Pro Tools 210 M

Front 1

How do you open Identify Beat?

Back 1

Command + I

Front 2

What is the quick key to import session data?

Back 2

Option + Shift + I

Front 3

What is the quick key to make a new track?

Back 3

Command + Shift + N

Front 4

Know all items in the pop-up menu of the time operations window and what they do

Back 4

- Move song start
- Change meter
- Cut Time
- Insert TIme

Front 5

Know what dotting a note does to to the feel or count of a click track

Back 5

Dotting a note is adding half of the note duration to the original length

Front 6

How many pulses in a quarter note does a MIDI Beat clock have?

Back 6

24 pulses per quarter note

Front 7

What information can MIDI beat clock send?

Back 7

tempo information about the session so that all devices can sync with the system

Front 8

know how to print audio from an internal virtual inst or external hardware inst

Back 8

internally, route the MIDI either from the plug in or the inst section of an INST track
Externally, record using the -10 line input

Front 9

know how to import session data successfully including match tracks and track options versus session options

Back 9

must select the tracks you want to import and match tracks

Front 10

Know the stuff in the import session data dialog

Back 10

- Tempo/Meter map
- Key Sig Map
- Markers/ Memory Location
- Window Congifs
- Mic PRE settings

Front 11

How do you turn on Dynamic transport?

Back 11

- Command + Ctrl + P
- Options>Dynamic Transport
- Right click on the Play button>Dynamic transport

Front 12

Know quick keys for the tracks in the edit window

Back 12

- Shift + R = Record arm
- Shift + I = Input Monitor
- Shift + S = Solo
- Shift + M = Mute

Front 13

know quick key to rate region

Back 13

- Power claw [1-5]
- Right click on the take > Rating

Front 14

what is the quick for quick punch?

Back 14

- 6 on the numeric key pad
- or control click on the record button

Front 15

know all ways to reposition the play start marker in dynamic transport

Back 15

- click a location with an edit tool in the marker strip
- click and drag the play start marker
- click fast forward or rewind
- double click a spot in the ruler to start playback

Front 16

know all preferences associated with dynamic transport

Back 16

- play start marker follows timeline selection
- timeline/ insertion/play start marker

Front 17

know what channel info can be filtered with the MIDI input filter

Back 17

- Notes
- Pitch Bend
- Mono aftertouch
- polyphonic aftertouch
- program changes

Front 18

how many running punches can you do with quick punch?

Back 18

200

Front 19

know voice usage for quick punch and track punch

Back 19

two voices are used per track that is recording, one for recording, and one for playback

Front 20

understand input only and auto input modes

Back 20

auto input mode is when the track is enabled, and input only hearing what's going on live with that track

Front 21

know all labeled parts of the playlist tracks

Back 21

- view selector = choose which view to be on
- main playlist = current region being played
- empty lane = you can drag a region to create a new playlist

Front 22

know how to make and delete playlist

Back 22

- disclosure triangle>New
- plus/minus signs

Front 23

Where does the last take of a loop record pass end up if your preferences set to make a new playlist with each record pass?

Back 23

appears in the main playlist

Front 24

understand the filtering feature

Back 24

right click on the track name>filter lanes

Front 25

know how to view CC data

Back 25

- MIDI track view selector
- automated MIDI controllers window

Front 26

know all ways to edit CC data

Back 26

- pencil tool
- dragging breakpoints with grabber tool
- selecting group of breakpoints and triming up and down
- rearranging using copy, cut, and paste

Front 27

know all differences between CC and automation

Back 27

- CC data recorded as MIDI
- CC events are static between breakpoints, creating a step ladder
- Automation needs curves, therefore requires higher resolutions

Front 28

how do you open the MIDI editor?

Back 28

- control + =
- Window > Midi editor

Front 29

how do you open the event operations window?

