Propellerhead Reason Comparison sheet, may 2013.

Feature Reason Reason Essentials Balance with RE Reason Limited

Audio
recording/
tracks
Unlimited
Time stretch
Audio slicing and quantize
Convert audio to REX
Transpose (audio clips)
Unlimited
Time stretch
Audio slicing and quantize
Convert audio to REX
Unlimited
Time stretch
Audio slicing and quantize
Convert audio to REX
8 tracks
Time stretch
Instrument
tracks
Infinite
Blocks mode
Infinite Infinite 8 tracks
Expandability Rack Extension support
Can add Line 6
amps/effects
ReWire
MIDI out/MIDI clock out
Compatible with all ReFills
Rack Extension support
Can add Line 6
amps/effects
ReWire

Rack Extension support
Can add Line 6
amps/effects
ReWire

No REs
Can add more Line 6
amps/effects
ReWire
Mixer Fully featured mixer
Gain
Full 4-band EQ with graphic
display
8 Send effects
Inserts
Master compressor with
sidechain input
Compressor
Gate
Lo-pass and hi-pass filter
Output bus routing
Parallel channels
Spectrum analyzer
Basic mixer
Gain
Two-band EQ

4 Send effects
Inserts
Master compressor
Basic mixer
Gain
Two-band EQ

4 Send effects
Inserts
Master compressor
Basic mixer
Gain
Two-band EQ

4 Send effects
Inserts
Mastering
Tools
MClass Mastering Suite
Compressor
Limiter
EQ
Stereo Imager
MClass Mastering Suite
Compressor
Limiter
EQ
Stereo Imager
MClass Mastering Suite
Compressor
Limiter
EQ
Stereo Imager
MClass Mastering
Suite
Compressor
Limiter
EQ
Stereo Imager
Included
instruments
ID-8
Subtractor
Redrum
NN-XT
Combinator
Dr. Octo Rex
NN-19
ID-8
Subtractor
Redrum
NN-XT
Combinator
Dr. Octo Rex
ID-8
Subtractor
Redrum
NN-XT
Combinator
Dr. Octo Rex
ID-8
Subtractor
Redrum
NN-XT
Combinator
Propellerhead Reason Comparison sheet, may 2013.

Kong
Thor
Malstrm
Included
effects
Line 6 guitar amp
Line 6 bass amp
Chorus/Flanger
Delay
Scream 4 Distortion
RV7000 Reverb
Audiomatic
Neptune
The Echo
Alligator Triple Filter Gate
Pulveriser Distortion
Vocoder BV512
Phaser
Foldback Distortion
Unison
Two-Band EQ
Compressor/Limiter
Envelope Filter
RV-7 Reverb
Line 6 guitar amp
Line 6 bass amp
Chorus/Flanger
Delay
Scream 4 Distortion
RV7000 Reverb
Line 6 guitar amp
Line 6 bass amp
Chorus/Flanger
Delay
Scream 4 Distortion
RV7000 Reverb
Line 6 guitar amp
Line 6 bass amp
Chorus/Flanger
Delay
Scream 4 Distortion
RV7000 Reverb
Other devices Mixer 14:2
Mixer 6:2
Regroove
Spider Audio & CV
Matrix
RPG-8 Arpeggiator
Mixer 14:2
Mixer 6:2
Regroove
Spider Audio & CV
Matrix
Mixer 14:2
Mixer 6:2
Regroove
Spider Audio & CV
Matrix
Mixer 14:2
Mixer 6:2
Regroove
Spider Audio & CV
Matrix
Soundbank Factory Sound Bank
(2.2GB)
Orkester Sound Bank
(600MB)
Factory Sound Bank
(1GB)
Factory Sound Bank
(1GB)
Limited sound bank
(500MB)
File
compatibility
Files created in any version of
Reason, Reason Essentials,
Reason Adapted, Reason
Limited and Record.
Files created in Reason
Essentials
Files created in Reason
Essentials
Files created in
Reason Limited