ReCycle from Reason Studios is an an advanced loop editor that lets you work with sampled loops the way you work with individual programmed drumbeats. Use ReCycle to alter the tempo, replace sounds, quickly edit samples, chop up riffs, remix, and create mashups. ReCycle provides you with an alternative to time stretching or adjusting the pitch. It allows you to slice your sound files into individual sounds, and when you change the tempo of the loop, ReCycle stretches the time between slices instead of stretching the sounds themselves. The automated process makes it simple to create the slices, and then the software allows you to adjust them to create the sound you want.
Compatibility
ReCycle is not compatible with Mac versions after High Sierra (10.13.6).
The REX File Format
- REX is the native file format of ReCycle. A REX file contains the original audio of the loop, the slices you have applied in ReCycle, and any effects or processing you have added in ReCycle. REX files are also compressed, using a non-lossy compression technique to save some precious hard drive space.
- You can use your REX files as audio by importing them directly onto Audio Tracks in Reason’s sequencer. When you import a REX file as audio, it is automatically stretched to fit the tempo of your Record songs.
- REX files are supported by all major music software titles.
The Dr. Octo Rex and REX Files in Reason
- The Dr. Octo Rex Loop Player is a unique machine that has become one of the cornerstones in Reason’s intuitive musical workflow. It plays loops treated by Propellerhead Software’s ReCycle, and its design enables some truly creative ways to use ReCycled loops.
- When you open a new ReCycled loop in Dr. Octo Rex you can load up the corresponding MIDI data in a special REX editor in the sequencer, where you can move the slices around to create the beats you want. This way you can take a drum loop and rearrange it any way you want.