Reason 14 Rack Plugin Upgrade

Reason 14 Rack Plugin Upgrade puts the legendary Reason Rack directly inside your existing DAW as a VST3, AU or AAX plugin. Keep working in Ableton Live, Logic, Pro Tools, FL Studio or any compatible host while unlocking a modular playground of instruments, effects, Players and utilities, all wired up exactly how you want.

At the core of Reason Rack is a virtual hardware rack that feels like a studio full of synths, samplers, drum machines and processors, all living in a single plugin window. Drop it on a track, load a patch and you are instantly into a huge library of sounds, or flip the Rack around to start patching audio and CV for deep, modular-style sound design. With 68 included devices and over 30,000 tagged sounds, loops and samples ready to go, it is just as happy delivering quick inspiration as it is rewarding hours of detailed tweaking.

Because Reason Rack runs as a plugin, it slots neatly into your current workflow. You can automate any parameter from your DAW, save complex Rack setups as presets and recall them across projects, and keep sessions portable between studios. Combinator lets you wrap entire multi-device creations into a single, performance-ready instrument or effect with custom macro controls, so intricate setups become simple, playable tools you will actually use every day.

Whether you are building evolving textures with CV modulation, designing drums from the ground up, or just reaching for a great reverb or compressor, Reason 14 Rack Plugin Upgrade gives you a complete, self-contained sound design environment inside the DAW you already know.

Modular Rack Inside Any DAW

Reason Rack turns your DAW into a modular studio, with instruments, effects and utilities stacked in a virtual hardware rack. You can drag to reorder devices, re-route signals and build complex chains, all inside a single plugin that feels native in any compatible host.

Flip the Rack for Deep Patching

Flip the Rack to reveal a full patch bay, complete with virtual cables for audio and CV. Split, merge and feedback signals, patch devices in any order and create routing that simply is not possible with a fixed plugin chain, opening the door to truly unique sounds.

Combinator for Custom Instruments and Rigs

Combinator lets you bundle multiple devices into one powerful instrument or effects unit with its own macro controls and interface. Build layered synths, performance-ready live rigs or multi-stage effects chains, then save and recall them like any other plugin preset.

Huge Library of Devices and Sounds

With 68 hand-crafted devices and over 30,000 tagged patches, loops and samples, Reason Rack covers synthesis, sampling, drums, effects and MIDI manipulation. The fast, searchable Browser keeps you in the flow, so you can find the right sound in seconds and stay focused on making music.

• Modular Sound Design in Any DAW - Run Reason Rack as a VST3, AU or AAX plugin inside Ableton Live, Logic, Pro Tools, FL Studio and other compatible hosts. Build complex, modular-style setups without leaving the DAW and workflow you already know.
• Flip the Rack and Patch with CV - Access the rear of the Rack to connect devices with virtual audio and CV cables. Create advanced modulation, feedback and routing schemes that go far beyond a standard insert chain, for evolving, expressive sounds.
• Combinator Macro Control - Combine multiple devices into a single Combinator patch with custom macro controls and a scalable interface. Turn intricate stacks of synths and effects into streamlined, performance-ready tools that are easy to play and automate.
• 68 Devices and 30,000+ Sounds - Explore a complete toolkit of synths, samplers, drum machines, effects, Players and utilities alongside a huge library of tagged sounds. From quick presets to deep sound design, everything you need is ready from the moment you load the Rack.

Plugin Format

• Type: Rack plugin upgrade
• Formats: VST3, AU, AAX
• Use: Runs inside compatible DAWs as a plugin

Compatibility

• Hosts: Compatible DAWs including Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic, FL Studio and others supporting VST3, AU or AAX
• Platform: Mac and Windows

Devices Included

• Instruments: Polytone Dual-Layer Synthesizer, Europa Shapeshifting Synthesizer, Malström Graintable Synthesizer, Monotone Bass Synthesizer, Subtractor Analog Synthesizer, Thor Polysonic Synthesizer, Grain Sample Manipulator, Mimic Creative Sampler, NN19 Sampler, NN-XT Advanced Sampler, Dr. Octo Rex Loop Player, Kong Drum Designer, Redrum Drum Computer, Rytmik Drum Machine, Humana Vocal Ensemble, ID-8 Instrument Device, Klang Tuned Percussion, Pangea World Instrument, Radical Piano, MIDI Out Device
• Players (MIDI FX): Note Tool, Random Tool, Beat Map Algorhythmic Drummer, Dual Arpeggio, Note Echo, Scales & Chords
• Utilities: Gain Tool, Combinator, Matrix Pattern Sequencer, RPG-8 Monophonic Arpeggiator, Pulsar Dual LFO, Mixer 14:2, Line Mixer 6:2, Spider Audio Merger & Splitter, Spider CV Merger & Splitter
• Effects: RV-9 Reverb Station, Ripley Space Delay, Sidechain Tool, Stereo Tool, Quartet Chorus Ensemble, Sweeper Modulation Effect, Audiomatic Retro Transformer, Master Bus Compressor, Channel Dynamics, Channel EQ, Alligator Triple Filtered Gate, The Echo, Pulveriser Demolition, RV7000 MkII Reverb, Softube Amp, Softube Bass Amp, Scream 4 Sound Destruction Unit, Synchronous Effects Modulator, Neptune Pitch Adjuster, BV512 Vocoder, MClass Equalizer, MClass Stereo Imager, MClass Compressor, MClass Maximizer, RV-7 Digital Reverb, DDL-1 Digital Delay Line, D-11 Foldback Distortion, ECF-42 Envelope Controlled Filter, CF-101 Chorus/Flanger, PH-90 Phaser, COMP-01 Compressor/Limiter, PEQ-2 Two Band Parametric EQ, UN-16 Unison

Content Library

• 30,000+ patches, loops and samples
• Tagged and searchable via integrated Browser

System Requirements

• Operating System: Windows 10 or later (64-bit); macOS 11 or later
• Processor: Intel or AMD multi-core processor (Apple Silicon native supported)
• Memory: 4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB or more recommended for large ReFills or Rack Extensions)
• Storage: 6.5 GB free for basic installation, up to 26.5 GB or more for full content and scratch space