DONE - PT 110 Elements ED Lesson 09 Flashcards
EASY
TRUE or FALSE. Recording volume automation for a track that is a member of an active group will apply the automation to each member of the group as well.
True
False
EASY
TRUE or FALSE. Recording volume automation for a track that is a member of an active group will apply the automation to each member of the group as well.
True
False
EASY
TRUE or FALSE. When the automation mode selector is set to Off mode, new automation passes will not be recorded, but existing automation will continue to play back.
True
False
EASY
TRUE or FALSE. When the automation mode selector is set to Off mode, new automation passes will not be recorded, but existing automation will continue to play back.
True
False
EXPLANATION
False. Off mode disables both automation recording and automation playback.
EASY
Which of the following is a way to move selected automation breakpoints forward or backward by the current Nudge increment?
Press Plus [+] or Minus [–] on the numeric keypad
Click and drag the selection in Grid mode
Press the left or right arrow keys
Press Tab or Option/Alt+Tab
EASY
Which of the following is a way to move selected automation breakpoints forward or backward by the current Nudge increment?
Press Plus [+] or Minus [–] on the numeric keypad
Click and drag the selection in Grid mode
Press the left or right arrow keys
Press Tab or Option/Alt+Tab
EXPLANATION
Breakpoints can be nudged by selecting them and using the standard Nudge keys (plus and minus on the numeric keypad).
EASY
TRUE or FALSE. Automation ramps can be drawn by hand with the Line Pencil tool.
True
False
EASY
TRUE or FALSE. Automation ramps can be drawn by hand with the Line Pencil tool.
True
False
EASY
True or False. To clear automation on a displayed automation graph, you can select the entire graph and press Delete.
True
False
EASY
True or False. To clear automation on a displayed automation graph, you can select the entire graph and press Delete.
True
False
EXPLANATION
You can select the entire automation graph by triple-clicking on the track with the Selector tool or by pressing Command+A (Mac) or Ctrl+A (Windows). Pressing the Delete key with the entire graph selected will delete all of the automation breakpoints.
EASY
TRUE or FALSE. Latch mode is an one of the five automation modes in Pro Tools (Standard version).
True
False
EASY
TRUE or FALSE. Latch mode is an one of the five automation modes in Pro Tools (Standard version).
True
False
MEDIUM
Select from the following, the automation modes available in Pro Tools. (Select all that apply)
Off mode.
Touch mode.
Read mode.
Record mode.
Edit mode.
MEDIUM
Select from the following, the automation modes available in Pro Tools. (Select all that apply)
Off mode.
Touch mode.
Read mode.
Record mode.
Edit mode.
EXPLANATION
Off mode, Read mode, and Touch mode are all available automation modes in Pro Tools.
There are also two other available modes that were not listed: Write mode and Latch mode.
MEDIUM
What is the effect of clicking on the small triangle icon in the bottom left corner at the head of a track?
Displays automation lanes for the track
Plays the automation for a track, regardless of the current automation mode
Expands the track height to Jumbo size
Zooms in one level on the track waveform
MEDIUM
What is the effect of clicking on the small triangle icon in the bottom left corner at the head of a track?
Displays automation lanes for the track
Plays the automation for a track, regardless of the current automation mode
Expands the track height to Jumbo size
Zooms in one level on the track waveform
EXPLANATION
The triangle is the Show/Hide Automation Lanes icon. Clicking this icon reveals Volume automation on an Audio track by default and Velocity stalks on a MIDI or Instrument track by default.
MEDIUM
Which of the following actions has the effect shown in the animation?
The Delete command (or Edit > Clear)
The Cut command (Edit > Cut)
The Strip Silence operation (Edit > Strip Silence)
The automation reset function (Clip > Reset Automation)
The resolve automation function (Event > Resolve)
MEDIUM
Which of the following actions has the effect shown in the animation?
The Delete command (or Edit > Clear)
The Cut command (Edit > Cut)
The Strip Silence operation (Edit > Strip Silence)
The automation reset function (Clip > Reset Automation)
The resolve automation function (Event > Resolve)
EXPLANATION
The animation shows the result of using the Delete command (or Edit > Clear). This action does not add breakpoints to the automation graph at the selection boundaries.
