Lesson 10 Flashcards
What term is used to describe an audio patch point that applies a signal processor directly into the signal path on a track?
How many of these patch points does Pro Tools provide on each track?
Insert.
10 inserts positions per track.
What term is used to describe a signal path carrying a mix output of one or more tracks routed for parallel processing?
How can this signal be returned to the sending device?
Sends & return.
Through the auxiliary input/return.
What menu would you use to display or hide the Mix window? What keyboard shortcut can you use to toggle between the Mix and Edit Windows?
View > Mix Window Views
Command+=
What menu command can you use display or hide an inserts or sends view area in the Mix Window?
View > Mix window views > select/deselect inserts.
What type of plug-in provides real-time processing? What type provides non-real-time processing?
Real-Time processors.
File based processors.
What are some commonly used plug-in options that are available for EQ and dynamics processing Pro Tools?
Avid EQ III, Avid Dynamics III, Avid Channel Strip.
Which Pro Tools automation mode discussed in this lesson records changes to track controls in real time when playing back the session?
Write mode.
What is the difference between Read mode & Off mode? Which mode allows you to play back existing automation?
Read mode allows automation to be played back, while off mode ignores all automation during playback.
What track control can you use to display an automation playlist? What window are automation playlists displayed in?
Click on the Track View Selector in the Edit window.
Edit window.
What tool can you use to add, move, or delete automation breakpoints? What modifier can you use to delete a breakpoint by clicking on it?
Grabber tool.
Option-click.
Why is it important to back up your Pro Tools sessions? What are some ways in which your Pro Tools work can be lost accidentally?
For disaster-recovery purposes.
By deleting or overwriting files, having a corrupt file, encountering a virus or having a drive fail.
How is the Save Copy In command different form the Save As command, in terms of the files that are saved?
Save Copy In allows a new session to be created (also allows selecting new bit depth, sample rate, etc) along with all session media/files.
Save as creates a copy of the Pro Tools session file only, in the same session folder as the original.
Which session will be open after completing a Save Copy In operation: the original or the copy? How is this different from the Save As operation?
The original.
The copy will open after completing a Save As operation. The original session will open after completing a Save Copy In operation.
What command can you use to save a session with a different sample rate or bit depth?
Save Copy In.
What are some considerations for bouncing audio in Pro Tools?
How is the bounce affected by soloed or muted tracks?
How is it affected by the active selection?
- Bounce will capture all audible information in the mix.
- Bounce will be based on the selected output path.
- Bounce file will be a printed version of your session. inserts, sends and external effects will be applied permanently in the bounce.
- Bounce will be based on the Timeline selection.
Thus, when a track is muted, it wont be audible/included in the final bounced file, and only the soloed or unmuted ones are audible.
If there’s an active selection, Pro Tools will bounce for the length of the selection only. If no selection is present, Pro Tools will create a bounce from the start to the end of the session.
