Week 8

Question 1

True or False: Pro Tools 11 standard software allows up to 96 simultaneous mono or stereo tracks in a basic installation.

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

Which version of Pro Tools 11 (standard or HD) allows for only one video clip and video track to be used in a session?

Answer 2

Standard

Question 3

True or False: Pro Tools 11 HD allows multiple video tracks and video clips in a session however only one clip can play back at a time.

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

Where do we enable/disable the new Avid Video Engine in Pro Tools 11?

Answer 4

SETUP>PLAYBACK ENGINE

Question 5

True or False: Importing a video in Pro Tools does not give the user the option to import the audio from the video file.

Answer 5

FALSE; When importing video we DO have the option of ‘Importing Audio From File’ from the dialog box

Question 6

What is the shortcut to open the Video Window?

Answer 6

COMMAND + [9] (Mac) or CTRL+[9] (PC)

Question 7

When using the Workspace Browser what are the ways to preview an audio file?

Answer 7

Press the Speaker icon beside the file; Press spacebar with the file selected (with this option enabled); Press the play button in the browser toolbar; Clicking anywhere in the generated waveform

Question 8

What is the shortcut to open a new Workspace Browser?

Answer 8

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

Question 9

What button is pressed to preview a file in the Workspace Browser at the session’s current tempo?

Answer 9

the ‘metronome’ icon in the Workspace Browser Toolbar

Question 10

If a path in a Pro Tools session is italicized or grayed out where does the user go to make changes in order to make the path active?

Answer 10

SETUP>I/O

Question 11

What is the fastest way to restore the system’s available I/O’s the I/O Setup dialog box?

Answer 11

Click on the Tab (Input, Output, Bus, etc) and click the ‘Default’ button

Question 12

True or False: When customizing I/O path names from the I/O Setup the new names will be displayed in the session’s I/O and Send path menus.

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

Changes made to the I/O Setup are stored in what 2 locations?

Answer 13

In the session file (.ptx) and in the ‘Last Used I/O’ settings file on the system itself

Question 14

From which menu can we make changes to any hardware interface settings, such as the interface’s sample rate, clock source, or footswitch settings?

Answer 14

SETUP>HARDWARE

Question 15

In Pro Tools HD what does the Cache Size setting in the Playback Engine dialog box do?

Answer 15

Determines the amount of memory the Avid Audio Engine uses to pre-buffer audio for playback and recording

Question 16

What is the new shortcut to create a new track in Pro Tools?

Answer 16

Double-click in a blank area of the Mix, Edit or Track List windows

Question 17

True or False: Narrow Mix is a setting that narrows the track widths of both the Edit and Mix Windows.

Answer 17

FALSE; Narrow Mix only applies to the Mix Window

Question 18

When a track is ‘hidden’ in Pro Tools does it still playback with any clip and plugins/routings loaded?

Answer 18

Yes, ‘hiding’ a track in Pro Tools simply hides it from view, however it still plays back.

Question 19

Where can we change what elements are displayed in the Mix or Edit Windows?

Answer 19

1) VIEW Menu; 2) View Selector (Bottom right of Mix Window, Top left of Edit Window above the first track)

Question 20

What sorting options are available from the Track List pop-up menu?

Answer 20

Sort by name, kind, etc; Show/Hide tracks by track type