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How can you sign in to your Avid Master Account when starting work in Pro Tools? What is required to sign in to your account? Click: sign in button on the dashboard, you must have internet access Why is it important to select the audio interface you want to use prior to creating or opening a session? What dialog box can you use for this purpose? If you change devices, the session will automatically save and close. Playback engine dialog box What is the H/W buffer Size setting in the Playback Engine dialog box used for? What kinds of tracks are affected by this setting? determines the # of samples passed from the audio interface to the computer's CPU only affects tracks using the low latency processing domain, such as record enabled tracks or tracks receiving live input What dialog box can you use to configure the available options for you connected audio interface? What are some of the options you can configure in this dialog box? Hardware setup dialog box default sample rate, current clock source, other hardware specific features How can you specify the I/O settings that Pro Tools will use when you create a new session? Select "Last Used" I/O settings Where are changes to Pro Tools I/O settings saved? Are they stored in the session or in the system? Saved on system as "Last Used" I/O settings. Also saved within sessions What dialog box can you use to rename signal paths? I/O setup dialog box How can you configure an audition path in Pro Tools? Setup>I/O>Output tab>audition path selector What are some ways to open a recently used project or session on a system? File>open recent>select session What are shortcuts available for adding tracks like the previous to your session?
Double click in an empty area of the mix window, edit window, or track list Shortcut to make a new audio track Mac: Command+Double click Win: Ctrl+Double click Shortcut to create a new instrument track: Mac: Option+Double Click Win: Alt+Double Click Shortcut to create a new Aux Track Mac: Control+Double Click Win: Start+Double Click Shortcut to create a new Master Fader: Mac & Win: Shift+Double Click What options are available for changing the display of the Mix and Edit windows? What are some of the optional views available in each window? Hide or show optional components Ex: Inserts and Sends How can you easily show or hide tracks in Pro Tools? What is the difference between hiding a track and deleting a track? Click the solid black dot next to the track name in the Track List. Hidden tracks will still play What are some options available in the Track List Pop-Up Menu? Show and hide none, all, or a selection of tracks What are some of the features enabled by Pro Tools HD software? Full surround mixing capabilities, video editing, advanced automation What is required to import and arrange multiple video clips on a Video track? Pro Tools HD software Name the areas of focus available for Workspace browsers in Pro Tools. Sound libraries Volumes (storage drives) Session Catalogs User What are some of the functions that you can perform using a Workspace browser?
- Access, view, and search all mounted volumes
- View, manage, import, audition files from any mounted volume How can you audition files from a browser? How can you audition them in context with your session?
What modifier key would you hold while clicking on a ruler to add a meter or tempo change to your session? hold Control (Mac) or Start (win) What main menu provides access to the Tempo Operations window? Event>tempo operations What is the purpose of the Linear page in the Tempo Operations window? change tempos evenly over a selected range of time What is the purpose of the note, velocity, and duration fields for accented and unaccented notes in the Click/Countoff dialog box? When would you need to set these options? change the sounds for accented and unaccented notes in the click sometimes musicians want something different Describe at least 3 different ways to make a selection for recording.
- select one or more existing clips
- during playback, press Down Arrow at the beginning and Up Arrow at the end of the selection
- manipulate the Timeline Selection In & Out points on the main timebase ruler Describe 3 ways to set the pre- and post- roll values. What modifier do you use to set pre- and post-roll by clicking in a track playlist?
- In the transport window
- drag the pre- and post-roll flags in the main timebase ruler
- in the track playlist modifier: option+click What keyboard shortcut can you use to toggle Pre/Post Roll on and off? Command+K Ctrl+K (win) What are some differences in the way audio and MIDI clips are created when loop recording? Audio: Pro Tools creates a single audio file of all takes MIDI: new clips are made with each pass How could you go about enabling loop recording for Audio or MIDI?
- Options>Loop Record, or right click RECORD and select LOOP from the pop-up menu
- Record-enable the track you want
- Make sure Options> Link Timeline and Edit Selection is selected
- With Selector tool, drag and set the desire loop range in the track's playlist
- enable pre roll to hear stuff before loop
- Click record, followed by play
- allow loop recording to continue until you're done
- spacebar How can you restrict, or filter, the results displayed in the Alternate Takes list?
right click take with selector or grabber tool>Matching Alternates>Alternate Takes Match Criteria How can you access the Alternate Takes list? Command+Click (Mac) or Ctrl+Click (Win) with the selector tool on a selected clip and select a different take from the Alternate Takes pop-up menu How can you perform a MIDI merge recording while looping?
