Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 63)

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While you’re working, if you find that any advanced features you need are not available, open
the Advanced preferences pane and select the Show Advanced Tools checkbox, then select any
additional options to turn them on.
In Logic Pro Help, features that require Show Advanced Tools to be selected have this
icon . Features that require Additional Options to be selected have this icon
. For more
information, see Advanced tools and additional options .
New concepts in Logic Pro X
Logic Pro X introduces some new concepts, while others are updated from earlier versions of
Logic Pro.
Projects
Logic Pro X projects are organized in a new way. Project assets can be saved directly in the
project, or in a separate project folder. As in earlier Logic Pro versions, assets can also be
referenced from a location outside the project, allowing you to access media files without
copying or moving them into the project. For detailed information about managing project
assets, see
Manage project assets .
You can have Logic Pro create a project folder to organize the project file and project assets,
and also specify a recording path for audio files outside the project, in File > Project Settings
> Record > Audio Recording Path. For more information about Recording project settings, see
Recording settings .
Alternatives and backups
There are two new ways to manage Logic Pro X projects:
Project alternatives let you save “snapshots” of a project in different states, including different cuts
or mixes. Each project alternative has a unique name, and can have different settings. Alternatives
are saved as part of the project, and share the same assets.
Backups let you go back to earlier saved versions of a project. Each time you save a project, a
backup of the current project alternative is saved, and can be accessed from the File menu.
Autosave saves your work so that you don’t lose important changes if the application quits
unexpectedly. The next time you reopen Logic Pro, a dialog appears from which you can choose
to open the auto-saved version, or the last manually saved version of the project.
For information about managing projects using alternatives and backups, see Use project
alternatives and backups . For information about saving projects, see Save projects .