User Guide

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 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. Any
project can be defined as the “default” template. This is the equivalent of the
Autoload of earlier Logic versions.
Note: The default song of earlier versions (a plain vanilla project) can still be accessed
by holding Option when you choose File > New. In Logic Pro 8, this generates a new,
blank project, and automatically launches the New Tracks dialog.
Removal of the Project Manager
A legacy of the changes to Logic Pro 8 is the removal of the Project Manager, found in
earlier versions. This functionality has been replaced by the Browser (see “Browser” on
page 3), Library (see “Library” on page 3), and streamlined project save options.
Enhanced Project Assets Handling
You can save any, or all, of the following types of project assets in the project folder: all
recorded (and imported) audio files, EXS instruments (and samples), Ultrabeat samples,
SpaceDesigner impulse responses, and movie files.
These options are found in the standard project Save or Save As dialogs. Simply click
the Include Assets checkbox, and enable the desired checkboxes in the Advanced
Options. The assets are also available as project settings.
You can change and save the project assets at any time.
Longer Project Length
Logic Pro 8 features a new internal event clock format which allows for much longer
project lengths. At a normal tempo, this is around 12 hours.
Project Compatibility
Projects saved in Logic Pro 8 are not backwards-compatible with earlier Logic versions
(due to the new internal clock format).
Projects saved in Logic 5.x, 6.x, or 7.x format can be imported into Logic Pro 8.
Older songs (saved in Logic versions 4.x or earlier) need to be opened and saved in
Logic 5, 6, or 7 before they can be opened in Logic Pro 8.
Changed Auto Backup Behavior
When you save a project, Logic Pro 8 automatically makes a safety copy (a backup) of
the project file. Backup files are saved in the project folder, and are named after the
project, but feature the “~” character after the project name. The Auto Backup
preference was removed.