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Download Pro Tools: Configuring Tracks, Importing Media, and Using Elastic Audio and more Exams Probability and Stochastic Processes in PDF only on Docsity! Pro Tools 110 V 12.8 Exam Questions with Verified Solutions 2024 Update. How can you sign into your Avid Master Account when starting Pro Tools? What is required to sign into your account? - ANS Click the sign in button at the top right corner of the dashboard, enter the user name and pass word for your Avid Master Account, and click sign in button. Active internet connection is required to sign into your Master Account. Why is it important to select the audio interface you want to use prior to creating or opening a session? What dialog box can you use for this purpose? - ANS It helps ensure that the I/O settings match when you create or open a Pro Tools document. The playback engine dialog box. What is the H/W Buffer Size setting in the Playback Engine dialog box used for? What kinds of tracks are affected by this setting? - ANS It determines the number of samples passed from the audio interface to the computer's CPU at once for host- based processing tasks. Only affects tracks using the low-latency processing domain. What dialog box can you use to configure the available options for your connected audio interface? What are some of the options you can configure in this dialog box? - ANS Hardware setup dialog box. Default sample rate, current clock source, and other hardware-specific features. How can you specify the I/O settings that Pro Tools will use when you create a new session? - ANS Using the I/O setup dialog box. Where are changes to the Pro Tools I/O settings saved? Are they stored in the session or on the system? - ANS Changes are saved on your system as your Last Used I/O settings. What dialog box can you use to rename signal paths? - ANS The I/O Setup dialog box. How can you configure an audition path in Pro Tools? - ANS Choose setup > I/O, click on the output tab, click the audition path selector near the bottom of the dialog box and select an alternate output path. What are some ways to open a recently used project or session on a system? - ANS Choose File > open recent and select the document from the menu or choose File > create new or File > open project and click on recent in left sidebar. What shortcut operations are available for adding individual tracks to your session? - ANS CTRL + double click = audio track ALT + double click = instrument track START + double click = auxiliary input track Shift + double click = master fader What options are available for changing the display of the Mix and Edit Windows? What are some of the optional views available in each window? - ANS Mix Window views, Edit Window views, and Rulers. Mix window track width, I/O view, and comments view. How can you easily show or hide tracks in Pro Tools? What is the difference between hiding a track and deleting a track? - ANS To hide a track, click the Track show/hide icon in the track list. To show a track click the dimmed Track show/ hide icon for the track you want to show. Deleting a track removes the track from a session, hiding it allows you to remove the track from view without deleting it. What are some options available in the Track List pop-up menu? - ANS 13. Show all tracks, show only selected tracks, show only certain types of tracks, hide all tracks, hide selected tracks, and hide. What are some of the features enabled by Pro Tools HD software? - ANS Full surround mixing capabilities, advanced automation features, video editing features. What is required to import and arrange multiple video clips on a Video track? - ANS Pro Tools HD software. Name the areas of focus available for Workspace browsers in Pro Tools. - ANS Sound libraries, volumes, session, catalogs, user. What are some functions that you can perform using a Workspace browser? - ANS Access, view, and search the contents of all mounted volumes; designate volumes for record and playback, playback only, or transfer playback; View, manage, audition, and import individual files from any mounted volume; and locate and open a session from any mounted volume. How can you audition files from a browser? How can you audition them in context with your song? - ANS Select an audio file in the workspace pane and press the space bar, select and audio file in the workspace pane and click on the preview button, click on the play icon to the left of a waveform display, and click anywhere in a waveform display to begin playback mid-file. To preview audio files in context with session enable audio files conform to session tempo, activate playback of the session by pressing the 0 key on the numeric keypad, use any audition method to activate preview. What is Soundbase? What are tags in Soundbase? - ANS Soundbase is a workspace browser window that allows you to find audio files using tags. Tags are descriptive labels that are saved as metadata within a WAV or AIFF audio file. How do audio clips respond to tempo changes on a sample-based track? How do they respond if you change the track to tick-based (w/out elastic audio)? - ANS When it is sample based the audio will remain fixed at its absolute location in time. When tick based, the start of the audio clips will become fixed to the Bars|Beats ruler, and the clips will move relative to