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EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS

Slicing for Tempo

Changes

1. Open the sample in ReCycle.

2. Raise the Sensitivity Slider until a lot of slices appear.

3. Activate playback and move the loop points until you find a good

loop.

4. Work on the slices with the Mute and Lock tools until you have one

slice per sound in the loop.

It is important that no slice plays two consecutive sounds, so audition them

one at a time to check.

5. Set the Time Signature and length (Bars/Beats) to whatever the

length of the loop.

The Tempo is calculated.

6. Click the Preview Toggle button to enter Preview mode.

The Stretch factor is by default set to 40%.

Use the Preview Tempo knob to check how the loop plays back at different

tempi and change the Stretch setting according to how much you want to

lower the tempo.

From here you have two ways to go, depending on what you would like to do

with the loop:

You could export the file in another format using the Export dialog.

See next page.

You could save the file as a REX2 file.

See page 58.

In case of it being exported as a SoundFont Bank file, you proceed as follows:

7. Use a SoundFont editor or bank manager program to load the

SoundFont file into the RAM of your audio card.

See the documentation of the program for details.

8. Open the generated MIDI file in a sequencer, and set it to play back

to the MIDI synthesizer on the card, using your generated Sound-

Font Bank as sound source.

Try varying the tempo.

Slicing for Tempo

Changes - Exporting to

Audio File

In the previous example, the result was a number of slices - in a sampler keymap

or contained in a REX2 file. However, if you plan to use the file in an application

that only reads regular Wave and AIFF files, you want to export your loop as one

file, in any specific tempo or pitch that you decide. Proceed as follows:

1. Follow steps 1 to 6 in the previous example.

2. Enter the tempo, and/or the pitch that you wish the file to play back

in (you can also add additional processing if you like).

If you have lowered the tempo by a large amount, check (listen for “gaps”

between the slices) if you have to raise the stretch amount.

3. Activate “Export as One Sample” on the Process menu.

Export the file in the format of your choice using the Export File di-

alog - see page 59.

The result is a single file that plays in the tempo and pitch specified by the

Preview settings.