Song starters for Reason 11 

Stop searching for inspiration and start making music with song starters for Reason 11

Each song starter template includes multiple drum grooves, instrument presets and effects chains designed to spark your creativity. Kick-start your music making experience with these song starters!

House

Explore a variety of four-to-the-floor rhythms with different patterns for Redrum and Dr. Octo Rex.

Create driving arpeggiated synth lines with a single finger using a pre-made combo patch featuring Europa, Scales & Chords and Dual Arpeggio. Add pulsating bass lines using advanced side-chain compression techniques with pre-configured signal chains. Explore two unique lead options with the shape-shifting Europa synth. Create classic House piano chords effortlessly with the ID8 + Scales & Chords combo. Add a touch of reverb with RV7000 and you’ve got yourself a certified house hit!

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Songwriter

This song starter template was created with musicians and singer/songwriters in mind.

Get started by using Dr. Octo Rex to audition drum patterns designed to inspire your inner-muse. Then start laying down the instruments—sample different bass amps, guitar tones and vocal effects with dozens of built-in presets. Experiment with lush piano chords using NN-XT, NN-19 and Chords & Scales. And of course, who could forget the tambourine?

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Soul Hop

Soul hop mixes lush instrumentals with banging beats.

Start with one of the groovy shuffled beats pre-programmed into Kong. Drop in break beats, fills and FX on the fly with a second Kong unit to tailor the track to your style. Add some bottom-end with a sampled bass line using NN-XT, or create lush chords and emotional leads with sampled Rhodes and Wurlitzer Combinator patches. Now you’re ready to bear your soul and pour your heart into the mic using the vocal track presets with vintage effects for the perfect vibe.

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Stranger Danger

Stranger Danger is a spaced-out song template inspired by all things retro and future.

Get started with one of the electronic drum grooves programmed into Dr. Octo Rex. Then add eerie, ethereal rhythm using the Europa + Note Echo combo patch. Add some robotic sci-fi elements using the apreggiated Subtractor synth. Add some low-end to your track with epic, evolving bass lines with Europa. Trigger samples and far-out effects using ReDrum, or drop samples into Grain to create unique sonic textures.

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Trap

Trap music is all about fire beats. Get your track started with some bumping loops in Dr. Octo Rex, or use the pre-made MIDI patterns to trigger your favorite Kong kit.

Fill out the low end with an evolving wub bass or booming 808 kick using Europa. Add unique, glitchy textures with the Robot Scratch patch or combine the Little Arcade Poly patch with Scales & Chords to create lush chords in seconds. And what would trap music be without some little blips and bloops? Drop in your own samples or use the presets in Kong to create interesting, unique beats.

Download song starter template - Trap