210M: 06: Key and Tempo

Question 0

What happens to existing tempo events when you change the tempo ruler display to bar|beat markers?

Answer 0

All existing tempo events will be converted to beats|bars markers.

Question 1

Can the tempo ruler display tempo events and bar|beat markers simultaneously? Explain.

Answer 1

No. Tempo events are sample-based and beats|bars markers are tick based. Only one can be displayed at a time.

Question 2

Describe the differences in the ways tempo events and bar|beat markers affect tempo.

Answer 2

Tempo events
Cause tempo changes to occur
Place the tempo change at a new bar when moved
Causes tick-based items to the right to shrink or expand.

Bar|beat markers
Do not cause tempo changes unless bordered by other markers
Remain at the same location when moved
Cause bars on either side to shrink and expand when moved.

Question 3

What is the graphic tempo editor and when would you use it?

Answer 3

Tempo events can be dragged
Draw continuous events
Trim tool can be used to scale tempo events
Tempo events can be copied, pasted, nudged, and shifted

Question 4

Describe two different methods to display the graphic tempo editor.

Answer 4

Click the expand/collapse triangle on the tempo ruler nameplate
Or
View>rulers>tempo rulers

Question 5

What pencil shapes can you use to edit tempo? Which shapes are unavailable for editing tempo?

Answer 5

All except triangle, square, and random.

Question 6

Describe three ways to use the trim tool to adjust a range of tempo events in the tempo editor.

Answer 6

Make selection then select rim tool. Then,

Click within the selected area and drag up or down to scale
Click the start or end handle and drag to create a linear tempo change
Click either boundary and drag to compress or expand the tempo change

Question 7

What is the difference between linear sample display mode and linear tick display mode? How does the display mode affect pro tools’ scroll speed during playback?

Answer 7

In linear sample display, tempo changes affect tick based tracks, in linear tick display, only sample based tracks are affected.

Question 8

What function does the advanced checkbox have in the tempo operations window? What function does the calculate pop-up menu offer?

Answer 8

Selection range changes to the main time scale format and additional options become available.

Question 9

What types of tracks are NOT affected by key change events?

Answer 9

Tracks that are not pitched. Change in edit selector.

Question 10

How can a tempo curve be selected?

Answer 10

Triple click (grabber or selector) between the two tempo lines.

Question 11

What are the six tempo operations pages?

Answer 11

Constant
Linear
Parabolic
S-curve
Scale
Stretch