Propellerhead Launches New Versions of Reason, Rack Extensions Shop

June 14th, 2012 by Janice Brown

Today, Propellerhead released Reason 6.5 and Reason Essentials 1.5 – which means the “Rack Extensions” feature we’ve been reporting on is now live.

Rack Extensions opens up the Reason rack to third parties, enabling developers to create their own instruments and effects for Reason and allowing users to expand their collection of instruments and effects with the Reason devices they want. Among the first available Rack Extensions are the previously announced Pulsar LFO/synth and Polar pitch shifter, as well as the newly announced Ozone Maximizer mastering tool and FXpansion Etch Red filtering effect.

Reason 6.5 w/ Rack Extensions ($449 new; Free upgrade from Reason 6)

Propellerhead has also opened the doors to the Propellerhead Shop — the central location for all Rack Extensions. All Rack Extensions are said to be “full Reason rack citizens, delivering the same ease of use and total integration as all other devices in the rack, including automation, unlimited undo and cables on the back as well as integration with Reason’s patch browser”.

In the Propellerhead Shop users can get fully functional 30-day trial versions of all available Rack Extensions, downloaded and installed into the rack with a single click.

Reason 6.5 and Reason Essentials 1.5 are available as free upgrades for all owners of Reason 6 or Reason Essentials version 1, downloadable from the Propellerhead web site today.

To get people started, Propellerhead is offering the Pulsar Rack Extension as a free download in the Propellerhead Shop to everyone who upgrades before September 30, 2012.

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