the sample timeline when tempo and meter changes occur. Pro Tools provides 960 ticks per quarter note; how many ticks does it provide per half note? How many per eighth note? - ANS 1920/half note and 480/ eighth note. Why might you want to render a MIDI performance as audio? What are some available options for rendering a virtual instrument's output to an audio file? - ANS This can be useful to enable audio processing options that are not available for MIDI or to conserve on processing resources. Drag and drop a MIDI clip from an instrument track to an audio track or activate the track freeze button on the track. What are some of the different options available for viewing data on MIDI and Instrument tracks in the Edit Window? What kind of options can you perform in each view? - ANS Clips view- displays MIDI data in clips for arranging and assembling, Notes view- displays MIDI notes as small individual segments in a piano roll style for editing, Velocity view- displays MIDI note attack velocities using velocity stalks, Volume, Pan, and Controller Graph view- display automation playlists and continuous controller line graphs with a series of editable breakpoints. Where are the MIDI input and output controls located for MIDI tracks in the Mix window? Where are they located for Instrument tracks? - ANS They are displayed at the top of the mix window for both MIDI and instrument tracks. What does the MIDI Thru option do? How is it enabled? - ANS It allows incoming MIDI data to pass through a track to its MIDI output. It is enabled in the options menu. What is the Default Thru option setting used for? How can you change the Default Thru Instrument setting? - ANS It is used to audition or preview clips in the clip list. Change it by choosing Setup > preferences and click the midi tab, click on the Default Thru Instrument pop-up menu and select a specific device to define a consistent preview sound source or select follows first selected midi track. What keyboard modifier would you use when clicking on a MIDI clip in the Clip List to audition it? What is required for this process to play sound? - ANS ALT-click. Default thru instrument needs to be set to follows first selected. How is editing MIDI data different from editing audio? How are MIDI notes affected when deleting a selection or trimming a clip compared to how audio waveforms are affected? - ANS Some editing operations function differently when applied to MIDI data than when applied to audio waveforms. MIDI notes and parameters can be modified in many ways that audio cannot. The entire note remains together no matter what. What are some of the functions of the Pencil Tool when editing MIDI notes? - ANS Grabber and trim tool. What setting normally determines the Default Note Duration when adding notes with the Pencil tool? How can this setting be changed? - ANS The current grid value. To change click on default note duration and select desired note value. How can you select a range of MIDI notes using the on-screen keyboard? - ANS Click on a key at one end of the range and shift-click on another key at the other end of the range using the track's min keyboard. What process can be used to transpose MIDI notes? What modifier can you use to preserve the note start times when transposing? - ANS Select the grabber tool, click on a note, and drag the note up or down. Press shift while dragging to preserve note start times. Describe some different ways of deleting notes on a MIDI or Instrument track. What track view allows you to delete notes? - ANS With grabber or selector tool, select note to be deleted, choose edit > clear or press delete key. Double click on note with grabber or pencil tool. Notes or velocity view. How would you go about enabling Elastic Audio on a track? - ANS Click on the Elastic Audio Plug-in selector in the edit window (looks like a beaker) and choose what type of elastic audio you need. Which real-time elastic audio processor typically works best for drums? Which typically works best for vocals? - ANS Rhythmic works best for drums and monophonic for vocals. Which Elastic Audio plug-in provides rendered-only processing? When/ why would you want to use Rendered processing? - ANS X-Form processing is only rendered. Use when you need higher quality processing and before TCE processing to protect the shape of the audio from undesirable effects from pitch shifting. What can the Elastic Audio analysis' tempo detection determine about an audio file? What are some conditions that will cause no tempo to be detected? - ANS It can identify the tempo of analyzed audio. No tempo will be detected if there is only one transient, has tempo changes or rubato, or no regular periodic rhythmic patterns. Where are warp indicators displayed? What are they used for? - ANS They are displayed in the upper right-hand corner of a clip. They are used to indicate a clip has been conformed to the session tempo or manipulated by Elastic Audio processing. What views are available for working with Elastic Audio enabled tracks? What is each view used for? - ANS Analysis view lets you edit detected event markers. Warp view lets you manually warp audio to adjust the timing of audio events. Name the three types of Elastic Audio markers. What are the differences between them? - ANS Event markers- solid black or gray lines, indicate detected audio events. Warp