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What are the 5 import MIDI settings dialogue box options?
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1. Import Tempo Map from MIDI file
2. Remove existing Instrument Tracks 3. Remove Existing MIDI Tracks 4. Remove Existing MIDI Regions 5. Import Key Signature from MIDI file |
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When not record enabled, the start and end time markers appear what color?
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Blue
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What is the key command to show only the tracks in a certain group?
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Control+Click (in group column)
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What key command copies a MIDI note without changing the original?
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Option+Drag the Note
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What is the key command to drag pre/post roll an equal amount?
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Option+Click ND DRAG
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What is the key command to loop a region?
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Command+Option+L
— or — Option+R |
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Which menu would you use to loop a region?
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Region
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What is the key command to set pre/post roll?
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Option+Click
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Pro Tools LE & M-Powered have how many busses?
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32
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What will clicking Default in the I/O Setup do?
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It will display the default stereo paths for the current interface.
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True or False: Dragging and dropping files to a session will copy the original files and add it to the session
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False; it will reference the original media —
unless it is a different sample rate, bit depth, or file type |
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In what menu can you access MIDI Studio?
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Setup>MIDI
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What is the maximum amount of groups that can be created?
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104
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How do you create a crossfade?
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Click and drag at the bottom of two region using the Smart Tool
or highlight the length of a desirable fade and press "f" with the Keyboard Focus Enabled |
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What is the key command for fit edit selection to screen?
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Option+F
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With keyboard focus enabled, what key commands allow you to fade to the start and end?
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D for start, G for end
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How do you open Beat Detective?
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Command+8
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MIDI real time properties apply to which of the following:
A) MIDI Tracks B) MIDI Regions C) Instrument D) All of the Above |
D) All of the Above
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Where can you go to select your MIDI?
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Setup>Preferences>MIDI tab
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What key command switches tracks on th efly while recording?
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Command+Up/Down Arrows
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Which Synchronic module would you use to load sounds in import?
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Sound Module
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What are 2 types of virtual instruments?
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Stand Alone (works w/o Pro Tools)
Plug-In (works w/Pro Tools) |
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How would you create a tempo change?
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Select the area for the tempo change and choose "+" tempo box,
or create it freehand with the pencil tool. |
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What is the key command to enable loop recording?
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5
or Option+L |
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What is the only tool you can use to see your loop record takes?
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Selector Tool
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What button is used for zoom toggle?
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E
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What is the only tick based view menu?
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Bars:Beats
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What is the key command to import audio?
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Shift+Command+I
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What is the key command to hide a column in the edit window?
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Option+Click
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What are Digi Base and Digi Pro's four browsers?
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Workpace, Volume, Project, Catalog
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What are Synchronic's 5 modules?
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Sound, Playback, Effect, Crossfade and MIDI
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What modifier key do you hold to preview a region in the Region's List?
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Option+Click on the region
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What is the key command to toggle the send assignments view and single send view options?
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Command+Click on a send selector
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What are the two bit resolution options the Pow-R Dither plug-in has?
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16-bit and 20-bit
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What key command do you use to select from the cursor to the beginning of the session?
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Shift+Return
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What key command do you use to select from the cursor to the end of the session?
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Shift+Option+Return
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What 3 types of groups can be created?
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Edit Group, Mix Group, Edit and Mix Group
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What are the two main effect types available through an RTAS plug-in?
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Gain based effects, and Time based effects
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In Beat Detective, which 3 of the 5 operation modes are audio only?
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Region Separation, Region Conform, Edit Smoothing
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How many operation modes are in Beat Detective and what are they?
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Five,
Bar:Beat Marker Generation, Groove Template Extraction, Region Separation, Region Conform, Edit Smoothing |
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Name two ways to quantize MIDI recording.
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Input Quantize and Step Input Quantize
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Click count off options can be found under what menu?
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Setup
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How many sends can you have?
What are they? |
10
A thru J |
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How many types of sends are there?
What are they? |
2
Interface and Buss |
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What is the difference between Absolute and Relative Grid modes?
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Absolute snaps your regions to the grid,
relative snaps them relative to the regions original position in the desired grid nudge length. |
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What can you color code in Pro Tools?
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Tracks, Groups, Regions, and Markers.
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When selecting audio regions in the Region List, which one of the following four Select options selects only the missing audio files?
All Unused Unused Audio Except Whole Files Offline |
Offline
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What are your three Elastic Audio markers?
