Why do I mention the buffer size? Well, performance testing is very complex with many moving parts so it’s important to test properly. During alpha testing we’ve tested many of the most popular plugins on the market and we’ve seen improvements range from a measly 5% to a staggering 260%, and that’s when using a buffer size of 512. How much of an improvement you’ll get varies depending on which plugins you use and your set-up, but it’s been improvements across the board. In Reason 10.3, VST plugins work as expected and Reason’s VST performance is on par with other DAWs on the market. But now we have a version to share with you and I think you’re really going to like what you see! As many of you know by now, that took some time. We eventually came to the conclusion that to fix the problem, we had to essentially rewrite big parts of Reason’s audio rendering code. However, after a while we also started getting feedback about “poor and erratic” performance when using some of your favorite VST plugins. When VST support was first added in Reason 9.5, we received a lot of great feedback: “finally, VSTs in Reason”. And as a nice bonus, it improves performance if you’re not using VSTs too! Read on for the details…
PROPELLERHEAD RECYCLE ADSR UPDATE
I’m happy to finally announce that the beta testing of Reason 10.3 is here! As you might know, this upcoming free update for Reason 10 is all about improving Reason’s VST plugin performance. You can read the complete statement from Reason Product Manager Mattias Häggström Gerdt below:
Propellerhead has announced that Reason 10.3 is now in beta, a free update for Reason 10 that is geared toward improving VST plugin performance within the DAW.