Basic Pro Tools

Question 1

H/W Buffer Size (Recording)

Answer 1

Use small buffer sizes to minimise latency

Question 2

H/W Buffer Size (Mixing)

Answer 2

Use larger buffer sizes to minimise CPU overload errors

Question 3

Root Media folder

Answer 3

Contains the session and all related files to the session

Question 4

I/O setup

Answer 4

Hold Option and click ‘Default’ : This will restore the default number of inputs, outputs, buses, and inserts offered by Pro Tools and the audio device selected in the playback engine

Question 5

Transport Window:

Expanded Transport

Answer 5

Pre/Post-roll
Playback fade-in
Timeline selection (Start/End/Length)

Question 6

Transport Window:

Synchronisation

Answer 6

Online transport (Timecode)
Generate MTC functions

Question 7

Transport Window:

Counters

Answer 7

Main & Sub counters

Question 8

Transport Window:

MIDI controls

Answer 8

Count-off
Meter & Tempo
Click
MIDI recording mode options

Question 9

Non-linear playback

Answer 9

Default playback mode: when you stop playback and play it again, it will playback from where you initially dropped the cursor

Question 10

Insertion Follows Playback mode

Answer 10

Playback mode that functions similarly to an analog tape machine - when you stop playback and play it again, it will continue from where the cursor stopped

Question 11

Track input monitor monitors is used for what?

Answer 11

When enabled, it monitors incoming signal, and is used for rehearsal before tracking (setting healthy input levels)

Question 12

Delay compensation

Answer 12

When active, this displays the amount of latency (in samples) occurring in the track and the amount of compensation being applied

Question 13

Voice selector

Answer 13

(Audio tracks only)

If the voice is disabled, no recording or playback of audio will occur for that track. DYN indicates voice is enabled