Pro Tools 210 Certification

Front 1

True or False: MP3 export is only available on the Mac

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False

Front 2

What is the key combination to show/hide the window configuration list?

Back 2

CMD+Option+J

Front 3

True or False: WMA export is only available on PC?

Back 3

True

Front 4

Beat detective can be used to do?

Back 4

All of the above

Front 5

Which editing functions can be performed on the fly?

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All of the above

Front 6

What is the maximum number of running punches in Quickpunch mode?

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200

Front 7

Given a meter of 9/8 time, what click note value would you use to hear 3 beats per measure?

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Dotted Quarter Note

Front 8

When using the pencil tool to modify audio, will Pro Tools modify the audio data on the hard disk?

Back 8

Yes, it is a destructive editing mode.

Front 9

When both the track solo and comp solo buttons are highlighted, which one will you hear?

Back 9

The comped playlist track

Front 10

Which types of tracks are unaffected by key changes?

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Audio and non-pitched tracks

Front 11

Which types of tracks are unaffected by tempo operations?

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Sample-based audio tracks

Front 12

How would you route from an output in Structure to another track?

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Through the input of the track

Front 13

Which window can a window configuration not store the location of?

Back 13

The Window Configuration Window

Front 14

True or False: the Replace Region Command can replace regions on multiple tracks?

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True

Front 15

Which recalculate BPM values, tempo events or Bar | Beat markers?

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Bar | Beat Markers

Front 16

Which Beat Detective modes are available for Midi Data?

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Bar | Beat Marker generation and Groove Template Extraction

Front 17

The tempo of the Midi Beat Clock is based on what?

Back 17

The tempo of the Pro Tools Session

Front 18

True or False: The Replace Region command will Time Compress/Expand to fit the selection length?

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False

Front 19

True or False: Midi Real-Time Properties can be applied to either regions or tracks?

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True

Front 20

When would you use Input-Only Monitoring to monitor the input of a track?

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When the track is not record enabled

Front 21

How many window configurations can be stored per session?

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99

Front 22

Which has a higher resolution, Midi CC data or Pro Tools automation data?

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Pro Tools Automation data

Front 23

In regards to SMPTE Timecode, what does Positional reference refer to?

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Where a device is in time

Front 24

Which Pencil Tool Modes are not available for writing Tempo Data?

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Triangle, Square, Random

Front 25

What two things does the Song Start Marker Set?

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The position of the first beat of the session and the the session tempo.

Front 26

True or False: Moving the song start marker does not affect sample-based tracks?

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True

Front 27

True or False: If a meter change is applied to a selected range that is not cleanly divisible by the new meter, time will be inserted to maintain a whole number of bars?

Back 27

True

Front 28

How would you access the Identify Beat Command?

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CMD+I or Event > Identify Beat

Front 29

True or False: The Conductor must be enabled to use the Identify Beat Command?

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True

Front 30

True or False: In order to use Midi Beat Clock, many devices and plugins must be enabled in the Midi Beat Clock Window?

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True

Front 31

What are the 3 ways to activate Dynamic Transport Mode?

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CMD+Control+P, Options > Dynamic Transport, Right-Click the Play Button and select Dynamic Transport

Front 32

What are the 3 ways to activate Dynamic Transport Mode?

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CMD+Control+P, Options > Dynamic Transport, Right-Click the Play Button and select Dynamic Transport

Front 33

What are 4 ways to enable Quickpunch mode?

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Options > Quickpunch, Press Quickpunch on Control Surface, Right-Click the Record Button and Select Quickpunch, Hit 6 on the numeric keyboard when in Transport Mode

Front 34

What things can Midi Input Filter block on your Midi Controller?

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Channel Info: Notes, Pitch Bend, Aftertouch, Program Changes, Controllers: Mod Wheel, Foot Control, etc.

Front 35

How do you Access the Midi Input Filter Window?

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Setup > Midi > Input Filter

Front 36

What is the length range for Quickpunch Automatic Crossfades?

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0-1000ms, 0 switching automatic crossfades off.

Front 37

True or False: You need an additional free voice for each track with TrackPunch enabled?

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True

Front 38

How do you initiate recording on all TrackPunch enabled tracks? Only on selected tracks?

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Option-Click on the record enable button; Option-Shift-Click on the Record Enable button

Front 39

How do you toggle Input monitoring for all tracks in a session? For selected tracks?

