
Installation
7
What is in the Reason
package?
When you purchase Reason, the package contains the following items:
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The Program Disc CD.
This contains the Reason installer, OMS installer (Mac OS 9 only), elec-
tronic documentation in Adobe Acrobat format, and an installer for Adobe
Acrobat Reader. There will also be additional files such as promotional ma-
terial, demo versions of other Propellerhead Software products, etc.
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The Factory Sound Bank CD.
This contains the Reason Factory Sound Bank, a large file containing sam-
ples, patches and loops for use with Reason. You may choose to install this
file on your hard disk, so that the CD isn’t required when you run the pro-
gram (more on this on page 10).
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The Orkester CD
This contains the Reason Orkester Sound Bank. Just like with the Factory
Sound Bank described above, you can choose to install this on your hard
disk, eliminating the need for the CD when using sounds from the Orkester
Sound Bank (see page 10 for more information).
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The printed documentation.
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The product authorization card.
This contains the license number required for the installation. Keep this card
in a safe place, in case you need to re-install Reason!
Requirements
Below you will find the minimum requirements for running Reason:
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Note that these are the minimum requirements! You will benefit
from a fast computer with a lot of RAM, since this will allow you to
use more devices at the same time.
Mac OS X
• Any computer that runs Mac OS X version 10.1 or later.
• A MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard (or similar).
Mac OS 9
• Power Macintosh with 604, 604e, G3 or G4 processor or better (see the
note below). 166 MHz or faster.
• 128 Megabytes of RAM.
• CD-ROM drive.
• Mac OS 9.0.4 or later.
• 256 color monitor (or better), 800x600 or larger.
• A MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard (or similar).
• OMS 2.x or later (included).
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Reason takes advantage of the Altivec (Velocity Engine) instruc-
tions used in the Macintosh G4 processors, which enhance perfor-
mance.
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Please observe that Virtual Memory
must
be deactivated under Mac
OS 9.x. With Virtual Memory activated, it will not be possible to run
Reason at all!
Windows
• Intel Pentium 2 or better. 233 MHz or faster.
• 64 Megabytes of RAM.
• CD-ROM drive.
• Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP (or later).
• 256 color monitor (or better), 800x600 or larger.
• A 16 bit Windows compatible audio card, preferably with an ASIO or Di-
rectX driver. Microsoft DirectX (only if the card supports it).
• A MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard (or similar).
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