Chapter 9 Flashcards
What is submixing?
Summing a group of related tracks to an aux input track.
What is a quick way to route signals directly to a new track?
Click the output path selector and select NEW TRACK
What is the shortcut for do to selected?
Option + shift
OR
Alt + Shift
Name 5 advantages of submixing.
- Large mixes are broken down into smaller chunks
- Decisions about the balance of big elements can be left until the end.
- Processing can be applied to sections of the mix as groups
- Source tracks can easily be displayed or hidden when using Routing Folder Tracks
- Submixes can easily be recorded or rendered as separate audio stems
What type of automation is Write to Current and Write to All Enabled?
Static/ snapshot automation
What is static automation used for?
To change an effects parameters completely at a point in a song.
What is the difference between the Write commands in the Edit Menu and the Write Commands in the Automation window?
The write commands in the automation window are for recording automation during a record pass.
The write commands in the edit menu can be used while the transport is stopped or during playback.
What does Write To Current do?
Affects the currently displayed automation playlist within the edit selection. Target playlists must be displayed
What does Write To All Enabled do?
Affects all enabled parameters within the current edit selection.
Where can you toggle preview mode?
In the automation window and the bottom.
What is preview mode?
Mixer and plugin automation continues to playback as normal. But as soon as you touch any control, that parameter becomes ‘isolated’ from its automation. The parameter will no longer follow its existing automation until you use one of the Write commands or exit preview mode.
True of false.
Preview mode protects against changes to un-automated parameters.
True
Where can Manual Write to All be found?
In the automation window
What is the difference between Manual Write to All and Write to All enabled?
Manual write to all does not write breakpoints to all parameters in the selection. Only the ones you’ve touched.
Write to all enabled anchors all parameters within the selection range.
Where is the Punch Preview button?
Down arrow button on the right of the Preview button in the automation window.
What are the two different ways of using punch preview?
- Punch in during playback
- Cue up and punch
Explain punch in during playback.
While in preview mode, you can immediately commence writing isolated parameters as automation.
Allows you to work without setting a precise timeline or edit selection.
Explain Cue up and Punch.
Instead of punching in on the fly you can use Punch Preview while the transport is stopped to prime the parameters for automation.
What is Volume Trim?
Another volume automation playlist that allows to make changes to the volume without affecting volume automation.
What color are the three volume automation lines?
Volume automation: Black
Volume Trim: Yellow
Composite Playlist: Blue
When does the Volume fader turn Gold?
When Trim mode is active.
What are the three settings in the MIXING tab for Coalescing trim automation.
- After Every pass
- On exiting trim mode
- Manually
How do you manually coalesce trim automation?
TRACK > COALESCE TRIM AUTOMATION
State the pan law.
Any audio signal of equal amplitude and phase that is played in both channels of a stereo system will increase loudness by up to 6,02 dB.
What does the Pan Depth setting determine?
The amount of signal attenuation applied when a track that is routed to a stereo output is panned to the center.
Where can you access the Pan Depth setting?
SETUP > SESSION
What are the available Pan Depth options?
-2.5 dB
-3.0 dB
-4.5 dB
-6.0 dB
