Pro Tools 10 210M Exam

Question 1

Disk versus recording your mix to a track within your session?

A.) Internal Layback allows you to choose a different sample rate.
B.) Bounce to Disk can write a new file 4x times faster than real-time.
C.) Internal Layback allows you to use POW-r Dither, Bounce to Disk does not.
D.) Bounce to Disk allows you to change file format, bit-depth, and sample rate.
E.) None of the above

Answer 1

Answer:
first half of question is missing, but I think the answer is
D.
(Bounce to Disk allows you to change file format, bit-depth, and sample rate)

Question 2

In the image Shown, what with be the result when menu item “3” is selected?

A.) Only alternate playlist lanes with clips rated “3” will be shown.
B.) Only alternate playlist lanes with clips rated “1” and “2” will be shown
C.) Only alternate playlist lanes with clips rated “1”, “2”, and “3” will be shown
D.) Only alternate playlist lanes with clips rated “3”, “4”, and “5” will be shown.
E.) Only alternate playlist lanes with clips rated “4” and “5” will be shown

Answer 2

Answer:
Only alternate playlist lanes with clips rated “3”, “4”, and “5” will be shown.

Question 3

Beat Detective is commonly used to tighten muti-track drum performances. Why is it important to ensure that edits are applied across all drum tracks at once?

A) To ensure that edits are smooth and without gaps
B) To make sure edits fall on the grid
C) To prevent false triggers
D) To maintain phase between tracks
E) To prevent clip overlaps

Answer 3

To maintain phase between tracks

Question 4

What modifier keys can be used along with the +/- keys to nudge the end time of a selection?

A.) Option+Shift (mac) / Alt+Shift (win)
B.) Command+Shift (mac) / Ctrl+Shift (win)
C.) Control+Shift (mac) / Start+Shift (win)
D.) Command+Option+Shift (mac / Ctrl+Alt+Shift
E.) None of the Above

Answer 4

Command+Shift (mac) / Ctrl+Shift (win)

Question 5

To monitor the input of any track during playback without it being record-enabled, which monitoring mode should be used?

A.) Auto-Input Monitoring
B.) Selective Recall monitoring
C.) Input Only Monitoring
D.) Either A or C
E.) Non of the above

Answer 5

Input Only Monitoring

Question 6

Based on the image, how many drives may be used for audio playback?

A.) 0
B.) 1
C.) 2
D.) 3
E.) 4

Answer 6

3 drives

(R indicates drives for recording and playback, P indicates only playback, and T indicates transfer only.)

Question 7

Settings for Delay Compensation are made in the ______________________ window.

A.) Session Setup
B.) Hardware Setup
C.) Playback Engine
D.) Event Operations
E.) Pro Tool Preferences

Answer 7

Playback Engine

Question 8

True or False: Refer to the Image. When playback begins at the beginning of the timeline, breath control automation will be played back.

Answer 8

False

(image indicates automation is set to auto off)

Question 9

Refer to the image. Which of the following are ways to change the destination drive for the superF track?

A.) Click on the tracks root media folder (A) and select a destination from the pop-up menu.
B.) Select “Custom Allocations Options” and Click the Change Button (B)
C.) Select “Use round robin allocation for new tracks” (C)
D.) All of the above
E.) A and B only

Answer 9

Click on the tracks root media folder (A) and select a destination from the pop-up menu.
(B&C won’t change the specific track because it is already existing

Question 10

In order for identify Beat feature to be available, what must be enabled?

A.) Tick-Based Session Linearity
B.) Insertion Follows Playback
C.) Conductor Track/Tempo Ruler
D.) MIDI Merge
E.) Relative Grid Mode

Answer 10

Conductor Track/Tempo Ruler

Question 11

TRUE or FALSE: Refer to the image. The Xpand Instrument track is being recorded to an audio track. The effect of the SansAmp plugin (on the Xpand Instrument Track) will be recorded to the audio file.

Answer 11

True

( sansamp is inserted after Xpand but before the input of the target audio track)

Question 12

Based on the Image, the fade created will be with _______________ linking.

A.) equal RMS
B.) equal power
C.) equal gain
D.) dynamic
E.) none

Answer 12

none

Question 13

In the Image, What is the area outlined in red?

A.) An automation playlist lane
B.) A MIDI velocity Lane
C.) The empty playlist lane (for creating new edit playlists)
D.) The Clipboard view (for copying and pasting saved clips)
E.) The Elastic Ruiler (for applying warps and pitch bends)

Answer 13

C.) The empty playlist lane (for creating new edit playlists)

Question 14

You open a Pro Tools session you have received from another Pro Tools user and blue Offline Clips what would allow you to to choose Relink Offline option?

