Apple Logic Express 9 - Manual (Page 997)

Note: Remember that most hardware sequencers can only read MS-DOS formatted disks,
so limit your filename to an 8.3 character name; for example, “proj0001.MID.”
To save a MIDI region in file format 0
µ
Select the “‘Export MIDI File…’ saves single MIDI Regions as Format 0” checkbox in the
Project Handling tab of the General preference pane (Logic Express > Preferences >
General).
When this preference is turned on, choosing File > Export > Selection as MIDI File when
only one MIDI region is selected automatically exports the region as file format 0 MIDI
file.
Working with GarageBand Projects
You can open a GarageBand project in Logic Express just as you would open a
Logic Express project. The GarageBand project translates 1:1 into Logic Express:
• Logic Express automatically creates the required number, and type, of tracks to mirror
those used in the GarageBand project.
• The project uses the tempo of the GarageBand project.
• The initial key signature is set in accordance with the “project key” of the GarageBand
project.
• Software instrument parts are played by GarageBand instruments in Logic Express.
GarageBand instruments are automatically installed with Logic Express. Any mixing
data and effects (plus their settings) used by software instruments or Apple Loops-based
tracks in GarageBand are also imported into Logic Express.
• The Channel Strip settings of GarageBand translate 1:1 into Logic Express—with the
nice exception that you can now access the individual plug-ins that are inserted into
a GarageBand channel strip.
• All channel strip objects are routed to Stereo Out (default stereo output pair), and
immediately play out according to the Stereo Output preference chosen in the
Logic Express > Preferences > Audio > I/O Assignments > Output pane.
• The two bus effects of GarageBand (Reverb and Echo) are also translated when opened
in Logic Express. They are replaced by the PlatinumVerb and Echo on busses 1 and 2.
Once the GarageBand project is loaded into Logic Express, you can freely change parts,
mixing levels, instrument, and effect parameters as in any Logic Express project.
Note: You cannot open Logic Express projects in GarageBand, nor can you export a
Logic Express project in a format that can be read by GarageBand (except as an audio
file).
997 Chapter 32 Project and File Interchange