Propellerhead Reason 4 Sneak Peek & Call for Beta Testers

Propellerhead software has posted a sneak peek web tour of Reason 4 features. If you want to get your hands on it early, note that they are looking for beta testers.

Below is a a summary of new features which I should point out includes a re-design of their sequencer which now supports clips!

• Thor Polyphonic Synthesizer – "six different oscillator types and four unique
  filters. What does this give you? Simply the most powerful synth ever
  created; an unstoppable monster of a sound generator that utilizes
  synthesizer technology from the last 40 years." Sound samples are included on the site.
• RPG-8 Monophonic Arpeggiator – "a brand new unit dedicated to the art of
  arpeggiation…a wide range of on-panel controls
  and mode selectors, a pattern section for muting selected notes in an
  arpeggio and a large display showing values and positions, this device
  gives you full creative control over your arpeggios."
• ReGroove Mixer – "Want your music to sound less rigid, less
  programmed? Need your drums to move and groove as if played live by
  actual musicians? If you want your tracks to flow with that loose, yet
  tight feel, a regular shuffle control just doesn’t cut it. That’s why
  we created the ReGroove mixer, Reason’s own realtime groove management
  device."
• Re-designed Sequencer – "With a whole new look, a ton of fresh features
  and a completely new way of handling sequencer data, the Reason
  sequencer has matured… A sequencer device or instrument
  now gets its own dedicated track, with separate lanes for note,
  performance and automation data, opting for a better overview and less
  clutter. All sequencer data – notes, automation, the works – is now
  housed in clips, musical building blocks that can be opened, sliced or
  moved. When a clip is moved to a new location, all its internal data
  follows right along with it, always ending up exactly where you
  intended it to. For safe, speedy sequencing."
• Localized and will be available in English, French, German or Japanese.