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Event markers
Warp markers Tempo Event-Generated Warp Markers |
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What are your two additional views once Elastic Audio has been enabled on a track?
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Warp and Analysis
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How do you turn the smart pencil tool into an eraser?
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Hold "Option"
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What timebase does audio default to? MIDI?
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Audio : Samples
MIDI : Ticks |
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Does ReWire allow for the recording of continuous MIDI info?
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Yes
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What re the different Elastic Audio Plug-in algorithms?
What are they best used for? |
Polyphonic = Dynamic pitch changing music
Rhythmic = Drum Monophonic = Solo pieces Varispeed = acts as a tape machine X-Form = Best algorithms but destructive and audio suite capable only |
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How many ticks does a quarter note have? An eighth note?
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1/4 = 960 ticks
1/8 = 480 ticks |
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How do you access the takes list?
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Command click on the region with the selector tool only.
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In order for Loop Playback with MIDI merge to work, what do you need to do?
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Make sure loop records is off.
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To enable or disable your click, which menu would you go under?
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Options
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Option dragging a pre- post- roll selection will result in what?
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The flag not being dragged will move at an equal and opposite rate as the flag being dragged.
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What does higher CPU Usage Limit settings versus lower settings do?
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Higher: allocate more processing power to Pro Tools
(i.e. for RTAS plug-in processing) Lower: limit interference from Pro Tools onother processing tasks done by the CPU |
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What is AIR?
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Advanced Instrument Research
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What Hardware Buffer Size setting should be used for recording? Mixing?
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Low for recording. High for mixing.
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Where does Pro Tools save your exported I/O Settings by default?
Can they be saved somewhere else? |
In its own I/O Settings folder, but you can save them in another location.
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Can the ALL group be edited?
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No
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How would you identify an active group? A hidden track?
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Active groups are highlighted and inactive groups are not,
or inactive may be italicized. Visible tracks are indicated by the filled in circle next to their name. |
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How do you create a group?
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Command+G
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Looking at an AUX send fader, how can you visually tell if the track is mono or stereo?
If the send is mono or stereo |
The # of VU meters on the track signifies mono/stereo.
The # of buss sends in the output path signifies a mono/stereo send. |
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Name two different MIDI track views
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Regions View and Notes View
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Name the default meter, tempo, and key signature.
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4/4, 120 bpm, C Major
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Explain Banking on a control/work surface.
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Banking toggles layers of tracks in sets of 8 across the surface's faders.
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Inserts on the Master Fader are ______ fader?
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Post
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What key command do you use along with the grabber tool to remove a single breakpoint?
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Option+Click
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How many Audio Suite plug-ins can be active at a time?
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One
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What do you add to maintain the highest posible audio quality when reducing bit depth?
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Dither
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What is the maximum level the send level slider will go to?
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+12dB
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What type of output is used to send audio internally for processing by plug-ins or other effects on an aux track?
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Bus
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What menu are fades under?
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Edit>Fades
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True or False: The All group can be deleted?
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False
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The Pow=R Dither plug-in provides how many types of noise shaping?
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3
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What is the key command to bypass a plug-in window when it is closed?
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Command+Click directly on the insert
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How do you enable solo safe?
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Command+Click on the solo button
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Under which menu can you enable loop record?
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Options>Loop Record
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True or False: Both audio and MIDI can be looped
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True
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How do you create a batch fade?
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Select your regions; Command+F
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True or False: Plug-ins are processed top to bottom?
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True
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How do you hide tracks?
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Click the dot next to tracks name in the track list,
or right click on a track and select "hide" |
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What would you use to import entire tracks from another Pro Tools session?
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Import Session data
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Pro Tools HD has how many busses?
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128
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When record enabled, the start and end time markers appear what color?
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Red
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What color are the pre/post roll flags when disabled?
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Grey
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What color are the pre/post roll flags when enabled?
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Yellow
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Can you choose a sample rate other than the default when creating a new session?
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Yes, in the New Session dialog box.
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The New Track Default Output can be set to what two paths?
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Bus paths and Output paths
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Dither: When to use it? Important things to remember?
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Going from a higher bit depth to a lower bit depth.
Only use as the last plug-in in the signal chain. |
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What does Option Shift Click do?
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Constrain to selected
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By default, what level will an AUX send fader start at upon creation?
How can you change this and what to? |
-INF
In Setup -> Preferences you can change it to 0dB |
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What are the key commands for Group, UnGroup, and ReGroup regions?
