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Term
MEANING OF TDM?
Definition
Time division multiplexing
Term
TDM SYSTEMS REFER TO ----?
Definition
HARDWARE BASED PRO-TOOLS SYSTEMS.
Term
TDM HAS NO MONITORING LATENCY....T OR F.
Definition
TRUE.
Term
HD CORE CARD HAS HOW MANY DSP CHIPS?
Definition
NINE (9).
Term
MAXIMUM CARDS IN A SYSTEM?
Definition
7 PCI OR 3 PCIe
Term
EACH HD CARD CAN SUPPORT?
Definition
UP TO 2 AUDIO INTERFACES

UP 32 CHANNELS OF I/O

EACH HD AUDIO INTERFACE PROVIDES 16 DISCRETE CHANNELS OF I/O
Term
ALL HD INTERFACES USE WHAT LEVEL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS?
Definition
LINE LEVEL.
Term
WHATS A VOICE?
Definition
AN AUDIO EVENT.
Term
A CORE CARD PROVIDES HOW MANY VOICES AT 44.1/48 Khz?
Definition
96
Term
WHEN YOU DOUBLE THE SAMPLE RATE, YOU....?
Definition
CUT THE VOICES IN HALF.
Term
HARDWARE SETUP IS STORED WITH SYSTEM OR SESSION?
Definition
SYSTEM.
Term
WHATS A SUB-PATH?
Definition
A PATH WITHIN A PATH.
Term
AUDIOSUITE PLUG-INS ARE FILED BASED OR REAL-TIME?
Definition
FILE BASED.
Term
TDM?
Definition
REAL-TIME AND PROCESSING IS DONE BY DSP CHIP ON A CARD.
TDM SYSTEMS ONLY.
Term
RTAS?
Definition
IS HOST BASED AND PROCESSING IS DONE BY HOST CPU/USED IN ANY PRO-TOOLS SYSTEM.
Term
RTAS USES PLUG-INS ON WHAT TRACKS?
Definition
MASTER FADER/AUX/INSTRUMENT TRACK
USES VOICES ON AUDIO TRACK AFTER TDM PLUG-IN.
Term
MULTI-MONO PROCESSORS USE MORE DSP THAN MULTI-CHANNEL...TRUE OR FALSE?
Definition
TRUE
Term
ALL PARAMETERS ARE STORED IN A SESSION FILE FOR PLUG-IN SETTINGS.. TRUE OR FALSE?
Definition
TRUE
Term
WHAT IS A TIME SLOT?
Definition
AN AUDIO PATHWAY USED TO ROUTE AUDIO SIGNALS WITHIN THE SYSTEM.

512 TIME SLOTS @ 48K IN HD
256 " " @ 96K IN HD
Term
TO MEASURE DSP INDUCED DELAY?
Definition
COMMAND + CLICK ON VOLUME DISPLAY
Term
WHAT IS TIME ADJUSTER?
Definition
DELAYS UNPROCESSED TRACK TO MATCH DSP DELAY OF PROCESSED TRACK.
Term
WHAT IS A BUS?
Definition
AN INTERNAL AUDIO PATHWAY.
Term
HOW CAN YOU TELL IF A SIGNAL CLIPS BUS?
Definition
MASTER FADER'S METER.
Term
HOW ELSE CAN YOU TELL IF SIGNAL CLIPS BUS?
Definition
METER VIEW ON OUTPUT WINDOW.
Term
HOW DO YOU FIX CLIPPING AT BUS?
Definition
USE MASTER FADER TO TRIM.
Term
how many voices are used by MULT?
Definition
NONE
Term
IS THERE A WAY TO CREATE A KEY INPUT OTHER THAN BY USING A SEND?
Definition
MULTIPLE TRACK OUTPUT.
Term
SUB-GROUPS CAN BE USED TO BOUNCE SUB-MIXES TRUE OR FALSE?
Definition
TRUE
Term
NY COMPRESSION IS ALSO KNOWN AS?
Definition
PARALLEL COMPRESSION.
Term
APPLE + G =
Definition
GROUPS
Term
CTRL + APPLE + G =
Definition
MODIFY GROUPS
Term
WHAT CANNOT BE GROUPED?
Definition
VOICE ASSIGNMENT
OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT
INSERTING PLUGINS
Term
OPTION + APPLE + 3 =
Definition
GROUPS LIST
Term
CNTRL+CLICKING ON GROUP NAME DOES WHAT?
Definition
SHOWS ONLY THE MEMBERS OF A GROUP
Term
SHIFT+CNTRL+CLICK DOES WHAT?
Definition
SHOWS MEMBERS OF ANOTHER GROUP.
Term
WHAT DOES THE 'CIRCLE'/SOLID DOT/BULLSEYE SIGNIFY IN THE GROUP SYMBOLS?
Definition
CIRCLE - SOME MEMBERS OF GROUP ARE SELECTED.

