Renaming audio files – Apple Logic Pro 8 User Manual
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Chapter 24
Managing Audio Files
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Note: If existing groups have been created, a dialog will ask if you want to add all files
to one of these groupings, thereby deleting the existing groups, or if you would like to
only add files that are not yet group members. Click the appropriate button.
To open or close one or more groups:
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Click on the disclosure triangle to the left of a group name to open or close it.
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Option-click on the disclosure triangle to the left of any group name to open or close
all groups.
To select all files in a group:
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Option-click on a group name to select all files in the group.
To delete a group:
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Select the desired group, then choose View > Delete selected Groups (or press
Backspace).
The audio files of deleted groups reappear in the upper level of the Audio Bin list.
Renaming Audio Files
To rename audio files in the Audio Bin, just double-click the file name in the list. A text
input box will appear, allowing you to type in a new name.
Important:
Before renaming audio files, you should check if the audio file that you
want to rename is used by another project. If it is, do not rename the file, or it won’t be
found or played by other projects that use the file.
Logic Pro helps you in these situations:
 Logic Pro alters the name of an audio file in all currently opened projects that use
this file.
 If the file is half of a split stereo pair, Logic Pro automatically assigns the new name to
the other half of the stereo pair.
 Logic Pro also renames any backup files on the same drive.
If you rename a stereo file, Logic Pro automatically assigns the new name to up to five
files (both the mono files used in Logic Pro, their backups, and the stereo file). In this
situation, it’s a good idea to store all files in the same location.
Note: You can freely rename regions whenever you like, but you should note that
regions named after their parent audio files automatically adopt the new name of
renamed audio files. This does not occur when regions have been given a new name.