- Options> deselect Loop Record
- Option>Loop Playback
- Record enable MIDI or Instrument track
- Click MIDI merge
- Select record range, then record performance What timebase do Audio tracks default to? sample based What timebase do MIDI tracks default to? tick based What timebase do Instrument tracks default to? tick based Which Pro Tools timescales are absolute? sample, min/secs, timecode, feet/frames Which Pro Tools timescales are relative? Bars|Beats What is the difference between absolute and relative timescales? Relative timescales are based on tempo, absolute timescales are not How do audio clips respond to tempo changes on a sample-based track? How do they respond if you change the track to tick-based? Audio clips stay the same when tempo changes are made When changing to tick based, the start of the audio clip changes and snaps to grid How many ticks in a quarter note? 960 How many ticks in a half note? 1920 How many ticks in an eighth note? 480 Why might you want to render a MIDI performance as audio? to use audio processing effects that aren't available to MIDI files or conserve processing What is a way to render a MIDI performance as audio? drag and drop the MIDI clip from an instrument track to an audio track
- Drag across them with the selector tool
- click and drag a rectangle with Grabber Tool
- Shift+Click on each note with Grabber or Pencil tool What process can be used to transpose MIDI notes? select notes with Grabber tool, then drag them What modifier can you use when transposing MIDI notes to preserve the note start times? Shift What are some ways to delete notes on a MIDI or Instrument track?
- Select notes with grabber or selector tool, press delete
- Pencil tool, press option and select notes you want to delete What track view allows you to delete notes on a MIDI or Instrument track? Notes or Velocity view How would you go about enabling Elastic Audio on a track? by using the track's Elastic Audio plug-in selector in the Edit Window Which real-time Elastic Audio processor typically works best for drums? rhythmic elastic audio processing Which real-time Elastic Audio processor works best for vocals? monophonic elastic audio processing Which Elastic Audio plug-in provides only Rendered processing? X-Form processor When/why would you want to use Rendered elastic audio processing? it provides better, professional audio quality What can the Elastic Audio analysis' tempo detection determine about an audio file? it attempts to detect a tempo by analyzing the transients What are some conditions that will cause no tempo to detected on an audio file? Files with 1 transient, audio clips with rubato, or weird unusual rhythms Where are Warp Indicators displayed and what are they used for? Displayed in the upper-right corner of modified clips in the Edit window Used to indicated modified tracks What views are available for working with Elastic-Audio enabled tracks? analysis and warp views What is Analysis view used for? (Elastic audio) lets you edit detected event markers What is Warp View used for? (Elastic audio) lets you warp audio to adjust the timing of events Name the 3 types of Elastic Audio markers. Event markers, Warp markers, and Tempo event-generated warp markers
What is an event marker? (Elastic Audio) indicate detected audio events What is a warp marker? (Elastic audio) anchor the audio to the timeline, only displayed in warp view What is a tempo event-generated warp marker? indicates where audio processing has been applied to automatically conform audio to tempo events What are some ways to add Warp Markers to a clip? At least 3.
- With Pencil tool, click anywhere. If you click on an event marker, it changes to a warp marker.
- Grabber tool, Control+Click (Start+Click in Windows) anywhere. If you click on an event marker, it changes to a warp marker.
- Grabber tool, double click on an event marker not between warp markers or click on an event marker between warp markers. If you click on an event marker, it changes to a warp marker. What is a Telescoping Warp? lets you click or drag an event marker in Warp View to stretch or compress the entire waveform relative to its start or end point What is an Accordion Warp? applies Elastic Audio Processing equally on both sides of a single warp marker in a clip What is a Range Warp? applies Elastic Audio Processing between 2 fixed points on a clip What is the effect of quantizing a selection on an Elastic Audio-enabled track? What happens to the event markers within the selection? Event markers within the selected range are used as control points for warping the audio. Event markers closest to the specified quantize grid become warp markers and snap to the grid Why is it important to have accurate Event markers in your clips when applying Quantize operations on Elastic Audio-enabled tracks? things will get quantized incorrectly and that sounds weird After enabling a track for Elastic Audio, how would you enable the track to update dynamically to match any subsequent tempo changes you make in the session? Change the timebase to ticks Timebase selector>ticks What are some ways to improve the quality of audio that has been warp with Elastic audio processing? edit the event markers to make sure they're accurate, and when you're done manipulating them, switch to X-Form processing. What is meant by Event Confidence? (Elastic audio) how accurate the event detection is drums vs. legato violin
Fade curves only, Fade curves and separate waveforms, Fade curves and superimposed waveforms, Fade curves and summed waveforms, etc. What are some options for saving and recalling fade shapes or configurations in the Fades dialog boxes? recall a numbered fade preset (click on the # you want), store a fade as a numbered fade preset (command click on the fade preset # you want) What are some options for editing existing fades on a track playlist?
