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CREATING DUB WITH
REASON
 Reason
isn't the only "Virtual Studio", even though
they've set the standard. And there are things that
Reason can't really do, like recording several different
audio tracks. Yes, there is a possibility to sync Reason
with an audio sequencer such as Cubase, or Cakewalk, or
even to an external multi-track recorder by using the
MIDI SYNC technology.
Some people would consider this to be the very weak
spot of Reason. They would argue, that because of this
Reason couldn't possibly be a studio. After all, what is
a studio without the possibility of recording complete
sessions of musicians playing their instruments? And
they would have a point, there. But it's not unusual
these days to find only electronic devices and a
computer with sequencing software to play the hardware
in studios that produce very catchy tunes. And for the
purpose of creating DUB, this isn't the biggest worry
either.
This will become clearer when we realize, how the
computer is only a simulator. Software is merely the
instruction for a computer to simulate a real life
situation. Like a text editor actually is a simulation
of a typewriter. And Reason is a simulator of a studio.
To re-create or simulate the DUB studio, it's not
necessary to know all the gadgets of the Masters of DUB.
The Art is the Art, and when you are an Artist, you will
develop your Art. Others will inspire you, but you will
not have to know every trick in their book in order to
make your own Art. But knowing a few principals never
hurts.
Reggae originated in the Jamaican Studio's. Only when
it was popularized throughout the world, did live
concerts of complete bands become a part of a global
Reggae culture. However, the music remains predominantly
a Studio Music.
Now, there were two kinds of studios on Jamaica. For
example, there was CHANNEL ONE. This Studio recorded the
works of the musicians. These musicians formed the
Studio Band. The Aggrovators, The Revolutionaries, and
later the Roots Radics. They played the instrumental
riddims into the multitrack recorder in the control
room.
However, when you say DUB, you say KING TUBBY. He had
his own studio too, where he mixed his Dubs. This is
where the riddims on the multitrack were transformed
into the mono/stereo tracks we love so much.
 Now
if you want to translate this back into our
"Virtual Reality", you could say that audio
sequencers such as Cubase or Cakewalk are like Channel
One, and Reason is like King Tubby's Studio. Reason will
give you much more possibilities then Cubase or
Cakewalk, when it comes to serious DUB mixing. And like
King Tubby received his riddims from Channel One and
other studio's, so can you import other people's
material into Reason and DUB IT.
Let's take a look in your future Studio, all ye
computer based DUB producers.
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