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| Pro Tools is a multi-track software-based recording and editing system. |
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| Who are the founders of Digidesign? |
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| Peter Gotcher & Evan Brooks |
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| What year was Pro Tools introduced? |
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| What year was Digidrums founded? |
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| What year did Digidrums change its name to Digidesign? |
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| What year was SoftSynth released? |
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| What year did Digidesign release FX Designer and Q-Sheet? |
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| When did Digidesign release Sound Accelerator? |
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| A synthesis program that generated sound files for various sampling keyboards. |
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| What year was Sound Tools released? |
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| What year was the first AudioMedia card released? |
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| How many tracks of audio could the first Pro Tools system handle? |
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| Using an add-in board called the System Accelerator and additional cards and interfaces the first Pro Tools systems could be expanded to handle how many audio tracks simultaneously? |
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| What year was Session 8 released? |
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| What year was Pro Tools TDM released? |
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| When did Digidesign merge with Avid? |
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| What year was Pro Tools24 released? |
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| What year was Pro Tools first offered on the Windows OS? |
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| What year did Digidesign first start offering dedicated control surfaces for Pro Tools? |
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| What year was the Control24 introduced? |
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| What year did Digidesign receive a Technical GRAMMY Award? |
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| What year was Pro ToolsHD introduced? |
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| What year was the Mbox introduced? |
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| What year was the Digi 002 and Digi 002 Rack introduced? |
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| What year did Digidesign receive an Academy Award for the design, development, and implementation of the Digidesign Pro Tools digital audio workstations? |
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| What year did Avid acquire M-Audio? |
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| What year was the Pro Tools M-Powered software released? |
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| When did Digidesign introduce the ICON and D-Control work surface? |
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ICON - 2004
D-Control - 2005 |
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| What are the basic parameters of a waveform? |
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| A waveform is the sound pressure variations that reach our ears creating our perception of the sounds source. |
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| What are the basic parameters of frequency? |
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| The frequency of sound pressure variations that reach our ears creates our perception of pitch. As the vibration increases the pitch of the sound goes up. |
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| What are the basic parameters of amplitude? |
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| Amplitude is the intensity of the sound pressure variations that reaches our ears creating the perception of loudness of sound. |
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| What is the frequency range of human hearing? |
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| What is the difference between analog and digital audio? |
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| Analog is smooth continuous variation in air pressure. Digital is discrete measurements of air pressure. |
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| What are the two audio connections on the rear panel of many Pro Tools audio interfaces? |
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S/PDIF - RCA Jacks - Sony/Philips Digital Interface
AES/EBU - XLR connectors - Audio Engineering Society/European Broadcast Union |
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| What are the maximum sample rates and bit depths that Pro Tools LE can handle? |
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| 96 kHz Sample Rate and 24 Bits |
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| How many channels of simultaneous analog input can Pro Tools LE handle? |
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| The Music Production Toolkit increases the Pro Tools LE track count to __ mono or stereo tracks at 96kHz. |
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| What are the maximum sample rates and bit depth of a Pro ToolsHD system? |
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| 192kHz sample rate and 24 bits |
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| How many simultaneous audio tracks can Pro ToolsHD handle? |
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| What does the Music Production Toolkit add to Pro Tools? |
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| Ups the track count to 48 mono or stereo at up to 96kHz, also includes the Hybrid, TL Space Native Edition, Smack! LE, SoundReplacer, and Digidesign Intelligent Noise Reduction (DINR) LE plug-ins. |
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| What does the DV Toolkit 2 add to Pro Tools? |
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| Up to 48 mono or stereo tracks at up to 96kHz, a fullrange of post-production features previously only available on HD systems, and the TL Space Native Edition, DINR LE, Synchro Arts VocALign Project plug-ins. |
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| On a Mac you use the Command Key but on Windows you use the _____ key. |
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| On a Mac you use the Option key but on Windows you use the _____ key. |
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| On a Mac you use the Control key but on Windows you use the _____ key. |
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| On a Mac you use the Return key but on Windows you use the _____ key. |
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| On a Mac you use the Delete key but on Windows you use the _____ key. |
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| On Windows you use the Control key but on a Mac you use the _____ key. |
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| On Windows you use the Alt key but on a Mac you use the _____ key. |
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| On Windows you use the Start key but on a Mac you use the _____ key. |
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| On Windows you use the Enter on the main keypad key but on a Mac you use the _____ key. |
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| On Windows you use the Backspace key but on a Mac you use the _____ key. |
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| How many simultaneous audio tracks can Pro Tools Le play without the Music Production Toolkit? |
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| In what file are the mixing operations of Pro Tools stored? |
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| Each bit of signal equals _ dB of Dynamic Range? |
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| 16-bit audio has a theoretical dynamic range of ___ dB. |
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| 20-bit audio has a theoretical dynamic range of ___ dB. |