markers- thick black vertical lines with a triangle at their base, anchor the audio to the timeline and are displayed in warp view only. Tempo Event-generated markers- gray vertical line with diamond at the top that indicate where Elastic Audio processing has already been applied to automatically. What are some ways to add Warp Markers to a clip? - ANS Use the pencil tool and click anywhere in the clip, with the grabber tool Start+click anywhere in the clip, with the grabber tool click an event marker between existing event markers or double click on an event marker that is not between warp markers. What is a Telescoping Warp? How does it differ from an Accordion Warp? From a Range Warp? - ANS A telescoping warp lets you click and drag an event marker in warp view to stretch or compress the entire wave form of a clip relative to its start or end point. An accordion warp applies elastic audio processing on both sides of a single warp marker in a clip allowing you to expend or compress audio equally on both sides of a fixed point. A range warp applies elastic audio processing between two fixed points in a clip. What is the effect of quantizing a selection on an Elastic Audio enabled track? What happens to the Event markers within the selection? - ANS Quantizing on an elastic audio track uses event markers to quantize to the grid, creating a more rhythmically accurate performance. The event markers are turned into warp markers and are moved to the grid. Why is it important to have accurate Event markers in your clips when applying Quantize opperations on elastic audio enabled tracks? - ANS If they are not accurate it could be falsely quantized messing up the rhythm or degrading the quality of the audio. After enabling a track for Elastic Audio, how would you enable the track to update dynamically to match any subsequent tempo changes you make in the session? - ANS Change the track to be tick-based timing in the timebase. What are some ways to improve the quality of audio that has been warped with Elastic Audio processing? - ANS You can edit the event markers in the clip to make sure they are accurate and switch to X-form processing after all your Elastic Audio manipulations are done. What is meant by Event Confidence? How can Event Confidence be used to eliminate false transients when applying TCE processing on Elastic Audio enabled tracks? - ANS Event confidence is the clarity of a transient. You can lower the Event Sensitivity filter to filter out transients with a low confidence level. entire selection analyzes an entire selection of clips, treating them as if they were one complete clip. Why is it important to consider the Handle Length setting when processing with an AudioSuite plug-in? What types of processing might be affected by AudioSuite handles? - ANS Processing can bleed from underlying audio into the next clip. Gain-based and time-based effects will be most affected. What modifier key can you use to audition a clip in the Clip List? what kinds of clips can be auditioned? - ANS Alt + Click. Audio clip, MIDI clip, or clip group. Suppose you open an existing session to do some additional recording and editing. How could you set the Clip List to display only the newly recorded and edited clips? - ANS You can go to the Find Clips List dialog box and select include subsequently added clips to display only newly added clips. What are some options for selecting multiple clips in the Clip List? How can you select a range of contiguous clips? How can you select multiple non-contiguous clips? - ANS Clips can be selected as a contiguous range or as a non-contiguous selection of individual clips. To select a range of contiguous clips, click the name of the first clip you wish to select in the clip list, shift-click the name of the last clip you wish to select. To select non-contiguous clips press and hold CTRL key, click on individual items. What is the difference between removing clips versus moving to trash or deleting clips using the clear command in the Clip List? - ANS Removing the clip leaves the parent audio file on the hard drive and can be used elsewhere. Deleting it or moving it to the trash removes all clips referencing that file and they are no longer available to use because it removes them from the hard drive. What are some options for making selections or subset clips available outside of the current session? What is the purpose of using the Capture command when exporting clips? - ANS You can consolidate the clip or export clips as files. The capture command lets you create a new subset clip in the clip list without making a separation on the track. Where can you assign the color-coding that Pro Tools will automatically apply for tracks and clips? How can you display track color bars in the mix and edit windows? - ANS You can find it in the display tab under the preferences menu. Go to the view menu and select Mix window views > Track color or Edit Window Views > track color. Describe the track icons used for each type of track (Audio, Aux input, MIDI, Instrument, and Master Fader) in the Mix window. - ANS Audio track is a waveform, aux track is a down arrow, MIDI track is a MIDI connector, instrument track is a keyboard, and mater fader looks like a sideways M or Greek letter. Video tracks are not represented in the mix window. How many inserts are available on a