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1
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Tube Condenser

A

No Phantom Power, power supply box

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FET Condenser

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Needs Phantom Power (+48V)

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Active Ribbon

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Needs Phantom Power (+48V)

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Passive Ribbon

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No Phantom Power

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Moving Coil Dynamic

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No Phantom Power

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How to Set Up Parallel Compression Routing Through the Console

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  • Patch a Compressor to an available aux on the board, then send the tracks to the aux bus and return the signal to another channel on the console to hear the parallel compression
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Patchbay Concepts

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  • Outputs over inputs
  • Normaling - automatic routing to a desired location (usually from the board to ProTools or vice versa)
  • Naming
  • Multitape/Multitrack -> ProTools
  • Tape Send/Return –> Protools Input/Output
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Full Normaling

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Rear panel connections are linked but are broken when a front panel connection is made

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Half-Normal

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the rear panel connections are linked, a connection made to the top row of the front panel does not break the link, but sends a copy to the front patched destination

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10
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Non-Normal

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nothing is automatically patched

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DI Boxes

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converts an instrument’s unbalanced, high-impedance signal into a balanced, low-impedance signal that can be connected to a microphone input
- used for keyboard synths and AGT/EGT (more live)

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12
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What are Aux Sends used for?

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Parallel Processing, Cue Sends

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13
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What are inserts used for?

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Serial Processing - directly onto the signal path, can be taken out with the insert button on the console

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14
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Parallel Processing

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Processing that occurs on a second path in tandem with the recorded/monitor path

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In-Line Processing

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Processing that occurs within the record or monitor path

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14
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Mic Level

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Microphones and DI are mic level
they need a pre-amp to bump it up to line level

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15
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Line Level

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The level higher than mic level that the DAW can process properly

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In Line Console

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Record path and monitor path are on the same channel on the console

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15
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How do you commonly patch a reverb?

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Aux Send

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16
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What does FET stand for?

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Field Effect Transistor

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16
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Split Console

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Record Path is on a different channel of the console than the monitor path

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17
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What is an EQ

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a piece of gear/processor that allows you to adjust the tonality of the sound by boosting and cutting frequency ranges

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Parametric EQ

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gain, freq, and Q selections

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Semi-Parametric

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missing one of the 3 controls on a parametric (gain, freq, Q)

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Graphic EQ
sliders with set frequencies
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What do compressors do
adjust and control the dynamic range of a sound
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Controls on a compressor
ratio, attack, release, input, output, threshold
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New Session
CMD + N
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New Tracks
CMD + Shift + N
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Change Track Numbers
Up/Down arrows or type in number
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Change Track Format
CMD + L/R Arrows
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Change Track Type
CMD + Up/Down
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Rename Track
Tab to it (in new track window) DBL click on nameplate in Mix/Edit Window
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Add a New Track Entry
CMD +/- or CMD + Shift + N
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Change Track Height on Selected Tracks
Control + Option + Shift + Up/Down
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Change Track Height on All Tracks
Control + Option + Up/Down
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Select More than One Track
Shift = Select a range Option = deselect a range CMD = select non-sequential
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Record Arm a Selected Track
Shift + R
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Solo a Selected Track
Shift + S
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Mute selected track
Shift + M
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Input Monitoring Selected Track
Shift + I
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Enable Punch Mode
6 on Numeric Keypad
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Create a Click Track
Go to the Track Menu and click on the create click track option
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Enable Metronome
7 on Numeric Keypad
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Record
3 on numeric keypad F12 (with the mac shortcut enabled) Cmd + spacebar
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Smart Tool
CMD + 7
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Trim Beginning of the Clip to Cursor
A
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Trim End of Clip to Cursor
S
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Fade In to Cursor
D
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Fade Out to Cursor
G
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Fade Over Selection
F
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Crossfade with SmartTool
Cursor over clip breaks and click and drag up
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Consolidate Tracks
Shift + Option + 3
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Extend Selection to the Beginning of the Track
Shift + Return
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Extend Selection to the End of the Track
Option+ Shift + Return
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Lock Shuffle Mode
CMD + Click on Shuffle button
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Tab to Transient
On = goes to the starting point of the next transient in the track when TAB is pressed Off = goes to the starting point of the next clip when TAB is pressed
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Insertion Follows Playback
N - on = continues playback/record point from stopped spot - off = goes to the last timeline selection point
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Spot Mode
Use grabber tool to move to another location via timestamp - return to original timestamp
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Export Clip as Audio File
CMD + K
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Bounce Mix
CMD + Option + B
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Split Clip
B
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Zoom In/Out Horizontally
In - R Out - T
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New Playlist
For selected tracks - Shift + Option + Control + \ Duplicate all tracks - Control + Command + Option + \ Duplicate all selected - Control + Command + Option + Shift + \
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Drop a Marker
Enter on numeric keypad
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Navigate Between Markers
.#.
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Save
CMD + S
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Save As
CMD + Control + S
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Cycle Through Track Views
Control + Command + Arrow L and R
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Close a Session Without Closing ProTools
CMD + Shift + W
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Open a Session
CMD + O
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Mix/Edit Windows
Cmd + =
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Play/Stop
Spacebar
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Import Audio
CMD + Shift + I
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Import Session Data
Option + Shift + I
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Solo Safe
Cmd + Click on Solo button
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Record Safe
CMD + click on record button
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Delay Time Calculation
1/4 Note delay time in miliseconds = 60,000/BPM
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What does DAW stand for
Digital Audio Workstation
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Phase
out of phase means that waveform arrival times are out of time with each other - causes signal boosts and cancellations
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Polarity
waveforms are opposite/flipped from eachother
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DSP v Native Plug-Ins
DSP uses external processing power Native uses internal processing power
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What does SMPTE mean?
Society of Motion Picture Television Engineers

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