Week 5

Question 1

From which menu can we create a click track?

Answer 1

TRACK>CREATE CLICK TRACK

Question 2

True or False: Deleting a track can be undone.

Answer 2

FALSE

Question 3

What are the two MIDI compatible tracks in Pro Tools?

Answer 3

MIDI + Instrument

Question 4

What are the 2 timebase options for tracks?

Answer 4

Samples and Ticks

Question 5

Audio tracks default to which timebase?

Answer 5

Samples

Question 6

Deactivating the Tempo Ruler Enable button in the MIDI controls of Pro Tools allows the user to do what?

Answer 6

Input the session Tempo in the Tempo Field of the MIDI Controls

Question 7

Which button allows the user to add MIDI notes when recording without deleting the existing MIDI notes/clips?

Answer 7

MIDI Merge

Question 8

What is the shortcut to enable Count Off?

Answer 8

[8] Numeric Keypad

Question 9

What do MIDI compatible tracks’ timebases default to, meaning those clips in the session will change according to any Tempo/Meter changes?

Answer 9

Ticks

Question 10

Which MIDI compatible track allows the user to work with MIDI clips and load a Virtual Instrument as an insert?

Answer 10

Instrument

Question 11

What is the command in Pro Tools called that aligns notes being recorded to a grid?

Answer 11

Input Quantize

Question 12

From which menu can you access the Input Quantize dialog box?

Answer 12

EVENT>EVENT OPERATIONS>INPUT QUANTIZE

Question 13

Name 3 of the Virtual Instruments available for Pro Tools.

Answer 13

Xpand!2; Boom; Structure-Free

Question 14

What are the main steps to record MIDI in Pro Tools?

Answer 14

1) Record-enable the desired track; 2) Set Count-off or MIDI recording options; 3) Record-enable the Transport controls; 4) Begin playback/recording; 5) once finished stop playback.

Question 15

What are the two main track displays used for MIDI-compatible tracks? What is the shortcut to toggle these views on a selected clip/track?

Answer 15

Clips and Notes; CONTROL + MINUS (Mac) or START+MINUS (Win)

Question 16

What are the 2 ways to open the MIDI Editor window?

Answer 16

Double-click a MIDI clip with the Grabber Tool; CONTROL+ = (Mac) or START+ = (Win)

Question 17

True or False: The Edit modes and tools in the MIDI Editor may be set differently to the main Edit modes and tools in the Edit Window of a session.

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

What is the shortcut to open the ‘Repeat’ dialog box to create a number of duplications of a selected clip?

Answer 18

OPTION+R (Mac) or ALT+R (Win)

Question 19

From which menu can we access the various Separate Clip commands?

Answer 19

EDIT>SEPARATE CLIP>

Question 20

What is the shortcut to undo a clip’s separation, ie the Heal Separation command?

Answer 20

COMMAND+H (Mac) or CTRL+H (Win)

Question 21

What is the shortcut to open the Fade dialog box?

Answer 21

COMMAND+F (Mac) or CTRL+F (Win)

Question 22

True or False: Pro Tools 11 provides up to 32 levels of undo.

Answer 22

FALSE; up to 64

Question 23

From which menu can we access the Undo History of the session?

Answer 23

WINDOW>UNDO HISTORY

Question 24

What is the shortcut to restore the last selection in case the selection is dropped?

Answer 24

COMMAND+OPTION+Z (Mac) or CTRL+ALT+Z (Win)

Question 25

How can we restore backup sessions?

Answer 25

Double-Click the session backup file in the session’s folder; Choose FILE>OPEN SESSION and select the desired session backup file