track in Pro Tools? Why is it important to consider the order in which inserts are arranged on a track? - ANS There are 10 inserts available. You should be careful of the order your inserts are in because Pro Tools processes inserts in a series, adding each effect to the previous one. Are inserts pre-fader or post-fader on Audio Tracks, Instrument Tracks and Aux Input tracks? Are inserts any different on Master Fader tracks? Explain - ANS On audio tracks and aux inputs they are pre-fader. On a Master fader they are always post-fader meaning the inserts are applied after the fader section affects at the signal level. Are sends pre-fader or post-fader on Audio, Instrument, and Aux Input tracks? Are sends any different on Master Fader tracks? - ANS Sends can be pre-fader or post- fader. There are no sends on Master fader tracks. How many sends are available on a track in Pro Tools? - ANS Up to 10 sends. What is the difference between and Output send and a Bus send? When would you use each? - ANS An output send routes signal out of your audio interface, through an external processor, and back into your audio interface to return to Pro Tools. A bus send uses an internal mix bus to route a signal to an Aux input in your session where it is processed by a plug-in. To add effects using an external device use an output send, to add effects using a plug-in, use a bus send. What level does a send default to when it is first created? How can you change this default? - ANS By default, it is negative infinity. To change it, go to the mixing tab in the preferences menu and in the set-up section enable or disable the option for "sends default to -inf". What is the difference between standard view and expanded view for sends? What keyboard modifier can you use to toggle between view modes by clicking a send selector? - ANS The standard sends view shows just the name, the expanded view provides access to the same controls in the send window. CTRL-clicking on a send selector. How can you prevent a "return" track from muting when one of the source tracks is soloed? What modifier key is used to enable this function? - ANS Use the Solo Safe mode. CTRL- click on the solo button on a track. What is the effect of enabling the PRE button in a send window? What is the effect of enabling the FMP button? - ANS The PRE button when enabled makes the track pre- fader. The FMP button links the send pan to the main pan for the track and the panning controls in the send window are disabled. How can you visually determine whether the Inverse Pan option is enabled for a send? What button will be highlighted? - ANS The symbol that looks like this, <->, will be highlighted red in the send window. How can you copy a send from one track to another track and duplicate its settings? What considerations might apply? - ANS ALT-click on a send assignment button and drag it to a different track. Cannot copy a send from a mono to a stereo track and all automation on the existing send will be replaced. Which type of plug-in effects are generally used on inserts? Which are generally used with sends? Why? - ANS Gain based processors are used as inserts and are typically applied to the entire signal. Time based processing is usually used as a send because they are usually shared by multiple tracks and the send level can be adjusted. What is the Librarian menu used for in a plug-in window? What is displayed in the Librarian menu when you first assign a plug-in? Why? - ANS It lets you select from available presets for the current plug-in. It will say <Factory Default> because no preset is selected. What are some of the uses of a Master Fader? How can you assign a Master Fader to the desired output or bus? - ANS Master faders control the master levels of output and bus paths, provide post-fader effects processing and master level control, and can be used for a main mix, a headphone/cue mix, a sub mix, or other signal-routing application. What are some of the parameters you can automate in Pro Tools? - ANS Track controls, send controls, and all plug-in controls. What are some of the differences between MIDI continuous controller data and Pro Tools audio automation? What kinds of tracks can Pro Tools audio automation be used on? - ANS Audio automation is a much higher resolution than continuous controller automation; it audio automation also has greater precision. Audio automation can be used on aux input, instrument, and audio tracks. What selector can you use to set the automation mode for a track? Where is this selector located? - ANS The automation mode selector. It is in both the edit and mix windows on the tracks. What is the difference between the write, touch, and latch automation modes? - ANS Touch and latch modes allow you to control when automation is written to each parameter during an automation pass, they begin writing automation only when you move an automatable control or a touch-sensitive fader. Write mode allows you to write automation selectively during playback and you write automation for all enabled parameters. When might you suspend automation? What is the difference between the Suspend button and the Write enable button? - ANS You might suspend automation when you need to adjust volume, pan, and other parameters without affecting the underlying automation. The suspend button globally suspends writing and playback of all