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Option-Click on a Track Input Button; Option-Shift-Click on a selected Track Input Button

Front 40

What are the 4 tabs in Strike?

Back 40

Settings, Styles, Kits, Mixes

Front 41

How many playlists can you have in a session?

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Infinite

Front 42

True or False: The deletion of a playlist can be undone?

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True

Front 43

What is the default Tempo in Pro Tools? The Default Meter? Key Signature?

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120 BPM; 4/4; C Major

Front 44

What does the Song Start Marker look like?

Back 44

A red diamond

Front 45

Which modifier creates Key Change and Meter Change events when clicking in their respective rulers?

Back 45

Control

Front 46

To delete any type of marker, key signature event, meter event, etc., ____ click on the event.

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Option

Front 47

How many timing pulses per quarter note?

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24

Front 48

When a track is record enabled for Track Punch, what color is its record enable button prior to recording?

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Blue

Front 49

____ voices are required per record-enabled track when using Quick or Track Punch

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2; one for recording and one for playback.

Front 50

The default track monitoring in Pro Tools is ___ ______ monitoring.

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Auto Input

Front 51

Which key combination toggles between Auto Input and Input Only monitoring?

Back 51

Option+K

Front 52

Key Command for Loop Record?

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Option+L

Front 53

What are three ways to record multiple takes for comping a recording?

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Loop Record, Playlists, Duplicate Tracks

Front 54

What color will the Input button of a track turn when Input Only monitoring is enabled?

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Green

Front 55

What does MIDI CC Stand for?

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MIDI Continuous Controller

Front 56

In order to record CC data over an existing performance while not overwriting the original MIDI data, what needs to be enabled?

Back 56

MIDI Merge

Front 57

MIDI Thru can be found under which menu?

Back 57

Option

Front 58

Quantize can be found under which menu?

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Event > MIDI

Front 59

To access the Grid/Groove quantize window, use which key command?

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Option+0

Front 60

Flatten performance is under which menu?

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Event > MIDI

Front 61

Restore Performance does not undo cut, copied, pasted or ______ moved or edit notes.

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manually

Front 62

You can draw MIDI note velocity curves with any pencil tool except for

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Parabolic and S-Curve

Front 63

Groove Quantize adjusts which of the following:
A. Velocities
B. Durations
C. MIDI note locations
D. All of the above

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D. All of the above

Front 64

If a groove template is applied to a track selection with a different meter, what will happen to the selection?

Back 64

Template will be repeated or truncated to MATCH number of beats in selected.

Front 65

Pro Tools applies groove templates to which:
A. Relative to song start
B. On the downbeat
C. At the first bar of selection
D. Where you want it

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A. Relative to song start

Front 66

Key Command for MIDI Event list

Back 66

Option =

Front 67

Activating Dynamic Transport automatically enable ____ _____ and disable _____ _____ _____ ________.

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Loop Playback; Link Timeline and Edit Selection

Front 68

Identify Beat and Beat Detective's Bar | Beat Marker Generation are both ______ based.

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Sample

Front 69

Tempo Events are ____ based.

Back 69

Tick

Front 70

To replace a region, use which key command while dragging replacement over original

Back 70

Command+Shift

Front 71

Five Real Time Properties settings

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Quantize, Duration, Velocity, Delay, and Transpose

Front 72

With the color palette, you can change the color of which things?

Back 72

Tracks, Groups, Markers, and Regions

Front 73

What is the key command to access the workspace window?

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Option ;

Front 74

You can have ___ memory locations

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999

Front 75

What is the key command to add a window configuration?

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. + number + plus (+)
ex. . 99 +

Front 76

You can store which of the following as a memory location:
A. Zoom Settings
B. Track Heights
C. Group Enables
D. Window Configurations
E. All of the above

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E. All of the Above

Front 77

Is the pencil tool destructive or non-destructive editing?

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destructive

Front 78

To regroup a region, use what key command?

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Command+Option+R

Front 79

True or False: Pro Tools allows you to have region groups nested within other region groups?

Back 79

True

Front 80

What is the Write to All Enabled key command?

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Command + Option + /

Front 81

How do you access Playlist track view?

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Click the playlist view selector under the track name in the edit window.

Front 82

What needs to be enabled to automatically create new playlists in loop record mode?

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Preferences > Operations > Automatically Create New Playlists when Loop Recording

Front 83

What happens if you stop previous to halfway through a take in loop record mode?

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The take will be discarded.

