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Chapter 9 Use prerecorded media 270
Add ReCycle les to your project
ReCycle is the name of a software application from manufacturer Propellerhead, which mainly
serves as an editing and production tool for loops—repeatedly cycled audio les, in other words.
ReCycle uses specic le formats that can be imported, and used directly by Logic Pro. ReCycle
les can also be converted to Apple Loops.
Note: You need to install the REX Shared Library © Propellerhead Software when using ReCycle
les within Logic Pro. For more information on ReCycle les, see the Propellerhead website.
Logic Pro can import the following ReCycle le formats:
Old ReCycle les: These les have the sux .rcy. The abbreviation for this le type is RCSO.
Old ReCycle export les: These les have the sux .rex. The abbreviation for this le type is REX.
ReCycle 2.0 les: These les have the sux .rx2. The abbreviation for this le type is REX2.
Import a ReCycle le into the Tracks area
1 Select the ReCycle le you want to import by doing one of the following:
Choose File > Import > Audio File, then choose a ReCycle le instead of an AIFF, SDII, MP3, or
WAV audio le.
Shift-click an audio track with the Pencil tool, then choose a ReCycle le.
Drag a ReCycle le from the Finder onto an audio track.
2 Choose settings in the ReCycle File Import dialog.
Don’t Fix: Imports the le as is. All slices of the le overlap, to match the tempo of Logic Pro.
Add tracks: Distributes the slices across multiple audio tracks, allowing you to adjust the
position or delete slices freely. The Number of Audio Tracks eld determines how many tracks
are used for the distribution of the slices. These tracks are in addition to the original track that
the ReCycle le was added to.
Crossfade: All slices of the le are imported to the same track, and are automatically crossfaded.
The length of the crossfade is determined by the value (shown in milliseconds) displayed in
the Crossfade Length eld.
Render into single le: This function writes all ReCycle slices into a single audio le. The current
Logic Pro project tempo is used for the rendering process.
Render to Apple Loop: Imports the ReCycle le as an Apple Loops le.
3 Click OK.