Back 29

- Event> Event operations
- Option + 0 (the number)

Front 30

know how to open the docking midi editor

Back 30

- view>Other displays>MIDI editor
- MIDI editor in the eidt window's drop-down view menu

Front 31

Understand the difference between the piano roll view and the notation view in the MIDI editor

Back 31

piano roll shows the piano roll, and the notation view is like the score editor

Front 32

know how to toggle notation view in the MIDI editor

Back 32

the note icon up top

Front 33

know the differences between quantize and groove quantize

Back 33

groove quantize is quantizing but slightly off the grid to give more of a human feel

Front 34

know how to make a groove template

Back 34

set up a groove, and save it in the events window

Front 35

know what restore performance can actually restore

Back 35

- timing
- duration
- velocity
- pitch

Front 36

know what flatten performance is

Back 36

- creates a new restore point
- both int he events menu

Front 37

know the difference between track and region based real time properties

Back 37

track based applies to the whole track, region based is region and done only in the floating window

Front 38

know how to open the score editor window

Back 38

- Window > Score editor
- Control + Option + =

Front 39

know all the ways to open the score setup window

Back 39

- File>Score setup
- Tracks menu (when in score editor window)
- Right click the score editor window
- Double click the title or the composer labels

Front 40

know all the ways to open the transcription settings window and what it looks like

Back 40

-tracks
- right click on the score editor
- double click the clef on the staff

Front 41

know all supported clefs in the score editor

Back 41

- treble
- bass
- alto
- tenor

Front 42

understand display quantization in the score editor

Back 42

quantizes the note on the score, but still maintains their original start and stop times

Front 43

know how all tools work in the score editor

Back 43

- grabber- selects one or more notes and moves them
- trimming- extend the duration of the note
- pencil- insert, select, move or delete notes

Front 44

what is the quick key to open beat detective?

Back 44

command + 8 (numeric keypad)

Front 45

what is the quick key for the pencil tool?

Back 45

F 10

Front 46

know all the editing on the fly features

Back 46

- selecting audio or MIDI on one or more tracks using selector or grabber
- adjusting the edit selection start and end maker location
- capture, separate, loop and trim regions
- place, spot and rearrange regions
- add fades, or crossfades to audio regions
- transpose, quantize, and otherwise modify midi
- nudge audio or midi regions
- audition different playlists
- adjust or scale automation
- process audio with an audio suite plug in

Front 47

know all the edit fades in both the fade and edit window and with the trimmer tool

Back 47

the edit window and trim tool increases or decreases the fade length

Front 48

what is the only destructive editing tool

Back 48

the pencil

Front 49

know all modes of beat detective and general steps as covered in class and outlined in the book

Back 49

capture, analyze, and separate

Front 50

how do you erase tempo events with the grabber tool?

Back 50

option click

Front 51

what is the difference between tempo events and bar|beat markers

Back 51

- tempo events are tick based
- tempo events cause tempo changes at the insertion point
tempo events place the tempo change at a new bar beat location when moved
- tempo events cause neighboring MIDI and tick based audio regions to adjust accordingly to the tempo

Front 52

know what is affected by the tempo events

Back 52

tempo, adjustments to tick based audio and MIDI

Front 53

know all ways to graphically edit tempo events and what tools are functional

Back 53

- grabber- drag a tempo can change it by grabbing the vertical line
- pencil- draw things in
- trim- scaling selected tempo events

Front 54

know how to adjust tempo curves

Back 54

with the blue handles with the trim tool

Front 55

know how to change the linearity of the display modes

Back 55

edit window toolbar>select the desired timebase

Front 56

know how to open the tempo operations window

Back 56

Event>Tempo operations

Front 57

know all the ways to insert a key change event

Back 57

- event>Add key change
- the plus sign
- control click in the key sig

Front 58

understand the difference between pitched and non pitched track and when you would pick one or the other

Back 58

pitch is transposing all notes to the key change, non pitched is for keeping things how they are and just moving their position to the key change

Front 59

how do you open window configs?

Back 59

- Window>Congifs>Window config list
- command + Option J

Front 60

how do you store a window config?

Back 60

. + 1-99 + .

