u/AskYourDoctor

Thanks in advance- I'm tearing my hair out with this one!

I use Reaper as my main DAW, but I love using Reason as a rewire device for things like drum machines, synths, and samplers. But for the record, I have tried all of this with Reason alone too, so this is not a rewire issue.

I use Reason 10 on a Windows 11 PC. It has good specs- a new i9 processor, 32 gb ram, and an m.2 SSD. When I'm loading a reason refill into a project, and it's an NN-XT or other sampler, the refill loads extremely slowly. Sometimes 5-10 minutes.

The strange thing is that it's not an issue for new projects. If a file is unsaved, the sampler loads very quickly. But if it's a project that has been saved, the sampler loads very slowly.

I have tried everything I can think of to isolate the issue. I tried moving the refill into its own folder, I've tried having the refill and the project file in the same folder. I've tried loading sounds into a new project, then copying the device into a saved project. I've tried messing with every setting I can find. It seems like the program is very slow to transfer the sampled sounds into a project file.

Is there anything I can do to optimize this? I have searched all over the internet but have not found an answer to this issue.

Anyone have any recommendations? I tried looking into this once but came up surprisingly short. I love watching obscure or mediocre movies with good soundtracks.

Off the top of my head, a few I know of-

That Thing You Do (duh)

Valley Girl has a great soundtrack with Plimsouls and Josie Cotton (who also both show up in the movie)

Clueless isn't really power pop but feels power pop-adjacent.

I came across The Wigs' album "My Chauffeur" which it turns out was music written for the movie of the same name. I haven't watched the movie yet though.

Any others?