CH 10 - Mixing and Creating a Bounce Flashcards
What term is used to describe and audio patch point that applies a signal processor directly into the signal path on a track?
How many of these patch points does Pro Tools provide on each track?
Insert
10 Patch Points
What term is used to describe a signal path carrying a mix output of one or more tracks routed for parallel processing?
How can this signal be returned to the sending device?
Send
An auxiliary return
What menu would you use to display or hide the Mix Window?
What keyboard shortcut can you use to toggle between the Mix and Edit windows?
Window Menu
CMD and =
What menu command can you use to display or hide an Insert or Send view area in the Mix window?
View Menu
What type of plug-in provides real-time processing?
What type provides non-real-time processing?
AAX Native and DSP plug-ins are real-time
Audio Suite Plug-ins are non-real-time
What are some commonly used plug-in options for EQ and Dynamic processing in Pro Tools?
Avid EQ III
Avid Dynamics III
Avid Channel Strip
Which Pro Tools automation mode discussed in this chapter records changes to track controls in real time when playing back the session?
Write Mode
What is the difference between Read mode and Off mode?
Which mode allows you to play back existing automation the track?
Read Mode plays back automation / Off Mode plays back nothing
Read Mode
What track control can you use to display an automation playlist?
What window are automation playlist displayed in?
Track View Selector
Edit Window
What tool can you use to add, move or delete automation breakpoints?
What modifier can you use to delete a breakpoint by clicking on it?
Grabber tool
Option + Click
Why is it important to back up your Pro Tools sessions?
What are some ways in which your Pro Tools work can be lost accidentally?
To keep your progress up to date.
Forgetting to select CMD + (S)ave
How is the Save Copy In command different from the Save As command, in terms of the files that are saved?
They are saved to a new folder
Which session will be open after completing a Save Copy In operation: the original or the copy?
How is this different from the Save As operation?
Save Copy In = Original
Save As = Copy
What command can you use to save a session with a different sample rate or bit depth?
Save Copy In
What are some considerations for bouncing audio in Pro Tools?
How is the bounce affected by soloed or muted tracks?
How is it affected by the active selection?
The bounce will include only audible tracks
The bounce will be based on the selected output path
The bounce file will be a “printed” version of your session
The bounce will be based on the Timeline selection
