is reason 3.0 compatible with cubase le?

[sibby]

is reason 3.0 compatible with cubase le? My reason program won't open up with le running.

[onceler]

I use them together all the time, they are compatible. Try re-installing reason, I ran into the same problem a while ago and that took care of the problem.

[sibby]

thanks, I appreciate it

[StoneyMac]

I Just ran across this thread doing a google search for this same problem. Did this work? Also, I'm new to Cubase le and reason 3. I've got the basics in reason. How do I get files from cubase to reason, Like vocals, so I can alter there sound?

[poorsod]

Complicated question with a complicated answer, I'm afraid.
What I recommend to circumvent that is simply ReWiring Reason into Cubase, recording vox direct into Cubase, and using VSTs for your processing. Simple as it gets.

[StoneyMac]

Must be complicated. Thats just brings up more questions for me. How do you rewire, I found the option in cubase le, but don't understand it. I also don't understand VSTs. I'm slowly working my way through the manual, I'm just a little impatient I guess. And I'm not sure if there's any information in the manuals regarding using cubase le and reason 3.0 together.

Scott

[poorsod]

It's something like Insert>Reason on the toolbar. You'll see a box come up with several green lights that you can turn on and off. Now is the time to start Reason up. Load up the relevant song file in Reason and switch on the green lights for Mix L/R (the first two, they should come on together).
You're now transmitting a whole mix from Reason to Cubase. You can process it with VST effects like compressors, limiters, and so on. If you really want to you can use distortion and flange on the whole mix, but I don't recommend it.

So here's how to transmit individual instruments. First, turn the Reason rack around. Look at the back of the mixer - you'll see wires going into the individual channels and two wires sending a stereo mix to the M-Classes and then the hardware interface. You may see wires going in and out of the sends to FX like reverb and delay.
Now, you need to disconnect the wires one by one from the mixer strips and send them to their own channels on the Hardware Interface. Stereo devices get two channels. Then delete the mixer. Unfortunately this means you'll lose any sends you've got set up, but it's possible to set up sends in Cubase with similar VST effects.
Back into Cubase, light up the green lights (numbered 1-64) for all the channels you're using on the Hardware Interface. You'll see audio channels with the relevant inputs created in Cubase automatically.
Investigate how to do this in LE - for stereo devices you need to (in Cubase not Reason) pan the tracks hard left and right and then route them to one bus or group channel. Hide the original two tracks and do all your processing on the group channel.
You can mix audio signals, pan them, adjust levels, use VSTs, etc, as with any audio track. You can also route MIDI tracks in Cubase to Reason's devices (or simply use Reason's sequencer for Reason's devices). Be aware, though, that the audio from Reason will not appear as clips in the relevant Cubase tracks. That's not a bad thing - Reason runs 'live' so it's a lot more flexible, you can edit sounds in real-time. Recorded audio is set in stone, real-time synths aren't. It throws noobs because they're expecting to see their audio magically appear in Cubase like in the screenshots.

VST stands for Virtual Studio Technology (I think). The idea of VST is a group of features in Cubase that govern the routing of audio in and out of real-life audio interface ins and outs.
However, VST plugins (the more common use of the word 'VST') are real-time audio devices that usually emulate actual studio gear. Most good DAWs support VSTs.
VSTs come in two flavours: VST (effects) and VSTi (instruments, 'soft synths'). Here's how to use a VST effect processor on a Cubase track.

First of all, select the track you want to insert a processor into. In the Track Inspector (on the left of Track View) there should be a number of tabs. Find the one that says 'inserts' and hit it. You'll see several (2 in LE, I think) black empty slots - click (or right-click, I can't remember) on one and you'll see a list. Cubase comes with a plethora of VSTs (unfortunately all low-end), neatly arranged in menus for your convenience.
So say you wanted an overdrive on this channel (whether recorded audio, VSTi or ReWire, doesn't matter), you'd go distortion > overdrive to insert the plugin of that name. A window of dials and switches will show up - this is the Edit pane of your effect. Set up the effect how you want it and click the X in the corner to close it, get it out the way. The processor is still active, and will still apply to audio. You can return to the Edit pane by clicking the little 'e' next to the relevant plugin.

Unfortunately I've forgotten how to set up sends and VSTis in Cubase and I don't have it to hand in order to check. I suggest you consult the Internet and the manual.