SECTION 4

Question 1

What are some actions that can be initiated from the Dashboard?

Answer 1

Create new blank session. (Local Storage)
Create new blank project, with or without cloud backup.
Create new session or project from a template.
Open a recently opened session or project.
Open a project you created or are a collaborator on.
Open a session from connected storage location.

Question 2

What is the difference between a session and a project in Pro Tools?

Answer 2

Sessions are locally stored.

Projects are used for creating cloud backups, accessing over the internet or inviting collaborators.

Question 3

What is required to create a project document?

Answer 3

An Avid Master Account and a stable internet connection.

Question 4

What are some reasons you might want to create a project instead of a session document?

Answer 4

To create cloud backups or to work remotely with collaborators.

Question 5

What are the available options for parameter settings in the Dashboard?

Answer 5

Audio File Type
Sample Rate
Bit Depth
Interleaved on or off
Cloud backup option

Question 6

What audio file types are supported in Pro Tools? What is the default file type?

Answer 6

WAV (default) and AIFF

Question 7

What is the maximum sample rate and bit depth in Pro Tools

Answer 7

192kHz @ 32bit floating point.

Question 8

What menu command let’s you add tracks to a session and what is the associated keyboard command?

Answer 8

Track > New // CMD + SHIFT+N

Question 9

How many tracks can you add to a session at one time?

Answer 9

As many as your system allows.

Question 10

Describe some primary track types available in Pro Tools

Answer 10

Audio Track
MIDI Track
Instrument track
Aux Input
Video
VCA Master
Master Fader
Basic Folder
Routing Folder

Question 11

Describe the 2 types of folder tracks:

Answer 11

Basic Folder - Creates an organised folder nest for groups of tracks, allows for mute and solo functions.

Routing Folder - Creates an organised folder nest for groups of tracks but also acts like an Aux Input allows for mix, edit and automation parameters to be used along with inserts and sends.

Question 12

What time base do audio tracks use?

Answer 12

Samples.

Question 13

What time base do MIDI track use?

Answer 13

Ticks

Question 14

What happens to audio and MIDI data on a track when a track gets deleted from a session? Can it be undone?

Answer 14

Audio and MIDI data is removed from the edit window but remains in the clips list of the session. Deleting tracks cannot be undone.

Question 15

Name two types of cursors available in the edit window and what is the difference between them.

Answer 15

Time Selection Cursor - shows point of playback and selection ranges. Represented by a flashing line.

Playback Cursor - Moves across the screen during playback show the current play point. This is represented by a solid line.

Question 16

Which tool can be used to select the playback point by clicking directly on a track?

Answer 16

Selector Tool

Question 17

What is the Playback Cursor Locator used for and where does it appear?

Answer 17

It is used to show the location of the playhead when that point is not currently visible on the screen. It appears as a triangle in the top left or the top right of the timeline depending on its position before or after the viewable window.

Question 18

What is the purpose of the ‘Save As’ command? What session will be open after completing this command, the original or the renamed version?

Answer 18

Save As is used to create a separate .ptx file of the same session. It can be used to create different version or edits and allows you to easily revert to previous versions. When used the newly renamed version is the one that will be open.

Question 19

What is the purpose of the save new version command? What type of Pro Tools Document does this refer to?

Answer 19

Save new version is used to save a copy of a project document.

Question 20

How can you open a session after locating it in a Workspace Browser?

Answer 20

Double Clicking the name of a session.