User guide

Chapter 39 Project Settings and Preferences 977
Project Handling Preferences
The Project Handling preferences determine how Logic Express handles projects.
Startup Action
The Startup Action menu allows you to choose from a number of project options—that
happen automatically when Logic Express is opened. You can choose from:
 Do Nothing: As the name suggests, this does nothing. Logic Express is opened and
requires you to create a new project, or open an existing project or template.
 Open Most Recent Project: Automatically opens the project you were working on
when you last closed Logic Express.
 Open Existing Project: Automatically shows the Open dialog, allowing you to browse
for an existing project.
 Create New Project from Template: Automatically opens the Templates dialog.
 Create New Empty Project: Automatically loads an empty project and opens the Save
As dialog, allowing you to name and save your project.
 Create New Project using Default Template: Automatically opens the default template,
and launches the Save As dialog, allowing you to name and save your project.
You can determine the default template by clicking the Choose button below the
Default Template field. The full path and name of the chosen template or project is
displayed in the Default Template field. You can assign any template or project as the
default template.
When Opening a Project, Ask to “Close Current Project(s)?”
Whenever you load a new project before closing the old one, a dialog box will appear,
and ask whether or not the current project should be closed. If this option is left
unchecked, you will not be asked the question, and the current project will remain
open.
‘Export MIDI File…’ Saves Single MIDI Regions as Format 0
If only one MIDI region is selected when you make use of the File > Export > Selection
as MIDI File command, the contents of the region are saved in MIDI file format 0. This
file format is guaranteed to be compatible with every MIDI file player.