Reason Mixer: Adding Analogue Warmth Reason Tips & Techniques
We explore a couple of ways to add analogue warmth with the Reason Mixer.
I’ve been thinking about how many people like to bring a little analogue warmth to their in‑the‑box mixes, and whether this was something you could do with just Reason’s stock toolkit. This is also a good excuse to revisit one of the underused features in the standalone Reason app: the Mixer’s Inserts section.
Some DAWs have analogue console or tape emulation built into their mixer, like the HEAT feature in Pro Tools. There are also many plug‑ins that add console or tape character, such as the excellent Brainworx bx series. Some mixers like to use analogue hardware summing mixers on their stems, which itself can be emulated with Waves’ NLS plug‑in.