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DR. REX LOOP PLAYER

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Introduction

The Dr.Rex Loop Player is capable of playing back and editing files created

in ReCycle, another product created by Propellerhead Software. ReCycle is

a program designed especially for working with sampled loops. By “slicing” a

loop and making separate samples of each beat, ReCycle makes it possible

to change the tempo of loops without affecting the pitch and to edit the loop

as if it was built up of individual sounds.

ReCycled Loops

To fully understand Dr.Rex you need to understand what it means to ReCy-

cle a drum loop. Imagine that you have a sample of a drum loop that you

want to use in a track you are working on. The loop is 144 bpm and your

track is 118 bpm. What do you do? You can of course lower the pitch of the

loop, but that will make the loop sound very different, and if the loop contains

pitched elements they will no longer match your song. You can also time

stretch it. This won’t alter the pitch, but will make the loop sound different.

Usually it means that you loose some “punch” in the loop.

Instead of stretching the sample, ReCycle slices the loop into little pieces so

that each drum hit (or whatever sound you are working with) gets it's own

slice. These slices can be exported to an external hardware sampler or

saved as a REX file to be used in Reason. When the loop has been sliced

you are free to change the tempo any way you want. You can also create fills

and variations since the slices can be moved around in the sequencer.

About File Formats

Dr.Rex can read files in the following formats:

➜ REX (.rex)

This is the file format generated by previous versions of ReCycle (Mac

platform).

➜ RCY (.rcy)

This is the file format generated by previous versions of ReCycle (PC

platform).

➜ REX 2 (.rex2)

This is the brand new ReCycle file format for both Mac and PC platforms.

In fact, it is so new that the program version of Recycle that can create

REX2 files hadn’t been released as of this writing! There are, however,

REX2 files included with Reason. Amongst other things, the REX2 format

supports stereo files.

! At the time of this writing, ReCycle 2.0 is scheduled for imminent re-

lease. Check the Propellerheads website for up to date information.

! Unlike the other audio devices, Dr.Rex does not load or save file in-

formation in a “Patch” format. The REX file and the associated

panel settings is instead saved in the Song (.rns) file.

✪ If you have made adjustments (pitch, level etc.) to a REX loop that

you wish to use in another Song, you can simply copy the whole

Dr.Rex device from one song to another.

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