- use the fades dialog box
- from the right-click menu 3.using keyboard commands
- smart tool What is the purpose of the Quantize function in Pro Tools? What are some different ways to apply quanitzation? quantize makes rhythms more accurate, MIDI, audio, elastic audio How to quantize MIDI:
- make selection
- event>event operations>quantize
- what to quantize window>MIDI note attributes
- apply How to quantize audiO:
- select audio clips in edit window
- events>event operations> quantize
- select audio clips
- configure settings
- apply How to quantize elastic audio
- select audio on EA enabled tracks
- event>event operations>quantize
- select "elastic audio events"
- configure settings
- apply What is the purpose of quantizing audio clips? How is this different from quantizing Elastic Audio? audio: single event clips, like drum hits or SFX EA: used for longer sections, as if it's MIDI What feature lets you apply changes to a MIDI performance without permanently altering the underlying MIDI data on a track?
MIDI real time properties What types of tracks and clips are affected by Real-Time properties? MIDI and instrument What are some of the differences between the Real-Time Properties view in the Edit window and the Real-Time Properties floating window? Which allows you to apply clip-based Real-Time Properties? You can expand the floating window and do more
- floating window Describe the process of creating a clip loop. What are some of the options available in the Clip Looping dialog box?
- Select audio or MIDI clip or clip groups
- Choose clip>loop
- Options available: number of loops, loop length, loop until end of session or next clip What are the two ways that the Trim Tool can be used to edit a clip loop?
- If the tool is in the main part of the clip the entire clip loop can be trimmed in or out, adding or removing loop iterations as needed
- If the tool is in line with Loop icon, the length of the loop iterations will be trimmed. How would you go about creating a loop from several separate clips on a track that you want to have repeat as a unit? you must create clip group of the clips first What happens to clip loops when you the Clip>Ungroup All command? it unloops the clip group What is the difference between Absolute and Relative Grid modes? When would you use each? moving things with absolute grid lines snaps clips to grid boundaries. moving things with relative grid lines maintains a clips position relative to the grid lines What is the purpose of Layered Editing mode? How can Layered Editing be enabled or disabled?
- preserve underlying clips when clips are overlapped to enable:
- options>layered editing
- click layered editing button in the Edit window toolbar Do AudioSuite plug-ins provide real-time processing or non-real-time processing? When might you use AudioSuite processing instead of plug-in insert AudioSuite plug-ins aren't real time
- You can use AudioSuite processing to conserve on real-time processing resources What does the Use In Playlist button do in the AudioSuite plug-in window? How can you tell when this option is active?
What are some options for making selections or subset clips available outside of the current session? What is the purpose of using the Capture command when exporting clips? Consolidate Clip command and Export Clips as Files command
- capture command lets you create a new subset clip in the Clip List without making a separation on the track Where can you assign the color-coding that Pro Tools will automatically apply for tracks and clips? How can you display track color bars in the Mix and Edit windows?
- setup>preferences>click display tab>in the color coding section, select an option under Default Track Color Coding>Click Done
- View Menu>Mix Window Views>Track Color or Edit Window Views>Track Color
- Mix Window View Selector or Edit Window View Selector and select Track Color from the popup menu Describe the track icons used for each type of track (Audio, Aux input, MIDI, Instrument, and Master Fader) in the Mix window. Audio: mini waveform Aux: down arrow MIDI: 5 pin connector Instrument: Piano Master Fader: Sigma How many inserts are available on a track in Pro Tool? Why is it important to consider the order in which inserts are arranged on a track?
