Creating the best sounding synth on earth is merely the beginning. Having superb patches available right out of the box is the dividend. For that very reason, Propellerhead invited some of the world's leading synthesists and sound developers to add their own Thor patches to the Reason sound bank including Daniel Wang, Morgan Geist, Pascal Gabriel, Plaid, Richard Barbieri, Richard Devine, Sonic Boom, Tipper, Two Lone Swordsmen, Gordon Reid, and Vengeance.

"Thor's sound was tremendously detailed and rich," says Richard Devine. "I loved the way you could stack and layer the modules piece by piece to work it one piece at a time. I was able to get some extremely beautiful pads, strings, and ambient sounds. The oscillators had a beautiful range and could go extremely rough or smooth and warm. It's very versatile and unique."

"Insofar as a virtual synth can emulate all these sounds in the digital domain, I found Thor simply wonderful," adds Daniel Wang. "Amazingly well programmed and conceived. As for whether Thor-or any virtual synth-can reproduce the nuance of an acoustic guitar or a fuzzy Arp filter. that is a question more for music philosophers than technicians."

Richard Barbieri agrees. "I think it knocks the spots off of 'pretend' soft versions of classic synths. I've had a few people refusing to believe the sounds were part of Reason's armory when I used it ReWired to my DAW software."

About Thor Polysonic Synthesizer
For more raves about Thor, go to www.propellerheads.se/go/68FB05FC and read the complete Thor roundtable.

*Thor Polysonic Synthesizer is a part of the new Reason and will be available later this year for MSRP EUR ?449 / USD $499. Upgrades from any prior registered version of Reason are MSRP EUR ?99 / USD $129. All users purchasing Reason after June 1, 2007 will be entitled to a free upgrade with proper invoice/receipt documentation. This will be handled by local distributors once Reason 4 is released. As available, all pricing and release information will be updated on the Propellerhead website.