Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 263)

Chapter 9 Use prerecorded media 263
Add and delete audio files
When you add an audio file to your project, Logic Pro automatically creates a region that
encompasses the entire file length. You can create as many regions as you like from the same
audio file. There are no length limitations to regions, as long as they don’t exceed the length of
the source audio file. Creating multiple regions from the same audio file is beneficial for many
tasks—using different portions of a vocal take that spans the length of the project, for example.
You can delete audio regions and audio files in the Project Audio Browser. In addition to deleting
unused audio files, you can also delete unused portions of audio files. This usually frees up a lot
of space on the hard disk.
Import an audio file into your project
1 Select an audio track in the Tracks area.
2 Do one of the following:
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Choose File > Import > Audio File.
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Click the Import Audio button in the toolbar.
3 In the Open File dialog, browse to and select the audio file that you want to add.
4 Click the Play button to play the selected audio file.
The Play button becomes the Stop button. Click to stop playback.
5 Click the Open button to add the file to the selected track, at the playhead position, in the
Tracks area.
The audio file (and region) is automatically added to the Project Audio Browser.