Lesson 7 - Pro Tools Workflow

Question 1

Which modifier is “Do to All”

Answer 1

Option

Question 2

Which modifiers are “Do to All Selected”

Answer 2

Shift+Option

Question 3

How can you make a Timeline Selection on Adjacent Tracks with the Selector?

Answer 3

Click and drag horizontally, and vertically over multiple tracks

Question 4

How can you make a Timeline Selection on Non-Adjacent Tracks with the Selector?

Answer 4

Make a selection on one track
Hold the Shift key and click anywhere on the timeline of the track where you want to add the selected area*****

Does this really work? Try it.

Question 5

When “Link Track and Edit Selection” is enabled, what happens?

Answer 5

Any selection you make on a track will automatically select that track, and if you select another track, the selection will move accordingly.

Question 6

How do you enable “Link Track and Edit Selection”?

Answer 6

1. From the Options menu
2. From the button below the Trim tool.
   Horizontal lines = tracks
   Two dots sandwiching 2 Vertical Lines = Edit Selection

Question 7

When “Link Track and Edit Selection” is disabled, what happens?

Answer 7

Any selection on a track and the selected track are completely unrelated.

Question 8

How can you CUT

Answer 8

1. Edit menu -> Cut
2. Command+X

Question 9

How can you COPY

Answer 9

1. Edit menu -> Copy
2. Command+C

Question 10

How can you PASTE

Answer 10

1. Edit menu -> Paste
2. Command+V

Question 11

How can you CLEAR

Answer 11

1. Edit menu -> Clear
2. Command+B

**What’s the difference between clear and delete? What does pro tools do with each

Question 12

How can you UNDO

Answer 12

1. Edit menu -> Undo
2. Command+Z

Question 13

How can you REDO

Answer 13

1. Edit menu -> Redo
2. Shift+Command+Z

Question 14

How can you DUPLICATE

Answer 14

1. Edit menu -> Duplicate
2. Command+D

Question 15

How can you REPEAT

Answer 15

1. Edit menu -> Repeat
2. Option+R

Question 16

Duplicate vs Repeat

Answer 16

Duplicating creates a copy of a clip and places it immediately after the original.
DUPLICATE = ONE OFF OPERATION
Repeating a clip opens the repeat dialog box and allows you to create multiple repetitions in one process.
REPEAT = TO MAKE MULTIPLE COPIES AT ONCE

Question 17

If you SEPARATE a clip, when will you end up with two clips, and when will you end up with three?

Answer 17

If your cursor is in one place and there’s no area selected, one clip will be split at the cursor into two

If you’ve selected an area, one clip will be split in two places - at the beginning of the selection and at the end. You’ll have 3 clips when you’re finished.

Question 18

How can you SEPARATE?

Answer 18

1. Edit -> Separate ->
   At Selection, On Grid, At Transients
2. Command+E

Question 19

What is a good, old-school rule for where on the waveform you should separate or trim your clips?

Answer 19

Either silence, or at the zero point of the waveform with the waveform ascending (the compression phase)

Question 20

Which type of the SEPARATE command might be very useful in editing something like drums?

Answer 20

Separate at transients
Choose your pre-separate amount of time in msec

Question 21

How can you HEAL SEPARATION

Answer 21

1. Edit -> Heal Separation
2. Command+H

Question 22

You can only Heal Separation if -

Answer 22

all the clips involved haven’t been moved in relation to each other.

Question 23

What does CONSOLIDATE do?

Answer 23

CONSOLIDATE renders a number of clips (audio or MIDI) into a new, single clip.

Question 24

How can you CONSOLIDATE clips?

Answer 24

1. Edit -> Consolidate Clip
2. Shift+Option+3

Question 25

The process of setting your NUDGE value is nearly identical to the process of -

Answer 25

setting your Grid value

Question 26

Can you NUDGE in a timescale that's different from your session?

Answer 26

It looks like you can in the book. Try it out.

Question 27

How can you NUDGE?

Answer 27

Select your NUDGE value. On your numeric keypad - [+] nudges later in time [-] nudges earlier in time On your QWERTY keyboard - (.) Period nudges later in time (,) Comma nudges earlier in time

Question 28

How can you create a FADE

Answer 28

1. Edit -> Fades -> Create 2. Command+F (use your cursor - does the fade icon only come up with the multi tool or does the tool not matter? Check)

Question 29

On a stereo track, how can you audition a FADE in each channel separately?