Front 84

How do you copy a selection of an alternate playlist to the main playlist?

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Click the copy selection to main playlist button under the playlist title.

Front 85

What are two ways to rate a region?

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Right click on the track and choose Rating > (1-5) ; or Powerclaw + (1-5) on the numeric keypad

Front 86

How do you view Region Ratings in the Edit Window?

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View > Region > Rating

Front 87

How do you filter the Playlist View by rating?

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Right-click on the track name and choose Filter Lanes > Show Only Lanes With Ratings > (1-5)

Front 88

What are two ways to open the Midi Editor Window?

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Window > Midi Editor or Control =

Front 89

How do you open additional MIDI Editor Windows?

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Right-Click in the open midi editor window and select Open in New MIDI Editor

Front 90

What are two ways to view the docked MIDI Editor window in the Edit Window?

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Choose View > Other Displays > MIDI Editor or Choose MIDI Editor in the Edit Window Dropdown Menu (Top right of the Edit Window)

Front 91

In the track list in the MIDI Editor Window, which column determines which track is editable by the Pencil Tool?

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The Pencil Tool Column

Front 92

What are the 3 note color coding options in the MIDI Editor Window?

Back 92

Track, Region, and Velocity

Front 93

How do you enable Notation View in the MIDI Editor window?

Back 93

The Notion View Button (looks like two barred sixteenth notes)

Front 94

True or False: Edit modes are independent for each open MIDI Editor Window and for the Edit Window

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True

Front 95

True or False: When the MIDI Editor window is in Notation Mode, only Grid mode is available

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True

Front 96

What doe the Target Button do in the MIDI Editor Window?

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Disables other targeted MIDI Editor Windows, only one Window can be open at a time, synchronizes the Windows timeline with the edit window

Front 97

What does groove quantize do?

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Adjusts locations, velocities, and durations of MIDI notes, or Elastic Audio Events to a groove template

Front 98

What are two ways to apply Groove Quantize?

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Event > Event Operations > Quantize or Option+O

Front 99

In any event operations window, what is the difference between pressing the Return key and pressing the Numeric Enter Key?

Back 99

Return applies settings and closes the window, enter leaves the window open

Front 100

What does the restore performance command do?

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Removes the effects of any Event Operations applied to MIDI notes or Elastic Audio Events

Front 101

How do you access the Restore Performance Command?

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Event > Event Operations > Restore Performance

Front 102

Is the Flatten Performance Command "Destructive?" How do you Access it?

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Yes; Event > Event Operations > Flatten Performance

Front 103

How do you access the Change Velocity Command?

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Event > Event Operations > Change Velocity

Front 104

What are the settings that can be changed by Real-Tim Properties?

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Quantize, Duration, Delay, Velocity, Transpose

Front 105

How do you permanently write real-time properties to a track? To a Region?

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In the Real-Time Properties window, click Write to Track; Write to Region

Front 106

How do you open the Score Editor Window?

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Window > Score Editor

Front 107

What are 4 ways to open the Score Setup Window?

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File > Score Setup, Select Score Setup from the Tracks Menu, Right-Click in the Score Editor window and select Score Editor, Double-Click the Title or Composer labels on the first page of the score

Front 108

In the Score Window, what tool selects/moves one or more notes?

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Grabber tool

Front 109

In the Score Editor Window, which tool Extends the duration of a note?

Back 109

Trim tool

Front 110

In the Score Window, which tool inserts/selects/moves/deletes notes?

Back 110

Pencil tool

Front 111

What are two ways to print the score from a session?

Back 111

File > Print or Command+P

Front 112

How do you copy a timeline selection to an edit selection?

Back 112

Edit > Selection > Change Edit to Match Timeline

Front 113

How do you make a backup copy of an audio region?

Back 113

Audiosuite > Other > Duplicate

Front 114

Where do you find the Beat Detective operation?

Back 114

Event > Beat Detective

Front 115

What are two ways to change the location of a tempo event?

Back 115

Click and drag the Tempo Event Marker or double click on it and specify a new location in the tempo Change Window

Front 116

How do you Change the BPM value of a Tempo Event?

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Double-Click on the Tempo event and specify a new BPM value in the Tempo Change Window

Front 117

What are two ways to insert a Bar | Beat Marker?

Back 117

Event > Identify Beat or press Command+I

Front 118

True or False: Tempo Events are Tick Based while Bar | Beat Markers are sample based

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True

Front 119

How do you switch the Tempo Ruler display from Tempo Events to Bar | Beats?

