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19Logic Pro User Guide
Get started with Logic Pro
Get started with Logic Pro overview
Welcome to Logic Pro. This chapter introduces the main working areas of Logic Pro, and
presents some basic tasks to help you start working in the app.
Logic Pro is a full-featured music and audio app you can use for every aspect of music
creation: recording, arranging, mixing, and more–everything from sketching your initial
ideas to producing polished final mixes. You can use Logic Pro for any type of project, from
simply recording yourself singing or playing all the way to complex multi-track, multi-
section compositions.
For a quick tour of the Logic Pro interface, see Get started with the Logic Pro main window,
then choose topics from the list on the left that introduce specific features and working
areas, with basic tasks to help you get started.
Open Logic Pro
Do one of the following:
On your Mac, click the Launchpad icon in the Dock, then click the Logic Pro icon in
Launchpad.
Double-click the Logic Pro icon in the Applications folder.
The first time you open Logic Pro, it downloads basic content, including software
instrument presets and Apple Loops, that you can use in your projects. After the download
is complete, the Project Chooser opens so you can create a new project or open an existing
one.
To learn more about creating and opening projects, see Get started with Logic Pro projects.
Tip: If you’re using Logic Pro on a portable computer or with a smaller display, you can
hide the Dock to maximize available screen space. To hide the Dock, Control-click the area
in the Dock between the last app icon and the Downloads icon, then choose Turn Hiding On
from the shortcut menu.