Week 2 - Getting Inside Pro Tools Flashcards
Every device that feeds a signal to another or is in some way utilized by the other should always be powered up first.
- Disk drives
- MIDI gear and sync devices
- Audio interface
- Computer
- Monitors
- Dock
- Search
- Recent items
- Program folder
What is the difference between a session and a project?
- Session = local to your system
- Projects = cloud-based productions that can be accessed by multiple users
What is included in a session file?
- A list of the audio and video files used in the session
- All tracks defined in the session
- The arrangement within tracks of audio and MIDI content
- Fade-ins, fade-outs, and crossfades
- Signal routing
- Plug-in assignments
- Control settings (faders, pan pots, etc.)
- MIDI and automation data
What is included in a session folder?
- Session file
- WaveCache file
- Audio Files folder
- MIDI Files folder
- Clip Groups folder
- Rendered Files folder
- Session File Backups folder
- Video Files folder
True or False: All waveform display data is stored in the session file.
False
True or False: Fades are stored in a Fades Files folder within the session folder
False
True or False: All session audio is stored in the session file; a backup is maintained in the Audio Files folder.
False
Audio files are always stored in a separate folder either within the session folder or an external location.
True or False: All MIDI used in a session is kept in the MIDI Files folder.
False
The only time you see a MIDI Files folder is when you’ve exported MIDI from your session.
True or False: When you import a QuickTime movie into Pro Tools, the session references the file in its remote location but does not copy it to the session folder.
True
It’s preferred to store video files on a separate disk, so Pro tools does not copy imported video files to the session
True or False: The Rendered Files folder is used to store the results of any signal processing done in Pro Tools.
False
Only temporary Elastic Audio processing is stored here.
True or False: If the AutoSave function is not enabled, the session folder will not contain a Session File Backups older.
True
Like a number of other folders within the session folder, this one is only created when needed
What are the 3 primary window options?
- Edit
- Mix
- Transport
What are 3 types of Pro Tools menus that can be found in a Pro Tools session?
- Pull-down menus
- Pop-up menus
- Context-specific right-click menus
What is an example of a floating window?
The Transport window