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Chapter 7 Working With Projects 141
 Also by default, the audio recording path is automatically routed to the new Project/
Audio Files sub-folder.
If you decide not to create a project folder in the first instance but would like to at a
later stage, simply choose the Save As command.
∏ Tip: You can quickly create an empty default project by holding Option while choosing
File > New.
Opening Projects
Logic Express 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 Express or Final Cut Pro XML files, as examples.
To open an existing project, do the following:
1 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 Express >
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 Express
 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.