Question about Sonar 7
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I cannot seem to bus my Reason sounds to audio tracks in Sonar (or Cubase). I can Rewire it, but that won't allow me to export everything. I can do it in Pro Tools, but I'm trying to help my cousin figure all this out (and for myself just in case I want to use Sonar or Cubase later on down the line). Does anyone have any info on doing this?
Jayda650 as usual - is right on the money
Sonar will converts Reason midi into audio tracks much faster than any other DAW app, if done correctly!
1) Create a Sonar session.
2) Open Sonar's synth rack and select Rewire>Reason
3) Once Reason is up, select the .rns file you want to open
4) Once that file is open, solo out the sound you want to export
5) In Sonar go to edit > bounce to track...
6) Repeat steps 4-5 until all sounds have been tracked out in Sonar
Note: you may have to adjust the volume of the sounds in Reason before bouncing them to track... you may find that some will need to be turned up if you would like a decent-sized wavfile to be created...
Sonar will converts Reason midi into audio tracks much faster than any other DAW app, if done correctly!
1) Create a Sonar session.
2) Open Sonar's synth rack and select Rewire>Reason
3) Once Reason is up, select the .rns file you want to open
4) Once that file is open, solo out the sound you want to export
5) In Sonar go to edit > bounce to track...
6) Repeat steps 4-5 until all sounds have been tracked out in Sonar
Note: you may have to adjust the volume of the sounds in Reason before bouncing them to track... you may find that some will need to be turned up if you would like a decent-sized wavfile to be created...
OPTIONAL BUT RECCOMENDED
7) Once these steps have been completed, go to Reason and select 'save as'...
8) add an '_export' to the end of the file name...
this will allow you to always be able to go back to it if you ever decide to change any of the midi and re-bounce; as you can swap out the newly created wavfile with the old one in Sonar - rendering it sonically identical to its predecessor, even if you've already inserted plug-ins or made volume/pan adjustments!
... plus you will still have the og .rns file that you made before re-wiring in Sonar which is good for archivial and referencing purposes; professional file managment for me is a must - it's saved me plenty of times!
9) go back to Sonar's synth rack and delete Reason... cuz it will greatly reduce the loading time when you open the Sonar session in the future!
It might appear complitcated, but doing it the right way can actually make the whole deal a lot easier in the long run!
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7) Once these steps have been completed, go to Reason and select 'save as'...
8) add an '_export' to the end of the file name...
this will allow you to always be able to go back to it if you ever decide to change any of the midi and re-bounce; as you can swap out the newly created wavfile with the old one in Sonar - rendering it sonically identical to its predecessor, even if you've already inserted plug-ins or made volume/pan adjustments!
... plus you will still have the og .rns file that you made before re-wiring in Sonar which is good for archivial and referencing purposes; professional file managment for me is a must - it's saved me plenty of times!
9) go back to Sonar's synth rack and delete Reason... cuz it will greatly reduce the loading time when you open the Sonar session in the future!
It might appear complitcated, but doing it the right way can actually make the whole deal a lot easier in the long run!
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SUPER OPTIONAL
10) In my situation, I'm always running outta disk space, sending files over the net and at times copying them to a USB flash drive to take to another studio... so basically I like to keep the size of my sessions as small as possible with out compromising my audio bit-depth/sampling rates!
If the song has not been arranged in Reason (ie no breakdowns or change ups).... I'll select only 8 bars and bounce that... then copy and paste it enough times so that the total length ends up at around 3:30...
You can copy audio all you want in Sonar and it will not effect the size of the session... it simply references the wave file from within its audio folder! Lastly, songs can be arranged in Sonar as they can be automated/edited/muted pretty easily...
Hopefully these tips'll help y'all out... the system that I developed was formulated over a long period of time thru trial and error... I believe this to be the most professional and efficient way to convert Reason's midi into wavefiles that can be mixed on any DAW app ... as I use ProTools HD and Nuendo as well!
