dawman wrote:Will Reason host Kontakt and PianoTeq..?
No.
Phead Reason doesn´t host VST/AU plugins at all.
RE is their own format and every developer known from VST or AU platform has to port his plugins over to Phead RE format.
I think, when the plugin is originally done in C++, Phead is able to compile and put it in their shop.
I doubt the result is better than a VST or AU plugin, but for Reason only users it´s a big advantage now using 3rd party plugins.
To me, it is relative and I still use Reason (6.5) rewired into a VST host application.
In fact, upgrading Reason for me makes most sense when it becomes Rewire Master and integrates ReCycle one day.
That´s what I hope for.
It would be great using Reason w/ SCOPE, then rewire a CPU friendly VST host into Reason, the VST host hosting a handfull of VSTis being indispensable for the time being,- like NI Kontakt p.ex..
That way, the VSTis would use Reason SSL desk emulation which is a good sounding virtual console IMO, then route main outs and busses out of that virtual console into SCOPE.
dawman wrote:
I would like to get essentials and see what it's like or even demo the latest version 7 full if that's possible.
And why don't these companys selling rack extensions or instruments have demos, or should I search a separate website just to hear the stuff...
Well, these REs are a bit strange in handling ... once you have buyed online using your DAW (you have to !), downloaded and installed on the same machine, you cannot sell ´em anymore regardless you dislike it or not.
That holds me back buying REs at all.
And, as long as I use VSTs anyway, there´s no need for REs.
My intention would be always reducing stuff and not expanding to one more format in the ballpark.
B.t.w., since you use VB3 which is the old version, it won´t need much time until VB3-2 for PC and Mac will be out which actually is the Crumar Mojo and Hamichord engine.
When released, your problems might be history.
But you could go also hardware.
Version 3 of HX3 Expander is released and it sounds amazing incl. the leslie sim w/ modelled leslie power amp overdrive.
http://shop.keyboardpartner.de/epages/1 ... Categories
Here´s a user´s audio demo who just only upgraded from v2 hardware, so he doesn´t benefit from new v3 hardware.
Upgrading a v2 hardware unit is a firmware upgrade only.
http://www.divshare.com/download/25987079-c05
So, v3 hardware and new firmware is much more promising because of more output & reverb routing options.
You´d have the option to go out mono but w/ power amp overdrive, rotary effect disabled and into your real Leslie p.ex. and when schlepping the Leslie is too much, you go out stereo w/ the int. Leslie sim alone.
That little box, software running on a FPGA, responds to various MIDI drawbar CC mappings like VB3 and NI B4 II or VOCE drawbars.
I think I´ll buy it to use it w/ my Kurzweil PC361 saving ressources by not using KB3 mode and double leslie sim which eats up all FX DSP power, and it will be an improvement over KB3 and B2003 sound for sure.
When you think about ordering, ask for the standard enclosure variant which doesn´t come w/ illuminated plexi frontpanel.
You won´t need that gimmick and the standard version is cheaper but actually not listed in the shop.
When you own or find a trashed Hammond/Suzuki XB-2, just only the keys, drawbars and PSU functional,- there´s an excellent retrofit kit avaialable the keys connecting directly to the circuit board, so no MIDI latency at all.
Bud
