Files convert to aif when dragged into logic

whenever i drap an mp3 m4a or anything else for the matter the file gets copied and converted to an AIF fiel within the current project folder
i would like to circumvent this process, is there a way to just let the files sit and play in logic as its original source and not as the newly created aif file?
thanks for the wisdom

in order for logic to play and edit audio it has to be converted to the a raw audio file format liek Aiff/WAV/SDII etc...
Mp3 M4a are compressed audio data and it also is not the optimal quality so u might not wanna vircumvent that feature - also I dont think you can
Should u wanna work directly with compressed audio data I think there are some apps that let u do that - dont ask which ones though:-)

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