such as the chorus, reverb, vocoder, etc.

The only criticism against Reason 5.0 is its inability to record audio. I guess the guys at Propellerhead are still stubborn in that way. You can still get around it though. Another sign of the priorities of the Propellerhead people is that Reason 5.0 still doesn't support third party plug-ins, making Reason 5.0 very self-contained and one of the most stable music softwares out there.

For its price I guess it's one of the best buys, so long as you can swallow some of its quirks, like the lack of audio sampling support and third party plug-ins. If you can, then Reason 5.0 will definitely count as all you need to create the music of your dreams.