Lesson 2: Get Dancing

Question 1

What two fundamental settings affect the quality of a digital audio recording?

Answer 1

The sample rate and the bit depth

Question 2

In logic, where can you find those two settings?

Answer 2

The sample rate is found under File>Project Settings>Audio. the bit depth is found under Logic Pro X> Preferences>Audio, in the Devices tab.

Question 3

What precaution must you take before record-enabling multiple tracks simultaneously?

Answer 3

Make sure the tracks are assigned different inputs.

Question 4

In Autopunch mode,how do you set the punch-in and punch-out points?

Answer 4

Adjust the left and right edge of the autopunch area in the middle of the ruler.

Question 5

Describe an easy way to access your Metronome setting.

Answer 5

Control-click the Metronome button, and choose the appropriate setting.

Question 6

Describe an easy way to access your count-in settings.

Answer 6

In the main menu, choose Record>Count-in>and choose the appropriate setting.

Question 7

O buffer size?What happens when you raise the I/

Answer 7

The CPU works less hard so you can use more plug-ins, but the roundtrip latency is longer.

Question 8

In the Project Audio Browser, when selecting unused files, what determines whether a file is used or unused?

Answer 8

an audio file is considered unused when no regions present in the workspace refer to that file.