Audio Engineering II Study Guide 2

Delete everything before loading REM A I/O

If the Protools I/O setup does not match what is required, one should:

CMD + 3 (number pad)

Call up bar beat counter

OPT CMD / Selecting Input 1 / Releasing / Repeat with Output 1

Cascading Inputs and Outputs is performed by selecting and holding _______ and _______ and _______________________

OPT CMD

Cascading Inputs and outputs in Protools is quick when the shortcut ______ _________ is used

Microphone Input List Template

Color coding of tracks in ProTools for REM Projects follow the recommended color scheme found where?

One

Creating groups in Protools is recommended for any tracks over the count of

OPT + BACKSLASH

Duplicate playlist

Click Bus and Stereo Bounce

In regards to the I/O setup in Protools, what two additional outputs and busses are created for tracking?

Focusrite RedNet Interface

In the case of REM Studio A, 24 inputs and 24 outputs are provided by the

Duplicate / switch back / .01 / .02 / keep the original count-off / starting point

It is recommended to __________ the first playlist after recording of an acceptable performance. Afterwards, you must _____________ to the first playlist and then record the next performance. The first performance will have the extension _______ while the second would have _______ and so on. The advantage of this method is that you can _____________________ and make all other playlists share the same ___________________

a. Output click/thumper b. Click buss c. Output 22 to monitor thumper

List the routing of the click and thumper output samples to the click print track input

MIX 3-4 / Master 3-4 Output / 3-4

Monitoring the MonMix at the console is accomplished by assigning the monitor outputs 23 & 24 to _____________-, turning up ____________________ as well as changing the internal mix bus switch to ___________

SURNAME_3190.0#_PJT_TRK

Naming the initial folder PJT in Protools causes the .ptx file to be named the PJT. Once the session requirements are finished being created, the tracking file is saved as

CTL BACKSLASH

New playlist on selected track

CTL OPT SHIFT BACKSLASH

New playlist on selected tracks

Faster setup for editing

One advantage of grouping tracks is the ability to select the group after recording and _______________________

24 individual outputs / MIX OUT 1-2, 3-4

Setting up software-based mixing during tracking in REM is not necessary because the NEVE console provides __________________________ and monitoring of the tracks recorded. Mixing of those outputs are summed to _____________________

Avid Sync HD

Since there is more than interface device in use, wordclock sync is provided by the use of an

Copy all Media / select tracks to import

The audio clip is imported into the session by selecting _________ and __________

Buffer size setting / increasing / playback

The delay is controlled by the audio interface software and the DAW recording software by means of increasing or decreasing the ___________________. While _____________ it can stabilize performance playback of the DAW, it can cause significant delay whereby a musician plays a note and then hears the _________________ signal slightly later

CMD + Click on the play button

Turn off loop playback

Meter changes or tempo changes

Using an accented click can become hard to play to when

SURNAME_DATE_24b48kHz

Using your surname and assigned tracking date, what is the correct name of your folder?

a. Flying Faders b. Old Sessions c. Project Info

What three folders are added to the session PJT folder?

MPC Classic No Accent

When creating a click for the band to play to, the PT plugin should be set to

Latency

_____________________ is a term used to describe the delay of the monitored signal returned through an A/D - D/A converter when using DAW recording software, or a computer operating system

Click Print

_____________________ is the name of the track printed to track 22

Delay Compensation

__________________________ should be turned OFF during recording

a. Click print 22 is placed in record ready b. Mic Status - monitor fader - P/B

Explain how Track 22 is monitored at the console in MIC status before it is recorded

AET_3190_Thumper_Click_24b48kHz

For click emphasis, session data from the folder, _____________________ provides additional quarter and eighth note samples

MIX OUT 1-2 / Multitrack Send 23-24

Printing of a MonMix L & R to Protools is accomplished by patching out of ________________ into ____________________

Green / Red / not

Guidelines for color tagging PJTs requires folders created by Protools to be _________, whereas folders created by the user are tagged __________. Individual files are _________ color tagged

Course Section folder -> PJT folder -> Audio files, bounced files, flying faders, old sessions, project info, session file backups, Current PT session file, and Wavecache

According to Practicum 2, the main PJT folder is created inside the class folder and follows the structure of

a. Tracking b. Overdub c. Mix d. Revised Overdub e. Revised Mix

According to 3190 Audio Engineering II, the five sessions covering the stages above are:

a. Session Preparation b. Recording c. Overdubbing d. Punching In e. Editing f. Mixing

According to Bartlett & Bartlett, the six stages of a multi-track recording are:

High pass filtering / low pass filtering

According to Bartlett and Bartlett, when tracking, muddiness can be reduced by _________________ unwanted low end. Audio II instructors recommend the additional use of _____________________ to reduce high frequency buildup and tonally shape the recorded tracks

The Audio Interface

Assigning inputs and outputs in Protools is solely dependent on the