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1036Logic Pro User Guide
Project settings
Overview of project settings in Logic Pro
In Logic Pro, you can define and modify settings that apply to individual projects. You
do this in the Project Settings window. These settings are automatically saved with each
project, which means that different projects can have different settings. You can save your
preferred settings in a default template, which can be used to automatically create a new
project when you open Logic Pro. You can also import project settings from other projects.
In some instances, you’ll see a button in the Project Settings window that links to related
settings in the Preferences window, and vice versa. Both the Project Settings window and
the Preferences window can be visible at the same time.
Open project settings
In Logic Pro, choose File > Project Settings, then choose the name of the pane that you
want to open.
Tip: You can access some project settings using local menus (in the Score Editor, for
example), buttons in the control bar, or shortcut menus.
General settings in Logic Pro
When Show Advanced Tools is selected in Advanced preferences, you can use the
musical grid setting to determine the view option for the ruler and whether or not tempo
information is written into recorded audio files.
“Use musical grid” checkbox: Sets the ruler to bars and beats, and tempo information is
recorded into audio files. If deselected, the ruler is set to time, and tempo information is
not recorded into audio files. In general, the only reason not to show the musical grid in
the primary ruler is with spoken word or other non-musical projects. If you are working
on a project containing music and you want to show time in the Tracks area, consider
using the secondary ruler to show time in addition to the primary ruler showing the
musical grid. To learn more about the primary and secondary ruler, see Position items
using the ruler in Logic Pro.
“Only load plug-ins needed for project playback” checkbox: When checked, only plug-
ins needed to enable the full signal flow for playback (including auxes, busses, and
outputs) are loaded when a project is opened. This includes:
The focused track.
Audio tracks containing audio regions (not including frozen tracks).
Software instrument tracks containing MIDI regions (not including frozen tracks)