![]() The Mac labels screen resolutions in ‘old money’. A further tickbox lets you view ‘Low Resolution’ modes as well. With Scaled selected, you can choose from a limited range of settings, but if you Option‑click Scaled you’ll get a list of all resolutions supported by your display. On the Mac, the Displays panel in Settings (Screen 2) gives you two main options for Resolution: ‘Default for Display’, or ‘Scaled’. It’s worth a digression to look at how Mac OS and Windows 10 handle UHD displays: it should help the Application Zoom function make more sense, and it’s useful lore anyway. Screen 2: Choosing a resolution in the Mac Display Settings determines the default size of apps on the screen. ![]() (In fact the devices have also had a general touch‑up, with some improved colouring, texture and lighting.) If you’re using a standard resolution display you won’t see any difference when you first load up Reason, but you would feel some benefit of the increased resolution if you zoomed in. If you’re on a Mac with its own ‘retina’ display, for example a MacBook Pro or an iMac, or if you’ve got your Mac or PC set up with an external UHD monitor, then Reason will start up looking the same size as before on your screen, but appearing much sharper. Then there’s Application Zoom, which lets you scale Reason as a whole, so you can optimise its size on‑screen independently from the current display resolution. First there’s higher‑resolution graphics, which makes Reason and its Rack devices much sharper and more detailed on high pixel density displays. Reason 12’s graphics overhaul actually comprises two complimentary features: something that’s caused a certain amount of confusion, which we can tackle here. Finally, click the link next to this that says ‘Upgrade Installed Devices to hi‑res’. Choose ‘Sync All’ from the top of your Reason and Third Party Rack Extension lists. When you’re done, restart Companion and select ‘Devices’. You’ll need to run the installer manually from the Downloads folder. Go to ‘Install Reason’ in the left‑hand column (Screen 1) and click to download Reason 12. To get the update you’ll need a current Reason+ subscription and the latest version of Reason Companion. It will be interesting to see how it’s received. This is the first time I’ve seen a developer split releases, with subscribers getting an incremental update while license owners wait for a multi‑feature upgrade. It’s oft‑cited by software companies that subscription allows for more frequent releases, without the traditional need to save up a bunch of features to justify an upgrade price. The full Reason 12 launch is scheduled for September 2021, but Reason+ subscribers have just been granted an early release (mid‑June as I write) with the updated graphics. It was welcome news then when Reason Studios revealed that they were working on Reason 12, and that high‑resolution graphics would be one of the key new features. The fixed size, and the lack of support for high pixel density (UHD or ‘retina’) displays, has left the Rack looking a bit on the fuzzy or small side compared with newer plug‑ins sporting high‑resolution, scalable UIs. The Reason Rack was by far the most visually appealing place to make music on a computer, but it has long been constrained within a graphical framework built when a high‑end laptop might have a 1024x768 display. Reason has been in need of a fresh lick of paint for a while now. You can also scale the size of the whole Reason app or Reason Rack Plug‑in. ![]() Screen 1: Reason now looks crisp and detailed on Ultra High Def (retina) displays.
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