110: 02 Configuring and Controlling Pro Tools Flashcards
How should the hardware buffer size be set for recording? For mixing?
Low for recording. High for mixing.
What dialog box would you use to optimize Pro Tools’ host-based (native) processing?
Setup> playback engine
When should you enable host engine error suppression? When should you make sure host engine error suppression is NOT active?
If frequent errors are interrupting workflow.
When doing the final mix.
What dialog box would you use to configure the hardware settings and controls for your connected audio interface(s)?
Setup> hardware> select peripheral
How would you specify the default sample rate for pro tools to use when you create your own session?
In the hardware setup dialog box. (Setup>hardware)
What foot switch functions are available for 003? Where do you select the foot switch functions?
Record punch in/out and playback start/stop. Setup>hardware> select peripheral
Name some control surfaces that are available for use with pro tools 10.
C|24, command|8, digi 002,003, etc
What pro tools systems support the c|24 control surface? What pro tools systems support ICON work surfaces?
Pro tools 10
Pro tools 10 with complete production toolkit or pro tools hd
What kinds of switches and controls are available in the channel strips of a control surface such as the 003?
Fader, solo, mute, rotary encoder, channel select
What are the Arrow keys on a control surface such as the 003 used for? How can you change the way the Arrow keys function?
Bank, nudge, zoom
What factors effect minimum buffer size?
CPU speed of host computer
Number of tracks
Number and type of plugins
True or false? High hardware buffer size can increase latency caused by native plugins.
True.
What is the recommended setting for host processors?
One less than the max allocated to host processing.
A setting of 2 or more host processors facilitates what?
Large sessions and native plugIns.
Lower number of processors favours what?
Automation, redraws, video, other programs.
What is the amount of additional buffering normally set to? When minimize additional latency is selected?
Half the H/W buffer size or minimum 128.
128.
What does the delay compensation engine do?
It determines how much of the system resources are allocated to lay compensation, which manages DSP and host-based delays in the pro tools mixer.
At 44.1/48kHz, how many samples of delay compensation are provided for short, long, and maximum, respectively?
1023, 4095, 16 383
Is the maximum setting in the delay compensation engine available in pro tools hd systems? Why or why not?
It is not available because of the limitations with TDM hardware.
How does the normal setting in cache size buffer audio?
Directly under the play head. It dynamically grows the cache size to accommodate the number of tracks.
What is the optimum plugin streaming buffer size setting for most sessions?
250 ms, level 2
What does flip mode do?
Flips control assignments from the rotary encoders to the faders.
