Chapter 8

Question 1

How do you add a sound to your Sound Library?

Answer 1

• Locate your sound collection in a workspace browser.
• Right-click and choose Add Sound Library location.

Question 2

What are catalogs?

Answer 2

Catalogs store a reference for the original file.

Question 3

True or False.

Clip names are the same as file names and can’t be changed.

Answer 3

False.

Question 4

True or False.

With catalogs, you can import files that are offline.

Answer 4

True.

Question 5

What does it mean if the timeline status indicator is red?

Answer 5

Some files in the playlists are offline.

Question 6

What does it mean if the session status indicator is red?

Answer 6

Some files in the clip list are offline.

Question 7

What does the Space Clips command allow?

Answer 7

Add or remove gaps between clips

Question 8

What is timestamp metadata?

Answer 8

Allows pro tools to remember the original timecode location of any audio that is recorded.

Question 9

True or False.

A clip’s timestamp can be edited.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

What is the alternate timestamp called?

Answer 10

User timestamp

Question 11

How do you spot a clip to its original or user timestamp?

Answer 11

• Open the spot dialogue for the clip.
• Highlight the start field
• Click either the Original time stamp or the User time stamp button
• Click OK.

Question 12

What happens when a clip is Edit Locked?

Answer 12

An alert will be displayed when trying to edit the clip. You can cancel the operation or authorize it.

Question 13

How do you edit lock a clip?

Answer 13

• Select the clip
• Choose clip > edit lock

Question 14

What does Time Locking a clip do?

Answer 14

Allows you to edit a clip in ways that do not affect its location. You cannot move the clip.

Question 15

What does the cut time command do?

Answer 15

Remove everything within a range of time across all tracks. Including ruler information. All later content is shuffled to fill the gap.

The removed section is also placed into the clipboard.

Question 16

How do you use the cut time command?

Answer 16

EVENT > TIME OPERATIONS > CUT TIME

Question 17

What is the insert time command used for?

Answer 17

Create a gap in a song and shuffle all material after the gap later in time. Including ruler data.

Question 18

True or false.

You can crossfade between clip groups.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

What does Delay Compensation do?

Answer 19

Preserves timing between audio tracks.

Question 20

Explain MIDI Recording adjustment.

Answer 20

Performance is done against tracks that are being delayed, so midi parts are recorded late.

Pro Tools shifts MIDI recordings earlier in time to compensate.

Question 21

What happens, in terms of latency, when a track with a virtual instrument is record enabled.

Answer 21

Pro Tools suspends delay compensation on the track to allow for latency-free monitoring.

Question 22

How can you set a Global MIDI timing offset?

Answer 22

In the preferences dialogue.

Question 23

How can you adjust Track Offset Individually?

Answer 23

EVENT > MIDI TRACK OFFSETS

Question 24

Where else can you set MIDI offset besides Global MIDI Timing Offset and Track offset?

Answer 24

MIDI real-time properties