110: 04: Recording MIDI and Audio

Question 1

Describe three ways to set the pre and post roll values. What modifier do you use to set pre and post roll in a track playlist?

Answer 1

It the transport window:
View>transport>expanded type amount and then press / on the numerical keypad to move to post.

In a playlist:
Timeline and edit selections must be linked. (Options)
Create a selection with the selector tool. Option click before and after. To disable: option click in the first half of the selection, option click in the second half.

In the time base ruler:
Drag flags, option drag to have the same amount of pre and post roll.

To enable from the options menu: options> pre post roll

Question 2

What menu would you use tho display conductor rulers, such as meter and tempo? How can you display rulers without using a main menu?

Answer 2

View> rulers

Or

Click the ruler view selector in the edit window

Question 3

What are the default meter and tempo for all pro tools sessions?

Answer 3

4/4 and 120bpm

Question 4

What modifier key would you hold while clicking on a ruler to add a meter or tempo change to your session?

Answer 4

Control click

Question 5

What main menu would you use to access the tempo operations window? What is the purpose of the linear page in the tempo operations window?

Answer 5

Event> tempo operations

Question 6

What is the purpose of the note, velocity, and duration fields for accented and unaccounted notes in the click/countoff dialog box? When would you need to set these options?

Answer 6

Customizes the click sound. Used to signify different beats in a measure when recording.

Question 7

What is the name of the feature that let’s you use a midi controller to enter notes individually, one step at a time? Do tracks need to be record-enabled to use this feature?

Answer 7

Step input. No

Event>events operations>step input

Question 8

How do you enable loop recording for audio? What are the two ways to record midi while looping?

Answer 8

Options> loop record or Option L or right click record button.

To record midi: mid merge or record multiple takes

Question 9

How do you access the alternate takes list? How can you restrict, or filter, the results displayed in the alternate takes list?

Answer 9

Cmd click or right click> matches.

Question 10

Can memory locations have markers and selections?

Answer 10

No. One or the other.

Question 11

What happens when shift-clicking a memory location that includes a selection on a different track or on the timeline only?

Answer 11

The resulting selection will be moved to that track or to the timeline, respectively.

Question 12

How can you maintain a selection length while moving the timeline selection point?

Answer 12

Hold option while dragging in or out point.

Question 13

How can you quickly move through different time bases for pre and post roll?

Answer 13

Use period or left right arrows.

Question 14

What are the linear page default options?

Answer 14

Advanced
Selection start and end
Tempo start and end
Preserve tempo after selection

Question 15

What are the linear page advanced options?

Answer 15

Calculate
Selection start and end
Alternate start and end
Tempo start and end
Resolution
Density

Question 16

What does “follow metronome click” in the resolution pop up menu do?

Answer 16

Mirrors the click value set in the meter. Follows changes as well.

Question 17

How can a tempo map be generated?

Answer 17

Using the identify beat command or beat detective.

Question 18

What are the options in the step input menu?

Answer 18

Enable
Destination track
Step increment
Options

Question 19

What is the step increment section used for?

Answer 19

Specifying spacing, duration, tuplet

Question 20

What is the options section in step input controls used for?

Answer 20

Use input velocity
Set velocity to
Enable numerical keypad shortcuts

Question 21

What can midi triggers be used for?

Answer 21

Undo step, redo step, next step

Question 22

What are the numerical keypad shortcuts for step input?

Answer 22

Pg 95

Question 23

How can a different midi or instrument track be be record-enabled on the fly?

Answer 23

Cmd up down to enable the next or previous adjacent midi or instrument track.

Question 24

What are match criteria?

Answer 24

Track Id, track name, clip rating

Question 25

What time stamps may be used to select clip matches?

Answer 25

All, clip start, clip start and end, within selection, none.

Question 26

Describe three different ways to make a selection for recording.

Answer 26

Using a memory selection, with link timeline and edit selection enabled.

Using the timeline selection in and out points

Using a grabber tool and selecting clip(s)