Week 2

Question 1

Which Edit Tool is used to drop the Edit Cursor at a location in the Edit Window with a single click?

Answer 1

Selector Tool

Question 2

What is the shortcut to enable the Trim Tool?

Answer 2

F6

Question 3

Which Edit Mode is used to perform editing tasks on the finest level in Pro Tools?

Answer 3

Slip

Question 4

What is the shortcut to enable the Zoomer Tool?

Answer 4

F5

Question 5

What is the Zoomer Tool mode used to zoom once, returning the cursor to the previously used Edit Tool for a task?

Answer 5

Single Zoom

Question 6

What is the Edit Tool featuring a speaker icon?

Answer 6

Scrubber Tool

Question 7

Which Edit Tool is used to select an entire clip with a single click?

Answer 7

Grabber Tool

Question 8

What is the shortcut to enable Grid Mode?

Answer 8

F4

Question 9

When using a Snap To Grid mode we combine the Grid edit mode with another mode for what purposes?

Answer 9

To make selections based on the Grid value, then edit based on the other combined Edit Mode

Question 10

Which Edit Mode allows the user to type a specific location in the timeline when moving clips?

Answer 10

Spot Mode

Question 11

What are the 2 Grid Edit Modes available in PT?

Answer 11

Absolute Grid and Relative Grid

Question 12

What is the shortcut to enable the Grabber Tool?

Answer 12

F8

Question 13

Typically we use a modifier key in Pro Tools to invert a process, for example when needing to zoom out with the Zoomer Tool. Which modifier key is used?

Answer 13

Option/Alt

Question 14

Which Edit Mode snaps clip boundaries together without leaving any space between?

Answer 14

Shuffle Mode

Question 15

When using the Smart Tool, what does the cursor become when hovered in the bottom half of a clip?

Answer 15

Grabber Tool

Question 16

In which menu can we enable Loop Playback and what is the shortcut?

Answer 16

OPTIONS>LOOP PLAYBACK; SHIFT+COMMAND+L (Mac)

Question 17

What is the method used to zoom out on the arrangement, showing the longest length clips in the track playlists?

Answer 17

Double-click the Zoomer Tool; OPTION+A

Question 18

TRUE or FALSE: Timeline selections can be resized by dragging the blue arrows (insertion points) left or right.

Answer 18

TRUE

Question 19

The Smart Tool combines which 3 edit tools?

Answer 19

Trim, Selector, Grabber

Question 20

From which menu do we access different window scrolling settings in PT?

Answer 20

OPTIONS>EDIT WINDOW SCROLLING