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Command-Click on the Add Tempo Change Button, Select the display from the dropdown menu

Front 120

True or False: Sample based tracks are unaffected by Tempo Events

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True

Front 121

What are two ways to display the Tempo Editor?

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View > Rulers > Tempo Editor or Click the Expand / Collapse Triangle on the Tempo Ruler Nameplate

Front 122

How do you remove a Tempo Event with the Grabber Tool?

Back 122

Option-Click

Front 123

True or False: Tempo Events are Tick Based while Bar | Beat Markers are sample based

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True

Front 124

How do you switch the Tempo Ruler display from Tempo Events to Bar | Beats?

Back 124

Command-Click on the Add Tempo Change Button, Select the display from the dropdown menu

Front 125

True or False: Sample based tracks are unaffected by Tempo Events

Back 125

True

Front 126

What are two ways to display the Tempo Editor?

Back 126

View > Rulers > Tempo Editor or Click the Expand / Collapse Triangle on the Tempo Ruler Nameplate

Front 127

How do you remove a Tempo Event with the Grabber Tool?

Back 127

Option-Click

Front 128

What are 3 ways to add a Key Change?

Back 128

Event > Add Key Change or Click the Add Key Signature Button at the left of the Key Signature Ruler or Control-Click in the Key Signature Ruler

Front 129

How do you edit an existing key change event?

Back 129

Double click on the key change event, change settings in the Key Change Dialog box

Front 130

How do you Delete an existing Key Change Event?

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Option-Click on a Key Change Event in the Key Signature Ruler

Front 131

How do you change a track from pitched to non-pitched?

Back 131

click the track's playlist selector and deselect the Pitched option

Front 132

What are 2 ways to recall a window configuration?

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Click the window config in the window config list, or press . (period) followed by the number on the numeric keypad`

Front 133

What are 2 ways to replace a selected region with a region from the regions list?

Back 133

Command-Click and drag the region from the regions list, or right click and select Replace Region

Front 134

True or False: SoundReplacer can not load regions that are part of larger audio files

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True

Front 135

How do you add a new playlist to a track?

Back 135

From the track playlist selector, select new playlist

Front 136

How do you access the Cut Time Operation?

Back 136

Event > Time > Cut Time

Front 137

How do you access the Insert Time Operation?

Back 137

Event > Time > Insert Time

Front 138

How do you duplicate a section of the song?

Back 138

With all regions and rulers selected, choose Edit > Duplicate

Front 139

What are three ways to set MIDI offsets?

Back 139

Global Offset (Preferences > MIDI), Event > MIDI Track Offsets, MIDI Real-Time Properties

Front 140

What is MIDI Jitter?

Back 140

Timing variations that occur when the CPU delays playing a MIDI event due to other processing that is occuring.

Front 141

What is an acceptable amount of variation ind MIDI playback timing?

Back 141

40-50 sample, or 1ms

Front 142

When would you use delay compensation for the MIDI Beat clock?

Back 142

When monitoring through an external mixer, to make up for the delay in the mixer.

Front 143

True or False: Pro Tools' Delay Compensation automatically corrects for the latency of Digidesign Audio Interfaces?

Back 143

True

Front 144

What is the main difference between Manual Write to all (automation window) and Write to all enabled (automation dropdown menu)?

Back 144

Manual write to all doesn't write breakpoints at the beginning and end of the selection, Write To All Enabled does.

Front 145

What does punch preview mode allow you to do?

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It allows you to play back automation and experiment with different mixer settings without commiting to them.

Front 146

What does the Trim Automation mode do?

Back 146

It adjust the overall level of existing automation without losing the original data.

Front 147

What are the 3 options for coalescing Trim Automation, and where are they located?

Back 147

After every pass, On exiting Trim mode, and manually; in Setup > Preferences > Mixing

Front 148

True or False: In order to export MP3 files from your Pro Tools Session, you have to install the Pro Tools MP3 Add-on.

Back 148

True

Front 149

In regards to Synchronization, what is Clock Reference referring to?

Back 149

The playback speed of a device.

Front 150

True or False: Pro Tools must be online to generate time code?

Back 150

true

Front 151

In regards to Synchronization, what is Clock Reference referring to?

Back 151

The playback speed of a device.

Front 152

True or False: Pro Tools must be online to generate time code?

Back 152

true