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| 24-bit audio has a theoretical dynamic range of ___ dB. |
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| 8-bit audio has a theoretical dynamic range of ___ dB. |
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| How many tracks can you run in Pro Tools LE simultaneously with the Music Production Toolkit? |
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| 48 mono or stereo at up to 96kHz |
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| What 2 exra time-based rulers does the DV Toolkit give you? |
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| Time Code and Feet & Frames rulers |
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| What Plug-ins are included with the DV Toolkit? |
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Synchro Arts VocALign Project
TL Space Native Edition convolution
Digidesign Intelligent Noise Reduction (DINR LE) |
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| Will Pro Tools LE run with an M-Audio interface? |
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| What are all the file type folders associated with Pro Tools? |
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| Session File, WaveCache File, Audio Files, Fade Files, Region Groups, Session File Backups, Video Files |
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| What is the default audio file format for compatibility purposes? |
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| In what order should your hardware related to your Pro Tools system be started up? |
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| External Drives/Control Surface/MIDI interface & devices/Synch devices/Audio interfaces (in any order) then Computer and finally monitoring system |
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| A USB device that enables you to use a single key for all of your plug-in and software options. |
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| What is the menu location of the Playback Engine? |
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| What settings can you change in the Playback Engine? |
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| Hardware Buffer Size, CPU Usage Limit, Number of Voices |
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| What does your hardware size buffer do? |
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| Controls the size of the hardware cache used to handle host-based tasks such as RTAS plu-in processing. |
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| What does the CPU Usage Limit do? |
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| Controls the percentage of the computers processing power allocated to the Pro Tools host processing tasks. |
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| What does the File Menu let you do? |
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| Create and maintain Pro Tools sessions. |
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| What does the Edit Menu let you do? |
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| Allows you to edit and manipulate the current selection and to affect data in the timeline. |
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| What does the View Menu let you do? |
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| Control the display of Pro Tools windows, tracks, and track data. |
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| What does the Track Menu let you do? |
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| Lets you set up and maintain tracks in a Pro Tools session. |
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| What does the Region Menu let you do? |
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| Allows you to work with Pro Tools regions of "pointers"to available audio or MIDI files or file segments. |
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| What does the Event Menu let you do? |
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| Contains commands for modifying the time and tempo setting of your Pro Tools session. |
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| What does the AudioSuite Menu let you do? |
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| Allows you to access all AudioSuite plug-ins currently installed in your systems Plug-ins folder |
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| What does the Options Menu let you do? |
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| Lets you select several editing, recording, monitoring, playback, and display options |
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| What does the Setup Menu let you do? |
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| Lets you configure various Pro Tools hardware and software parameters. |
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| What does the Window Menu let you do? |
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| Allows you to display various Pro Tools Windows and palettes. |
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| What does the Help Menu let you do? |
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| Provides links to important Pro Tools documentation, including Keyboard Shortcuts, the DigiBase Guide, the DigiRack Plug-ins Guide, the Pro Tools Menus Guide, and the Pro Tools Reference Guide. |
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| How many main Pro Tools windows are there? What are they called? |
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| 3 - Edit, Mix, and Transport |
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| How many Edit tools are there? What are there names? |
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| 7 - Zoomer, Trim, Selector, Grabber, Scrubber, Pencil, Smart |
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| How many Edit modes are there? Name them. |
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| 4 - Shuffle, Slip, Spot, Grid (Absolute & Relative) |
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| Where is your Tracks list in the Edit window? |
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| Where is your Regions list in the Edit window? |
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| How do you show/hide your Tracks/Regions windows? |
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| Small arrow at the bottom right/left |
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| How many Timebase Rulers are there in Pro Tools? What are they? |
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| 5 - Bars:Beats, Min:Sec, Samples, Time Code, Feet + Frames |
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| How many Pro Tools Conductor Rulers are there? What are they? |
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| 3 - Tempo, Meter, Markers |
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| Where is your Mix Window View Selector located at in the Mix Window? |
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| Grid looking icon in the bottom left corner. |
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| What are the four signal routing controls in the mix window? |
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| Insert, Send, Input, Output |
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| What are the Record and Playback controls, and where are they located on an audio track? |
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| Automation Mode, Pan Slider, Track Record/Solo/Mute, and the Volume Fader. Located beneath the signal routing controls in the Mix Window. |
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| Does your Mix Window contain a tracks list? |
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| What does the Transport Window contain? |
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| Transport Controls, Counters, MIDI Controls, Expanded Controls (Conductor) |
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| What is the Transport Quick key for Play/Stop? |
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| What is the Transport Quick key for Rewind? |
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| What is the Transport Quick key for Fast Forward? |
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| What is the Transport Quick key for Record Enable? |