- up to 10 inserts on a track
- inserts are applied top down, so you should arrange the individual processors on a track in a sequence that maximizes the desired effect Are inserts pre-fader or post-fader on Audio tracks, Instrument tracks, and Aux Input tracks? Are inserts any different on Master Fader tracks? Audio: prefader Instrument: prefader Aux: prefader (inserts are always prefader, except on MF tracks) Inserts on a Master Fader are ALWAYS post fader Are sends pre-fader or post-fader on Audio tracks, Instrument tracks and Aux Input Tracks? Are sends any different on Master Fader tracks? sends can be pre or post fader No, master faders don't get sends How many sends are available on a track in Pro Tools?
up to 10 sends per tracks Master Fader tracks don't get sends What is the difference between an Output send and a Bus send? When would you use each? output send: routes a signal out of your audio interface, through an external processor, and back into your audio interface to return the processed audio to Pro Tools bus send: uses an internal mix bus to route a signal to an aux input in your session where it is processed by a plug-in What level does a send default to when it is first created? How can you change this default?
- new sends are created with a volume setting of - ∞
- setup>preferences>Mixing tab> in the setup section, enable/disable the option for Sends Default to "- INF" as desired What is the difference between standard view and expanded view for sends? What keyboard modifier can you use to toggle between view modes by clicking a send selector? standard view: just shows the slots for the sends expanded view: also shows a fader, level meters, pan knobs, mute button, etc for the sends keyboard modifier: Command+Click/Ctrl+Click on a send selector How can you prevent a "return" track from muting when one of the source tracks is soloed? What modifier key is used to enable this function? Solo safe mode Command+Click or Ctrl+Click on the solo button on a track What is the effect of enabling the PRE button in a Send window? What is the effect of enabling the FMP button? PRE: (pre-fader button) makes the send level independent of the track's output fader position (basically makes a send pre-fader) FMP: (Follow main pan) links the send pan to the Main pan for the track, allowing for fast setup of cue mixes or effects processing How can you visually determine whether the Inverse Pan option is enabled for a send? What button(s) will be highlighted? The link and inverse buttons are highlighted Link: two circles hooked together inverse: arrow How can you copy a send from one track to another track and duplicate its setting? What considerations might apply? to copy a send: Option+Click or Alt-Click on a Send Assignment button and drag it to a new position. Considerations in special cases:
- when moving or copying a stereo send from a mono track to a stereo track, Send pan automation (if
Write: automation writing starts for all enabled parameters immediately when playback starts, overwriting any previous automation data Touch: automation writing starts when an enabled parameter is modified. Modified parameters only writing automation while being held Latch: automation writing starts when an enabled parameter is modified. Modified parameters continue writing automation after being released When might you suspend automation? What is the difference between the Suspend button and the Write Enable buttons? Suspend: globally enables or suspends writing and playback of all automation parameters for all tracks in your session. Lets you play will volume and other controls without affecting automation Write Enable: enable or disable writing for the corresponding automation parameter across all tracks in your session. Only affects automation writing, not playback. Used when you want to write-protect some parameters against changes when you make another automation pass What are the advantages of using Touch or Latch mode over using Write mode? In what scenarios would you use Latch mode? When would it make more sense to use Touch mode instead? write: writes automation for EVERYthING touch and latch: only write automation to parameters that you change use latch when you want to set a parameter and let it ride through long sections, like setting levels for intro, then verse, chorus etc. use touch when you want to touch up small sections of existing automation, such as to boost vocals on a specific line or word What are 2 ways to display an automation playlist in the Edit window? To display an automation playlist in the main track view:
- edit window, click Track View Selector (usually says waveform)
- choose the automation type you want to see To display automation and controller lanes for a track:
- edit window, click the Show/Hide Lanes button at the head of the track. (clock icon in lower left corner of track)
- click automation type selector to change what automation you see
- click + icon (add lane) to add more lanes of automation What are some common automation graphs that you may work with? How might automation graphs be different for different types of parameters, with respect to the available vertical positions? volume graph, pan graph, mute graph Volume and pan graphs have lots of possibilities for vertical positions, because between volume left and
l/r pan there's lots of options mute graph is either up or down because you can't be half muted, only muted or unmuted What are some ways that the Grabber tool can be used to edit an automation playlist? How would you go about Nudging automation breakpoints?
- create a new breakpoint
- move an existing breakpoint by dragging it
- nudge single or range of breakpoints:
- select range that contains breakpoints
- choose nudge value from the Nudge Value Popup menu in the edit window toolbar
- On the numpad, press + (right) or - (left) to nudge them What are some ways that the Pencil tool can be used to edit an automation playlist?