A.) Workspace Browser
B.) Task Manager
C.) Volume Browser
D.) Project Browser
E.) Clip List

Answer 14

Project Browser

Question 15

True or False: Refer to the Image. A fade in applied to the clip group shown below would be applied to all four tracks.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Given a meter of 9/8 time, which click value should you choose to hear three clicks per measure?

A.) Eighth Note
B.) Dotted Eighth Note
C.) Quarter Note
D.) Dotted Quarter Note
E.) Half Note

Answer 16

Dotted Quarter Note

(not completely sure, look at page 7 (23) of the 210m book)

Question 17

Refer to the Image. The “R” in the upper right-hand corner of the clip indicates that ___________________.

A.) The clip has been altered using the Real-Time Properties Edit window view.
B.) The clip has been altered using the Real-Time Properties floating window
C.) The clip has been altered using the Real-Time elastic processing
D.) The Clip has been altered using the rendered elastic processing
E.) The Clip was created in Pro Tools 9 or earlier

Answer 17

The clip has been altered using the Real-Time Properties floating window

(not edit window view)

Question 18

Automation can be manually auto-matched (while in write or latch mode), by holding the Command (mac) or CTRL (win) key and clicking which button?

A.) A
B.) B
C.) C
D.) D
E.) E

Answer 18

E

(Automation Mode Selector)

Question 19

What modifier key can be used in addition to the +/- keys to nudge a clip’s contents?

A.) Command (mac) / Ctrl (win)
B.) Option (mac) / Alt (win)
C.) Control (mac) / Start (win)
D.) Shift
E.) Command+Shift (mac) / Ctrl+Shift (win)

Answer 19

Control (mac) / Start (win)

Question 20

You are running a Pro Tools|HD system with a very large session using all 192 voices and want to record one new audio track but you do not have a voice spare to assigne to the Record Track which of the following will free up a voice to enable recording?

A) Bypass all plug-ins on a different track
B) Remove the send assignments on a different track
C) Mute a different audio track durring playback
D) De-activate a different track by right clicking on the Track Nameplate
E) Remove the Input Assignment on a different track

Answer 20

De-activate a different track by right clicking on the Track Nameplate

Question 21

Based on the Image below, how many drives will be used if “Use Round Robin Allocation for New Tracks” is enabled?

A.) 0
B.) 1
C.) 3
D.) 5
E.) 6

Answer 21

3

(drives that are enabled for recording, “R” )

Question 22

What type of crossfade linking is most commonly used for transitions between audio material that is not phase aligned?

A) equal RMS
B) equal power
C) equal gain
D) dynamic
E) none

Answer 22

None

Question 23

What modifier key was held to show the Tempo Ruler pop-up menu shown in the image?

A.) Option (mac) or Alt (win)
B.) Command (mac) or CTRL (win)
C.) Control (mac) or CTRL (win)
D.) Option+Shift (mac) or Alt+Shift (win)
E.) Command+Control (mac) or Start+CTRL (win)

Answer 23

Command (mac) or CTRL (win)

Question 24

If you wish to route a specific output from a Structure plug-in directly to another track in the Mix window, where would you assign the input on the destination track?

A.) In the destination track’s instrument section
B.) In the destination track’s inserts section, using the Structure Rewire plugin
C.) In the source track’s main input selector pop-up menue
D.) In the destination track’s main input selector pop-up menue.
E.) From the AudioSuite drop-down menu.

Answer 24

In the destination track’s main input selector pop-up menu.

Question 25

The “Import Session Data” feature can be used for __________________.

A.) Importing tracks with existing audio, MIDI, and automation data.
B.) Importing blank tracks with input, output, and plug-in assignments in place
C.) Toggling a session’s sample rate and/or bit depth between preset configurations
D.) Importing Mix and Edit Groups
E.) A, B, and D

Answer 25

Answer:
E. (A,B,D)
A.) Importing tracks with existing audio, MIDI, and automation data.
B.) Importing blank tracks with input, output, and plug-in assignments in place
D.) Importing Mix and Edit Groups

Question 26

TRUE or FALSE. Playlists can be deleted only if they are unused (not assigned to a track).

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Refer to the Image. Which key combination was held to reveal the menu shown?

