User Manual

QUICK TOUR OF RECYCLE
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Using ReCycle - Step By
Step
The text below assumes that you have installed ReCycle and a REX2 compatible
sequencer program such as Reason or Cubase. If not, please see the Installa-
tion chapter for more information.
1. Launch ReCycle.
The Open dialog appears.
2. Locate the file called “Drum Tools Demo.aif” in your ReCycle folder.
3. Select the file and click Open.
You will be asked whether you want the Left Locator to be moved to the first
Slice point (see page 28 for more info). Click Yes. Next a window appears
stating that you cannot hear the effects yet. Again click Yes.
The Drum Tools Demo loop.
4. In the window, click the Play button.
You should now hear the entire loop, from start to end, repeating until you
click the Stop button. As you can hear, the Drum Tools Demo loop has “dou-
ble” downbeats, it starts on a downbeat, and ends on a downbeat, which
means that two downbeats are played in succession when the file is looped.
We shall fix this shortly - but for now let’s proceed.
5. Drag the Sensitivity slider to the right, until its value is between 70
and 80 and a number of lines appear.
We call those lines and their triangle symbols “slices” since they indicate
that the sound has now been cut up into slices.
The Sensitivity Slider and some slices.
6. Position the mouse pointer over the “L” handle (the Left Locator)
and drag it to the left a bit and release it.
As you will see, it winds up exactly on one of the slices, and on the next lap,
playback starts from this point.
Stop Play