Week 2

Question 1

From which menu do we access the I/O Setup dialog box?

Answer 1

SETUP>I/O

Question 2

What is the Mac shortcut to deactivate or activate an Input or Output patch in the I/O setup dialog?

Answer 2

CONTROL+COMMAND+Click

Question 3

Pro Tools HD features what Edit Window scrolling options?

Answer 3

No Scrolling; Page; After Playback; Continuous; Center Playhead

Question 4

True or False: In PT 8 and later importing I/O settings will only affect the currently selected page of the I/O Setup dialog box.

Answer 4

TRUE

Question 5

In which tab of the I/O Setup can we enable the Low Latency Monitoring mode?

Answer 5

Output

Question 6

True or False: When Low Latency Monitoring has been enabled for a session, the Bounce To Disk command will only include audio tracks in the session.

Answer 6

TRUE; to include Aux/Instrument tracks in the Bounce To Disk render disable Low Latency Monitoring by deselecting OPTIONS>LOW LATENCY MONITORING

Question 7

PT supports up to how many Window Configurations?

Answer 7

99

Question 8

True or False: Window Configurations cannot be stored with a Memory Location.

Answer 8

FALSE

Question 9

From which menu do we access the Window Configuration List and what is the shortcut to open it?

Answer 9

WINDOW>CONFIGURATIONS>WINDOW CONFIGURATION LIST; COMMAND+OPTION+J (Mac) or CTRL+ALT+J (Windows)

Question 10

What is the shortcut to create and save a new Window Configuration?

Answer 10

Period (.) Number (1-99) Plus (+) on the numeric keypad

Question 11

What are Cascading Assignments useful for in PT?

Answer 11

Instantaneously route the inputs/outputs/sends of multiple tracks in order of the hardware (interface) routing

Question 12

Where can we change additional metering displays settings?

Answer 12

SETUP>PREFERENCES>METERING

Question 13

What is the shortcut to recall a Window Configuration?

Answer 13

Period (.) Number (1-99) Asterisk (*) on the numeric keypad

Question 14

Which window is used to specify additional audio recording hard drives for the session?

Answer 14

SETUP>DISK ALLOCATION

Question 15

What methods may be used to change the voice priority of a track?

Answer 15

1) Dragging a track up in the Edit Window or Track List; 2) Dragging a track left in the Mix Window

Question 16

What is the shortcut to cascade an assignment of all tracks in a session?

Answer 16

OPTION+COMMAND (Mac); CTRL+ALT (Windows)

Question 17

What is the shortcut to Scroll Into View on a track’s nameplate or in the track list?

Answer 17

SHIFT+CONTROL+Click (Mac) or SHIFT+START+Click (Windows)

Question 18

Where do we find the option to export selected tracks as a new session?

Answer 18

FILE>EXPORT>SELECTED TRACKS AS NEW SESSION

Question 19

True or False: To make cascading assignments on selected tracks only we hold OPTION+SHIFT while making an assignment.

Answer 19

FALSE; use OPTION+COMMAND+SHIFT (Mac) or CTRL+ALT+SHIFT (PC)

Question 20

What is the shortcut to duplicate tracks?

Answer 20

OPTION+SHIFT+D (Mac) or ALT+SHIFT+D (Windows)

Question 21

What methods may be used to free up voices used by Audio tracks in a session?

Answer 21

1) Set the track Voice Selector to OFF; 2) Deactivate the track; 3) Remove all of the track’s Output and Send assignments