SOLID DOT - ALL MEMBERS OF THAT GROUP ARE SELECTED, BUT NO OTHERS.

BULLS-EYE - ALL MEMBERS OF THAT GROUP ARE SELECTED, PLUS OTHERS.
Term
IF A GROUP MEMBER IS HIDDEN ________ FUNCTIONS WILL APPLY TO HIDDEN TRACK.
Definition
MIX
Term
IF A GROUP MEMBER IS HIDDEN ________ FUNCTIONS WILL NOT APPLY TO HIDDEN TRACK.
Definition
EDIT
Term
WHAT ARE THE 7 AUTOMATION MODES?
Definition
AUTO OFF- DISABLES WRITING AND READING

AUTO READ- ALLOWS READING, DISABLES WRITING

AUTO WRITE- WRITES NEW DATA FOR ALL ENABLED PARAMETERS (OVERWRITES/ERASES PREVIOUS DATA.

AUTO LATCH- "UPDATE MODE" READS PRE-EXISTING DATA THEN WRITES NEW DATA.

AUTO TOUCH- READS EXISTING DATA THEN WRITES NEW DATA THEN RETURNS TO PRE-EXISTING AUTOMATION WHEN CONTROL IS RELEASED.

TOUCH/LATCH- FADERS ARE IN TOUCH AND ENCODERS ARE IN LATCH

TRIM- AFFECTS VOLUME AND SEND LEVEL ONLY.
Term
WHAT CAN BE AUTOMATED?
Definition
VOLUME/PAN/MUTE
Term
WHEN YOU SUSPEND AUTOMATION, WHAT DOES IT DISABLE?
Definition
WRITING/ERASING AND PLAYBACK OF DATA
Term
IN AUTOMATION WINDOW, 'SUSPEND' PREVENTS ______ OF AUTOMATION GLOBALLY?
Definition
PLAYBACK OR WRITING.
Term
CMD+CTRL+OPT+CLICK ON TRACK FORMAT SELECTOR......
Definition
OPENS PLUG-INS AUTOMATION WINDOW
Term
AUTOMATION PREFERENCES ARE SAVED WHERE?
Definition
"THE SYSTEM"
Term
CTRL+CMD+V =
Definition
SPECIAL PASTE
Term
WHAT IS A CONTROL SURFACE?
Definition
SUBSTITUTE FOR MOUSE/KEYBOARD WHICH CONTROLS SOFTWARE AND DOESNT CHANGE SOFTWARE BEHAVIOR.

