Logic Pro and Logic Express 7: How to create an Autoload Song template file

In earlier versions of Logic, if you saved a file named Autoload in the same directory as the Logic application, that file would be used as the default song template whenever you launched Logic or created a new song. You can still use this method in Logic Pro and Logic Express 7, but the location for storing your Autoload template has changed.

With Logic's expanded Templates feature, you can create an unlimited number of templates. To create an Autoload Song:

1. Open an existing song file that you'd like to use as the default template, or create a new one and configure it to your needs.
2. Choose File > Save As Template.
3. In the resulting dialog, type Autoload in the Save As field.
4. Make sure that the Song Templates folder appears as the chosen location from the Where pop-up menu (the default setting).
5. Click Save.

The template will be saved to ~/Library/Application Support/Logic/Templates. Any templates you create should be saved to this location.

Notes:

• When you create a new song and do not select the "Use template" checkbox in the New dialog, or if you select the checkbox but fail to specify a particular template, the Autoload Song will be used.
• If you have Logic's global preferences set to "Automatically load most recent song at startup," the Autoload Song will not load when you launch Logic. However, it will load whenever you create a new song.