MEDIUM
What is the effect of activating the Suspend button in the Automation window?
All tracks will temporarily ignore their existing automation and their current automation mode; they won’t play or write automation
All tracks will temporarily function in Touch mode; they will play automation and write new automation when a parameter is changed
Automation playback is suspended; however, automation will continue to write, according to the automation mode in effect on each track
Automation writing is suspended; however, automation will continue to playback according to the existing automation on each track
MEDIUM
What is the effect of activating the Suspend button in the Automation window?
All tracks will temporarily ignore their existing automation and their current automation mode; they won’t play or write automation
All tracks will temporarily function in Touch mode; they will play automation and write new automation when a parameter is changed
Automation playback is suspended; however, automation will continue to write, according to the automation mode in effect on each track
Automation writing is suspended; however, automation will continue to playback according to the existing automation on each track
EXPLANATION
The Suspend button temporarily suspends both writing and playback of automation for all tracks in the session. All tracks behave as they would in Off mode while Suspend is active.
Deactivating Suspend restores the previous automation modes on each track.
MEDIUM
What options are available for drawing automation with the Pencil tool?
Draw on an automation graph with the Freehand Pencil tool
Create a volume ramp with the Line Pencil tool
Create panning sweeps with the Triangle Pencil tool
A and B only
A, B, and C
MEDIUM
What options are available for drawing automation with the Pencil tool?
Draw on an automation graph with the Freehand Pencil tool
Create a volume ramp with the Line Pencil tool
Create panning sweeps with the Triangle Pencil tool
A and B only
A, B, and C
EXPLANATION
You can use the Pencil tool to draw or redraw automation data on a graph. Many of the Pencil tool’s drawing modes are available for drawing automation, including Freehand, Line, Triangle, and Square.
MEDIUM
Clicking on the Suspend button (shown below) will have what effect?
Automation playback for plug-ins will be suspended.
Automation recording for plug-ins will be suspended.
Automation playback and recording will be globally suspended.
Automation playback and recording will be enabled.
MEDIUM
Clicking on the Suspend button (shown below) will have what effect?
Automation playback for plug-ins will be suspended.
Automation recording for plug-ins will be suspended.
Automation playback and recording will be globally suspended.
Automation playback and recording will be enabled.
EXPLANATION
Clicking on the Suspend button will deactivate the Suspend function, allowing for new automation to be written and played back.
MEDIUM
Which option should you use for recording volume changes on an Instrument track for the highest resolution and precision?
Audio automation
Continuous Controller automation
Either option; both have the same resolution
MEDIUM
Which option should you use for recording volume changes on an Instrument track for the highest resolution and precision?
Audio automation
Continuous Controller automation
Either option; both have the same resolution
EXPLANATION
Instrument tracks provide both audio automation and continuous controller data for volume (for audio volume and MIDI volume, respectively).
Audio automation provides much higher resolution and accuracy than continuous controller data.
MEDIUM
What command lets you paste automation that was copied from one automation graph (such as left pan) onto a different automation graph (such as right pan)?
Edit > Paste Special
Edit > Paste
Edit > Duplicate
Options > Emulate Original
MEDIUM
What command lets you paste automation that was copied from one automation graph (such as left pan) onto a different automation graph (such as right pan)?
Edit > Paste Special
Edit > Paste
Edit > Duplicate
Options > Emulate Original
EXPLANATION
Copying automation from one type of automation graph to another requires using Paste Special mode (Edit > Paste Special > To Current Automation Type)
HARD
Which of the following can be used to delete automation for all automation graphs on the track within the selected range?
Press Control+Delete (Mac) or Start+Backspace (Windows)
Choose Edit > Clear
Press Option+R (Mac) or Alt+R (Windows)
Press Shift+Return (Mac) or Shift+Enter (Windows)
HARD
Which of the following can be used to delete automation for all automation graphs on the track within the selected range?
Press Control+Delete (Mac) or Start+Backspace (Windows)
Choose Edit > Clear
Press Option+R (Mac) or Alt+R (Windows)
Press Shift+Return (Mac) or Shift+Enter (Windows)
EXPLANATION
To clear automation for all automation graphs on a track, select the desired range with any automation playlist displayed and press Control+Delete (Mac) or Start+Backspace (Windows).
