Pick your poison
Reason 12 comes in two versions. There’s the full version, which you can buy outright at £399, or you can sign up for Reason’s subscription service, Reason+, for a fixed $19.99 (around £15) per month. This will give you access to Reason 12 and a whole arsenal of additional sonic tools, including all Reason Studios standalone devices (including Friction, and Complex-1), 150 patches and songs and ten new sample packs a week. As with all subscription services however, as soon as you unsubscribe, your access to all of this is gone immediately, as you’re paying for a license to use their tech, as opposed to owning it. If you’re interested in trying out Reason without committing to it, you can also try Reason+ for free for a seven-day span.