Audio Workstations Study Guide
Which shortcut highlights the Main Counter at the top of the Edit Window, allowing you to type-in a location on the timeline?
* (Asterisk)
68. When recording in a DAW, what is the maximum peak level at which sources should be recorded?
-6 dBFS
A Clip, not an audio file, is saved in the __________
.ptx session file
Which key on the numeric pad should be pressed to highlight the Edit Selection Indicators at the top of the Edit Window?
/ (Forward Slash)
What is the maximum level at which audio can be recorded in any DAW?
0 dBFS
What is the minimum selection length when using Loop record?
1 second.
What is the minimum selection length required for Loop Playback to function?
1/2 Second
How many channels of audio input does Pro Tools software support? Remember, this question pertains to the non-HD version of Pro Tools.
32 Channels.
78. Pro Tools 12 supports ______ MIDI Tracks.
512
How many primary editing tools does Pro Tools provide? Hint: The Smart Tool is not a tool, in itself, but simply combines multiple tools for faster editing.
6
What is the display resolution for MIDI in Pro Tools?
960 ppqn
87. Pro Tools provides an internal MIDI resolution of ___________ pulses per quarter note (ppq).
960,000
Which utility on the Mac is used to set up MIDI Devices in Pro Tools?
AMS
When importing audio, if you select "Add" , Pro Tools will ___________
Allow the clip to be available for use in the session, but the file will not copied into the Audio Files folder of the session.
Within a Session Folder, Pro Tools creates Session File Backups folders, Wave Cache folders, and an ________________
Audio Files Folder.
Which one of these items is not stored directly in the session file (.ptx)?
Audio Files.
When this Preference is enabled, Pro Tools automatically saves backups of your Pro Tools session file while you work.
Auto Backup
In this monitoring mode, when playback is started for a punch-in, Pro Tools monitors existing track material up until the punch point. While punched in, the input signal is monitored. On punch-out, monitoring switches back to the existing track material.
Auto Input Monitoring.
_______________ is not a record mode. It is a selection based function that can be used in any record mode.
Auto Punch
When editing music in Pro Tools, you would be more than likely to view which Timebase Ruler, after a tempo map has been made, in order to edit on a user-definable time grid?
Bars | Beats
Which shortcut is used to copy?
Command C
Which shortcut is used to Paste?
Command V
At the upper right of the Edit Window, just outside of the Clips List, there is a yellow "AZ" icon that allows single key shortcuts when enabled. What is this "AZ" icon called?
Commands Keyboard Focus.
Tempo, Marker and Meter are Rulers of which type?
Conductor.
If I want to combine a few clips on a Playlist and cannot heal the clips, what function can I use to create a single whole-file clip from those multiple clips?
Consolidate
Which choice renders an Edit Selection on an audio track into a new, whole file?
Consolidate.
This option in the Transport controls sets the number of bars counted before playback or recording begins.
Countoff
Which term describes the process of simultaneously fading out one audio clip into another audio clip? In other words, which process would be used to prevent pops and clicks between two adjacent clips?
Crossfading
Which playback function in Pro Tools decouples the playback location from the timeline selection? Hint: This function can be used in conjunction with loop playback mode to quickly audition loop transitions when editing.
Dynamic Transport
When Elastic Audio is enabled, Analysis view lets you...
Edit event markers.
What can you do with the Identify Beat command in Pro Tools?
Establish a tempo/meter map for audio that was recorded without a click, or for imported audio with unknown tempos.
True or False: A producer asks you to make a quick back up copy of the session on her portable hard drive. To do this, you'll use Save As because this will copy all of the session data along with all of the audio files.
False
True or False: A recording pass completed in Destructive Record mode can be removed via the undo command.
False
True or False: In Pro Tools, Audio files cannot be dragged from the Mac Finder and dropped onto audio tracks.
False
True or False: MIDI tracks in Pro Tools provide 10 Inserts and Sends per channel
False
True or False: Manual Tempo Mode allows for multiple tempos in a session.
False
True or False: Offline clips are displayed in a bold font in the Clips List.
False
True or False: Pro Tools will properly play audio files at different sample rates within the same session.
False
True or False: Whole files appear in an italicized font in the clips list?
False
True or False: Audio has been recorded on a track. Since a click track was not used during the recording process, the TCE tool would be used to find the tempo of the recording because this tool automatically builds a tempo map when the clip is stretched or compressed.
False.
True or False: Manual Tempo Mode allows multiple tempo changes in a Pro Tools session.
False.
True or False: While working with a session, you realize you have an extra MIDI track that is just getting in the way. You should just delete this track and keep working because you can still undo the action and retrieve the track if it's needed.
False.
This Event Operation Locks the current state of selected MIDI notes and creates a new "restore to" state for specified MIDI note attributes. Also, this command can be undone. Hint: This is similar to locking image layers together in Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator.
Flatten Performance
When recording into a DAW, the signal may peak. What term is used to describe maximum digital level?
Full Scale
Which of the four Edit modes in Pro Tools restricts clip movement to pre-determined increments set by the user?
Grid
Where is the Input Monitor Enabled Status indicator located?
In the Transport
In this Pro Tools monitoring mode, when a track is record-enabled, Pro Tools monitors audio input only, regardless of any punch-in/out selection or state. Also, in this mode, the audio clips on record-enabled tracks are not heard, even during playback.
Input Only Monitoring.
When using this Record Input Monitoring Mode in Pro Tools, the Input Status LED on the Transport is green.
Input Only Monitoring.
