Three great plugin alternatives
HY-PLUGINS HY-SLICER
Not on the market for the standalone ReCycle just yet? Grab a copy of HY-Plugins HY-Slicer. A cross-platform loop slider, it offers auto-slicing alongside resequencing and per-step parameter manipulation. Alter the pitch, direction, envelope stages, beat division and effects for each step. Try out the free version for a taste. hy-plugins.com/product/hy-slicerwin-mac
MARCOS ALONSO SAMPLR
A paltry ten bucks will put the superb Samplr on your iPad, providing you with some of the most inspiration that you are ever likely to wrangle out of your tablet. Beat slicing is just one of the many things that Samplr can do to an audio file, but’s it’s also one of the most fun thanks to the hands-on interface offered by the iPad. samplr.net
REDSTEAM RECORDS FREECYCLE
If you’re a Linux user, you might want to take a look at Freecycle, which will chop loops, process them with LADSPA effects and spit them out in various sampler formats. You can find links to distribution packages in your preferred flavour on the Freecyle download page. You can, of course, build it from source, as well. freecycle.redsteamrecords.com/index.html