Chapter 2

Question 1

what is the highest sample rate and bit depth?

Answer 1

Sample rates up to 192 kHz; bit depths up to 32-bit floating point

Question 2

How many channels of I/O does Pro Tools have?

Answer 2

Up to 32 channels of I/O with appropriate audio interface

Question 3

true or false: Standard Pro Tools does not support a single video clip/Video track per session

Answer 3

false

Question 4

what does Pro Tools | Ultimate enable?

Answer 4

enables additional editing features and functions:

• Import multiple video clips
• Include multiple video tracks (only one can play back at a time)
• Edit video clips (cut, copy, paste, delete selections)

Question 5

how do you set up Video Tracks?

Answer 5

Import a compatible video file in standard Pro Tools to create a Video track for the clip

Question 6

true or false: Pro Tools | Ultimate allows creating Video tracks with or without video clips on them

Answer 6

true

Question 7

how do you set up Video Playback on a Secondary Monitor?

Answer 7

• Display the Video window (Window > Video).
• Drag the window to a secondary display
• Right-click in the Video window and select Fullscreen.

Question 8

what do Browser Features allow you to do?

Answer 8

Search across one or more drives (volumes)
Audition audio files
Use Elastic Audio to match files to the session tempo
Drag and drop files into an open session

Question 9

what locations can the Workspace Browser Overview

Interface be focused?

Answer 9

• Sound Libraries (installed sample packs and loop libraries)
• Volumes (storage drives)
• Session (currently open Pro Tools document)
• Track Presets
• Catalogues (user-created file collections)
• User (current user’s home directory)

Question 10

how can you open a new Workspace browser?

Answer 10

Choose Window > New Workspace > Default, or

Press Option+I (Mac) or Alt+I (Windows).

Question 11

when is Waveform Display Available?

Answer 11

The waveform has already been calculated
You Import a file to a session
You audition a file

Question 12

when Auditioning Audio Files, how do you set up basic previews?

Answer 12

• Select a file and press Spacebar
• Select a file and click the Preview button in the browser toolbar
• Click the Play icon to the left of a waveform display
• Click anywhere in a waveform display to begin mid-file

Question 13

how do you Preview at the Session Tempo?

Answer 13

Enable Audio Files Conform to Session Tempo button

Activate the preview using one of the above methods

Question 14

how do you Search for Files with Soundbase?

Answer 14

Choose Window > New Workspace > Soundbase, or

Press Control+Option+I (Mac) or Start+Alt+I (Windows)

Question 15

how do you access Soundbase functionality from an open Workspace browser?

Answer 15

Click on Sound Libraries in the Locations pane

Question 16

how do you Searching Using Tags?

Answer 16

• Activate Soundbase or click the Tags pane icon in a Workspace browser
• Click on a tag in the Tags pane at the top
• Click any additional tags to add more filters to the search

Question 17

how do you remove tags?

Answer 17

Click the X on the right side of a tag, or

Press Esc key to clear all tags

Question 18

how do you exclude results based on tags?

Answer 18

Option-click (Mac) or Alt-click (Windows) on a tag

Question 19

what are the Supported audio file types in pro tools?

Answer 19

AIFF, WAV, MP3, QuickTime, MXF audio, REX, ACID

Question 20

true or false: Drag and Drop will not reference original media, by default

Answer 20

false

Question 21

when Importing Files and Session Data, in what scenario will Files be copied/converted?

Answer 21

File is not in a native format (.wav or .aiff)

Sample rate does not match the session

Question 22

how do you Force-Copy Media?

Answer 22

• Hold Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) while dragging in a file,

or

• Choose Setup > Preferences > Processing; enable Automatically Copy Files on Import

Question 23

when Importing Files using a Workspace Browser, how do you search all connected drives?

Answer 23

click Volumes in the Locations pane

Question 24

when Importing Files using a Workspace Browser, how do you search a specific location?

Answer 24

expand Volumes and target drives; then click (select) target location

Question 25

when Importing Files using a Workspace Browser, how do you search multiple locations?

Answer 25

expand Volumes and target drives; then click the Search Checked icon at the top of the Locations pane

Question 26

how do you Import to the Clip List or to Tracks?

Answer 26

Drag and drop from Workspace to the Clip List, to an existing track, or to the Track List

Question 27

what are the 3 steps of Spotting Files During Import?

Answer 27

- Enable Spot mode prior to importing from Workspace browser - For Video files, select Spot from the Location drop-down in the Video Import Options dialog box - Place the edit cursor on a track; then Right-click a file in the Workspace and choose Spot To Edit Insertion

Question 28

how do you Import Tracks and Other Session Data?

Answer 28

- Choose File > Import > Session Data, or press Option+Shift+I (Mac) or Alt+Shift+I (Windows) - Select session or template file to import from - Select tracks to add to current session - Select other import options in Session Data section

Question 29

how do you Batch Import Files?

Answer 29

Drag files from Explorer or Finder window directly to the Clip List

Question 30

what are the Benefits of Clip Groups?

Answer 30

- A collection of audio, MIDI, or video clips is grouped together to facilitate selecting, moving, and editing - Useful for assembling parts and sections - Can be nested in multiple layers - Can include partial clips - Can include silence

Question 31

how do you Create Clip Groups?

Answer 31

- Make a selection on 1 or more tracks - Choose Clip > Group or press Command+Shift+G (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+G (Windows) - Clip Group Icons

Question 32

how do you Ungroup Clips?

Answer 32

- Select clip group and choose Clip > Ungroup to ungroup one level, or - Select clip group and choose Clip > Ungroup All to ungroup all levels

Question 33

how do you Regroup Clips?

Answer 33

- Select a clip from the ungrouped clip group and choose Clip > Regroup - If prompted, choose whether to Modify all other copies of the clip group or to create a new, different Copy of the clip group

Question 34

how do you reveal component files of Clip Groups in the Clip List?

Answer 34

Click a disclosure triangle to reveal component files