Which Event Operation should I enable so that my MIDI performance is recorded, as closely as possible, to a Grid?
Input Quantize
What is the function of the TCE tool?
It is used to compress or expand clips.
What is the function of Identify Beat?
It is used to match the Grid of Pro Tools to the tempo of an audio clip.
What is the function of Tab to Transients?
It is used to navigate to transients in audio waveforms, placing the cursor just before a transient peak.
What term is used to describe the delay between input and output on record-enabled tracks?
Latency
If I make an Edit Selection across multiple tracks and do not see the corresponding track nameplates being highlighted, which button in the Edit Toolbar is not enabled?
Link Track and Edit Selection.
72. The Hardware Buffer in the Playback Engine should be adjusted to a ______ setting when recording.
Low
MIDI recording is destructive, overwriting notes in a clip, unless which one of these functions is enabled?
MIDI Merge
What can you do with the TCE tool in Pro Tools?
Match an audio clip to the length of another clip or tempo grid.
Can individual MIDI notes be moved while in Clips view?
No
When recording on an audio track, what does Pro Tools use to determine the name of the whole-file that gets created?
Pro Tools uses track names
Conforming the timing of MIDI data to a defined grid with the goal of achieving a particular rhythmic feel is called
Quantizing.
This record mode gives you the ability to manually and instantaneously punch in (initiate recording) and punch out (stop recording) on record-enabled audio tracks during playback.
QuickPunch
What is RMS metering?
RMS displays average loudness of the signal over a range of time.
What is the default the timebase for audio tracks in Pro Tools?
Samples
If you've made a few edits to a mix and want to lock in your work into the current session, which Save option should you use?
Save
Which method of saving creates an alternate version of only the current session file?
Save As
If you need to make a complete backup of your project at the end of the night, including the session audio files, which Save option should you use?
Save Copy In
Which method of saving creates a backup of your session folder, along with the option of including the audio files folder?
Save Copy In
Which Pro Tools Edit mode allows you to use the Trim, Selector, and Grabber tools without any restrictions to placement in time?
Slip.
Which Pro Tools Edit Mode prompts a dialog, allowing you to place the start or end of a clip (or a sync point) at a very precise location?
Spot
After a tempo map has been created, which one of these Edit modes would most likely be used to replace snare hits?
Spot Mode
8. When needing to spot a clip using someplace other than the exact start or end of the clip, you must first make a ____________? Think of it this way: What do you need to create so that a downbeat (transient) in the middle of a clip could be placed at a very specific timeline location?
Sync Point
What happens when you double-click a clip with the grabber tool?
The clip can be renamed.
What happens when you double-click a clip with the selector tool?
The clip is selected.
During the process of recording, you might want to use Pre and Post Roll. What are Pre-Roll and Post Roll?
These settings allow material to be heard up to and after the start and end points of a recording.
What function do the four Edit Modes in Pro Tools serve?
They control the movement and placement of audio and MIDI clips.
What is the default timebase for MIDI tracks in Pro Tools?
Ticks
On an audio track with Elastic Audio enabled, what can you accomplish in Warp View?
Time compress/expand the actual audio.
Bars|Beats and Min:Sec are rulers of which type?
Timebase
Which function within the Event Operations window should be used to move a note or multiple notes from one pitch to another?
Transpose
If I was using QuickPunch and a performance was late (or early), I would probably use the _____ tool to clean-up the punch.
Trim
True or False: Conform to Tempo only works when Elastic Audio is enabled on a track
True
True or False: Heal separation only works if the clips retain their same relative location.
True
True or False: In Manual Tempo mode, you can enter a BPM value in the tempo field, or tap in the tempo with the T key on your alphanumeric keyboard
True
True or False: In Pro Tools, all record-enabled Audio tracks default to Pre-Fader metering.
True
True or False: In the Clips List, subset clips (normal clips) appear in a non-bold or normal font.
True
True or False: More than one Pro Tools Session file (.ptx) can be saved in a Session folder
True
True or False: Pro Tools allows you to set a Preference that allows for new audio tracks to default to Ticks Timebase.
True
True or False: Pro Tools can use files with different bit depths in the same session.
True
True or False: Pro Tools natively supports audio files in either the WAV or AIFF format.
True
True or False: Quick Punch is used for recording overdubs while Pro Tools is playing back.
True
True or False: The Capture clip command defines a selection as a new clip and adds it to the Clips List as a subset, or non-whole file clip.
True
True or False: The audio track from a video file can be imported into a Pro Tools session.
True
True or False: Whole Files appear in a bold font in the Clips List.
True
True or False: You can create a Memory Location/Marker while in playback by pressing the enter key on the numeric pad.
True
True or False: When importing audio using the Workspace Browser in Pro Tools, AIFF and WAV files with samples rates and bit depths matching the session setup will only be added to the session folder, unless the preference for Automatically Copy Files on Import is enabled
True.
If an artist doesn't want to record with a click track, what can you create afterwards to establish a click track that plays in time with your project?
Use Identify Beat to create tempo map.
If I'm not exactly sure how I want to record a particular performance (a guitar riff or vocal hook, for example), I could make a selection in the Playlist and_____________ to get a few different ideas out, while capturing each take.
Use Loop Record
Which Elastic Audio plug-in is not used in Real Time?
X-Form
53. You can save Selection, Track Height, and ____________ in a memory location.
Zoom Settings
Files can be dragged from the Mac Finder or the Workspace Browser into _________
the Clips List or the Tracks List.
