Layering and Morphing in Polytone – Reason 13's Flagship Synth

Polytone is Reason 13's flagship synth featuring a dual layer design. As well as being quick and easily adjusted on the surface, Polytone's dual layers make it ideal for creating layered synth sounds with a surprising amount of versatility - and, of course, you can layer it up even further with Reason's Combinator! Watch as Adam Fielding demonstrates how these layers can interact with one another, and how Polytone Dual-Layer Synthesize can sound in the context of a complete track.

Learn more about Reason 13:

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Single layer sounds
02:43 - Transforming a single layer sound
03:49 - Dual layer mix mode
05:56 - Multiple dual layer Polytones
06:30 - Dual layer morph mode
09:09 - Velocity controlled morphing
10:29 - Outro

Make sure to follow Adam Fielding:

Instagram: @adfielding
YouTube: @adfielding
Twitter: @misterfielding
Facebook: adamfieldingmusic

[brianh]

My favorite person is back with another awesome demonstration!!! Adam, really wish you were still streaming!

[DEDHD]

I've been having a blast with polytone, nice vid!

[BRIGGS]

Always, some gold nuggets, with Adam. Thx, you : )

[Damien-ynpo]

I just upgraded on August 1st.
Installed it and just wanted to play with it real quick before I left out for work.

And just from me playing around with the 1st patch I loaded … I instantly fell in love with polytone.

All I did was played a simple 1 note melody, switched the morph to about 35 percent A Side, added scales and chords, and was blown away by what came out as I automated the morph.

It’s like having multiple different tones and rhythms and vibes in 1 sound. I could take this simple chord progression in so many different directions.

All that from me just playing around with. I can’t wait until I sit down and actually brainstorm some ideas with it 💯 💪 …. Reason Gang Eternally !!!

[てぃぽぺ]

Awesome! I really loved how you used the Polytone and Tool Suites devices in your demo song for Reason13. It was very inspiring and helpful!

[Take_NotesSuperHooverweight]

Thank you this video is very educational will have to watch it another couple of times but thank you 😊

[jenslempke]

Polytone layered with Synapse Audio's Antidote RE is my new goto "pop synth". They match so good.

[HOLLASOUNDS]

Hello Adam, Good to see You, I was wondering where the rest of the video was after the short the other day, and here it is. Polytone sort of reminds Me of the Korg (or behringer) Monopoly, for many reasons.

[rushdown]

I’m still not paying £200 to upgrade 😂

[bLiNdEDM]

Awesome demonstration! Thanks for this! Morph is awesome and is a result of Pelle's genius (also in the clavia nord lead 1) i use morph a lot on the nord ;)

[jasonjbundy]

Fantastic! When are you releasing the refill?

[Dingdongbillybong]

What if I took 2 existing synths . Put them in a combinator and sell it separatly . Awesome ..

[Take_NotesSuperHooverweight]

It's the best synth reason has created along with the parsec

[Karl-emop]

I dunno. I have R12 and am holding off on upgrading because of the unexpectedly high cost - even for long-time users like me. What I hear and see in this video doesn't scream 'must have VSTi'. What Polytone does is done by hundreds of other soft synths, and I'm sure that most of them sound better, too. True, I've paid (sometimes overpaid) for a few of my workhorse synths, but the rewards, in terms of functionality and base sound, have made those costs worth while. That's why they're my 'workhorse' synths. Not gonna buy, for now.

[buckycore]

Dude, this is basically the only synth I've been usinf since the upgrade

[trojanpro]

What makes all these synths so different if they can all achieve the same results with modulations and effects? Makes no sense why this is still a selling point.

[Bastard]

Anyone else had crashes with 13?? I've had 12. For over a year never crashed once..cant message on Twitter so I left this note...

[JulioWilson-qe]

Im Sorry I refuse to believe that Reson just hasent made any of the Akai MPC'S avalible on the platform. I'm a Regliously Loyal Member of the Reason Community. I love the DAW. I figured that I would buy a MPC because I ams a natural Beatmaker at heart. So needless to say I bought an Akai MPC one +. at the time Reason 12 was the newest version avalible. I knew that Reason 13 would soon be avalible. But to no availe Still No MPC Support. Reason PLEASE and any of my Breatheron that shares my frustration. Reason Propellerhead Please give us support for the MPC's .... Thank You.

[JohnFirkRichards]

Just a note, the combinator is insanely more powerful than this device.

[taplubambhos]

How is this any different than subtractor 😂