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Layers

Reason Studios

Where to get itAvailable from Reason Studiosreasonstudios.com

Layers is a quad-layer sample player Rack Extension designed for creating complex, layered sounds from multi-sampled instruments in a straightforward manner. Each of four sound engines can hold a different sampled instrument and can be individually filtered, distorted, and flanged before mixing together. With built-in global delay, reverb, and compression effects plus an integrated trig sequencer for rhythmic animation, Layers excels at building massive, evolving sounds from classic 80s/90s analog synthesizer samples.

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Key Features

01Four independent sound engines with identical controls
02Six filter types: LP24, LP18, LP12, LP6, BP, HP
03Individual distortion (Drive, Scream, Fuzz) and flanger effects per layer
04Multi-sampled instruments from 9 classic synths plus 5 basic waveforms
05Built-in trig sequencer with 1-16 step patterns and poly-rhythmic support
06Global stereo delay, reverb, and compressor effects
07Two LFOs: polyphonic LFO1 and global LFO2 with tempo sync
08ADSR filter and amp envelopes with full modulation matrix

Things to Try

  • 01Activate Trig Delay on individual sound engines with different TD TIME values (1/64 to 2/4 steps) to create sequential, cascading introductions of layers
  • 02Use Keyboard Track (KBD) in the Filter section set to 100% to make filter cutoff track incoming MIDI notes for responsive, pitch-dependent filtering across layers
  • 03Combine polyphonic LFO1 with amplitude modulation in the Amp section using the LFO1 knob to create tremolo effects that respond individually to each played note
  • 04Set the Trig Sequencer to STEP mode and enable different step counts (1-16) for each layer to generate poly-rhythmic patterns that evolve with every new note
Formats
STANDALONE
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