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| What is the Transport Quick key for Loop Playback On/Off? |
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| What is the Transport Quick key for Loop Record Mode On/Off? |
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| What is the Transport Quick key for QuickPunch mode on/Off? |
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| What is the Transport Quick key for Click On/Off? |
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| What is the Transport Quick key for Countoff On/Off? |
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| What is the Transport Quick key for MIDI Merge/Replace mode On/Off? |
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| What does double clicking the Zoomer Tools do? |
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| Gives you a full track view that fills the Edit window with the longest track in the session |
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| How many modes does the Zoomer tool offer? |
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| 2 - Normal and Single zoom |
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| What are the seven Edit Tools from left to right? |
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| Zoomer, Trim, Selector, Grabber, Scrubber, Pencil, Smart |
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| Can you add a modifier to the Zoomer Tool to reverse it? If so what is it? |
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| Yes - Alt for Windows, Option for Mac |
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| Can you add a modifier to reverse the Trim tool? If so what is it? |
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| What is the Selector Tool used for? |
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| To position the playback cursor or to select an area in a track for playback or editing. |
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| What modifier would you use with the Selector Tool to extend or shorten a selection? |
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| What two ways are there to use the Selector Tool to select multiple tracks? |
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| Drag the Selector vertically or Shift-click with Selector on non-adjacent tracks. |
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| Does the Selector Tool select vertically and horizontally? |
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| What is the Grabber Tool used for? |
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| Selecting an entire region with a single mouse click. |
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| What is the most common use for the Scrubber Tool? |
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| To Scrub slowly across audio tracks in the Edit window to find a particular moment or audio event. |
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| What are the uses for the Pencil Tool? |
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| Destructively redraw waveform data, and creating and editing MIDI data |
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| What 3 main tools is the Smart Tool comprised of? |
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| Selector, Grabber, and Trim |
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| What extra feature does the Smart Tool give you? |
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| The ablility to also use it as a Fade Tool. |
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| Define what Shuffle Mode does. |
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| You can move, trim, cut, or paste regions within a track or among tracks but their movement is constrained by other regions, and the changes you make will affect the placement of other regions. |
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| Can you overlap Regions in Shuffle Mode? |
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| Can you use the Trim Tool in conjunction with Shuffle Mode? |
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| Define what you can do in Slip Mode. |
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| Move, trim, cut, or paste regions freely within a terack or among tracks without affecting the placement of other regions on the track. |
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| Can you overlap regions in Slip Mode? |
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| What are 3 ways to bring up the Spot Mode dialog box? |
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| F2, Option + 2, or drag a region onto the track while in Spot Mode |
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| Regions and MIDI notes that are selected will move to the nearest time increment using the currently selected Time Scale and Grid size. |
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| What is the difference between Absolute and Relative Grid Mode? |
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Absolute - Dragging a region will snap its start time to the nearest current Absolute Grid value.
Relative - Dragging the region will constrain the moevment to the current Grid value but preserve the regions relative position to the nearest beat. |
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| Does using Grid mode allow you to make very precise edits and aligning of regions at very precise time intervals? |
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| What are 2 ways to view the main time scale? |
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| Main Time Scale and Sub Time Scale |
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| Can your Main Time Scale and Sub Time Scale be different? How would you accomplish this? |
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| Yes - To set the sub time scale select the desired timebase from the Sub Time Scale pop-up menu for the Sub Counter at the top of the Edit window. |
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| Name the Timebase rulers. |
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| Bars:Beats, Min:Sec, Samples, Time Code, Feet+Frames |
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| Name the Conductor Rulers. |
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| Name the Transport MIDI controls. |
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| Wait for Note, Metronome Click, Countoff, MIDI Merge Mode, Tempo Ruler Enable, Tempo Resolution Selector, Meter Display, Tempo Field |
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| What dialog appears if you double click the Click button in the Transport window? |
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| What does the Tempo Ruler Enable button do? |
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| When selected uses the Tempo map defined in the Tempo RUler to control the tempo during playback. When deselected switches to Manual Tempo mode and ignores the tempo map. |
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| Can you change meter in the transport window? |
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| Can you change the resolution of the tempo in the Transport window? |
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| Can you see the current tempo in the Transport window? |
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| What is the quick key to bring up the Transport window? |
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| Command + 1 (on numeric keypad) |
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| In what menu are the Click/Count off options located? |
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| Which sample rate/bit depth would take up more storage space? 48k/16 bit or 44.1k/24 bit |
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| Can you create multiple types of tracks in a single new tracks dialog window? |
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| What track types does Pro tools offer? |
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| Audio, MIDI, Instrument, Aux, Master Fader |
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| What is the difference between a sample based track and a tick based track. |
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Sample based - Typically Audio track, has an absolute location on the timeline regardless of tempo or meter changes.
