There are 2 major reasons why the approach is different before reason 6.
- Reason 6 and higher is a download only, and doesn't require a disc, while lower versions require a disc.
- Reason 6 and higher are also coming with a 64-bit version
The installation of the series, is the most important part. It starts with the lowest version you still want to support. And then you'll go upwards. I know that after Reason 6 that it doesn't make much difference in which order you'll do it. But with older versions of reason it may give conflicts in the registry (windows).
The trick here is that every installation requires its own unique folder to store the installation. By default, windows will prompt you with something like "C:\program files (x86)\propellerhead\reason\"
While every version will need its own unique installation directory, just to avoid certain reason core files to be overwritten with something new.
While Reason 6 and above are 64-bit installations (they come with 32 bit versions too). I have chosen to install them in the 64-bit realm. For windows the default directory will be "C:\program files\propellerhead\reason".
On my Laptop I have a series of short cuts ready to pick the reason version I need. On my desktop it even gets worse, since I have a lot of different versions located there. Since there are versions I not always need (for instance Reason 6, most people I know use reason 6.5 instead).
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