Pro Tools 110
What does the maximum available CPU Usage Limit depend on?
# of processors in computer, number of processors you specify for RTAS, and the type of audio interface you are using.
What is the file extension name for the region group file format?
(.rgrp)
The ___ ___ ___ ___determines the amount of memory (RAM) that DAE allocates to buffering audio being read from a disk on your audio drive(s)
DAE Playback Buffer Size
To playback a QuickTime DV video file to a standard NTSC or PAL video monitor, you will need a qualifying __ _____
DV transcoder
The ____ ___ of the Video Import Options dialog box is available only on systems with Pro Tools|HD hardware, Pro Tools|HD Native hardware, or Complete Production Toolkit 2
Destination area
Where do you go to configure settings that affect host-based processing?
Setup > Playback Engine
Where do you go to optimize your system's performance?
Setup > Playback Engine
Where do you go to set the number of RTAS processors?
Setup > Playback Engine
The ____ browser provides access to all your mounted volumes as well as the folders and files they contain.
Workspace
What are some things the Workspace browser allows you to do?
- Access and view the contents of all mounted volumes - Search across multiple volumes simultaneously - Designate volumes for Record and Playback, Playback Only, or Transfer - Unmount volumes - View, manage, audition, and import individual items from any mounted volume - Update databases for entire volumes
What are the 4 different types of DigiBase Browsers?
- Workspace browser - Volume browsers - Project browser - Catalog browsers
In DigiBase browsers, what do you do to preview audio files at the session tempo?
1. Enable the "Audio Files Conform to Session Tempo" button in the browser toolbar 2. Select the appropriate Elastic Audio plug-in using the Elastic Audio Plug-In selector in the browser toolbar 3. Place the insertion point in the session at the location where you want to preview the file in DigiBase 4. Preview
PT9 provides sampling rates of up to ___ kHz with bit depths of up to ___ bits
192, 24
Host-based ProTools systems provide how many options for RTAS error suppression?
2
Maximum of how many busses?
256
PT9 supports up to ___ simultaneous MIDI tracks in all configurations and provides up to __ Instrument tracks or ___ with Complete Production Toolkit 2.
512, 64, 128
In a basic installation, PT9 software will power up to __ simultaneous mono or stereo audio tracks in a basic installation, and up to ___ mono/__ stereo tracks simultaneously with the Complete Production Toolkit 2
96, 192, 96
Name some audio file types that can be imported into a Pro Tools session
AIFF, WAV, SDI/II, MP3, AAC, AIFL, WMA, QuickTime, RealAudio, MXF audio, REX 1/2, ACID files
Where do you go to configure your computer so that all MIDI equipment can be recognized in MAC and PC?
Audio MIDI Setup (mac) MIDI Studio Setup (pc)
In PT9, You cannot create subpath under the Output page. To create sub paths for outputs, use the ____ page in the I/O Setup window
Bus
To avoid issues, keep the ___ ___ ___ to 80% or lower when using Error Suppression
CPU Usage Limit
The ____ Size determines the amount of memory DAE uses to pre-buffer audio when using a elastic audio
Cache
Quick key for resetting paths to default in the I/O set up window
Cmd/Ctrl+D
Quick key for creating new paths in I/O window
Cmd/Ctrl+N
Import MIDI key command
Cmd/Ctrl+Opt/Alt+I
Import Video key command
Cmd/Ctrl+Opt/Alt+Shift+I
Import Audio key command
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+I
______ is a database management tool for Pro Tools, offering expanded search and import capabilities as well as powerful tools for managing data inside and outside of your session
DigiBase
DAE = ?
Digidesign Audio Engine
In order to use the spacebar to audition an audio file in a DigiBase browser, what must you do?
Enable the option for "Spacebar Toggles File Preview" in the Browser menu
______ ______ Should be used only if frequent RTAS errors are interrupting your creative workflow, as it cause a degradation in audio quality
Error suppression
What controls the number of samples processed at once by your computer's CPU for host-based tasks? (such as RTAS plugin processing)
H/W Buffer Size
This dialog box is where you go to set the default sample rate, optical format, and clock source for your system.
Hardware Setup
Where do you go to configure the clock source for the system and the optical format, if applicable?
Hardware Setup
You can find the various controls specific to each type of ProTools audio interface in this dialog box
Hardware Setup
Foot switch control function is set up where?
Hardware set up dialog box
Higher/Lower CPU Usage Limit settings allocate more processing power to Pro Tools and are useful for playing back large sessions or using more RTAS plugins
Higher
Name some things that the Complete Production Toolkit 2 adds to Pro Tools
Higher track counts Surround mixing capabilities (including 7.1 with the appropriate audio interface) Snapshot automation Glide Automation commands Video editing features ICON Support
Quick-Key for "force copy" when drag-dropping audio files to import
Hold Opt/Alt while dragging
Two ways to rename input, output, and bus pass?
I/O set up window, and by right clicking the path selector nameplate and choosing rename
To import audio only from a Video file (without the video), use which command?
Import Audio
Increasing/Decreasing the Cache Size will improve performance for Elastic Audio
Increasing
Increasing/Decreasing the Cache Size will reduce the amount of memory available for other system tasks, such as RTAS processing
Increasing
Two types of busses
Internal mix buses and output busses
Higher/Lower CPU Usage Limit settings are useful when you experience slow system response or when you're running other apps at the same time as Pro Tools
Lower
Higher/Lower CPU Usage Limit settings free up resources for non-Pro Tools processing tasks, such as screen redraws and operating system functions
Lower
Do you need to enable spot mode when importing a video file?
