Lesson 10 Flashcards
Why is it important to back up Pro Tools sessions? What are some ways in which your Pro Tools work can be lost accidentally?
because Pro Tools sessions are stored electronically, creating backups for your sessions is critical for archival disaster recovery; by deleting or overwriting or overwriting files, having a file become corrupt, contracting a virus, or having a drive fail
How is the Save Copy In command different from the Save As command, in terms of the files that are saved?
Save Copy In command saves all files used in the session, allowing you to create a self-contained duplicate session folder in a separate location
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; after a Save As operation, the open session will be the renamed copy that you created
What command can you use to save a session with a different sample rate or bit depth?
FILE > SAVE COPY IN > select desired sample rate and/or bit depth from the Session Parameters section of the dialog box
What is the mix down process used for? What Pro Tools command allows you to create an external recording of your session as a stereo mix?
recording the output from multiple tracks to a stereo or multi-channel format; Bounce to Disk command
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 Timeline selection?
Pro Tools bounces all audible tracks in real time, it bounces tracks based in the output path, it does not require extra voices to bounce to disk, the bounced file will a “flattened” version of your session, and bounced material is already time-stamped; any tracks that are muted will not be included and only soloed elements will be present in the bounce; Pro Tools will bounce the audible tracks for the length of the selection only
What is meant by the term “bounce to tracks?” What is the typical process for creating a stereo bounce to tracks within a session?
to record any or all of your session tracks to an available stereo Audio track; to combine the audio output of selected tracks using an internal bus and to record the resulting mix onto a separate stereo Audio track
What command lets you mix your entire session directly to a hard drive? What file types are supported for the bounce file with this command?
Bounce to Disk command;WAV, AIFF, MP3, QuickTime, Windows Mediam, and MXF
What bit depth should you use when bouncing a session to disk if you plan to burn the file to a CD without further processing? What sample rate should you use?
16 bit, 44.1 Hz
How can you add audio files to iTunes for use in burning a CD?
FILE > BOUNCE TO > DISK, enable ADD TO ITUNES LIBRARY option
What are some of the options available when sharing a bounce file with SoundCloud?
Title, Description, License, Type, Downloadable, Genre, Tags, Private Track, and Notify Me
What are some media options for burning your songs to CD after completing the bounce to disk? What are the differences between the writable CD formats?
CD-R or CD-RW; CD-R discs provide a universal format that can be played on most CD players, and CD-RW discs can typically only be played only by using a CD-ROM drive
