Opening projects – Apple Logic Pro 8 User Manual
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Chapter 7
Working With Projects
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Opening Projects
Logic Pro requires a project to be opened before you can commence working.
A project can also consist of data created in other applications, including songs from
earlier versions of Logic Pro or Final Cut Pro XML files, as examples.
To open an existing project, do the following:
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Choose File > Open (or use the corresponding key command, default: Command-O).
If a project is already loaded, you will be asked if the currently-loaded project should be
closed or not. You can disable this prompt by unchecking the Logic Pro > Preferences >
Global > Project Handling > “When opening a project, ask to ‘Close current project(s)?’”
option.
The Open dialog features a File Type menu, which allows you to choose from the
following options:
 All Logic Document Types: Displays all document types supported by Logic Pro
 Logic Projects: Projects created with current or earlier Logic versions
 GarageBand Projects: Projects created in GarageBand
 Notator SL Songs: Songs created in C-Lab/Emagic Notator or Creator SL
 MIDI Files: Standard MIDI files in either format 0 or 1
 AAF Files: Advanced Authoring Format used by other DAW applications such as
Pro Tools.
 OMF Interchange Files: Open Media Framework files used by other DAW applications
such as Pro Tools
 OpenTL Files: OpenTL (Open Track List) files used in devices such as Tascam hard disk
recorders
 XML (Final Cut Pro): An open source standard, supported by Final Cut Pro and
Soundtrack Pro
For more information about the individual file types, see Chapter 29, “