Week 6 Flashcards
True or False:Changing the order of tracks can be done using the Track List, Edit Window, or Mix Window.
TRUE
Which automation mode allows recording real-time changes to enabled parameters, overwriting the existing automation?
Write
True or False:DSP Plug-Ins are powered by their respective cards, saving host-based processing resources for other tasks.
TRUE
True or False:To record automation in Write mode the destination track(s) must be record-armed.
False; simply placing a track in Write mode allows recording of enabled parameters once playback begins
What is the keystroke shortcut to open the Automation Window?
[COMMAND+4] (numeric keypad, Mac)
What are the two Bouncing options reviewed in class this week?
Bounce to Disk; Bounce to Tracks
When clicking a track’s Output Path Selector, the pop-up menu shows what 2 main output path categories?
Output + Bus
What are the two main categories of plug-ins Pro Tools provides?
Real-Time Processing (Native/DSP and )File-based Processing (AudioSuite)
True or False:Automation cannot be edited when a track’s automation mode is set to READ.
FALSE; break points can still be entered, moved or deleted using the Grabber Tool.
What 3 Automation modes did we discuss in class this week?
Off, Read, Write
What modifier key is held to remove an automation breakpoint using the Grabber Tool?
OPTION (Mac)
Which type of real-time plug-in in Pro Tools relies on the processing power of the host computer(ie host-based processing)?
Native Plug-Ins
To ensure you have the ability to Write automation for a particular parameter, which window should you check first to see if the parameter(s) is enabled?
Automation Window
What are the two types of Real-time processing plug-ins available in Pro Tools?
Native Plug-Ins (available in all Pro Tools systems)DSP Plug-Ins (Pro Tools|HD & Pro Tools|HDX Hardware only)
To route a send assignment to an external device, which category would you choose for the path?
INTERFACE (then the appropriate path numbers ie 1-2, etc)
When save option allows the user to save a complete copy of a PT session while converting to other file types, sample rates, previous PT versions, etc?
FILE>SAVE COPY IN
Which tools are used to enter new break points in a track’s automation playlist?
Grabber & Pencil
When creating a Send assignment, for example a Reverb send effect, what track type is created and used to load the Reverb effect on?
Auxiliary Input (AUX)
True or False:The I/O routing selector on a MIDI track routes audio signals to and from the track.
FALSE; MIDI tracks’ I/O selectors are used solely for routing MIDI signals.
True or False: Output Busses are bus paths that are used for internal routing within Pro Tools.
FALSE; Output Busses are physical outputs via an audio interface
True or False:When Bouncing To Disk the default folder the render will save to is the current session’s Audio Files folder.
TRUE
True or False:Renaming an I/O path in the I/O setup window will update the name within a track’s I/O routing selector in Pro Tools?
TRUE
When clicking a track’s Input Path Selector, the pop-up menu shows what 2 available input path categories? Which applies to physical hardware inputs and which applies to internal, virtual paths?
Interface: refers to physical inputs via the interface/hardware; Bus: refers to internal, virtual paths
In the Edit Window where do we display a track’s volume automation playlist in its own lane?
The drop-down arrow in the bottom left of a track’s nameplate.
Under which menu do we find the session’s I/O Settings?
Setup
What does it mean if an I/O path’s text is displayed in italics?
It is currently not in use and not part of the current session’s I/O setup routing.
True or False: When creating a submix we route the output of the individual tracks to new Auxiliary track’s Input path, via an internal bus.
TRUE
To set the input or output path of multiple selected tracks to the same path what modifier keys are held when selecting a path?
[OPTION+SHIFT+Click] (Mac)
What does the SUSPEND button do in the Automation Window?
Globally suspends all automation for all tracks in the session
