Lesson 3 Part 1 - Basic Audio Track Techniques

Question 1

How can you identify an audio track in the Mix Window or Tracks List?

Answer 1

waveform icon

Question 2

Can an Aux Input track hold audio clips?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

How can you identify an Aux Input track in the Mix window or the Tracks List?

Answer 3

arrow icon

Question 4

What are the two track types where you can put a MIDI clip or record MIDI?

Answer 4

MIDI and Instrument

Question 5

Can you hear a MIDI track on it’s own?

Answer 5

No

Question 6

How can you identify a MIDI track in the Mix Window or Tracks List?

Answer 6

small circular MIDI plug icon

Question 7

An Instrument Track can be thought of as a combination of which two track types?

Answer 7

MIDI and Aux Input

Question 8

How can you identify an Instrument Track in the Mix Window or Tracks List?

Answer 8

piano icon

Question 9

What are Master Fader tracks used for?

Answer 9

To control the level of an output

Question 10

How can you identify a Master Fader track in the Mix Window or Tracks List?

Answer 10

Greek Letter Sigma (which means sum in mathematical terms)

Question 11

Can you see Video tracks in the Mix Window?

Answer 11

No

Question 12

How can you identify Video tracks in the Edit window’s Tracks List?

Answer 12

a film icon

Question 13

When were Folder tracks introduced in Pro Tools?

Answer 13

early 2020

Question 14

What are the two types of Folder Tracks?

Answer 14

Basic and Routing

Question 15

What are Basic Folder tracks used for?

Answer 15

Simple organization of tracks, and some limited controls over the tracks within them

Question 16

Routing Folder tracks combine the functionality of which two types of tracks?

Answer 16

Basic folder and Aux Input

Question 17

How can you identify a Basic Folder track in the Mix Window?

Answer 17

A folder icon just above the track name

Question 18

How can you identify a Basic Folder track in the Tracks List?

Answer 18

A disclosure triangle next to the track name (in the tracks list)

Question 19

How many Basic Folder Tracks are supported by ALL VERSIONS OF PRO TOOLS

Answer 19

2000

Question 20

Pro Tools Intro and Pro Tools Artist support which types of tracks only?

Answer 20

Mono and Stereo

Question 21

Does the track format (ie, Mono or Stereo) relate to the Input or the Output of the track?

Answer 21

Mono or Stereo relates to the track INPUT

A mono audio track can be routed to stereo output, and vice versa

Question 22

How does one create a new track in Pro Tools?

Answer 22

1. From the Track Menu, choose “New”
2. Shift+Command+N

Question 23

List the Fields in the New Tracks Dialogue Box

Answer 23

1. Choose how many new tracks will be created
2. Choose the channel “width” of your track
3. Choose what type of track will be created (audio, midi, etc)
4. Choose the track timebase (Samples or Ticks)
5. Choose a name for your new track(s)

Question 24

What is the shortcut to toggle between track widths in the New Tracks Dialogue Box?

Answer 24

Hold COMMAND and press the left or right arrow keys

Question 25

What is the shortcut to cycle through the different track types in the New Tracks Dialogue Box?

Answer 25

Hold COMMAND and press the up or down arrow keys

Question 26

Is "Video" an available track type in the New Tracks Dialogue Box?

Answer 26

No. Video tracks can be imported to a new track only.

Question 27

Do Pro Tools Intro and Artist support Video Tracks?

Answer 27

No.

Question 28

Why is your initial Track Name so important?

Answer 28

Because all the clips you create on that track will be named according to the track name (in the clips list, and everywhere).

Question 29

Can you rearrange Tracks' order in the New Tracks Dialogue Box (when creating multiple tracks)?

Answer 29

Yes. Click and hold on the MOVE at the far right of each row, and drag as you wish.

Question 30

What should you do after creating new tracks?

Answer 30

Make sure you can hear them - deal with I/O

Question 31

How can you select a track?

Answer 31

Click on it in the tracks list Click on it's name in the Edit or Mix window

Question 32

How can you deselect a track?

Answer 32

Hold COMMAND and click on it (in the tracks list, Edit Window, or Mix Window)

Question 33

How to select a contiguous range of tracks?

Answer 33

Hold SHIFT

Question 34

How to select a dis-contiguous set of tracks?

Answer 34

Hold COMMAND

Question 35

How to select all tracks?

Answer 35

Hold OPTION

Question 36

How can you show or hide tracks?

Answer 36

1. Click the dot next to that track in the Tracks List 2. Right Click the Track Name in the Tracks List, Edit Window, or Mix Window and choose show/hide from the corresponding menu

Question 37

Are hidden tracks audible?

Answer 37

Yes.

Question 38

How can you rename a track?

Answer 38

1. In the Edit or Mix Window, double click the name of the track 2. In the Edit Window, Mix Window, or Tracks List, right click the name of the track. Choose "rename" from the corresponding menu.

Question 39

How can you re-order tracks?

Answer 39

Click the track name in the Tracks List, Edit Window, or Mix Window, and drag it to the desired place

Question 40

Name three ways to change track height.

Answer 40

1. Click in the track area immediately to the left of where the clips are - this is called the Vertical Zoom Scale - and choose from the menu 2.Choose track height from the Track Options Menu Button (circular icon just to the left of each track name) 3. Put your cursor at the bottom boundary of a track you want to resize, and click and drag up and down

Question 41

How can you access the track controls that are hidden when a track is smaller than Medium size?

Answer 41

From the Track Options Menu Button (the small circular icon just to the left of each track name)

Question 42

Is deleting a track undo-able?

Answer 42

No.

Question 43

What happens to your Undo History when you delete a track?

Answer 43

Your undo history is cleared when you delete a track, so not only can you not undo the deletion of a track, after you delete a track you can't undo anything you did before that either.

Question 44

How can you delete a track?

Answer 44

1. From the Track Menu, choose delete. The selected track or tracks will be deleted. 2. Right click on the track name and choose delete from the menu that appears.