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Just to clarify, Recycle is NOT included in Reason unless you're getting some sort of special bundle. Reason does include a module called Dr. Rex, which is a loop player for playing the loops you create in Recycle. Recycle itself is a really simple app in comparison to Reason. All it does is read wave or aiff files and allows you to "slice" the beats and trim up your loop. It can autodetect these beats, or you can slice them yourself, or you can divide by eighth notes. Before you save it to a .rex or .rx2 (stereo) file, you have to set the original tempo and number of measures I think... something like that. You can also add a few very basic effects to the loop before you save it, the most useful being the compressor/limiter/gate. The best feature of Recycle is that you can timestretch your loop by creating or removing time between the slices, with no effect on pitch. Recycle is not a performance application, it's merely an intermediate tool for creating loops for use in Reason or compatible samplers. Yes, you can dump from Recycle to your hardware sampler if it's supported. I have had zero luck dumping them to an EDP, but it wasn't essential at all for me. As for what happens next in Reason, you load the sample in Dr. Rex and each slice will be assigned to a different note. You can then add more effects to the sample, and sequence either the whole loop or resequence the loop itself note by note (slice by slice). Recycle is limited in its functionality, and it's not compatible with MacOS X. I would like to suggest an alternate but similar and more relevant product, it's called Ableton Live. Live has pretty much all the functionality of Recycle, but with a built in sequencer/arranger. It can read wav and aiff files, and I think it either has or will have mp3 support. You can edit loops, add VST effects, group them for triggering, and arrange them on-the-fly using drag and drop. Live also has Rewire support, which means you can specify an active session of Reason as one of your input sources. It has MIDI In/Out support so you can use your keyboard to trigger loops or groups of loops. Finally, you can quantize down to 32nd notes, and Live is smart enough to correct the timing of your key presses. I think Ableton Live would be the most appealing product of the three to you, although Reason is pretty badass in general just for all its different sequencers and synthesizers. -- Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: <ArsOcarina@aol.com> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 10:59 AM Subject: REASONable software looper question > Hi all, > > I understand there are some Propellerhead Reason users > on the list. I'm contemplating taking the plunge into > this here software thingy too. Can anybody elaborate > on the "Recycle" based looper contained therein -- > theoretically, practically, usefully? I'm a guitarist, > Mac guy . . . be gentle (I scare easily). What might I > be able to expect this puppy to be capable of -- or > NOT capable of (more'n likely)? > > Best, > > Ted Killian > http://www.mp3s.com/tedkillian > http://www.pfmentum.com/flux.htm > >