Trying and buying Rack Extensions

Trial versions of Rack Extensions

You can try out a Rack Extension by going to the Reason Studios web shop at www.reasonstudios.com/shop and using the "Try" function. This gives you a trial license which will last for 30 days. During this time, the Rack Extension is fully operational, but requires that you run Reason with Internet Verification, see “Running Reason with Internet Verification”.

When the trial license expires, the Rack Extension will be removed from the program menus. However, it will remain installed unless you manually uninstall it. Should you choose to purchase the Rack Extension later on, you don't need to download it again.

You can only try a Rack Extension once (one 30-day period).

Buying Rack Extensions

When you purchase a Rack Extension, a license is automatically written to your Reason Studios user account on the Reason Studios web site. Just like with your Reason license, you can write a Rack Extension license to your authorized computer or Ignition Key hardware (or Propellerhead Balance audio interface). You can download and install the Rack Extension on as many computers as you like. However, to use the Rack Extension in Reason you either need your authorized computer, your Ignition Key hardware with the Rack Extension license on it, or an Internet connection to run with Internet Verification.

Rack Extension devices are not available when you run Reason in Demo Mode.

If you move to another computer, you can download and install all your Rack Extensions by going to your user account on the Reason Studios web site (Your Products page, Rack Extensions tab) and clicking the "Sync All" button. This function is also excellent for making sure you got the latest versions and updates of all your Rack Extensions. Only files that are missing on your computer will be downloaded and installed.

Rack Extensions can be updated, with fixes and additions. Updates are posted on your Reason Studios user account page. An update can be free or paid. In both cases, the Rack Extension is backwards compatible, meaning that you can open older songs and patches and they will sound the same.

Rent-to-Own or subscribing to Rack Extensions

Alternatives to purchasing Rack Extension licenses one at a time is to either use the Rent-to-Own program, or to subscribe to a number of Rack Extensions for a monthly fee. To utilize Rent-to-Own and/or to subscribe to Rack
Extensions, please go to the Reason Studios web shop at www.reasonstudios.com/shop.

Rack Extension subscriptions are online only, and so are Rent-to-Own Rack Extensions (until they are fully paid). Rack Extensions included in a subscription can be used only with Internet verification, see “Running Reason with Internet Verification”.