
It puts Reason on par with other DAWs as far as VST performance. Reason 10.3 is a much-anticipated update, because it addresses a significant performance issue with VST plug-ins – without disrupting one of the things that makes Reason’s native devices work well. Propellerhead have been working on improving stability and performance continuously since then. (Currently only VST2 plug-ins are supported, not VST3.) And so Propellerhead finally listened to users, delivering support for VST effects and instruments on Mac and Windows in Reason 9.5. That enables more integrated workflows, better user experience, greater stability, and easier installation and updates than a format like VST or AU allows.īut hey, we have a lot of VSTs we want to run inside Reason, engineering arguments be damned. Propellerhead resisted supporting third-party plug-ins, and when they did, introduced their own native Rack Extensions technology for supporting them.

Here’s an update on how Propellerhead are optimizing Reason to bring plug-in performance in line with what users expect.įor years, Reason was a walled-off garden. VST brings more choice to Reason, but more support demands, too.
