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311Logic Pro User Guide
GarageBand projects in Logic Pro
You can open a GarageBand project in Logic Pro just as you would open a Logic Pro
project. The GarageBand project translates 1:1 into Logic Pro:
Logic Pro automatically creates the required number, and type, of tracks to mirror those
used in the GarageBand project.
The project uses the tempo of the GarageBand project.
The initial key signature is set in accordance with the project key of the GarageBand
project.
Software instrument parts are played by GarageBand instruments in Logic Pro.
GarageBand instruments are automatically installed with Logic Pro. Any mixing data and
effects (plus their settings) used by software instruments or AppleLoops–based tracks
in GarageBand are also imported into Logic Pro.
The channel strip settings of GarageBand translate 1:1 into Logic Pro—with the nice
exception that you can now access the individual plug-ins that are inserted into a
GarageBand channel strip.
All channel strip objects are routed to Stereo Out (default stereo output pair), and
immediately play out according to the Stereo Output preference chosen in the Logic Pro
> Preferences > Audio > I/O Assignments > Output pane.
The two bus effects of GarageBand (Reverb and Echo) are also translated when opened
in Logic Pro. They are replaced by the PlatinumVerb and Echo on busses 1 and 2.
Once the GarageBand project is loaded into Logic Pro, you can freely change parts, mixing
levels, and plug-in parameters as in any Logic Pro project.
Note: You cannot open Logic Pro projects in GarageBand, nor can you export a Logic Pro
project in a format that can be read by GarageBand (except as an audio file).
FinalCutPro XML files in Logic Pro
The FinalCutPro XMLformat is used to import and export audio data between
FinalCutPro X and Logic Pro.
Import a FinalCutPro XMLfile into Logic Pro
In Logic Pro, do one of the following:
Choose File > Import > FinalCutPro XML, then choose the file in the Import dialog.
If you import sequences that use audio files with different sample rates, you are given the
following options:
To alter the sample rate of your Logic Pro project to match all imported FinalCutPro
sequence audio files.
To retain the sample rate of your Logic Pro project. All FinalCutPro sequence audio
files that use a sample rate that differs from the selected one are converted.
Note: When you import Final Cut Pro sequences into Logic Pro, volume and stereo pan
automation are retained.