Signal Routing

Question 1

What does the “PRE” button do?

Answer 1

Set volume before or after fader. Use pre when setting up headphone mix (master fader on track doesn’t affect).

Question 2

How do you setup ProTools so you have a separate headphone mix?

Answer 2

Pre button

Question 3

Name four places that each channel of a mixing board routes the signal to during
overdubs.

Answer 3

Hard drive
Speakers
Headphones
Effects

Question 4

How do you setup ProTools to record a Compressor plugin while recording?

Answer 4

Create aux track (mono)
Create audio track ( mono)
Set input of aux track to interface
Set output of aux track to a free bus (such as bus 1)
Set input of audio track to the free bus chosen above (such as bus 1)
Put compressor on aux track

Question 5

Name 2 things to check in ProTools if you are not getting signal in the hard drive.

Answer 5

Input set to correct interface?
Is record button record ready?

Question 6

Name 4 points from the multitrack to the speakers.

Answer 6

Main fader
Master fader
Mute button
Output (set to stereo 1 and 2)

Question 7

Name 4 points to the headphones with no master headphone volume

Answer 7

Mute
Pre
Assigned to output
Volume

Question 8

Name 12 points to an Effect Plugin in ProTools when using an AUX SEND: 4 in the
AUX SEND section of ProTools, 6 on the AUX TRACK (EFX Return Channel), 3 in the
Effect Plugin.

Answer 8

AUX SEND - bus, mute, pre/post, fader (same as headphones)
AUX TRACK - create track, set input to correct bus, volume up, not muted
Effects - output all the way up (if applicable), input set to 3/4 (if applicable), wet 100%

Question 9

What is the Buss in the Inputs and Outputs of Protools used for?

Answer 9

get signal to another channel; splitting from one channel to a second channel

Question 10

Name the #1 place where unwanted distortion occurs in the studio.

Answer 10

mic gain on interface; second place could be master fader set too high

Question 11

How do set ProTools so that you get playback when in play and input when in stop mode for overdubs?

Answer 11

Make sure I button is not on.

Question 12

How do you set ProTools so that you can get Input during Playback? Name 1 main time when you need to do this.

Answer 12

Record ready and use I button (green). Great for when you need to get levels but it isn’t in playback mode. Can play track and get levels while not recording

Question 13

What is the process for setting the MIC Preamp (Mic gain, Pad or Trimpot) to its correct level? (2 steps)

Answer 13

Have them play or sing at full volume
Set levels just before red