Tick based - Typically MIDI, fixed to Bars:Beats and move relative to the sample timeline as meter and tempo changes occur |
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| What does the playback cursor do? |
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| Moves across the screen during playback and indicates where the current playback point is. |
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| A flashing line that appears when you click the selector tool in a track. |
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| What are the 3 different scrolling options offered in LE? In what menu would you change these options? |
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None, After Playback, Page
Options>Scrolling |
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| What does it mean when the Playback Cursor is red? |
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| A track is record enabled |
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| What does it mean when the Playback Cursor is blue? |
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| No tracks are record enabled |
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| What is the difference between Save Session and Save Session As? |
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Save Session - Saves the changes you have made since the last time you saved and writes the session in its current form over the old version.
Save Session As - Used for saving a copy of the current session under a different name or in a different location on the hard drive. |
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| How can you open a session from a Menu? By quick key? |
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| File>Open Session - Command + O |
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| How do you use the DigiBase Browser to open a session? |
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| Window>Workspace - Click the Find button - Select Hard drive - select Session File - Click Search |
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| Which scrolling option will renew the screen each time the playback cursor comes to the end of the screen? |
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| What are the 2 symbols to decipher a tick based track from a sample based track? |
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Track based - Labeled with a T
Region based - Labeled with an R |
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| Can the bit depth or sample rate of a session be changed after the session has been created? |
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| What is the quick key for the workspace browser? |
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| What can Master Fader tracks be used for? |
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| To control he overall level of audio tracks that are routed to the sessions main output paths or buses. |
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| In what menu are the scrolling option found? |
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| What are the four steps to prepare a session for recording? |
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| Check the hardware connections, Record enable the audio track(s), Set the track input path/level/pan, and set up a click track |
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| What are the 3 different quick keys to record without Record Ready Mode? |
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| Command + Spacebar (Mac), Control + Spacebar (Windows), F12 |
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| How do you return tracks back to playback mode after recording? |
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| Click the Record Enable button on the audio track to take it out od Record Ready mode then Click Play in the Transport window. |
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| What is the difference between a Whole file region and a Subset file region in the Regions List? |
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| Whole is in Bold type, Subset is in normal type |
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| What is the difference between a Stereo and a Mono track in the Regions List? |
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| Stereo is shown at the end of the file name in parenthesis |
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| What are the 2 different ways to rename audio files and regions? |
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| Double click the file or region in the edit window or in the Regions List with the grabber tool |
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| What menu are the Click options under? |
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| What menu is the Hardware window under? |
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| What are all the file formats that are compatible when importing a session? |
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| SDII, AIFF, AIFC, WAV, MP3, WMA |
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| What is the only video format you can import into a session? How many video files can you have in a session? |
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| What is the difference between Split Stereo and Stereo Interleaved? |
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Split Stereo - The stereo information is split between seperate right and left channel mono files.
