Reason Europa Explained
Reason pro Thomas Cochran brings you in-depth video tutorials about Propellerhead's Europa virtual wavetable synth. Learn all about its features and functions, as well how to create cool sounds via dedicated sound design technique videos!
Videos
• Introduction (06:06) - Thomas Introduces the course, gives an overview of the synthesizer, and shows how to load presets. Additionally, he explains what wavetable synthesis is and how it can be used to make evolving hybrid waveforms.
• Oscillator Section (12:12) - In this video, Thomas shows off the oscillator section in Europa. He shows how to adjust the pitch controls on the oscillator, demos a few waveforms, shows how to create your own wavetables, as well as some additional features.
• Oscillator Modifiers (11:01) - Learn how the oscillator modifiers are used to edit and reshape the waveforms. This video also explains the controls on the modifiers, as well as the modulation scaling.
• Spectral Filter (08:40) - Thomas shows off this advanced filter type and how it's used to affect the frequency partials. Additionally, he talks about the filter's controls, how to make your own custom filter curves, and how to make modulation entries.
• Harmonics Modifiers (09:47) - This tutorial shows how to use the harmonics modifier and demos some different modifier modes to show how they can be used to edit the filter curves.
• Unison (06:55) - Learn how the unison section can be used to make your synths wider and thicker sounding. This video covers the unison modes and the controls on the unison unit.
• Mixer (03:49) - Explore how the mixer section is used to adjust the volume and pan levels of each of the synthesizer oscillators.
• Subtractive Filter (07:56) - This video shows off the controls on the subtractive filter and how it can be used to add distortion, filter, and alter synth sounds.
• Amplifier Envelope (06:46) - Thomas explains how the amplifier envelope is used the sculpt the contour of a synth sound's volume, as well as how the envelope can be used to create multiple styles of sounds out of a single synth patch.
• Modulation Envelope (09:34) - Learn how the modulation envelope is used to automate and control the internal elements of the synthesizer. Thomas also shows how to select the different envelopes, draw and edit curves, and the various modulation modes on the envelope.
• Low Frequency Oscillators (05:17) - In this video, Thomas gives an overview of what low frequency oscillators are, the different waveforms available, the controls, and how to use them to create different types of sounds.
• Modulation Bus (04:28) - Learn how the modulation bus is used to internally route the different parts of the synth into one another, and how to use use LFO to make a filter wobble modulation entry.
• The FX (13:13) - This tutorial provides an overview of each of the effects available in the Europa synth. Additionally, it shows how to reorder effects and covers the various controls of each of the effects.
• Additional Features (07:14) - Thomas now covers a few of the more miscellaneous features of Europa, including the volume controls, voice modes, and control voltage modulation functions.
• Snare Patch (05:32) - This video shows how to make a synthesized snare patch with the Europa synthesizer.
• Bass Patch (08:02) - Learn how to make a heavy modulation bass that uses wavetables and oscillator modifiers to create an evolving sound.
• Synth Pad Patch (07:23) - In this video Thomas shows step by step how to make a melodic and ambient pad sound using Europa.
• Synth Keys Patch (05:40) - See how to make an synthesized electric piano sound with Europa from scratch.
• Reason 10.1 User Wave (04:40) - This video shows off the User Wave Mode in Europa. Learn how to load audio samples into the synthesizer and how to turn those samples into wavetables and spectral filter curves.
• Reason 10.1 Key Patch (05:20) - In this final video, Thomas shows how to make a melodic synth patch with the user wave mode in Europa.