Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 264)

Chapter 9 Use prerecorded media 264
Add an audio file to the Project Audio Browser
1 Choose Audio File > Add Audio File from the Project Audio Browser menu bar.
2 Browse to and select the audio file that you want to add in the Open File dialog.
3 Click the Play button to play the selected audio file.
The Play button becomes the Stop button. Click to stop playback.
4 Click the Add button, followed by the Done button.
The audio file (and region) is added to the Project Audio Browser.
5 Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the audio file to show the region.
The region is shown in red until it’s added to the Tracks area.
6 Do one of the following to add the region to the Tracks area:
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Drag the file onto an existing audio track.
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Drag the file into the empty workspace in the Tracks area.
The region overview turns blue.
Create a region from an audio file in the Project Audio Browser
Do one of the following:
m Select an audio file in the Project Audio Browser, then choose Audio File > Add Region.
m Select an audio file in the Project Audio Browser, choose Edit > Copy (or press Command-C) in
the main menu bar, then choose Edit > Paste (or press Command-V).
The new region appears below the existing regions in the list. Each region is assigned a unique
numerical appendix. For example, organ.aif is the parent audio file. The automatically created
region is simply called organ, and newly created regions are called organ.1, organ.2, and so on.
Delete a region from the Project Audio Browser
m Select one or more regions, then press Delete.