Bae Chapter 9: Protools Basics

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Command + "+/=" Key

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switches between Mix and Edit windows

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How do you rename a track?

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double-click the track name

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When renaming a track, how do you rename the next track?

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Command + Down Arrow

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How do you change the track color scheme?

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double-click the track color

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Playback Engine

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the device the ProTools plays back audio

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Hardware (H/W) Buffer Size

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the number of audio samples the CPU passes to and from the I/O hardware in one go

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Host Processors Setting

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determines how many processors in your system will be allocated for native (AAX and RTAS) plug-ins processing;

directly effects host services and plug-in performance

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CPU Usage Limit

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allocates resources from your CPU to host based tasks in ProTools

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Delay Compensation Engine

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compensates for delay introduced in your ProTools system;

measured in samples;

delays all channels by a predetermined samples amount

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Delay Compensation: None

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no delay compensation

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Delay Compensation: Short

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delay of 1023 samples (at 48 kHz) into your signal path for each channel

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Delay Compensation: Long

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delay of 4095 samples (at 48 kHz) into your signal path for each channel

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Delay Compensation: Maximum

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delay of 16, 383 samples (at 48 kHz) into your signal path for each channel;

not available on HD systems

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Latency

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defined as the amount of time it takes for a digital signal to go from one place to another

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True or False:

Analog signals have latency.

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False (because it is conducting electricity)

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What is a delay in the audio signal caused by analog to digital conversion, signal processing, and computer related processes?

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Latency

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What determines the device that plays back the output of ProTools?

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Playback Engine

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What introduces a predetermined amount of delay into your signal path for each channel so that all channels play back in sync?

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Delay Compensation Engine

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Which tab allows for detailed routing of your inputs and outputs for ProTools and has configurations for your interface?

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I/O Setup

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Fill in the blanks:

ProTools makes everything easily customizable and allows for improvements to your workflow by offering many choices in the __________ ______.

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Preferences Menu

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Plug-in Streaming Buffer Size

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determines how much memory is allocated by the DAE (Digidesign Audio Engine) for streaming the files associated with the samples being used in the structure

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I/O Setup

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allows for detailed routing of your inputs and outputs for ProTools

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Display (Preferences)

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affects how visual options in ProTools represent themselves

(eg: clip indications, track coloring, warnings, etc.)

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Operation (Preferences)

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allows different aspects of regular operation to be changed

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Editing (Preferences)

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contains useful too;s for structuring your workflow for different applications

(eg: clip preferences, fade defaults, zoom toggle settings, etc.)

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Mixing (Preferences)

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contains preferences pertaining to automation, the Mix/Edit window, and setup preferences for track management as well as for mixing with a supported external control source

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Processing (Preferences)

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preferences for processed items

[eg: importing audio, rendering elastic audio events, TCE (time compression expansion), rendered clip gain, etc.]

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MIDI (Preferences)

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preferences regarding to MIDI tracks

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Synchronization (Preferences)

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pertaining to external device control

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Shuffle (Edit Button)

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allows you to edit, copy, cut, and paste clips but the movement of clips will always condense the space between clips forward (closer to the beginning of your session)

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Slip (Edit Button)

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allows freedom to place clips anywhere on your timeline

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Spot (Edit Button)

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when moving a clip, a dialogue box will appear asking for the specific place on the timeline you want your clip to be placed

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Grid (Edit Button)

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allows you to place clips on your timeline according to a pre-determined grid value;

has two variations: absolute and relative

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Absolute Grid

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moving a clip will snap to the nearest grid mode value

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Relative Grid

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moving clips will always move the clip by a pre-determined grid value, relative to whatever the starting position of the clip is

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Accent Key

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shuffles between grid modes

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F1

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Shuffle Edit

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F2

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Slip Edit

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F3

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Spot Edit

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F4

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Grid Edit

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Numbers 1 through 5 (keyboard)

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zoom presets;

1 = wide zoom;

5 = samples level

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Click (w/ Zoomer Edit Tool)

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increases zoom by one unit

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Option + Click (w/ Zoomer Edit Tool)

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zooms out by one unit

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Besides click or using the numeric shortcuts, what is the third way to zoom?

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drag Zoomer tool around an area to fill the screen with the selection

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Single Mode (Zoomer)

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acts as a single zoom instance and then switches back to the previous Edit Tool selection

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Trimmer Edit Tool

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a quick way to lengthen or shorten a clip

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What are the two variations of the trimmer tool?

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TCE (Time Compression Expansion) and Loop

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Selector Edit Tool

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allows your to place the cursor tool anywhere you'd like (depending what edit mode you are in)

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Grabber Edit Tool

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selects entire clips

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Scrubber Edit Tool

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can hold over a selection of audio and click and hold the mouse button and playback that audio in forward or rewind

(ig: a tapehead)

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Pencil Edit Tool

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gives ability to draw in different parameters

(eg: waveform editing, tempo editing, automation editing, etc.)

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Command + [ or ]

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zooms in or out

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Shift + Clicking w/ Time Grabber tool

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allows you to select multiple clips in the same times frame

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Click and Hold w/ Scrubber + Move Mouse Left or Right

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playbacks a certain selection

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Smart Tool

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mimics three center tools in a clip;

when above the center line of a clip, it becomes the Selector Tool;

when below the bottom the center line of a clip, it becomes the Grabber Tool;

when you go to the beginning or end of a clip, it becomes your Trimmer Tool;

when you go to the top left or right corner of a clip, it becomes the Fade Tool (or Crossfade Tool if you are in between two clips)

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Shift + Command + I

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import audio session

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Command + 2 (numeric keypad

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brings up session setup

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Option + ;

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brings up workspace browser which allows you to search any hard drive and bring in elastic audio which conforms

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Which edit mode conforms clips to predetermined time values in your edit window?

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Grid Mode

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Fill in the blank:

Within the edit tools, the ________ tool is a quick way to lengthen or shorten a clip.

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trimmer

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Fill in the blanks:

__________ ______ _____ moves the clip by the user defined grid value based on the clips starting position

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Relative Grid Mode

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Fill in the blanks:

The _______ _____ has three variations in its drop down menu. Time, Separation, and Object.

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Grabber Tool

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Fill in the blank:

Inserts process ______ of the signal and are inserted directly into your signal flow.

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100%

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What three variations does the Grabber Tool have?

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Time, Separation, and Object

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Fill in the blanks:

The mix window in ProTools is laid out in ________ _______, which resemble an analog console.

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channel strips

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Which key command switches between the mix and edit windows?

Back 66

Command + "+/=" key

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True or False:

The mix window in ProTools contains a powerful tracks edit are where visual representations of waveforms can be edited and manipulated.

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False