101: 08: Basic Editing Techniques

Question 0

How can snap to grid be enabled?

Answer 0

Shift click grid while in any other mode.

Question 1

What is the minimum length required to loop playback?

Answer 1

0.5s

Question 2

How can I’d mode be temporarily suspended?

Answer 2

By holding down the cmd key.

Question 3

What is the difference between absolute and relative grid modes?

Answer 3

Absolute: everything snaps to grid
Relative: offset from grid is preserved.

Question 4

How can the grid be configured?

Answer 4

Using the pop-up menu grid selector.

Question 5

What does follow main time scale do?

Answer 5

Grid changes automatically whenever the time scale is changed (according to most recent setting).

Question 6

What happens if regions/markers is set as the grid value?

Answer 6

Regions will snap to markers when close.

Question 7

What is the copy command?

Answer 7

Cmd c

Question 8

What is the paste command?

Answer 8

Cmd v

Question 9

What is the cut command?

Answer 9

Cmd x

Question 10

What is the clear command?

Answer 10

Cmd b

Question 11

What is the duplicate command?

Answer 11

Cmd d

Question 12

What is the repeat command?

Answer 12

Option r

Question 13

What is the capture region command?

Answer 13

Cmd r

Question 14

What is the separate region command?

Answer 14

Cmd e

Question 15

How can a region be separated according to grid boundaries or transients?

Answer 15

Edit>separate region> on grid OR at transients

Question 16

What is the heal separation command?

Answer 16

Cmd h

Question 17

What is the trim region command?

Answer 17

Cmd t

Question 18

How can a region be nudged?

Answer 18

Plus and minus key with the grabber tool.

Question 19

How can a selection be nudged?

Answer 19

Plus or minus key

Option for start, cmd for end

Question 20

How can a selection be nudged without affecting an underlying region?

Answer 20

Add shift key

Question 21

What is the fade command?

Answer 21

Cmd f

Question 22

How can multiple tracks be faded at once?

Answer 22

Shift click additional tracks first then cmd f

Question 23

How are cross fades created?

Answer 23

Make a selection, then cmd f

Question 24

What actions cannot be undone?

Answer 24

Destructive recording, deleting a track, clearing audio from the region list, closing pro tools.

Question 25

What is the undo command?

Answer 25

Cmd z

Question 26

What is the redo command?

Answer 26

Cmd shift z

Question 27

Where an the number of undos be modified?

Answer 27

Setup>preferences>editing

Question 28

He can the undo history be viewed?

Answer 28

Windows>undo history

Question 29

How can the last selection be restored?

Answer 29

Cmd option z

Question 30

File>revert to saved is functionally the same as…

Answer 30

Closing without saving and then reopening the session.