Front 61

how do you recall a window config?

Back 61

. +1-99+*

Front 62

what is the quick key to drag and drop replace regions?

Back 62

- right click on the region>Replace region
- command + shift from the region list while dragging

Front 63

how can you share window configs amongst multiple sessions>

Back 63

import session data

Front 64

what can you window config store?

Back 64

- window locations and arrangement
- edit, mix and transport display settings
- score and midi editor settings

Front 65

what is the main thing a window config cannot store?

Back 65

itself

Front 66

know how to link window configs with a marker

Back 66

create a marker>select window config option>and choose config from the pop up list

Front 67

know the sliders and their colors in sound replacer

Back 67

- yellow = quietest
- red = medium loud
- blue = loudest

Front 68

know how to make, erase, and duplicate a playlist

Back 68

- drop down menu from the track name> new
- Playlist drop menu> delete unused
- playlist drop menu> duplicate

Front 69

understand what insert time and cut time do

Back 69

- cut time will cut everything within the selection range, including rulers
- insert time will insert a gap within a selection range, including rulers, also shifting everything forward after the selection

Front 70

what happens to data when you use cut time?

Back 70

removes them from the window, and puts it all on the clipboard

Front 71

know how to cut and past across all tracks

Back 71

- shift click on the rulers to choose them as you select across tracks
- either use cut time or command x then command v

Front 72

know how fades behave when they are applied to a region group

Back 72

fades are on the group level, meaning if the group is ungrouped, then the fades are deleted also

Front 73

know quick keys for write to current and write to enabled

Back 73

- write to current = command + /
- write to all enabled = option + command + /

Front 74

understand how PT handles midi data when recording with delay com on

Back 74

- Delay comp is suspended while recording
- after the take, PT will shift the midi data earlier to compensate for the performance

Front 75

know all places to set up midi track offsets in both global and track by track basis

Back 75

- globally done in preferences
- tracks, events>MIDI track offests
- or real time properties
- MIDI beat clock for external

Front 76

what is MIDI jitter?

Back 76

timing variations that occur when the cpu delays playing midi events due to other cpu processing that is occurring

Front 77

understand how to adjust MIDI beat clock when using delay comp

Back 77

setup>midi>midi beat clock

Front 78

know how pt handles delay comp and hardware inserts

Back 78

set it up manually in i/o or midi beat clock

Front 79

know how to write static mixer settings with and without quick keys

Back 79

in the automation window or command + / or option+command /

Front 80

understand the preview function

Back 80

you can preview the changes in automation, but not write them permanently

Front 81

understand the punch function as it applies to automation

Back 81

punch in the automation data over previously written automation

Front 82

know what trim automation data looks like

Back 82

yellow line

Front 83

know all trim automation modes

Back 83

all of them move relative to original position

Front 84

what color is the fader when in trim automation

Back 84

gold/yellow

Front 85

know all possible ways to coalesce trim automation=

Back 85

- after every pass- trim moves automatically applied to the main automation as soon as transport is stopped
- on existing trim mode- trim moves stored in the trim automation until out of trim mode
manually- in the trim playlist until coalesced

Front 86

what is the quick key for bounce to disk?

Back 86

option+command B

Front 87

how do you mirror outputs?

Back 87

route one track to the multiple outputs

Front 88

what types of computers can bounce MP3 files? WMA?

Back 88

MP3= pc and mac
WMA= pc only

Front 89

what is positional reference?

Back 89

- a signal that communicates where device is in time
- this is where you make slaves an masters

Front 90

what is clock references?

Back 90

- signal that contains speed information
- makes sure that different types of machines playback at same speeds

Front 91

what is machine control?

Back 91

a standardized machine-to-machine connection that lets you remotely control the transport of another machine

Front 92

what is video reference?

Back 92

an external timecode generator that sends signal to all machines. connect to the sync i/o through video ref inputs and external machines via BNC cables

Front 93

what is word clock?

Back 93

another form of syncing machines together through digital audio signals