Reason Alternatives
Reason is described as 'Virtual studio rack with all the tools and instruments you need to turn your ideas into music. And it's more than just a set of excellent synths and effects. It's a complete music system. Step into the age of Reason' and is a very popular music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Reason for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best Reason alternative is Reaper. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try GarageBand or Bespoke Synth. Other great apps like Reason are Ardour, Ableton Live, Bitwig Studio and Adobe Audition.
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Reason alternatives are mainly Music Production Apps but may also be Digital Audio Workstations or Audio Editors. Other popular filters includes Android + Digital Audio Workstation and Android + Music Production. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Reason.- Music Production App
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47 likes76 Studio One alternativesStudio One is an advanced digital audio workstation for Mac and Windows featuring a bevy of powerful composition, editing, mixing and mastering tools on top of standard multi-track DAW features. Highly praised for its intuitive chord track that lets users drag and drop both...
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- Mac
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Studio One VS Reason
Is Studio One a good alternative to Reason?
83 likes77 Cubase alternativesDefinitive desktop DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) for professional mixing, mastering, music production and sound design.
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
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Cubase VS Reason
Is Cubase a good alternative to Reason?
53 likes60 Waveform alternativesWaveform is a commercial, cross-platform DAW. With a focus on design and composition, it offers tools to greatly simplify everything from initial inspiration to the final mix.
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- Mac
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- Linux
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Waveform VS Reason
Is Waveform a good alternative to Reason?
46 likes70 OpenMPT alternativesOpenMPT (short hand for Open ModPlug Tracker) is a popular tracker software for Windows. OpenMPT is completely free and allows you to create and play back some great music on your computer. Based on the original ModPlug Tracker written by Olivier Lapicque, OpenMPT is free...
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- Free • Open Source
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- Windows
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OpenMPT VS Reason
Is OpenMPT a good alternative to Reason?
46 likes77 Qtractor alternativesQtractor is an Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt framework. Target platform is GNU/Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) for audio, and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for MIDI, are the main infrastructures for...
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- Free • Open Source
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- Linux
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Qtractor VS Reason
Is Qtractor a good alternative to Reason?
3 likes54 Efflux alternativesEfflux is a Progressive Web Application allowing you to create music within your browser, either on- or offline on anything from a phone to desktop machine.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Online
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Efflux VS Reason
Is Efflux a good alternative to Reason?
52 likes94 Avid Pro Tools alternativesPro Tools makes music creation fast and fluid, providing a complete set of tools to create, record, edit, and mix audio. Get inspired and start making music with a massive collection of plugins, instruments, and sounds.
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- Freemium • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
Avid Pro Tools VS Reason
Is Avid Pro Tools a good alternative to Reason?
56 likes107 Rosegarden alternativesRosegarden is a well-rounded audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Linux
- BSD
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Rosegarden VS Reason
Is Rosegarden a good alternative to Reason?
2 likes21 Cacophony alternativesCacophony is a minimalist and ergonomic MIDI sequencer. It's minimalist in that it doesn't have a lot of functionality MIDI sequencers have. It's ergonomic in that there is no mouse input and a very clean interface, allowing you to juggle less inputs and avoid...
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- Free • Open Source
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- Windows
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- itch.io
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Cacophony VS Reason
Is Cacophony a good alternative to Reason?
47 likes71 Magix ACID Pro alternativesACID Pro software is a DAW powerhouse that combines full multitrack recording and mixing, MIDI sequencing, and legendary ACID looping functionality for a seamless music-creation and post-production environment.
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- Windows
Magix ACID Pro VS Reason
Is Magix ACID Pro a good alternative to Reason?
Comments about OpenMPT as an Alternative to Reason
very different workflow (tracker vs daw) and target audience (chiptune vs general purpose)