CHAPTER 1

Question 1

Under what conditions would you need to use MIDI studio Setup?

Answer 1

Need to configure computer so that all connected MIDI equipment can be recognized and addressed

Question 2

Why is it important to ensure that each MIDI device in a daisy-chained setup uses unique channels for its MIDI signals?

Answer 2

Doing so will cause MIDI signals to be combined, resulting in cross talk between devices

Question 3

What two signal flow systems are involved when working with MIDI instruments?

Answer 3

• Control signal(MIDI data)

- Audio signal

Question 4

Two ways to change a songs start time

Answer 4

• Dragging start marker to a new position

- Using Move Song Start operation

Question 5

Manually dragging the session Start Start Marker to a new location affects the timing of all data and clips on what types of tracks?

Answer 5

Any tick-based track content

Question 6

What modifier would you hold to add a Meter Change by clicking on the meter rule?

Answer 6

”+” Symbol

Question 7

When might you want to use the Time Operations window rather than the Meter change window to insert a meter change ?

Answer 7

If you want more advanced options like “to select range”

Question 8

What is the purpose of the Identify Beat command?

Answer 8

Specifies how long a selection is in bars and beats and has Protools realign the Bar|Beat grid accordingly

Question 9

What condition would cause the Identify Beat command to be grayed out in the Event menu?

Answer 9

If the tempo ruler is disabled

Question 10

What is MIDI Beat Clock?

Answer 10

Synchronization signal that contains timing pulses based on tempo

Question 11

how many pulses does it provide per quarter note ?

Answer 11

24 pulses per quarter-note

Question 12

What are some advantages of routing the audio from your hardware MIDI instruments through the Pro Tools mixer?

Answer 12

• Can record/render MIDI performance

- Use plug-ins to process audio from your MIDI instrument

Question 13

What are some considerations you need to take into account when connection the audio from an external synthesizer directly to an HD-series audio interface?

Answer 13

You need to ensure that the inputs you are using are configured for the right reference level , typically -10dBV
(Can be selected from Analog in page of the Hardware Setup dialog box)

Question 14

What dialog box allows you to import track elements from another session to use as track templates ?

Answer 14

Import session data

Question 15

How would you go about import Mix and Edit groups to use with track templates?

Answer 15

Track data to import pop up menu from import session data tab