NOT A DIGITAL MIXER

NOT AN INTERFACE
Term
AUDIO CONNECTIONS ON THE CONTROL 24 ARE?
Definition
D-SUB

16 CHANNELS OF MIC LINE INPUTS

24 FADERS

ETHERNET CONTROL CONNECTION

8 IN/ 1 OUT STEREO LINE MIXER
Term
WHAT IS ENVELOPMENT?
Definition
SOUND COMES FROM ALL AROUND
-3 DIMENSIONAL/NO DEFINABLE POINT SOURCE/SENSE OF SPACE
Term
WHAT IS LOCALIZATION?
Definition
SOUND COMES FROM A SPOT
SENSE OF POSITION
3 DIMENSIONAL
SOUNDS ARE DISTINGUISHABLE
Term
WHAT IS BASS MANAGEMENT?
Definition
BASS REDIRECTION- REDIRECTS LOW END OF SURROUNDS TO SUB
Term
WHAT IS DOWN-MIXING?
Definition
REDUCING SURROUND TO STEREO/OCCURS IN RECEIVER.
Term
WHAT IS THE CH. ASSIGNMENTS OF FILM SURROUND?
Definition
L-C-R
Term
WHAT IS THE CH. ASSIGNMENTS OF SMPTE SURROUND?
Definition
L-R-C
Term
WHAT IS THE CH. ASSIGNMENTS OF DTS SURROUND?
Definition
L-R-Ls
Term
what is the amount of pan outputs for mono surround?
Definition
3
Term
what are the panning modes?
Definition
X/Y PANNING = LIKE SLIP MODE-PLACE ANYWHERE

JOYSTICK STYLE = X/Y GRID
Term
WHAT IS the DISCRETE CENTER PERCENTAGE?
Definition
100
Term
WHAT IS the PHANTOM CENTER PERCENTAGE?
Definition
0
Term
WHAT IS DIVERGENCE?
Definition
AMOUNT OF BLEED INTO NEIGHBORING CHANNELS
Term
MIXING SURROUND AND STEREO MAIN PATHS EATS UP DSP. TRUE OR FALSE?
Definition
TRUE
Term
what does OPTION+C DO?
Definition
CLEARS RED CLIP
Term
METERS IN PRO TOOLS ARE?
Definition
PEAK METERS

GREEN = NOMINAL
YELLOW = -6 DBFS
RED = CLIP
Term
WHAT DOES CODEC STAND FOR?
Definition
enCOde/DECode

TECHNIQUE USED FOR DATA REDUCTION
Term
TYPES OF CODEC?
Definition
LOSSLESS - DATA MANIPULATION

LOSSY - USALLY EAR MANIPULATION

BOTH REDUCE FILE SIZE
Term
WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF LOSSLESS DATA REDUCTION?
Definition
PROS - NO REDUCTION IN AUDIO QUALITY.

CONS - LIMITED AMOUNT OF REDUCTION


WHAT COMES OUT IS BIT FOR BIT IDENTICAL TO WHAT WENT IN.
Term
NAME ALL 6 LOSSLESS CODECS?
Definition
MERIDIAN LOSSLESS PACKING (MLP)
DOLBY TRUE-HD
DTS HD
APPLE LOSSLESS ENCODER (ALE)
WINDOWS MEDIA LOSSLESS (WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER)
FLAC -FREE LOSSLESS AUDIO CODEC - QUITE POPULAR AND ENTIRELY OPEN SOURCE (PC & MAC)
Term
WHAT ARE ThE PROS AND CONS OF LOSSY REDUCTION?
Definition
PRO: REDUCES FILE SIZE MORE THAN LOSSLESS CODECS (SOMETIMES OVER 90% REDUCTION)

CON: ALWAYS RESULTS IN SOME LOSS OF AUDIO QUALITY.
Term
EXAMPLES OF LOSSY CODECS? (PERCEPTUAL)
Definition
MP3/MP4/REAL AUDIO/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL (AC3)
Term
PERCEPTUAL CODING IS FOR CONSUMER USE? T OR F?
Definition
TRUE.
Term
WHAT IS MASKING?
Definition
USED TO DETERMINE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF BANDS FREQUENCY/AMPLITUDE RELATIONSHIP.
Term
HOW DOES PERCEPTUAL CODING WORKS?
Definition
TRIES TO FOOL YOUR EAR AND IS BASED ON THE LAW OF PSYCHO-ACOUSTICS.
Term
DVD VIDEO IS LOSSY OR LOSSLESS?
Definition
LOSSY.
Term
EXAMPLES OF PREDICTIVE LOSSY CODECS?
Definition
DTS - DVD'S
ADPCM-ADAPTIVE DIFFERENTIAL PCM
Term
CONSTANT BIT RATE ENCODING (CBR) DEFINES?
Definition
BANDWIDTH.

KEEPS SAME SPEED/BANDWIDTH AND DOESNT CHANGE WHEN AUDIO GETS MORE COMPLEX.

BETTER FOR STREAMING THAN DOWNLOADING.

