Propellerhead Software ReCycle 2.1 Stand-Alone Loop Manipulation Software for Mac and Windows

"Time Slicing" drum loops, or any rhythmic audio source file for that matter, has become quite common place these days. But ReCycle was amongst the first applications to do this, and it still has the flexibility to do things that can't be done from within a sequencer application. Recycle 2.1 adds multiple undo and true Mac OS X support with full 24-bit resolution.

ReCycle 2.1 allows the user to do to sample loops what could only previously be done with rhythms programmed on a drum machine - namely alter the tempo or replace sounds and process them individually. The program looks at the audio file, analyzes it and breaks it up into its rhythmic components. Each part is called a "slice". The process itself is fully automated, but once the slices are there, they are free to be moved, or deleted, using the programs on-screen tools and controls. Other tools allow the user to set the length, attack and decay of the slices.

Depending on the desired results and other equipment available, ReCycle 2.1 allows for several ways to work with the application. For simple time stretching/compression/pitch shifting, the process can be saved as a new file and then imported into any audio application. For users of Reason or Cubase VST, the process can be saved as a REX2 file, which leaves the individual slices free for further manipulation.

For use with a sampler, ReCycle 2.1 will download the slices to the target sampler as individual samples, while generating a MIDI file based on the original rhythm of the audio file. This MIDI file is then obviously free to be manipulated using all the MIDI tools available within the sequencer application. Included in the application suite are three separate pieces of software - ReCycle, Reason Adapted and Reload. This allows users without other applications to turn their REXed files into music, right out of the box.

Key Features

• ReCycle 2.1

• Reason Adapted

• Reload