Note Tool and Random Tool — Reason Player MIDI Fx

Reason's Player MIDI FX do things that no audio effect could dream of — altering and shaping an instrument's MIDI performance itself. And when it comes to altering and shaping, Note Tool and Random Tool take experimentation and creative happy accidents to the next level in your music making. In this deep dive walk-through of both devices, Ryan Harlin gets you up to speed on both Note Tool and Random Tool along with some ways they work well together, and even with other Players in the Reason Rack. Prepare to be inspired! 0:00 Intro 0:51 Note Tool Basics 1:50 808 Bass Example 3:11 Creative Note Filtering 8:29 CV Cabling Filtered Notes 14:04 Hold Section 15:11 Random Tool Basics 19:30 Probability and Velocity 22:22 Pitch and Note Duration