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31 Cards in this Set
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Name the five types of production tasks that Pro Tools an be used for |
Audio, MIDI, Notation, Post, Mixing |
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What types of products does the AIR Software Group specialize in? |
Plug-ins and Virtual Instruments |
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What is the frequency range of human hearing? |
20 Hz to 20 kHz |
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What does frequency affect in terms of how we perceive sound? How is frequency measured? |
The pitch of a sound. Measured in Hertz (Hz) |
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What does the amplitude of a sound wave affect? How do we measure it? |
The loudness of a sound. Measured in decibels (dB) |
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How does the sample rate of a system relate to the frequency of audio it can capture? What is the name if the law that specifies the relationship between sample rate and audio frequency? |
Each cycle of the sound wave must be sampled twice. Nyquist theorem. |
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How does the bit depth of a system relate to the dynamic range of audio it can capture? How can you estimate the dynamic range of a system? |
The higher the bit depth, the bigger the dynamic range. Bit depth * 6 = dynamic range |
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What are some common digital connections available in Pro Tools audio interfaces? What types of connector jacks do each use? |
S/PDIF (uses RCA jack) |
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Name some audio interfaces that are compatible with standard Pro Tools software. |
Fast Track, Mbox, Eleven Rack, Duet and Quartet. Third party devices are also compatible. |
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Name some audio interfaces that are compatible with Pro Tools HD |
HD Omni HD I/O HD MADI |
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Name some of the folders and files that Pro Tools creates as part of the session hierarchy. Where is the session file? |
Audio Files, Bounced Files, Back ups, Wavecash, session file Session file is stored in the Pro Tools session folder |
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What is the WaveCash file? What will happen if it is deleted? |
It is a file that contains information about the wave form display. If deleted Pro Tools will open fine. It may open a little slower as the Wavecash file needs to be re calculated. |
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Where are Audio files stored in the hierarchy? |
in the audio files folder |
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Where are MIDI files stored? |
In the .ptx session. |
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What component should you turn on first when powering up a Pro Tools system? What should you turn on last? |
First: Any external hard drives or devices that require external power. Last: Monitors |
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What types of processes does the Hardware buffer affect? What does it not affect? |
Affects: Host-based tasks Doesn't affect: DSP processing |
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What kind of commands can be found in the view menu? How does view differ from the window menu? |
View: Edit Window Views, Rulers,Regions, Waveforms, Automation, Sends, counters, plug-ins. Views deermine what you can see. Windows open up a new window in the session |
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What kind of commands can be found in the options menu? How does options differ from set up? |
Recording types (destructive, loop, quickpunch) Pre/post roll, link timeline and edit selections, link track and edit selections. Options are toggled on and off. Set up opens a dialog box |
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Which main Pro Tools window displays audio waveforms and can be used to work directly with audio?, MIDI and video? |
Edit window |
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Which window allows access to faders and pan controls? |
Mix window |
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Which icon is used for the zoomer tool in the edit window? How can you quickly fill out the Edit window with the longest track in the session? |
Magnifying glass. Double click the zoomer tool. |
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Which edit tool is represented by a hand icon? What is the tool used for? |
Grabber. Used for moving whole clips along the timeline and onto different tracks |
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Which tool is active when trim, selector and grabber are all selected? |
Smart tool |
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Which Pro Tools windows provide access to MIDI controls, such as wait for note, MIDI merge and metronome? |
Transport and Edit windows |
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What four actions can be initiated from the Dashboard? |
Open new session, open recent (up to 10), open template, open any saved session |
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What are some options for the Session Parameter settings in the dashboard? |
Sample rate, bit depth, interleaved, file type (WAV, AIFF), I/O |
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what audio types are supported? |
WAV and AIFF |
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max sample rate and max bit depth? |
192 kHz 32 bit float |
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what command lets you create a new track |
Command Shift N |
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Name some track types supported in Pro Tools |
Audio, Aux, Master, VCA Master, MIDI, instrument, video |
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