Lesson 4

Question 1

How much disk space is consumed per minute by a mono track at a sample rate of 44.1 kHz and a bit depth of 16-bit? What happens to disk space consumption if the sample rate is doubled to 88.2 kHz with the same bit depth?

Answer 1

5 MB; it doubles to 10 MB

Question 2

How can you monitor the storage space available on your system to determine the amount of record time remaining for each mounted hard drive?

Answer 2

WINDOW > DISK SPACE

Question 3

How can you create a click track for a session?What kind of track is used for a click track?

Answer 3

TRACK > CREATE CLICK TRACK; Auxiliary Input track

Question 4

What window(s) can you use to record-enable an Audio track?

Answer 4

Edit and Mix

Question 5

What selector can you use to route a signal from an input on your interface to a track for recording?

Answer 5

Audio Input Path selector

Question 6

How can you adjust the input level going to a record-enabled track? Can you use the Volume Fader to achieve a strong signal going to disk?

Answer 6

at the source; no

Question 7

How can you place a session in Record Ready mode after record-enabling a track? What modifiers/ shortcuts are available to initiate recording without first entering Record Ready mode?

Answer 7

click the RECORD button; F12

Question 8

Where are recorded audio files stored for Pro Tools sessions?

Answer 8

Clip List and Track Playlist

Question 9

What term is used to describe an unedited audio file in Pro Tools? What term is used to describe the smaller, edited pieces of the original sound file?

Answer 9

Whole File Clip; Clip or Subset Clip

Question 10

What types of clips are represented by boldface type in the Clip List? What type is represented by normal type?

Answer 10

Whole-file Clip; Subset Clip

Question 11

How do track names affect the default names of the audio files you record in Pro Tools?

Answer 11

Pro Tools names the file using the name of the Audio track followed by the take number

Question 12

Describe two ways to rename an audio file after recording into Pro Tools.

Answer 12

double click with the grabber tool on the file or clip or right-click and select RENAME

Question 13

How would you go about removing unwanted audio from the Clip LIst without deleting the files from the disk?

Answer 13

choose CLEAR from the Clips Pop-up menu and click REMOVE

Question 14

How would you go about deleting unused whole-file clips to erase them from your hard drive? Can this option be undone?

Answer 14

choose CLEAR from the Clips Pop-up menu and click DELETE; no