- Freehand: click and hold pencil tool icon, select free hand option
- Smooth Ramp: click and hold pencil tool icon, select line Note: any pencil tool mode can be used for drawing automation except for the parabolic or S-curve modes. How is cutting automation data different from deleting automation data? cut command: adds breakpoints at the start and end of the selection delete command: does NOT add breakpoints at the start and end of a selection What will be the result if you copy automation from a track displaying the Volume automation graph and past the automation on a track displaying pan automation? it will still paste to the volume automation, automation data is always pasted to the same automation graph that it originated from, even if the corresponding automation graph is not currently displayed on the target track How would you go about duplicating the volume automation for a track onto Send B for the track? must use Paste Special>To Current Automation Type command. allows you to paste between automation playlists
- track view selector>display automation playlist you want to copy from
- select automation and copy it
- display automation playlist that you want to paste into on the destination track
- choose edit>paste special>to current automation type, or press control+command+v (start+ctrl+v) How can you delete individual breakpoints in an automation graph? How can you delete a range of automation breakpoints?
- Option+click (alt+click) on single breakpoints with the grabber
- select a range with the selector tool, press delete How can you clear all automation on a displayed automation graph? What modifier can you use to clear the automation across all automation graphs for a track?
- selection-based processing (such as AudioSuite processing and the Consolidate command)
- Automation editing functions What are some of the parameters that can be included in a Mix group?
- main volume level
- track panning
- automation mode settings
- track mute settings
- track solo settings
- record enables
- send levels
- send panning
- send mute settings
- insert controls (plugins) What is the keyboard shortcut to create a Mix or Edit group from selected tracks? Command+G or Ctrl+G How can you enable or disable a single group? How can you globally suspend all groups? How can you visually tell when groups have been suspended? e/d single group: in the group list, click the name of a group. highlighted when enabled, unhighlighted when disabled globally suspend all groups: command+shift+G or click on the group list pop up selector at the top of the Group List and choose Suspend All Groups. when groups are suspended, the group list will be dimmed How can you identify group membership of tracks in the Mix Window? its Group ID displays the active group name with a lowercase letter. if its in more than one group, the topmost group is displayed with an uppercase letter How can you quickly select all members of a group? How might this be useful? find the groups list, and click in the column left of the group name. this is useful because it allows to quickly route all tracks in a group to send in one go What are some options for modifying or deleting a group? Modifying: choose Modify Groups from the Group list popup menu, OR in the Mix window, click the group ID indicator on a track and click Modify from the Group ID indicator pop up menu, OR right click on a group name in the Group List and choose Modify from the popup menu Deleting: single group: in the mix window, click the group ID indicator on a track and choose Delete from the Group ID indicator pop up menu or right-click on the group name in the Group List and choose Delete from the pop-up menu Multiple groups: 1. in the group list, activate groups you wanna delete, inactivate ones you wanna keep
- from the group list popup menu choose delete active groups, click delete in the next popup
What is the purpose of the All group? Can you modify track membership or delete this group? all group: automatic group of all tracks in the session cannot modify membership and cannot delete the all group When is it necessary to apply dither? Where should you insert a dither plug-in? use it to maintain the highest possible audio quality when reducing bit depth apply it to the master fader when taking a high bit-depth section and burning it directly to an audio CD What is noise shaping used for in a dither plug-in? What are the basic differences between the types of POW-r dither? noise shaping: method of improving the signal-to-noise ratio of dither Type 1: flattest frequency spectrum in the audible range of frequencies. recommended for solo instrument recordings and spoken word (2nd order curve) Type 2: psychoacoustically optimized noise-shaping curve, recommended for material with moderate stereophonic complexity, good for rock and pop (5th order curve) Type 3: optimized high order noise shaping curve (9th order curve), full spectrum, wide stereo field material. Good for stuff with broad dynamic range, such as classical and orchestral music, but can also work on rock and pop What are the steps involved in creating a session archive? Why is it important to use the Save Copy In command before compacting sound files?
- clear all unused files from the session without permanently deleting any audio
- create a copy of the session, including all necessary parent files
- compact the parent files to eliminate unused portions of the files By using Save Copy In, you can be sure that all the files needed for the archive session are copied into the corresponding Audio Files and Video Files folders. Also protects original files from accidental data loss