And if any of y'all want your reason files mixed with real analog outboard gear... hollatchyaboyee!
My studio is running full time, and I'm down to take on some new projects!
10) In my situation, I'm always running outta disk space, sending files over the net and at times copying them to a USB flash drive to take to another studio... so basically I like to keep the size of my sessions as small as possible with out compromising my audio bit-depth/sampling rates!
If the song has not been arranged in Reason (ie no breakdowns or change ups).... I'll select only 8 bars and bounce that... then copy and paste it enough times so that the total length ends up at around 3:30...
You can copy audio all you want in Sonar and it will not effect the size of the session... it simply references the wave file from within its audio folder! Lastly, songs can be arranged in Sonar as they can be automated/edited/muted pretty easily...
Hopefully these tips'll help y'all out... the system that I developed was formulated over a long period of time thru trial and error... I believe this to be the most professional and efficient way to convert Reason's midi into wavefiles that can be mixed on any DAW app ... as I use ProTools HD and Nuendo as well!
And if any of y'all want your reason files mixed with real analog outboard gear... hollatchyaboyee!
My studio is running full time, and I'm down to take on some new projects!
lol
yea i've always thought sonar was cool and real easy to work wit but man you're way ahead of me wit part 7. i'm still off 4 lol. i'm tryna get that 7 producers edition. the thing that sucks tho is that by the time i decide to buy, they'll probably end up having part 9 or 10 already. that's whats so annoying about fruity loops. everytime i buy a newer one, then there's another newer one coming out. but sonar is a good program imo. i've been workin off cakewalk shit since like 8 which is way way back. cakewalk software has come a long way. have you seen the sonar rss console thing. shit looks hella sick.
yea i've always thought sonar was cool and real easy to work wit but man you're way ahead of me wit part 7. i'm still off 4 lol. i'm tryna get that 7 producers edition. the thing that sucks tho is that by the time i decide to buy, they'll probably end up having part 9 or 10 already. that's whats so annoying about fruity loops. everytime i buy a newer one, then there's another newer one coming out. but sonar is a good program imo. i've been workin off cakewalk shit since like 8 which is way way back. cakewalk software has come a long way. have you seen the sonar rss console thing. shit looks hella sick.
well yeah, thats always whats gonna happen,
just look at the brightside, producers have making hot shit since the older days
so it woulnt be too much of a good idea to get lost in the technology rather than in the art
i hardly use all those fancy effects
i hate sonar to tell you the truth,
lol, im using the rewire with reason, cause reason sucks at handling vocals
sometimes i feel like im running a program instead of creating music
just look at the brightside, producers have making hot shit since the older days
so it woulnt be too much of a good idea to get lost in the technology rather than in the art
i hardly use all those fancy effects
i hate sonar to tell you the truth,
lol, im using the rewire with reason, cause reason sucks at handling vocals
sometimes i feel like im running a program instead of creating music
yea i feel that. nah tryna keep up wit every new sonar that comes out is ridiculous expensive and bullshit lol. i would like to one day get that sonar rss console thing (in my dreams). sonar 4 works coo for me tho. yea its always good to have those effects on deck but majority of the time i don't really have no use for them. but i'm tryna get reasons right now tho.
what kind of sound card do you have?
what kind of sound card do you have?
ill check it out, thanks
yall should add me if yall have aim
ddsfantasy
i just found some plugins and im shocked how much better they are than working with regular reason stuff
i was thinking the same thing!! but i was like, naaaaaaaaaw they wont be down with it, but now im kinda excited, this would be crazy
matter of fact, ima make a thread right now
yall should add me if yall have aim
ddsfantasy
i just found some plugins and im shocked how much better they are than working with regular reason stuff
i was thinking the same thing!! but i was like, naaaaaaaaaw they wont be down with it, but now im kinda excited, this would be crazy
matter of fact, ima make a thread right now