Answer 29

In the Fades dialogue box, to the right of the speaker icon/audition button Choose 1 (Left), 2 (Right), or Both

Question 30

In the Fades Dialogue box, what are the buttons to the left of the waveform display, and when are they most useful?

Answer 30

Waveform view buttons they change how you view the waveform(s) most useful for crossfades

Question 31

What are the +/- buttons below the Waveform View buttons in the Fades Dialogue box?

Answer 31

Vertical Zoom buttons that allow you to zoom your waveform up or down

Question 32

How can you change the shape of a Fade once you've made it?

Answer 32

Click and drag on the fade curve line **Can you do this in the Fades dialogue box as well as in the track area?

Question 33

How can you create a CROSSFADE?

Answer 33

Select an area of two overlapping clips Then Command+F or from the Edit menu (or with the cursor... again... does it matter what tool you're using?)

Question 34

How can you change the placement of the crossing point of your Fade in the Fades Dialogue Box?

Answer 34

Click and drag it earlier or later (Can you do this in the Edit window too?)

Question 35

When creating a CROSSFADE with the Fades Dialogue Box, what are your options for linking the fade in and the fade out?

Answer 35

Equal Gain Equal Power None

Question 36

Linking a CROSSFADE with Equal Gain means -

Answer 36

The midpoint of the Fade curves will not be boosted in any way Good for a smooth transition when crossfading identical or very similar audio

Question 37

Linking a CROSSFADE with Equal Power means -

Answer 37

The midpoint of the Fade curves will be boosted, to compensate for the volume drop that sometimes occurs when combining significantly different waveforms. Good for crossfading very disimilar clips

Question 38

(Not) Linking a CROSSFADE with the "None" option means -

Answer 38

You can change one half of the crossfade without changing the other half. Click on the small black handle at the beginning or end of a fade curve and drag it to where you want it. Good if you need a specific nonlinear transition.

Question 39

Whats the Edit Keyboard Focus shortcut for a Fade In

Answer 39

(Click where you want a Fade in to end) D

Question 40

Whats the Edit Keyboard Focus shortcut for a Fade Out

Answer 40

(Click where you want a Fade out to begin) G

Question 41

Whats the Edit Keyboard Focus shortcut for a Crossfade

Answer 41

(Select two overlapping clips where you want your crossfade) F

Question 42

How can you edit Fades you've created with the Grabber tool?

Answer 42

- Double click a Fade with the Grabber to re-open the fades dialogue box -Click and drag a Fade with the Grabber to change the position of the Fade

Question 43

How can you edit Fades you've created with the Selector tool?

Answer 43

Hold Command and move the Selector tool into a fade. When the cursor changes to a fade icon you can click and drag the curve to the desired shape. The fade curve will turn yellow as you drag.

Question 44

How can you edit Fades you've created with the Trim tool?

Answer 44

Click at the beginning or end of a fade with the Trim tool, and drag, just like it's an audio clip.

Question 45

Name 3 ways to delete a Fade

Answer 45

1. Select the Fade and hit Delete 2. Right-click a fade and choose Delete Fades from the dropdown menu 3. Make a selection with multiple fades and then, Edit -> Fades -> Delete

Question 46

What are the 2 TAB modes in Pro Tools?

Answer 46

1. Standard 2. Tab to Transients

Question 47

TABBING in Standard mode -

Answer 47

moves the edit insertion (cursor) from clip boundary to clip boundary if you press and hold TAB, the edit cursor goes fast from boundary to boundary

Question 48

In Standard TAB mode, how do you make the edit cursor go backwards?

Answer 48

Hold the Option key while you press TAB

Question 49

How do you enable Tab to Transients?

Answer 49

1. Options -> Tab to Tansient 2. Tab to Transient button (arrow pointing at a waveform)

Question 50

When Tab to Transients is enabled, what happens?

Answer 50

TAB jumps the edit cursor to clip boundaries and each transient

Question 51

How do you Tab to Transient backwards?

Answer 51

Hold Option while pressing TAB

Question 52

How do you MAKE A SELECTION while TABBING?

Answer 52

Hold Shift while pressing TAB