No, you can choose the import location in the Video Import Options dialog box
Audio items can be auditioned from within DigiBase browsers by clicking where?
On a waveform display or speaker icon next to waveform
Quick-Key for narrow mix display in the mix window
Opt+Cmd+M (mac) Ctrl+Alt+M (win)
To select all tracks, ____-click on any track pop-up
Opt/Alt
In the I/O set up window, how do you import settings for all pages?
Opt/Alt click in the Import Settings button
Quick key for Workspace browser?
Opt/Alt+; (semicolon)
"Do to selected"
Opt/Alt+Shift
Import Session Data key command
Opt/Alt+Shift+I
how to audition audio or MIDI regions in the region/clips list?
Opt/Alt+click
In the I/O set up dialog box, hold this modifier key while clicking on a disclosure triangle to display all subpaths
Option/Alt
Use this modifier key when clicking on the label at the top of a view column in the edit window or above a view row in the mix window to hide the view
Option/Alt
Quick key for scrolling PT windows left/right
Option/Alt+Page Up/Down
Importing the tempo map and key signatures with a MIDI file will do what?
Overwrite the current session tempo map and the contents of the Key Signature ruler, respectively, wiping out the existing data. Use with caution
Importing a tempo map will dow what?
Overwrite the current session tempo map, wiping out the existing session data
Quick key for scrolling PT windows up/down
Page Up/Down buttons
Raising/Lowering the DAE Playback Buffer Size setting can improve performance for sessions with high track counts, high edit densities, and/or slow or fragmented hard drives
Raising
Mac-based systems have the capability to play back an imported QuickTime DV video off screen through an external DV transcoder and monitor. What is the benefit of this?
Reduces the demands on the computer's CPU (CPU freed from performing software decompression for movie and from displaying the movie on screen)
What are the two ways to make a region group?
Region>Group in menu, or Opt/Alt+Cmd/Ctrl+G
How do you ungroup a region group and all of its nested region groups?
Region>Ungroup All. no quick key
Two ways to ungroup a region group
Region>Ungroup in menu, or Opt/Alt+Cmd/Ctrl+U
The _____ command undoes the last Ungroup command and regroups the individual regions back to their former region group state.
Regroup: Opt/Alt+Cmd/Ctrl+R or Region>Regroup
To import a Video file with a video engine or frame rate different from your current session, select ___ ___ ___ ___ in the Video Import Options dialog box
Remove Existing Video Regions
4 different import selections:
Session Start, Song Start, Selection, Spot
Where do you go to change the default sample rate?
Setup > Hardware make sure there is no session open
When ungrouping multiple nested region groups, what happens?
Topmost region group is the only one to be ungrouped.
Region groups can start anywhere, including an empty space or in the middle of a region. T/F?
True
Where do you go to change the mix window display to narrow width
View > Narrow Mix
Be sure to disable RTAS Error Suppression during ______. Failure to do so can result in pops and clicks in the audio
a final mix
What do you call a device that brings control of Pro Tools out of the computer and into the tactile world with faders, knobs, and switches?
control surface
Dropping a region group on the Timeline or on the Track List does what?
creates new tracks for the imported region group
The larger the buffer size, the _____ the latency
greater
Mixing, use higher/lower buffer size?
higher
Region groups are _____ __ Mix and Edit Groups. related to / independent of?
independent of
The _____ the buffer size, the greater the latency
larger
Recording Live input, use higher/lower buffer size?
lower (low latency)
If you need to improve the system response times that playback and recording starts more quickly, raising/lowering the DAE playback buffer size may improve system responsiveness
lowering
Imported tracks are ____ ____ if their source media is unavailable or if the current session does not contain an equivalent output path
made inactive
Setting the Cache Size to Maximum/Minimum reduces the amount of system memory used for buffering
minimum
If you need to free up memory for other system tasks, set the Cache Size to Maximum/Minimum
mininum
Can you have I/O paths of the same type with the same name question
no
Does ProTools support dragging multiple file types into the application simultaneously? (wav and mp3 for example)
no
Hiding a track in the edit window and mix window are linked. But does it hide it in this score editor or MIDI editor?
no
Import Region Groups key command
none
PT can have ___ video engine(s) running at a time with ___ frame rate(s)
only one, one
what 2 things can you use a connected footswitch to control?
punch in/out, playback start/stop
If you are encountering -9037 errors ("Disk too slow or fragmented"), You should raise/lower the DAE Playback Buffer Size
raise
A ____ ____ is a collection of any combination of audio, MIDI, and Video regions that looks and acts like a single region
region group
The _____ the buffer size, the lesser the latency
smaller
The smaller the buffer size, the _____ the latency
smaller
If the contents of a region group are ___-based, changing the tempo (or moving the region group to a location with a different tempo) will cause the region group to adjust its length, with all the contained regions shuffling to stay in time. tick or sample?
tick
Can you audition files in DigiBase browsers while PT is playing back a session?
yes
Does the import settings button import the I/O settings for the currently selected I/O set up page only?
yes
Can you create region groups from empty selections?
yes. It can be useful when working in shuffle mode to preserve the gaps between regions
