In this video, I answer a viewer submitted question: How to optimize audio files in Logic Pro to reduce the overall file size of the project. This is different than consolidating or cleaning up your Logic Projects. Enjoy! Check out my Logic Pro 11 courses here ➛ logicproguide.com For mixing/mastering work, contact me at my website ➛ carneymediagroup.com Follow MusicTechHelpGuy on Instagram ➛ instagram.com/musictechhelpguy Support the channel on Patreon ➛ patreon.com/musictechhelpguy BeTopper Shoutout (not a sponsor) ➛ betopperdj.com Chapters: 0:00 Overview 0:37 Viewer Question 1:23 Nondestructive Editing 1:59 Backup Copy 2:25 Optimize Files (Tutorial) 5:20 Wrap-up
I personally like to work with Folders on my Mac - let's me easily copy/paste to make different mix versions of a project within a folder. But if you are sharing the project with a collaborator, I find the project Package is better.
This doesn't work at all for me, tried unfreezing tracks too. After Optimising, I don't get the solid blue boxes showing in the inspector on the right, ie, I still see a load of files that are half blue, with the anchor somewhere in the middle etc. It's doing something as I saves a 100MB maybe on a project of about 4GB
This method will only work with large audio files, and longer audio recordings that have a large amount of the recordings trimmed out. Three things you can check/try: (1) you might just be using the vast majority of audio in your project. 4GB is not uncommon for a Logic project with a lot of audio. And also that audio information might be wrapped up in samples, sampler instruments, and apple sound library content in your project, depending on what you chose to include when you "Save As" for the first time. (2) If you DO have a bunch of sound library content in your project, try doing a "Save As" to save a new copy of your project, and make sure that only "Audio Files" are included at the bottom of the Save As screen. (3) You can also try doing a "Clean Up" instead as I mentioned in the video. File > Project Management > Cleanup.
In this video, I answer a viewer submitted question: How to optimize audio files in Logic Pro to reduce the overall file size of the project. This is different than consolidating or cleaning up your Logic Projects. Enjoy!
Check out my Logic Pro 11 courses here ➛ logicproguide.com
For mixing/mastering work, contact me at my website ➛ carneymediagroup.com
Follow MusicTechHelpGuy on Instagram ➛ instagram.com/musictechhelpguy
Support the channel on Patreon ➛ patreon.com/musictechhelpguy
BeTopper Shoutout (not a sponsor) ➛ betopperdj.com
Chapters:
0:00 Overview
0:37 Viewer Question
1:23 Nondestructive Editing
1:59 Backup Copy
2:25 Optimize Files (Tutorial)
5:20 Wrap-up
Very cool! Will have to test if the optimization happens across project alternatives.
Wow your trick reduced my file size from 19GB to 300MB!!! I really appreciate your help on this! 🤘🏻
Absolutely appreciate your tutorials. They are always concise and clearly presented. Thank you so much
Absolutely brilliant! You are a wealth of knowledge!
Thanks!
I have learned so much about logic from this channel, thank you.
Wow, thank you. I have been struggling with this as well! 🖖🏼
Thank you dear it’s really something important 👌
Thank you! I did not know that
Cheers, excellent info!
Awesome video
Thank you so much! You’re the best! I’m one of Lee’s collaborators! 🤘🏻
Thank you 🙏 man.
Thank you so much
Is it possible to save a project as a template without any assets?
Which type of project is smarter: folder or a package
I personally like to work with Folders on my Mac - let's me easily copy/paste to make different mix versions of a project within a folder. But if you are sharing the project with a collaborator, I find the project Package is better.
This doesn't work at all for me, tried unfreezing tracks too. After Optimising, I don't get the solid blue boxes showing in the inspector on the right, ie, I still see a load of files that are half blue, with the anchor somewhere in the middle etc. It's doing something as I saves a 100MB maybe on a project of about 4GB
This method will only work with large audio files, and longer audio recordings that have a large amount of the recordings trimmed out. Three things you can check/try: (1) you might just be using the vast majority of audio in your project. 4GB is not uncommon for a Logic project with a lot of audio. And also that audio information might be wrapped up in samples, sampler instruments, and apple sound library content in your project, depending on what you chose to include when you "Save As" for the first time. (2) If you DO have a bunch of sound library content in your project, try doing a "Save As" to save a new copy of your project, and make sure that only "Audio Files" are included at the bottom of the Save As screen. (3) You can also try doing a "Clean Up" instead as I mentioned in the video. File > Project Management > Cleanup.
@ Cheers for the reply, I did a Clean up too on old, finished projects, help save a bit too. Thanks for the tips!
projects that are too big are a really good problem to have ;-;