CBR/BANDWIDTH/STREAMING
Term
VARIABLE BIT RATE ENCODING?
Definition
DEFINES QUALITY

ADJUSTS BANDWIDTH FOR MORE COMPLEX SOUNDS
BETTER FOR DOWNLOADING THAN STREAMING.

VBR/QUALITY/DOWNLOADING
Term
WHAT IS THE CAPACITY ON A DVD-5?

DVD-9?
DVD-10?
DVD-14?
DVD-18?
Definition
4.38 GB
7.95 GB
8.75 GB
12.33 GB
15.9 GB
Term
WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM VIDEO THROUGHPUT (OUTPUT) ON DVD VIDEO?
Definition
9.8 Mbps
Term
WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM AUDIO THROUGHPUT ON DVD VIDEO?
Definition
6.144 Mbps
Term
what is the total throughput on dvd video?
Definition
10.08 Mbps
Term
THE AUDIO PRODUCER HAS UP TO _____ STREAMS OF AUDIO?
STREAM MEANS SOUNDTRACK.
Definition
8

ALL SHARE AVAILABLE AUDIO BANDWIDTH
Term
WHAT ARE THE REQUIRED FORMATS OF DVD VIDEO?
Definition
PCM
DOLBY DIGITAL
Term
WHAT ARE THE OPTIONAL FORMATS OF DVD VIDEO?
Definition
M-PEG
DTS
SDDS
Term
WHAT IS THE MAX. THROUGHPUT FOR DVD-AUDIO?
Definition
9.6 Mbps
Term
DVD-RW CAN BE REWRITTEN HOW MANY TIMES?
Definition
1000
Term
DVD-RAM IS REWRITABLE MORE THAN ______ TIMES?
Definition
100,000
Term
CONTROL+DRAG TO MOVE _______ UP/DOWN WITHOUT CHANGING TIME POSITION.
Definition
REGION
Term
DOES A TDM SYSTEM ALWAYS NEED A CORE CARD?
Definition
YES
Term
WHAT ARE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF CHANNEL I/O's IN IN EACH TDM INTERFACE?
Definition
32
Term
WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM I/O AVAILABLE TO AN HD SYSTEM?
Definition
160
Term
WHICH HD SYSTEM HAS 16 INPUTS AND 2 OUTPUTS?
Definition
96i
Term
HOW MANY VOICES DOES AN HD CORE CARD GIVE US AT 48K? AT 96K?
Definition
48K = 96 VOICES

96 K = 48 VOICES
Term
WHAT IS DSP INDUCED DELAY?
Definition
DELAY CAUSED BY PROCESSING AND ROUTING.
Term
HOW DO YOU MEASURE DSP-INDUCED DELAY?
Definition
COMMAND+CLICK
Term
HOW DO YOU COMPENSATE OR FIX DELAY??
Definition
USE TIME ADJUSTER-PLUGIN OR AUTOMATIC DELAY COMPENSATION.
Term
WHICH PLUG-IN IS ONLY AVAILABLE AS FILE BASED?
Definition
AUDIO-SUITE
Term
WHAT CAN YOU MONITOR IN A TDM SYSTEMS USAGE WINDOW?
Definition
PCI BUS ACTIVITY, CPU ACTIVITY AND DISK ACTIVITY
Term
WHAT BROWSERS ARE AVAILABLE In A PRO-TOOLS SESSION? WHICH IS TDM ONLY?
Definition
1) WORKSPACE, PROJECT, VOLUME.

2) HD CATALOG
Term
WHERE CAN A DRIVE BE UNMOUNTED FROM?
Definition
WORKSPACE BROWSER
Term
SELECT MULTIPLE REGIONS WITHOUT TIME BETWEEN?
Definition
OBJECT GRABBER
Term
WHICH TOOL DRAGS SELECTION FROM REGION, AUTOMATICALLY SEPARATES AS WELL AS USING OPTION+DRAG TO COPY?
Definition
SEPARATION GRABBER
Term
SCRUB TRIM IS TDM ONLY AND PLAYS AS IT REGION BOUNDARIES, T OR F?
Definition
TRUE
Term
WHAT IS A SYNC-POINT?
Definition
POSITION WITHIN REGION USED FOR ALIGNMENT.
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