Duplicate Logic Session without copying Audio file?

Hi,

I think I get what you are trying to do.

The workflow I use to prevent the duplication of audio files is as follows while having variations of a project.

1) Save a version as a "Folder" ( as opposed to a Package ). Call this the Parent Project.

2) With each milestone I do a "Save As" and increment a version number in the file name, uncheck "Audio" and set the save to location the same folder as the parent project. NOTE: The trick is by saving to the same location as the parent the audio will not get copied since it uses the existing audio folder. If you save to a different location the audio will get copied.

Result: You end up with incremental versions of the project in a folder with a common "Audio" folder while not duplication audio files. Others may prefer Track Alternatives for this purpose but this workflow is fast and provides protection from the occasional Logic file corruption.

If I am going to do any destructive edits on the audio I will do a "bounce in place" (on a region) and work on a duplicate region.

Hope this helps

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Another option you may want to consider is Project Alternatives under the file menu. Alternatives are fully independent versions of your project. Kind of like a project within a project, but it's easy to switch between them and the version titles are displayed at the tops of windows. I love this feature myself and use it all the time. Don's excellent tip about destructive audio edits still applies.

Cheers,

Lowen