101 Chapter 4 Flashcards
What are some actions that can be initiated from the Dashboard?
Create a new blank session on local storage.
Create a new blank project, with our without cloud backup.
Create a new session or project from a template.
Open a session or project from a list of recently opened Pro Tools documents.
Open a project that you created or a collaborator on.
Open a session from a connected storage location on your system.
What is the difference between a session and a project in Pro Tools?
A session is stored on the local hard drive a project requires you to log into Avid and is stored in the cloud.
What is required to create a project document? What are some reasons you might want to create a project instead of a session?
Requires signing in to your Avid Master Account
Reasons to use cloud backup:
Protect work against loss in the event of drive failure
Access projects from anywhere with an Internet connection
Collaborate with other Pro Tools users
What are some available options for parameter settings in the Dashboard?
Audio File Type Audio Sample Rate Audio Bit Depth I/O Settings Selection Interleaved File Checkbox Save Location
What audio file types are supported in Pro Tools? What is the default file type?
.WAV (default)
.AIFF
What is the maximum sample rate supported in Pro Tools? What is the maximum bit depth?
192 kHz
32 bit floating point
What menu command lets you add tracks to your session? What keyboard shortcut can you use to access this command?
Choose Track > New to open the New Tracks Dialog Box
Shortcut: CMD+shift+N
How many tracks can you add to a session at one time?
Standard Pro Tools 128 Tracks
Pro Tools Ultimate 768 Tracks
Describe some primary track types that are available in Pro Tools. Describe the two types of Folder tracks.
Audio – Used to import, record, and edit audio signals as waveforms
MIDI – Used to import, record, and edit MIDI & controller data (no audio signal flow)
Instrument – Combine the functions of MIDI tracks and Aux Input tracks
Video – Used to add or import video (Pro Tools | Ultimate required for multiple Video tracks)
Aux Input – Used for effects returns, submixes, and routing live audio (or generating audio from a virtual instrument receiving MIDI input)
VCA Master – Used to control tracks in a Mix group
Master Fader – Used to control hardware output levels and bus path levels
Basic Folder – Used to organize sets of tracks into a collapsible collection
Routing Folder – Used like a Basic Folder with the added routing functionality of an Aux Input track
Which timebase do Audio tracks use by default? Which timebase do MIDI and Instrument tracks use by default?
Audio Tracks use Sample based
MIDI Tracks use Tick-based
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?
Arrangement of the clips on track is lost.
Can not be undone.
Name the two types of cursors available in the Edit window. What is the difference between them?
Playback Cursor : A solid, non-blinking line that moves across the screen during playback and indicates where the current playback point is.
Edit Cursor : a blinking line that appears on a track playlist when you click with the selector tool in a track.
Which tool can be used to set the playback point by clicking directly on a track?
Selector Tool
What is the Playback Cursor Locator used for? Where will the Playback Cursor Locator appear (in what Ruler)?
To locate the playback cursor when it moves off screen.
Located in the Main Timebase Ruler.
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?
Saves a copy of a session with a different name and/or location
Closes the original and lets you continue work on the copy
