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Chapter 9 EXS24 mkII 162
Convert ReCycle les to sampler instruments
ReCycle, a sample editing program from Propellerhead Software, can generate a number of le
types that can be read by Logic Pro and EXS24 mkII.
ReCycle separates sample material into small segments called slices, based on waveform peaks,
or transients, in the audio le. In this way, ReCycle is able to split an audio le into musically
relevant slices. The timing of these slices—in a drum loop, for example—is also mapped to an
automatically generated region in Logic Pro.
EXS24 mkII supports the following ReCycle le types:
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Old ReCycle le: These les have the .rcy sux, and the abbreviation for this le type is RCSO.
These les are no longer commonly used.
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Old ReCycle export le: These les have the .rex sux, and the abbreviation for this le type is
REX. A number of older sample libraries include REX format les.
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ReCycle 2.0 le: These les have the .rx2 sux, and the abbreviation for this le type is REX2.
These les are used extensively by Propellerhead Reason, and many popular sample libraries
include REX2 format les.
Create a new sampler instrument and assign each ReCycle slice to a zone
1 Choose Instrument > ReCycle Convert > Extract MIDI Region and Make New Instrument in the
Instrument Editor.
2 Select the ReCycle le, and click Open.
3 Enter a velocity factor in the Create MIDI Region dialog.
The velocity factor analyzes the loudness—transient peak—of each slice in the imported ReCycle
le. It then maps this value to a corresponding velocity value for the MIDI note event that is used
to trigger the slice.
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If you enter a positive value (up to 100), louder slices generate MIDI note events with higher
velocity values.
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If you enter a negative value, louder slices generate MIDI note events with lower
velocity values.
4 Click OK.
EXS24 mkII generates a zone for each slice of the imported ReCycle le and assigns these zones
to a single group. The new sampler instrument is named after the ReCycle loop. If a sampler
instrument of that name already exists, a number sign (#) and a number are appended to the
name. For example, if you import a ReCycle le named Tricky Backbeat but Tricky Backbeat
already exists as a sampler instrument, the imported instrument would be named Tricky
Backbeat#1, thus ensuring that the lename is unique within the Sampler Instruments folder.
In addition, a MIDI region is generated on the currently selected track, at the current project
position, rounded to whole bars. You use this MIDI region to trigger the imported slices at the
timing dened by the ReCycle le. You can generate new MIDI regions at any time from the
imported sampler instrument (see “Generate a new MIDI region from a ReCycle instrument”), so
you can feel free to modify or delete the region.