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Group: Command+Option+G
UnGroup: Command+Option+U ReGroup: Command+Option+R |
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What will Import Session Data not import?
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MIDI data
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Flip Mode on a control/work surface does what?
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Flips the faders with sends, plug-ins, or pans (rotary controllers).
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How would you change the playback buffer settings?
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Setup>Playback Engine
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How would you set the "default" sample rate for Pro Tools?
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Close your session but keep Pro Tools open, go to Setup -> Hardware and change the sample rate.
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What is the difference between processing a selection region-by-region or as an entire selection?
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The processor will analyze and treat the selection based on all the regions' information combined, where as region-by-region processing treats each region in the selection individually.
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You can sort tracks by all of the following, except?
Name, type, edit group, color, mix group, or voice? |
Color is not a sorting option.
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AMS and MSS stand for what?
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Audio MIDI Setup, MIDI Studio Setup
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What are your two Real-Time Properties views?
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Exit window Real-Time Properties view (plug in)
Real-Time Properties floating view (destructive) |
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How do you audition regions in the region list?
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Option+Click (Mac)
Alt-Click (PC) |
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What does A.I.R. stand for?
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Advanced Instrument Research Group
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Option dragging a time line selection will result in what?
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The entire selection, start and end, moving as a whole and staying the same length.
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How do you loop preview in the workspace browser?
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Select loop preview in the drop down tool box menu in the top right of the workspace browser,
or right click the speaker icon |
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Pro Tools LE provides what upon basic installation?
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Sample rate: 48 kHz
Bit Depth: 24 bits Audio tracks: 32 MIDI tracks: 25 |
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Where can you dind AMS and MSS?
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Found under Setup - MIDI - AMS/MSS
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How do you access a take from the takes list pop-up menu?
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Command+Click with the Selector tool
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How do you toggle between the two mix window views?
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Command+Option+M
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The real time properties floating window applies to what type of regions?
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MIDI regions
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Pro Tools provides 5 types of MIDI real time properties, what are they?
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Quantize, Duration, Delay, Velocity, Transpose
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What are four absolute timescales in Pro Tools?
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Samples, Mins:Secs, Timecode and Feet+Frames
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Pro Tools has one relative timescale which is?
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Bars:Beats
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What menu will you find the MIDI real time properties?
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Event>MIDI>Real Time Properties
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What color are the pre/post roll flags when enabled?
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Yellow
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What color are the pre/post roll flags when disabled?
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Grey
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When record enabled, the start and end time markers appear what color?
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Red
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When not record enabled, the start and end time markers appear what color?
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Blue
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What is the key command to show only the tracks in a certain group?
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Control + Click
(in group column) |
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What key command copies a MIDI note without changing the original?
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Option + Drag the Note
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What is the key command to drag pre/post roll an equal amount?
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Option + Click and Drag
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What is the key command to loop a region?
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Command + Option L
or Option + R |
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Which menu would you use to loop a region?
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Region
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What is the key command to set pre/post roll?
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Option + Click
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Pro Tools LE & M-Powered have how many busses?
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32
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Pro Tools HD has how many busses?
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128
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What would you use to import entire tracks from another Pro Tools session?
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Import Session Data
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What will clicking Default in the I/O Setup do?
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It will display the default stereo paths for the current interface.
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How do you hide tracks?
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Click the dot next to tracks name in the track list,
or right click on a track and select "hide" |
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True or False: Dragging and dropping files to a session will copy the original files and add it to the session
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False: it will reference the original media - unless it is a different sample rate, bit depth, or file type
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In what menu can you access MIDI Studio?
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Setup>MIDI
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What is the maximum amount of groups that can be created?
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104
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True or False: Plug-ins are processed top to bottom?
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True
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How do you create a crossfade?
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Click and drag at the bottom of two regions using the Smart Tool
or highklight the length of a desired fade and press "f" with Keyboard Focus Enabled |
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What is the key command for fit edit selection to screen?
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Option + F
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With keyboard focus enabled, what key commands allow you to fade to the start and end?
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D for start, G for end
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How do you create a batch fade?
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Select your regions; Command + F
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How do you open Beat Detective?
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Command + 8
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MIDI real time peopwerties apply to which of the following:
A) MIDI Tracks B) MIDI Regions C) Instrument D) All of the above |
D) All of the above
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True or False: Both audio and MIDI can be looped
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True
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