User guide

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Logic Express 23
The Basics: Projects and Regions
This section will provide you with an introduction to the basic elements and
terminology of a Logic Express project. Detailed, step-by-step instructions on working
with projects, regions, and events are provided in later chapters. If you are an
experienced user, you may wish to skip ahead to “A Tour of the Logic Express Interface”
on page 28.
Projects
You start working in Logic Express by creating a project, or opening an existing one.
This is similar to using a word processing application, that requires a document to be
opened before you can begin typing. Logic Express, like word processors, also allows
you to have multiple documents (projects) open at the same time, and transfer media
and other data between them.
A Logic Express project file contains all MIDI events and parameter settings,
information about the audio and video files to be played, and all edits to MIDI and
audio data.
It is important to note that the project file points to your audio and video files, which
are stored as separate entities on disk. You have the choice of including these, and
other file types, in the project folder.
This approach has two main benefits:
 Saving a project without its “assets” (audio, video, sample files, and so on) minimizes
the memory requirements for project (and project backup) file storage.
 Saving a project with assets simplifies tasks such as archiving and transport to other
Logic Express-based studios.
The Project Folder
A project can consist of the complete collection of files used, including the “song” (the
project document) itself, song backups, all audio, sampler instruments, and samples for
the EXS24 or Ultrabeat, and video.
These are collectively known as the project assets.
When you create a new project, a project folder is generated, named, and a hard disk
location is specified. New recordings are automatically placed into an Audio Files sub-
folder within the project folder.
If you choose to include the project assets, further sub-folders will be created
automatically. These can include Audio Files, Project Backups, Samples, Video, ReCycle,
and Sampler Instruments folders.