Apple Logic Express 8 - Manual (Page 569)

Chapter 24 Managing Audio Files 569
Dealing With SDII Files
Logic Express allows you to access the regions in SoundDesigner II files. (The SDII data
format lets you store region definitions).
You can import the regions of SDII files into the Audio Bin. This is useful if you want to
play regions from a long recording made in Pro Tools.
To import SDII regions:
1 Select an audio file in the Audio Bin.
2 Choose Audio File > Import SDII Regions (or use the corresponding key command,
default: Control-I).
Logic Express also allows you to export one or more selected regions (in an audio file)
from the Audio Bin into an SDII file.
To export all regions from an audio file to an SDII region:
1 Select the desired audio files in the Audio Bin.
2 Choose Audio File > Export SDII Regions (or use the corresponding key command,
default: Control-E).
Finding and Replacing Orphaned Audio Files
Sometimes, Logic Express can’t find a file which was previously used in the project. This
could be due to one of the following:
 You have not connected the relevant hard disk, or you have renamed the volume.
 You have stored the files in a different volume, or moved them to another volume.
 You have renamed the files in the Finder, or renamed them in the Audio Bin of
another project.
 You have deleted the files.
In these situations, Logic Express opens the following dialog.
You can respond in any of the following ways:
 Search: The current volume is searched for filenames. If the search is unsuccessful,
Logic Express asks you if you want to search other volumes for these files. This
enables you to assemble projects, even if you have copied or moved the relevant
files onto other media.