Chapter 3

Question 1

Edit Tool Functions:

what does the zoom tool do?

Answer 1

• zooms in and out on an area in a track

hold option (mac) or alt (wndws) to zoom out, double click to fill the edit window with the longest track

Question 2

Edit Tool Functions:

what does the trim tool do?

Answer 2

trims excess audio, midi or video content from a clip

Question 3

Edit Tool Functions:

what does the selector tool do?

Answer 3

positions the playback cursor or selects an area in a track

Question 4

Edit Tool Functions:

what does the grabber tool do?

Answer 4

selects and positions entire clips

Question 5

Edit Tool Functions:

what does the scrubber tool do?

Answer 5

scrubs across audio to find an audio event

Question 6

Edit Tool Functions:

what does the pencil tool do?

Answer 6

redraws waveform data, creates and edits midi data automation

Question 7

Edit Tool Functions:

what does the smart tool do?

Answer 7

• provides instant access to the scrubber, grabber and trim tools
• active when all 3 tools are highlighted in blue

Question 8

what do the 4 edit modes do?

Answer 8

affect the movement and placement of audio, midi & video clips as well as midi notes

Question 9

what happens when you use shuffle mode?

Answer 9

clip movement is constrained by other clips

Question 10

what happens when you use slip mode?

Answer 10

clips can be moved/placed freely without affecting placement of other clips

Question 11

what happens when you use spot mode?

Answer 11

clips can be moved or placed by specifying a location in a dialog box

Question 12

what happens when you use grid mode?

Answer 12

clips snap to the nearest grid boundary when moved

Question 13

what is the main time scale?

Answer 13

determines the time based units used for the main counter

transport functions, selection displays, pre and post roll amounts, grid & nudge values

Question 14

what can the main time scale be set to?

Answer 14

bars|beats, minutes:seconds, time code, feet + frames & samples

Question 15

how would you change the main time scale from bars|beats to minutes:seconds?

Answer 15

• view > main counter > desired time scale
• select the main counter popup menu in the edit window
• click on the name of a timebase ruler

Question 16

what is the sub time scale?

Answer 16

• provides a secondary timing reference

can also be set to bars|beats, minutes:seconds, timecode, feet+frames or samples

Question 17

what are the timebase rulers in pro tools ?

Answer 17

bars|beats, minutes:seconds, timecode, feet+frames and samples

Question 18

what are the conductor rulers used in pro tools?

Answer 18

markers, tempo, meters, key, chords

Question 19

what are the 7 midi control features?

Answer 19

• wait for note
• metronome
• midi merge
• tempo ruler enable (conductor)
• tempo field
• meter display
• count off controls

Question 20

MIDI Control Features:

what is the wait for note feature used for?

Answer 20

recording doesn’t begin until a midi note is received

Question 21

MIDI Control Features:

what is the metronome feature used for?

Answer 21

• used in conjunction with a click track

- controls wether the click is audible

Question 22

MIDI Control Features:

what is the count off control feature used for?

Answer 22

• used in conjunction with a click track and the metronome

- provides a specified number of bars of click before recording starts

Question 23

MIDI Control Features:

what is the midi merge mode feature used for?

Answer 23

causes recorded midi performance to be merged with existing midi data on the track

Question 24

MIDI Control Features:

what is the tempo ruler enable feature used for?

Answer 24

switches the session between tempo map mode and manual tempo mode

Question 25

MIDI Control Features:

what is the meter display feature used for?

Answer 25

shows the current meter at the edit cursor location

Question 26

MIDI Control Features:

what is the tempo field feature used for?

Answer 26

• displays the session tempo at the edit cursor location (in tempo map mode)
• can be used to enter a BPM value (in manual tempo mode)

Question 27

what are tool tips?

Answer 27

• provided in all main windows
• help you identify various controls
• can be changed under tool tips in preferences

(choose setup>preferences and click the display tab)