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| Language | English |
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| Level | University |
| Created / Updated | 13.03.2014 / 05.05.2019 |
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What command can you use to save a session with a different sample rate or hit depth? (See page 267.)
Change Bit depth or sample rate in save session copy window
How can you conduct a search for an audio file using the Workspace browser? Where are the search results displayed? (See page 133.)
Window Workspace
Click find button
Select volumes and folders
Click the drop down button in the kind collumn and select audio file
click the search button
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in the bottom half of the workspace browser
Give two examples of connections, commonly found on audio interfaces, that arc used for making digital transfers. What type of jacks does each use? (See page 20.)
1 S/PDIF Sony Philips
2 AES/ EBU Audio Engineering Society/ European Brodcast Union (choose - XLR)
+ and - on numeric keypad (on laptop in combination with fn-key)
Why is it important to back up your Pro Pools sessions? What are some ways in which your Pro Tools work can be lost accidentally? (See page 266.)
Pro Tools Sessions are stored electronically
No physical media
is is possible to accidentally lose your work by deleting or overwriting files, having file become corrupt contracting a virus or having a drive fail
Describe three ways to recall a memory location.
- click on marker in Memory Location Window
- on Numeric Keypad: type Period - marker location number (1-999) - period
- Click marker symbol in the Marker Ruler
Which timebase do Audio tracks use by default? Which timebase do MIDI and Instrument tracks use by default? (See page 92.)
Sample based. Tick Based
What audio file types are supported in Pro Tools? What is the default file type? (See page 86.)
WAV
AIFF
-> WAV
What are some considerations for bouncing audio in Pro Tools? How is the bounce affected by soloed or muted tracks? How is it affected by the Timeline selection? (See pages 270 and 271.)
ProTools bounces all audible tracks in real time (11 nicht mehr)
Pro Tools bounces tracks based on the output path
Pro Tools does not require extra voices to bounce the disk
The blunced file will be a flattened version of your session
Pro Tools bounces tracks based on timeline selections
Bounced material is automatically time-stamped
If they are soloed, just this tracks are bounced
If tracks are muted, they aren't bounced
If there is a timeline selection, just the selection is bounced
What two stereo file configuration formats are common on Mac and Windows systems? Which format does Pro Tools 10 support directly?
(See page 128.)
Split stereo and interleaved stereo.
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interleaved audio files
What kinds of commands can be found under the Pro Tools Options menu? How does the Options menu differ from the Setup menu? (See page 45.)
several editing recording monitoring playback and display options
setup:
pro tools hardware and software parameters
I/O
Playbacl engine
Midi settings...
What types of products does the A I R group specialize in? Give some examples
Virtual instruments, sample libraries and real time effects
Examples: Hybrid, Strike, Velvet, Structure, Transfuser virtual instruments
What bit depth should you use when bouncing a session to disk if you plan to bum the file to CD without further processing? What sample rate should you use? (See page 276.)
44,1
16 bit
Which main Pro Tools window displays audio waveforms and can be used to work directly with audio, MIDI, and video files on tracks? (See page 46.)
Edit
How can you monitor the storage space available on your system to determine the amount of record time remaining for each mounted hard drive? (See page 108.)
In The Disk Space window
Window
Disc Space
This interface is compatible with (select all that apply):
Delta 44
a) Drag vertically to select area on adjacent tracks.
b) Create Selection on a track, SHIFT-CLICK to add selection on other tracks.
How many synthesizer slots are included in Xpand!2? How can each part be turned on/off? (See page 157.)
4
By clicking on the on off power indicator above the part letter
What is the purpose of the Save As command? Which session will be open after completing the Save As command, the original or the renamed copy? (See pages 97 and 98.)
To save different versions
the renamed copy
What selector can you use to route a signal from an input on your interlace to a track for recording? (See page 113.)
Input Path selector
Name some standard editing commands provided in Pro Tools
Cut, Copy, Paste, Clear / Delete
Name and describe five types of production tasks that Pro Tools can be used for
MIDI Recording, composition, editing, mixing, support for desktop video
Describe three ways to change the order of tracks in Pro Tools.
Dragging Tracks in Mix Window, Edit Window, Track List
What is the Structure Free virtual instrument used for? What are some of the sample library formats that Structure Free can load and play back? (See page 160.)
Sample Playback plug in
drum kits drum loops bass and guitar patches leads electric pianos organs pads and more
native Structure, SampleCell, Kontakt, Kontakt2 and ECS 24
Which Pro Tools windows provide access to MIDI controls, such as VCajr for Note, Metronome, and MIDI Merge? (See page 70.)
Transport
What happens to the audio and MIDI data on a track when the track gets deleted from your session? Can the Track > Delete command be undone? (See page 93.)
They are gone :/
No
What is the maximum sample rate supported in Pro Tools? What is the maximum bit depth? (See page 86.)
32 bit
192 khz
How can you place a session in Record Ready mode after record-enabling a track? What modifiers/ shortcuts are available to initiate recording without first entering Record Ready mode? (See pages 115 and 116.)
Transport Window or Edit Window
Record Button, Play Button
Or: CMD and Play
Or: CMD and Space bar
Or: F12
How can you add audio files to iTunes for use in burning a CD?
(See page 279.)
Click on add to itunes libary checkbox
What track views are available for MIDI data in the Edit window! Which view allows you to scroll up or down to see notes at different pitches? (Seepage» J6% and 170.)
MIDI Clips View
MIDI Notes View
Velocity View
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Midi notes view
What command lets you add tracks to your session? How many tracks can you add at one time? (See page 89.)
CMD N Shift
No idea
a) Used for adjusting placement of clips in small, precise amounts using keyboard
b) Shuffle, Grid, Slip
What does the frequency of a sound wave affect in terms of how we percieve the sound?
How is frequency measured?
Creates perception of the pitch of sound
Cycles per second or Hertz
Name the two types of cursors available in the Edit window. How can the two types of cursors be linked or unlinked? (See page 94.)
Playback and edit.
Options
Link timeline
Edit selection
How do you go about creating a fade out at the end of a clip? How would you go about creating a crossfade between two adjacent clips? (See page* 227 through 229.)
Make a selection
CMD F
Or edit fades create
Choose Fade Type
Maybe click adjust bounds
What term is used to describe an audio patch point that applies a signal processor directly into the signal path on a track? How many of these parch points does Pro Tools provide on each track?
a) INSERT
b) 10
What happens when you use the Workspace browser to import audio that is not compatible with your sessions parameters (in other words, audio that requires conversion)? What happens when you import audio that does not require conversion? (See page 132.)
It is convertet automatically
It is just added, not copied
How manv channels of MIDI information can be sent over i single MIDI cable? (See page 144.)
16
a) WINDOW>UNDO HISTORY
b) - Multiple simultaneous Undos / Redos
- Undo / Redo All
- Clear the Queue
a) SENT
b) via a Auxiliary Input Channel
