Extending a Loop Region

So, what did you think of the Claypot Percussion 01 loop? I feel it really complements the song's organic-feeling acoustic groove.

Now let's extend the claypot sound so it will last until the Hollywood Strings section kicks in around the 31st measure. The whole process is incredibly easy. Loop regions are designed to repeat (loop) over and over seamlessly. To extend a loop region, all you have to do is click the upper-right corner and pull.

First, let's move the playhead so we can use it as a guide for extending the loop region.

1.	Click and drag the playhead through the Beat Ruler to the beginning of the 31st measure. Check the Time Display to make sure your playhead is in the right location.
2.	Move your pointer over the upper-right corner of the Claypot Percussion 01 loop region. The pointer becomes a loop pointer, a vertical line next to a curved arrow, which indicates the cursor is in the correct position to drag the loop to repeat.
3.	Click-drag the upper-right corner of the Claypot Percussion 01 loop region and extend it to the playhead position (the beginning of the 31st measure). You don't have to extend a loop for the full length of the original region. If you make the looped section shorter than the original, you will only hear the notes included in the new loop segment. Notice that as the loop repeats, you can see notches that show the beginning and end of the original loop within the new region.
4.	Move the playhead back to the beginning of the 24th measure and play the song through the end of the 31st measure.

The song is really coming together. I like the way the Claypot Percussion stops just as the World Conga takes over. It's as if one instrument passes the percussive baton to the other.

There's just one problem. In retrospect, I'm not crazy about the Cowbell track. After all that work, it really doesn't fit in as well as I hoped.