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(More customer reviews)After using Reason 5 and basking in it's splendor, I had wanted to check out Recycle and work with some samples within Reason and saw the Propellerhead intro video on the product and wanted to check it out. I'm happy I took advantage of the trial version first because I found the product difficult to work with and in the end, turned back to my other tools for dealing with sampled material.
While the interface of Recycle looked promising, most of the .WAV files I imported into Recycle were not editable and in all cases, most of the controls were greyed-out which frustrated me to no end and help in the forum on that issue didn't produce results. More annoying however was Recycle's inability to properly detect BPM information from the imported tracks. Your only option in Recycle to assist this process is to enter the amount of bars in the sampled item but unfortunately even with that info, Recycle still couldn't calculate BPM. With such an expensive product, the user should have the ability to instead enter whatever BPM is desired and Reason should be able to then adjust that track on the fly to match the desired BPM. It's also baffling why Recycle only accepts bars as it's measurement and should allow you enter other criteria to accomplish this. I use another product called VirtualDJ that does this easily by clicking the sync button, no need to enter BPM, bars or anything. Other products like Traktor also do this so I don't see why Recycle can't make this process even easier when Recycle's only use is to deal with sampled material!
In the end, I uninstalled Recycle and instead work with Reason independently and dump my Reason portion into FL Studio or Abelton and then add my vocals and samples there. There may be more potential to this product and maybe the learning curve for Recycle is greater than Reason ironically, but in the end my frustration with Recycle made it's possible strengths not worth learning about as the product was not as intuitive as you would be led to believe.
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ReCycle 2.1 is now mac OS X compatible-taking ReCycle from tool to toolkit. With multiple undos, true Mac OS X support, and full 24-bit resolution, new ReCycle 2.1 makes your sampled loops and grooves more manageable than ever. A new world is about to open before your very ears! New and improved ReCycle solves all your groove related problems-and lets you get truly creative in the process. ReCycle 2.1 now joined by Reload and Reason Adapted is a complete toolkit for the loop oriented producer. Please click on the above image to see a large view of the main Recycle screen.Don't let the elegant appearance of this software fool you-it is a powerhouse editor and fast becoming an industry-standard sample editing tool. When used with Propellerheads Reason software, all the functionality of Recycle can be explored and a new level of sonic exploration can be discovered. What's New In ReCycle 2.1? Mac OS X Support True Windows XP Support Multiple Undos Full 24-bit resolution Reason Adapted and Reload included With multiple undos, true Mac OS X support, and full 24-bit resolution, new ReCycle 2.1 makes your sampled loops and grooves more manageable then ever. ReCycle 2.1 lets you slice up your samples into rhythmical sound chunks and create your own REX2 files, a format used and recognized by virtually all audio sequencers and software samplers on the market. Don't have all those other programs? Don't worry. Included in the ReCycle 2.1 application suite are three separate pieces of software-ReCycle, Reason Adapted and Reload-allowing ReCycle users to turn their REX:ed files into
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