201 Questions Flashcards

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Total number of voiceable tracks with PT HD|Native,

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256

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Total number of voiceable tracks with PT|HDX.

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768 max (256 per card)

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Core Components of Pro Tools HD hardware systems.

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Pro Tools Software, Hard Drive, HD PCI cards, HD Interface, Computer.

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Total I/O capacity of HD|Native.

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64 Channels.

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Total I/O capacity of PT|HDX.

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192 Channels max. (64 per card)

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What menu do you find Hardware Setup?

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Setup Menu

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How can you enable/disable Automatic Delay Compensation in PT|11?

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Options > Delay Compensation

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Where do you go in Pro Tools to setup your HD series interfaces?

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Hardware Setup

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How can you enable/disable low latency monitoring?

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Options > Low Latency Monitoring

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Where can you configure Low Latency Monitoring setup?

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I/O setup, under output tab.

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How can you open the windows configuration list?

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Window > Configurations > Window Configuration List

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How can you update a windows configuration?

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Window > Configurations > Update “Configuration Name”

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True or False: You can store a windows configuration with a memory location.

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True

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Where do you go to set metering types in PT|11?

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Setup > Preferences, under metering tab.

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What menu is I/O setup found in?

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Setup > I/O

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How can you rename an I/O path?

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Double click path name

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Where does Pro Tools save your I/O settings when exporting?

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Application > Avid > Pro Tools > I/O Settings

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True or False: I/O settings are globally imported into I/O setup when using the Import Setting option.

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False

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What tabs in the I/O Setup are the Audition Path Selector and Default Audition Path Found?

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Output Tab, Bus Tab

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True or False: When bouncing to disk with low latency monitoring enabled, auxiliary tracks are included in the bounce.

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False, only audio tracks are included in the bounce when Low Latency Monitoring is turned on.

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How can you change metering types in Pro Tools directly on the Track?

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Right click on track meter, and choose different meter type.

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True or False: You can assign and explicit voice to multiple tracks in the same Pro Tools session.

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True

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How does Pro Tools prioritize voiced tracks?

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From top to bottom in the Edit window, and Left to Right in the Mix window.

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True or False: Deactivating a track in Pro Tools will free voices for other tracks to use.

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True, when a track is deactivated, it no longer needs the voice, so Pro Tools gives it to another track.

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How can you set a track in Pro Tools to record to a specified hard drive?
Setup > Disk Allocation
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What for locations can you search in the Workspace Browser?
Session, Volumes, Catalogs, and User Focus
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What is the process of Indexing a volume or folder in the Workspace Browser?
Pro Tools takes meta data, and information from hard drives, or folders, and places in a cache so it can retrieve data quickly.
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How can you manually index a folder, or hard drive, in the Workspace Browser?
Right click, choose update database for selected.
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How can you create a catalog out a folder, or hard drive in the Workspace Browser?
Right click, choose create catalog from selection.
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True or False: Find All Candidates doesn't require a match of File ID, File Name, File Format and File Length.
False
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True or False: Find All Links, Requires match of File Name, File ID, File Format, and File Length
False
32
How can you pause, resume, and cancel a task in the Task Manager?
Right click, choose pause, cancel, or resume selected task.
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How can you choose alternate edit tool functions?
Click and hold on edit tool, and choose alternate tool function.
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Where can you configure your auto fade settings?
Setup > Preferences > Operation Tab
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What two views do you have for clip gain?
Clip gain info, Clip Gain Line Info
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How can you bypass clip gain?
1. Clip > Clip Gain > Bypass Clip Gain, | 2. Right click on clip and choose Clip Gain > Bypass Clip Gain
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How can you Render Clip Gain?
1. Clip > Clip Gain > Render Clip Gain | 2. Right click > Clip Gain > Render Clip Gain
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How can you convert/coalesce between clip gain and volume automation?
Edit > Automation
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What automation modes are available in Pro Tools HD?
Read, Write, Latch, Touch, Touch/Latch, Trim
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Where do you go to setup your auto match time?
Setup > Preferences > Mixing Tab
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What are the minimum/maximum values when setting auto match time?
0 ms- 5000 ms
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How can you use special cut/copy/paste commands?
Edit > Cut/Copy/paste special
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Under what menu do you find solo modes?
Options
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What solo modes are available?
Latch, X-OR, momentary
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How can you suspend automation on individual parameters on a track?
Choose automation parameter you wish to suspend from tracks track view selector, command click on parameter.
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True or False: The Automation Window works globally over the entire session.
True
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What does CC Data stand for?
Continuous Controller Data
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What is the difference between CC Data and Automation?
Automation is Vector bases, CC Data is MIDI
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True or False: CC Data is more accurate then Automation.
False
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How can you MIDI learn a parameter in Pro tools?
Right Click on parameter > Midi Learn, then turn midi control on keyboard.
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Where can you find Midi Input Devices in Pro Tools?
Setup > Midi > Input Devices
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How can you get to Midi Setup Studio?
Setup > Midi > Midi Studio
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Where do you set Midi Thru Instrument in Pro tools?
Setup > Preferences > Midi Tab
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What menu can you enable/disable Midi Thru?
Option
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How do you setup MIDI Beat Clock?
Setup > Midi > Midi Beat Clock
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What is Midi Beat Clock?
?Sends pulses (24 per quarter note) to external midi instruments in order to sync them with session tempo, and time signature.
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How can you get to Midi Input Devices
Setup > Midi > Input Devices
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Where do you find monitoring mode preferences in Pro Tools?
Setup > Preferences > Operation
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In what menu can you enable Quickpunch/TrackPunch?
Option
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True of False: When QuickPunch is enabled, Pro Tools records all enabled tracks in the background, even if the enabled track is not punched in.
True
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True or False: When using QuickPunch/TrackPunch, tracks that are enabled use twice as many voices.
True
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How can you make sure, when loop recording, that all looped takes are being recorded to a new playlist?
Setup > Preferences > Operation, make sure that "Automatically Create New Playlists When Loop Recording" is Checked.