A.) Shift+Option (mac) or Shift+Alt (win)
B.) Control+Option (mac) or Start+CTRL (win)
C.) Control+Command (mac) or Start+CTRL (win)
D.) Control+Option+Command (mac) or Start+Alt+CTRL (win)
E.) Shift+Control+Option+Command (mac) or Shift+Start+Alt+CTRL (win)

Answer 27

Control+Option+Command (mac) or Start+Alt+CTRL (win)

Question 28

Which of the following tracks will be unaffected by any type of key change events?

A.) MIDI tracks
B.) Sample-based Instrument Tracks
C.) Audio Tracks
D.) Non-Pitched tracks
E.) C and D

Answer 28

Audio Tracks
Non-Pitched tracks

Question 29

An edit Playlist can be defined as __________________.

A.) the Edit window tool cluster that allows the user to control playback modes, such as fast forward, rewind, and loop playback
B.) a list of MIDI data, such as pitch, velocity, etc. that can be accessed from the Event drop-down menu
C.) an arrangement of clips on a track
D.) a new window in Pro Tools 10 that shows MIDI data in traditional notation form
E.) a feature that, when enabled, will automatically quantize MIDI data as it is recorded.

Answer 29

an arrangement of clips on a track

Question 30

Manually dragging a session’s song start marker (shown here) will effect the timing of the clips on ________________.

A.) Sample-based Tracks
B.) Tick-based Tracks
C.) Video Tracks
D.) Both A and B
E.) Non of the above

Answer 30

Tick-based Tracks

Question 31

What modifier key can be used in addition with the +/- keys to trim a clip’s end point by the nudge value?

A.) Command (mac) / Ctrl (win)
B.) Option (mac) / Alt (win)
C.) Ctrl (mac) / Start (win)
D.) Shift
E.) Command +Shift (mac) Ctrl+Shift (win)

Answer 31

Command (mac) / Ctrl (win)

Question 32

Which of the following best describes the effect on tempo when the Bar|Beat Marker indicated in the image is dragged to the left or the right?

A.) A new tempo will take effect at the indicated Bar|Beat marker
B.) A new Tempo will take effect at the previous Bar|Beat Marker
C.) Tempo will not change
D.) A and B
E.) None of the above

Answer 32

A and B
( A new tempo will take effect at the indicated Bar|Beat marker
&
A new Tempo will take effect at the previous Bar|Beat Marker)

Question 33

Refer to the Image. A track has an Edit Selection on it which of the following Pro Tools functions also cause the track to be selected.

A.) A
B.) B
C.) C
D.) D
E.) E

Answer 33

Link Track and Edit Selection

(D)

Question 34

Refer to the Image. Which of the following will only appear when a Pro Tools|HD system is installed as a system?
A.) A
B.) B
C.) C
D.) D
E.) E

Answer 34

D

(Number of Voices)

Question 35

When drawing tempo changes, changing settings in the Tempo Density button (indicated below) allows you to determine ________________.

A.) The shape of the line that will be drawn
B.) The spacing of the tempo events that will be drawn
C.) the note value that BPM rates are based on when tempo is drawn
D.) the range of scaling allowed by the trim tool on any drawn tempo line
E.) The scale of the tempo map as it is viewed in the Tempo Editor ruler

Answer 35

The spacing of the tempo events that will be drawn

Question 36

How can you link a Window Configurations to a Memory Location?

A.) Select an existing memory Location from within the New Window Configuration dialog box.
B.) Select a Window Configuration from within the New Memory Location dialog box.
C.) Recall an existing Window Configuration and choose File > Link To > Memory Location.
D.) Drag a Window Configuration from the Window Configuration List onto the Memory Locations window.
E.) Click on a Window Configuration, then Shift-click on a Memory Location.

Answer 36

Select a Window Configuration from within the New Memory Location dialog box.

Question 37

You have a recording session about to commence and you are setting up the Structure of the session using Memory Locations to make it more efficient to move around the session, wich of the following time based memory Location Properties would you use to identify the start of each section.

A.) Track Show/Hide setting
B.) Marker
C.) Track Hight settings
D.) Group Enables
E.) Zoom settings

Answer 37

Marker

Question 38

Bassed on the Image, the fade created will be with ______________ linking.

A.) equal RMS
B.) equal power
C.) equal gain
D.) dynamic
E.) none

Answer 38

Equal gain

(no image)

Question 39

Which of the areas labeled in the picture would you click to access the Playlist pop-up menu with options to create and manage Playlists?