Interleaved Stereo - The stereo information is combined into one single file that contains both right and left channel information |
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| What are all the functions of the Import Audio Dialog Box? |
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| File navigation, File properties, Comments, File regions, Region select buttons, Audio controls, Region import |
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| What is the difference between importing audio to track or regions list? |
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Track - Adds to regions List and creates a new audio track for each seperate region you import
Regions List - Audio files are imported directly to the Regions List making them available to be placedinto tracks in the session |
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| How would you import audio using the DigiBase Browser? |
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| Window>Workspace, find the file you want to import and drag it to the Regions List |
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| How would you import audio from a Cd using the DigiBase Browser? |
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| Insert Cd, Windows>Workspace, Select the track(s) you want to import and drag them to the Regions List |
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| How do you import a video into the session? |
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| Check to see that Time Code matches, File>Import>QuickTime Movie, select the movie and click open |
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| What menu provides the Import QuickTime Movie command? |
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| File>Import>QuickTime Movie |
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| Can you import WMA files in a Pro Tools session on a Mac? |
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| Yes Pro Tools converts WMA files on import |
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| T/F - Pro Tools uses Interleaved Stereo files on stereo tracks? |
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| How many QuickTime movies can be associated with a Pro Tools session at one time? |
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| How so you identify the 2 MIDI compatible tracks in Pro Tools? |
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| What is the difference between Sample-based and Tick-based operations? |
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| The differences between how audio and MIDI data are stored |
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| Can you change a Tick-based track to a Sample-based track in a session? |
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| What is the most efficient Timebase ruler to use when MIDI recording? |
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| How do you setup a MIDI device to be used to input MIDI into Pro Tools? |
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| Connect a MIDI device, Enable input from MIDI device, check the track inputs/outputs, Record-enable the track(s), Set record options |
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| How can you check to make sure a MIDI input device is enabled? |
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| How many individual parts can an XPand! patch contain? |
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| What is the difference between Manual Tempo mode and Tempo Map? |
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Manual - Pro Tools will ignore the tempo events in the Tempo Ruler
Tempo Map - Follows the Tempo Map defined in the Tempo Ruler |
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| How do you Record Enable a MIDI compatible track? |
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| Press the Record Enable button just like an Audio track |
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| To switch to notes view on a MIDI track what quick key would you use? |
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| Control +- (Mac) Start +- (Windows) |
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| How do you switch between Regions and Volume on a MIDI track? |
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| Click anywhere on the track with the Selector Tools and press Control +- (Mac) or Start +- (Windows) |
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| How many separate MIDI channels can be transmitted through a MIDI cable? |
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| What is the numeric key to toggle Wait For Note On/Off? |
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| T/F You can insert the XPand! software synth on a MIDI track? |
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| What kind of data do MIDI track meters display? |
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| Doas a MIDI track have red clip indicator meters? |
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| What are the different ways to make a Timeline selection? |
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| Selector Tool, Timeline Selection Fields in the Transport Window, With the Playback Markers |
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| What tool would you use to make a Timeline Selection? |
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| What tool would you use to make a Timeline selection with the Playback Markers? |
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| What are the different ways to make selections across multiple tracks? |
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| With the Selector Tool Click and drag vertically or Shift click on non adjacent tracks after the initial selection is made |
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| What does Link track and Edit Selection do? |
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| Whenever you select an area in the Timeline you simultaneously select the same area in each one of your tracks |
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| What are 3 ways to change the order of tracks in the Edit and Mix windows? |
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Edit - Drag the track name above or below other tracks in the list.
Mix - Drag the track name to the left or right of the other teacks in the session.
Tracks List - Drag the track name higher or lower in the list |
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| How do you save a Zoom setting? |
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| Use the Zoomer Tool, While pressing the Control key (Windows) or the Command key (Mac) click one of the 5 Zoom Preset buttons. |
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| How do you recall a Zoom setting? |
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| Press the Start key (Windows) or the Control Key (Mac) followed by a numeral key 1-5 on your computers alpha keyboard |
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| How many Memory Locations can you make in a single Pro Tools session? |
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| How do you view the Memory Locations Window? |
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| How can you set up Pro Tools to automatically name Memory Locations? |
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| Window>Memory Locations, click the Name box, Select Auto-Name Memory Location |
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| Which key will allow you to create a Memory Location? |
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| The Memory Locations window is found under what menu? |
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| What key must you hold down to lock in one of your own Zoom presets? |
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Control - Windows
Command - Mac |
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| What are the 3 scroll modes available in Pro Tools LE? |
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| None, After Playback, Page or Continuous Scrolling |
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| How long must a selection be in order to do Loop Playback? |
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| How do you show or hide Grid lines? |
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| Click the currently selected Timebase Ruler name |
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| What are the ways to Capture Region? |
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| Edit>Capture Region, Control + R (Windows), Command + R ( Mac) |
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| What are the ways to Separate Regions? |
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| Edit>Seperate Region>At Selection, Control + E (Windows) Command + E (Mac), or Edit>Seperate Region>At Transients |
