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Set Up Your Sound Card Properly
When you first install Reason, it tends to do a lot of work and configuration for you, by detecting your various audio devices and MIDI controllers. However, as smart as programs try to be, they can’t quite measure up to human intelligence. If you’re having issues with your sound in Reason, or if you just think things should be sounding a little bit better than they are, go to Preferences > Audio.
What you want to do is use the driver with the lowest possible latency. If you can, use the ASIO (Audio Stream Input/Output) driver, as it usually has the lowest latency and best interface with the sound card. If you don’t have that, try using the DirectX driver, or whichever driver has the lowest latency, which is shown right below the “Buffer Size” slider.
Doing this will also solve a very common problem in Reason: slow MIDI playback response. Many users have experienced it, where you hit a key, and what seems like ages later, the sound is actually triggered.
If you are using the best sound driver you have available, it is advised not to use the Buffer Size slider, as this will cause issues.
This is contrary to Reason 4’s manual, which advises raising the buffer setting to reduce computer overhead. If you’re using the right driver, most people report that this actually decreases performance.
Author: Eric Shafer
Eric Shafer is a music producer and audio engineer from Chicago, Illinois. He has worked on both classical and popular music projects, and is currently composing music for today's top artists and future artists.
Set Up Your Sound Card Properly
When you first install Reason, it tends to do a lot of work and configuration for you, by detecting your various audio devices and MIDI controllers. However, as smart as programs try to be, they can’t quite measure up to human intelligence. If you’re having issues with your sound in Reason, or if you just think things should be sounding a little bit better than they are, go to Preferences > Audio.
What you want to do is use the driver with the lowest possible latency. If you can, use the ASIO (Audio Stream Input/Output) driver, as it usually has the lowest latency and best interface with the sound card. If you don’t have that, try using the DirectX driver, or whichever driver has the lowest latency, which is shown right below the “Buffer Size” slider.
Doing this will also solve a very common problem in Reason: slow MIDI playback response. Many users have experienced it, where you hit a key, and what seems like ages later, the sound is actually triggered.
If you are using the best sound driver you have available, it is advised not to use the Buffer Size slider, as this will cause issues.
This is contrary to Reason 4’s manual, which advises raising the buffer setting to reduce computer overhead. If you’re using the right driver, most people report that this actually decreases performance.
Author: Eric Shafer
Eric Shafer is a music producer and audio engineer from Chicago, Illinois. He has worked on both classical and popular music projects, and is currently composing music for today's top artists and future artists.