A.) A
B.) B
C.) C (right-click)
D.) D (right-click)
E.) E

Answer 39

B

(triangle to the right of the track name)

Question 40

Inorder to move a volume fader with fine resolution (.1 dB increments), hold the _________________ key.

A.) Option (mac) or Alt (win)
B.) Command (mac) or CTRL (win)
C.) Control (mac) or Start (win)
D.) Shift
E.) F

Answer 40

Command (mac) or CTRL (win)

Question 41

True or False: In the screenshot below, the Xpand Instrument track is being recorded to an adio track. The effect of the SansAmp plugin (on the Xpand Aud. Track) will be recorded to the audio file.

Answer 41

False

(The Sansamp plugin will be inserted after the recording in signal flow)

Question 42

If you want to delete a section of a song, you might do it using Shuffle edit mode or using the Cut Time feature. What is a specific advantage of using the Cut Time feature?

A.) Cut Time automatically reduces the tempo by half.
B.) Cut Time provides an option for realigning only sample-based rulers, markers, and tracks.
C.) Cut Time provides an option fo realigning only tick-bassed linearity to tick-based linearity.
D.) Cut Time automatically changes your session from sample-based linearity to tick-based linearity
E. There is no advantage - Cut Time operates identically to shuffle mode in all ways.

Answer 42

Cut Time provides an option for realigning only sample-based rulers, markers, and tracks.

Question 43

Refer to the Image. Which of the following Scrolling Options has been enabled?

A.) None
B.) After playback
C.) Page
D.) Continuous
E.) Center Playhead

Answer 43

Continuous

Question 44

Refer to the Image. If the tempo is lowered, what will happen to the audio shown in the track?

A.) The audio will retain is absolute position and duration
B.) The audio clip will move to retain its Bar|Beat position, but remain the same absolute duration.
C.) The audio clip will move to retain its Bar|Beat position, and its duration will stretch to match the
D.) The audio clip will go offline until the tempo is returned to the original value.
E.) The audio clip will separate into 230 ms slices and convert the region to a region group.

Answer 44

The audio will retain is absolute position and duration

Question 45

Automatic Delay Compensation can be made active from the __________ menu.

A.) File
B.) Edit
C.) Event
D.) Options
E.) Setup

Answer 45

Setup

Question 46

Changes made in the Real-Time Properties floating window may be applied to __________________.

A.) Selected Audio Tracks
B.) Selected MIDI-bassed tracks
C.) Selected MIDI regions
D.) All of the above
E.) B and C only

Answer 46

Selected MIDI-bassed tracks
&
Selected MIDI regions
(B&C)

Question 47

Based on the Image, the fade created will be with ____________ linking.

A.) equal RMS
B.) equal power
C.) equal gain
D.) dynamic
E.) none

Answer 47

Equil Power

Question 48

True or False. “Find All Candidates” option in the Relink window searches for only a single missing file at a time.

Answer 48

True

Question 49

The blue adjustment handles shown on the tempo curve in the screenshot allow you to:

A.) Adjust the shape and sise of the tempo graph
B.) Specify the Tempo Resolution for the curve (note value used for BPM rates)
C.) Specify the Edit Density for the curve (density of tempo events in the curve)
D.) Toggle between different Pencil tool curve shapes
E.) Toggle curve segments between tick mode and sample mode

Answer 49

Adjust the shape and sise of the tempo graph

Question 50

What is the effect of the option-clicking on a tempo event?

Answer 50

deleted from the tempo ruler

Question 51

you are asked to remove audio bleed from a set of audio clips on the same audio track which pro tools function would be the most efficient to use?
A. Standard trim tool
B. Strip Silence Extract
C. Strip Silence Separate
D. Strip Silence Strip
E. Insert Silence

Answer 51

D. Strip Silence Strip

Question 52

TRasposing Midi information using the “to” option will___?

Answer 52

Transpose notes to a single pitch

Question 53

In order to use the “replace clips” feature while dragging a clip from the clips list, hold the ______________ key while dragging the clip.

Answer 53

Command-shift (mac) Control-shift (pc)

Question 54

Midi merge can be activated when recording midi to an existing midi or instrument track to ensure that_____?

Answer 54

Existing data is not overwritten

Question 55

In the score editor, what do the quantization settings do in the notation display track settings?

Answer 55

They adjust the way not timings and lengths are displayed as notation, without changing the actual MIDI notes

Question 56

View presets in any digibase browser will store which of the following data?

Answer 56

Customized column arrangements

Question 57

When duplicate is clicked, what will happen

Answer 57

A duplicate playlist wil be created on all members of the “V’s” group