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| What are the ways to Heal a Separation? |
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| Edit>Heal Separation, or Control + H (Windows) Command + H (Mac) |
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| What Tool can you move Regions with? |
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| What tool can you use to trim regions? |
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| What are to way to use the Trim Region to Selection command? |
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| Edit>Trim Region>To Selection, or Control + T (Windows) Command + T (Mac) |
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| How do you Nudge regions using the numeric keypad? |
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| How do you Nudge the start time of a selection? |
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| Press Alt + Shift (Windows) or Option + Shift (Mac) and the + or - key on the numeric keypad |
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| How do you Nudge the end time of a selection? |
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| Press Control + Shift (Windows) or Command + Shift (Mac) and the + or - key on the numeric keypad |
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| Does the Nudge Command work in all edit modes? |
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| Where are Fade Files stored in Pro Tools? |
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| What Menu is the Create Fades Dialog box? |
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| What is the maximum number of undo levels available in a Pro Tools session? |
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| What common actions cannot be undone? |
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| Deleting tracks, Closing a session and/or quitting Pro Tools, Clearing audio from the Regions List, Destructive Recording |
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| Where would you set the desired number of undo levels? |
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| Setup>Preferences and then click the Editing Tab |
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| What is the Menu location and the quick key for Undo? |
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| Edit>Undo, Control + Z (Windows) Command + Z (Mac) |
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| Can you do multiple simultaneous undos and redos? |
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| How do you revert to saved? |
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| File>Revert To Saved, Click Revert |
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| What is the minimum length allowed for a Fade in the Fade dialog box? |
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| In what menu would you find the Revert To Saved function command? |
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| In what menu would you find Loop Playback and Loop Record? |
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| How do you view multiple Send assignments as opposed to a single send? |
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| View>Sends A-E or View>Sends F-J |
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| What are the 2 types of Insert Assignments? |
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| Which menu is the Automation window in? |
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| How do you change track views to view automation? |
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| Click on the Track View selector in the Edit window |
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| What are the 2 plug-in formats available as track inserts in Pro Tools? |
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| What is the difference between mono, multi mono, and multi channel plug-ins? |
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Mono - Used on mono tracks
Multi-mono - Used on stereo or surround tracks when a multi-channel version of the plug-in is not available
Multi-Channel - Used on stereo or multi-channel surround tracks |
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| What plug-ins come standard on the the DigiRack III bundle? |
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| DigiRack EQ III, DigiRack Dynamics III |
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| Which plug-in format is not available in Pro Tools LE/M-Powered? |
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| What properties can be changed as part of a Save Copy In? |
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| Resolution, file format, version |
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| What are the considerations for bouncing audio? |
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| All audible tracks are bounced in real time, tracks are bounced based on the output path, extra voices are not required to bounce to disk, the bounced file will be a "flattened" version of your session, tracks are bounced on timeline selections, and bounced material is automatically timestamped |
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| What are the file type options for bounce to disk? |
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| WAV, AIFF, MP3, QuickTime, Windows Media, MXF |
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| What are the 5 options for the Conversion Quality pop up list for sample rate conversion? |
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| Low, Good, Better, Best, Tweak Head |
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| Which file type for bounce to disk is not available on a Mac? |
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| How many Aux Inputs can Pro Tools LE have? |
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| How many Master Faders can Pro Tools LE have? |
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| Hoe many MIDI tracks can Pro Tools LE have? |
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| How many Instruments tracks can Pro Tools LE have without the Music Production Toolkit? |
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| How many Instruments tracks can Pro Tools LE have with the Music Production Toolkit? |
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| T/F A regions is a graphic object representing audio. |
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| What are three ways to import audio into Pro Tools? |
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| Import Audio from the File menu, DigiBase Browser, Finder/Explorer |
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| How many Inserts are available in Pro Tools? |
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5
10 in Pro Tools 8 and HD |
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| Does the order of elements in the channel strip reflect actual signal flow? |
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| What are the 3 things the Grabber tool can do with automation? |
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| Create/Move breakpoints, Use with Option to delete break points |
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| What is the quick key to bring up the Automation Enable window? |
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| Command + 4 (on numeric keypad) |
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| What is the quick key to bring up the Memory Locations window? |
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| Command + 5 (on numeric keypad) |
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| What quick key do you use to toggle between the Mix and Edit windows? |
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| What is the quick key for Cut? |
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| What is the quick key for Copy? |
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| What is the quick key for Paste? |
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| What is the quick key for Duplicate? |
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| What is the quick key for Clear? |
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| What is the quick key for Undo? |
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| What is the quick key for Redo? |
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| What is the quick key for New Session? |
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| What is the quick key for Open Session? |
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| What is the quick key for Close Session? |
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| What is the quick key for Save Session? |
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