Apple Logic Pro 8 - Manual (Page 276)

276 Chapter 11 Adding Pre-Recorded Media
Enabling the “Faster overview calculation” option considerably speeds up the
calculation, at the cost of slowing down other operations, but not blocking user
interaction completely. Logic Pro remembers the state of the “Faster overview
calculation” option between projects.
You can manually refresh the overview of selected files with Options > Audio > Refresh
Overview(s) in situations where you have replaced file recordings (and used regions), or
made edits in an external sample editor.
Adding ReCycle Files 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
files). ReCycle uses specific file formats that can be imported, and used directly by
Logic Pro, or ReCycle files can be converted to Apple Loops.
Note: You need to install the REX Shared Library © Propellerhead Software when using
ReCycle files within Logic Pro. For more information on ReCycle files, see the
Propellerhead website.
Logic Pro can import the following ReCycle file formats:
 Old ReCycle file: These files have the suffix .rcy. The abbreviation for this file type
is RCSO.
 Old ReCycle export file: These files have the suffix .rex. The abbreviation for this file
type is REX.
 ReCycle 2.0 file: These files have the suffix .rx2. The abbreviation for this file type
is REX2.
To import a ReCycle file into the Arrange area:
1 Select the ReCycle file you want to import by doing one of the following:
 Choose File > Import Audio File and select a ReCycle file instead of an AIFF, SDII, MP3,
or WAV audio file.
 Shift-click on an audio track with the Pencil tool and select a ReCycle file.
 Drag a ReCycle file from the Finder onto an audio track.
2 Choose the desired settings in the Import ReCycle file dialog, then click OK.
 Don’t Fix: Imports the file as is. All slices of the file will overlap, to match the tempo
of Logic Pro.