RCD330: DAW Editing and Processing Final Exam Study Guide

What is the formula to a major scale?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

What is the formula for a minor scale?

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

In beat detective what is the range of the crossfade length?

1 to 1000 ms

How many notes are in a chromatic scale?

12

How many samples can be loaded into the Sound Replacer plug-in?

3

What is the default time setting when crossfading using Beat Detective within Pro Tools?

5 milliseconds

The sibilance of and audio signal is usually in what frequency range?

6K-8K

How many different notes are in a diatonic scale?

7

Melodyne Studio allows for how many tracks to be edited at one time?

8

The main difference between a compressor and a de-esser is?

A de-esser is frequency dependent

Antares Autotune Tracking adjust which parameter?

Adjust how relaxed or aggressive the tuning is processed

Antares Autotune retune parameter does which function?

Adjust the speed of when the pitch correction starts

What does peak align do within the Sound Replacer plugin?

Aligns the peaks of the sample replacement transients to the original transients

The scale detune function in Antares Autotune adjust which parameter?

Allows the plugin to be tuned to the plugin to the reference material

What audio information does Massy DRT and Sound Replacer detect?

Amplitude and Transients

Which parameter on a compressor adjust how fast the compressor reacts to a signal crossing the threshold?

Attack

Massey DRT can only be used in which capacity within the DAW?

AudioSuite

On an parametric equalizer the "Q" controls the ______________?

Bandwidth

Which of the following operation(s) are available when using Beat Detective on a MIDI track?

Bar/Beat Marker Generation and Groove Template Extraction

What is the shortcut key to open Beat Detective within Pro Tools?

Command + 8 (numeric)

After selecting mulitiple clips, what is the Pro Tools hot key for batch fades?

Command + F

What Pro Tools shortcut key is used to place keyboard focus to the Clips List?

Command + Option + 2 (Numeric)

What is the Pro Tools Hot Key to Duplicate a track?

Command + Option + D

What is the shortcut key to toggle tab to transients enable/disable within Pro Tools?

Command + Option + Tab

What is the shortcut key in Pro Tools for vertical waveform zoom out?

Command + Option + [

What type of Dynamics Processor is available within the Sound Replacer plug-in?

Compressor

Beat Detective can conform the audio to the session but can also ____________

Conform the session to the audio and/ or midi timing

Modifier to temporarily send Key Board Focus back to the Edit window only while it is held down?

Control

What modifier adds analysis marker when using Beat Detective?

Control

Which modifier is to show only the group thats being clicked on in the Groups?

Control

What Pro Tools Hot Key is used to change Grid Value?

Control + Option + plus/minus (numeric)

What Pro Tools Hot Key is used to rate a selected clip?

Control+Option+Command+(0-5) Numeric

Which parameters are found in the Pitch Macro; Correct Pitch Center and _______

Correct Pitch Drift

With Keyboard focus on the edit window, what is the shortcut key for a fade in?

D

Size

Dimensions of space

When fill gaps, fill gaps and crossfade are the options in Beat Detective; Which Beat Detective Operation is selected?

Edit Smoothing

Which menu can Beat Detective be accessed within Pro Tools?

Event Menu

With keyboard focus on the edit window, what is the keyboard focus key to crossfade a selection between two clips?

F

Antares Autotune used as an audiosuite plugin can have parameters automated?

False

Beat Detective can only be used on Percussion Instruments?

False

Diatonic scales contant 12 notes?

False

When using a multi-mono effect; the left and right channels can not be adjusted independently

False

What are 2 types of different delays?

Filter and Tape Delay

Antares Autotune can be used in auto mode and ___________ mode; depending on which Autotune version?

Graphic

What function within Beat Detective tells Beat Detective which clip area to analysis and process?

Groove Template Extraction

What filter rejects components of a signal below a selected frequency?

High Pass Filter

Melodyne can be used in which capacity?

Insert, Bridge mode, or stand alone

What are Massey DRT control(s) that adjust the amount of analysis triggers the plugin detects ?

Loudness, Sensitivity, and Gate

What filter rejects components of a signal above a selected frequency?

Low Pass Filter

Which type of Elastic Audio does not allow for pitch changes?

Monophonic

What is the Pro Tools hot key to open the Quantize window?

Option + 0

Which Pro Tools hot key is used to open the window to change meter and/or click resolution (Time Operations Window)?

Option + 1 (Numeric)

What is the shortcut key to open Elastic Audio Properties window in Pro Tools?

Option + 5 (Numeric)

What is the Hot Key for change Nudge Value within Pro Tools?

Option + Command + plus/minus

What is the Keyboard focus key to send a selection up?

P

Which Pencil tool shapes does not work when adding automation in Pro Tools?

Parabolic and S-curve

What 3 types of different reverbs?

Plate, Hall, and Room

When using Beat Detective the original take should always be copied to a new ____________

Playlist

What are the Algorithm Mode choices in Melodyne?

Polyphonic, Melodic, and Percussive

What Pro Tools Short cut key is used to suspend all Groups?

Power claw + G

Which Dynamic processing parameter can be adjusted within the Sound Replacer plug-in?

Ratio

Pre-delay

Retard the onset of the reverberation

What are the 2 main time based effects?

Reverb and Delay

What is the Pro Tools modifier to anchor the warp markers on either side of the clicked anchoring warp marker?

Shift

What is the Pro Tools Hot Key to export a clip as a file?

Shift + Command + K

Which Mac Pro Tools modifiers are used to solo a bandwidth within an avid eq plugin?

Shift + Control

Which Pro Tools Hot Key is used to promote a copy of a clip to the main or target playlist?

Shift + Option + Up arrow

What is the expanded tempo ruler official called in Pro Tools?

Tempo Editor

Early Reflections

The first echoes in the room closest to the sounds source

Floor or Range within a Gate plugin controls what function?

The max attenuation range of the gate

The gain parameter on a compressor controls what within a compressor plugin?

The output of the compressor

Feedback

The ratio or portion of the output signal feedback into the input for reprocessing

When using Beat Detective, why is it important to work across all drum tracks at once?

To maintain phase coherency between tracks

(True or False) The Conductor must be on to setup a tempo map in Pro Tools?

True

(True or False) The Pro Tools TC/E tool uses a plugin to operate set in the Preferences?

True

Antares Autotune has different input voice types; which each are algorithms for particular voiced material?

True

Massey DRT learn function allows a particular instrument hit to be extracted from an overhead track?

True

Melodyne Editor can edit and process monophonic and polyphonic files?

True

Melodyne can correct pitch and timing?

True

Melodyne has an algorithm auto detection?

True

Not all Pro Tools Elastic Audio types can be rendered?

True

When performing a range warp on an elastic audio enabled track, both ends must be anchored?

True

With in Melodyne; the tools are available via a right click?

True

Which Pro Tools Hot Key is used to drop the cursor at the end of a selection?

Up arrow

Massey DRT can sample replace and convert transients to __________

midi Triggers

RT60

the amount of time it takes for reverb to decay 60 dB

In Pro Tools the audio file turning PINKISH when warping with Elastic Audio is a warning indicates that ____________

the audio file is being compressed or expanded beyond its range