We kick off our new blog page with some sound design nostalgia. While rummaging through some old stuff, Ian found an inlay card from the DX100 patch library he created and sold on cassette in 1987.

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Flatpack 3 is the latest in the award-winning series of ReFills for electronic music producers and sound designers. Taking full advantage of Thor, RPG-8, and the enhanced Combinator, FP3 is tailor-made for Reason 4. You'll find advanced drum machines and groove boxes,  lush texture and pad generators, and hybrid synths of unprecedented clarity and depth.

FP3 adds new instruments to your Reason rack, based on four families of new Combinator designs. Dive into the extensive patch library, or explore endless sound design possibilities by combining elements from the carefully linked modular source library.

Propellerheads have launched the long awaited Reason 4.

"Reason has come full circle. Rebuilt from the ground up and equipped with a brand new sequencer, a revolutionary groove tool, a stunning arpeggiator and a synth to end all synths, Reason 4 is set to change how you make your music. This is Reason reinvented."

Propellerheads wanted to make sure that the Reason 4 Factory Sound Bank was packed with quality patches for their new flagship synth Thor. So a team of sound designers, including Flatpack, have been working since last year to learn the new modular beast inside out, and make the most of its huge sonic potential.

Flatpack has previously provided samples and patches for the Reason 3 Factory Sound Bank, and patches for the Reason Pianos and Abbey Road ReFills.