Pt 210M Advanced Midi & Music Production

Front 1

What is the default tempo in Pro Tools?

Back 1

120 BPM

Front 2

What is the default meter in Pro Tool?

Back 2

4/4

Front 3

What is the default location of Song Start position in the Bars:Beats ruler?

Back 3

Bar 1 Beat 1

Front 4

What is the name of the "red diamond shaped symbol" which might appear next to a note in the marker ruler?

Back 4

Song Start Marker

Front 5

In what menu do you access the "Move Song Start" command?

Back 5

Event > Time Operations > Move Song Start

Front 6

What is the keyboard shortcut for opening the "Time Operations" window?

Back 6

Option + Numeric Keypad 1 (Mac)

Front 7

You can also access the "Move Song Start" function from within the _________ _____________ window.

Back 7

Time Operations

Front 8

What modifier key do you press to create a meter event in the Meter ruler?

Back 8

Control+Click in the Meter ruler.

Front 9

In what menu do you access the "Change Meter" command?

Back 9

Event > Time Operations > Change Meter.

Front 10

What is the default key signature of Pro Tools?

Back 10

C Major

Front 11

In what menu do you access the "Add Key Change" command?

Back 11

Event > Add Key Change

Front 12

What modifier key do you press to insert a key change into the Key ruler?

Back 12

Control+Click in the Key ruler.

Front 13

How do you delete a marker, key signature event, or meter event?

Back 13

Option+Click (Mac) on the event, or select over the event in the corresponding ruler and then press the Delete key.

Front 14

In what menu do you access the "Identify Beat" command?

Back 14

Event > Identify Beat

Front 15

What is the keyboard shortcut for "Identity Beat"?

Back 15

Command + I (Mac)

Front 16

In what menu do you access the "MIDI Studio" (setup)?

Back 16

Setup > MIDI > MIDI Studio

Front 17

In what menu do you access "MIDI Beat Clock"?

Back 17

Setup > MIDI > MIDI Beat Clock

Front 18

MIDI Beat Clock is a synchronization signal that contains timing pulses based on tempo at a rate of:

Back 18

24 pulses per quarter note.

Front 19

The 96 I/O interface has ___________ analog inputs via 1/4-inch TRS connectors.

Back 19

8 TRS inputs.

Front 20

What is the keyboard shortcut for "Import Session Data"?

Back 20

Option + Shift + I (Mac)

Front 21

All tracks can be selected in the "Import Session Data" dialog by using which quick key?

Back 21

Command + A (Mac)

Front 22

What is the name of the menu located within "Import Session Data" window that allows you to import Alternate Playlists, Regions and Media, Volume Automation and etting, Pan Automation and Setting, Mute Automation and Setting, and Main Output Assignments?

Back 22

Track Data to Import menu.

Front 23

From within the "Import Session Data" window, you can import all Markers/Memory Locations and _________________ from another session.

Back 23

Window Configurations, Key Signature/Chord Map, or Tempo/Meter Map.

Front 24

The "Create Click Track" command is found in the _______________ menu.

Back 24

Track

Front 25

To enable/disable the metronome click, you would go to the ___________ menu.

Back 25

Options

Front 26

In the Transport window under the Meter/Tempo window are four buttons...
the color of the second button from the left and the right end button are both blue. Based on this description is the MIDI metronome enabled or disabled?

Back 26

Enabled

Front 27

The metronome "Click/Countoff" settings are accessed in the __________________ menu.

Back 27

Setup

Front 28

True or False: When you use QuickPunch, each time you punch in and out, a new audio file is created on the hard drive for each separate audio punch.

Back 28

False

Front 29

List three different ways to enable "QuickPunch".

Back 29

1) Options > QuickPunch

2) Right-Click on the Record button and choose QuickPunch

3) Press 6 on the Numeric keypad

4) Press Command + Shift + P (Mac)

Front 30

When a track is record-enabled for TrackPunch, what color is its record button prior to recording?

Back 30

Alternates blinking Red-Blue.

Front 31

When a track is enabled for TrackPunch (but not record-enabled), what color is its record button prior to recording?

Back 31

Blue

Front 32

The default track monitoring mode in Pro Tools is ________________ monitoring.

Back 32

Auto Input

Front 33

In order to change the track monitoring mode, which menu would you access?

Back 33

Track

Front 34

Which keyboard shortcut toggles betwen "Auto Input" and "Input Only" monitoring for all record enabled tracks?

Back 34

Option + K (Mac)

Front 35

What is the keyboard shortcut for enabling "Loop Record"?

Back 35

Option + L (Mac) or Numeric keypad 5

Front 36

How do you access alternate takes from a Loop Record pass?

Back 36

Command+Click or Right-Click on the selected record region.

Front 37

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

Back 37

Loop Recording, Creating Alternate Playlists, and Duplicationg Tracks.

Front 38

How would you toggle all selected tracks to Input Only monitoring mode?

Back 38

Option + Shift + Click (Mac) on any selected track's Input button.

Front 39

What color are the Input buttons when they are set to "Auto INput" monitoring mode?

Back 39

Gray

Front 40

List two different types of virtual instruments.

Back 40

Plug-in and Stand-alone.

Front 41

List two different types of plug-in virtual instruments supported by Pro Tools.

Back 41

TDM and RTAS

Front 42

Pro Tools can receive up to ______ simultaneous audio channels (or streams) from ReWire-compatible applications.

Back 42

64

Front 43

True or False: Settings from stand-alone applications streaming via ReWire into Pro Tools can NOT be saved and recalled from within the Pro Tools session document.

Back 43

True

Front 44

In a Pro Tools Plug-in Settings window, which keyboard shortcut allows you to move Up/Down between settings preset folders?

Back 44

Command + Up/Down Arrow keys (Mac)

Front 45

When working with MIDI, a "CC" message is a __________________ message.

Back 45

Continuous Controller

Front 46

What are CC MIDI message used for?

Back 46

CC MIDI messages allow you to control and change the parameters of a MIDI device in real time.

Front 47

What is the main reason to use Pro Tools automation instead of CC MIDI events?

Back 47

Pro Tools automation has a higher resolution and lower latency.

Front 48

What are Strike's two MIDI Trigger modes?

Back 48

Style and Kit.

Front 49

Velvet is what type of plug-in: TDM or RTAS?

Back 49

RTAS

Front 50

In order to map a MIDI controller's external knob to a software instrument plug-in parameter, you would first:

Back 50

Right-Click on the software plug-in paramenter and then choose "Learn".

Front 51

The universal file format for MIDI is known as "SMF" which stands for:

Back 51

Standard MIDI File

Front 52

In the "Export MIDI Settiings" dialog, the multi-track MIDI format option is:

Back 52

1 (multitrack)

Front 53

What happens when you import a MIDI file into the Region List?

Back 53

MIDI tracks embedded in the SMF are split out and become separate regions.

Front 54

In Pro Tools, the "MIDI Thru" option is enabled/disabled in the ____________ menu.

Back 54

Options

Front 55

List at least two different third-party MIDI patch librarian software applications.

Back 55

MIDI Quest, Cherry Picker, or Unisyn.

Front 56

What Pro Tools feature can be used to extract grooves from a MIDI or Audio performance?

Back 56

Beat Detective's "Groove Template Extraction".