Week 2 - Getting Inside Pro Tools

Answer 1

Every device that feeds a signal to another or is in some way utilized by the other should always be powered up first.

Answer 2

1. Disk drives
2. MIDI gear and sync devices
3. Audio interface
4. Computer
5. Monitors

Answer 3

1. Dock
2. Search
3. Recent items
4. Program folder

Question 4

What is the difference between a session and a project?

Answer 4

1. Session = local to your system
2. Projects = cloud-based productions that can be accessed by multiple users

Question 5

What is included in a session file?

Answer 5

1. A list of the audio and video files used in the session
2. All tracks defined in the session
3. The arrangement within tracks of audio and MIDI content
4. Fade-ins, fade-outs, and crossfades
5. Signal routing
6. Plug-in assignments
7. Control settings (faders, pan pots, etc.)
8. MIDI and automation data

Question 6

What is included in a session folder?

Answer 6

1. Session file
2. WaveCache file
3. Audio Files folder
4. MIDI Files folder
5. Clip Groups folder
6. Rendered Files folder
7. Session File Backups folder
8. Video Files folder

Question 7

True or False: All waveform display data is stored in the session file.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

True or False: Fades are stored in a Fades Files folder within the session folder

Answer 8

False

Question 9

True or False: All session audio is stored in the session file; a backup is maintained in the Audio Files folder.

Answer 9

False
Audio files are always stored in a separate folder either within the session folder or an external location.

Question 10

True or False: All MIDI used in a session is kept in the MIDI Files folder.

Answer 10

False
The only time you see a MIDI Files folder is when you’ve exported MIDI from your session.

Question 11

True or False: When you import a QuickTime movie into Pro Tools, the session references the file in its remote location but does not copy it to the session folder.

Answer 11

True
It’s preferred to store video files on a separate disk, so Pro tools does not copy imported video files to the session

Question 12

True or False: The Rendered Files folder is used to store the results of any signal processing done in Pro Tools.

Answer 12

False
Only temporary Elastic Audio processing is stored here.

Question 13

True or False: If the AutoSave function is not enabled, the session folder will not contain a Session File Backups older.

Answer 13

True
Like a number of other folders within the session folder, this one is only created when needed

Question 14

What are the 3 primary window options?

Answer 14

1. Edit
2. Mix
3. Transport

Question 15

What are 3 types of Pro Tools menus that can be found in a Pro Tools session?

Answer 15

1. Pull-down menus
2. Pop-up menus
3. Context-specific right-click menus

Question 16

What is an example of a floating window?

Answer 16

The Transport window

Question 17

What is displayed on the Track Display area in the Edit window?

Answer 17

1. Audio waveforms
2. MIDI data
3. Video
4. Automation
5. Controller data

Question 18

What area of the Edit Window provides a time reference for the Track Display?

Answer 18

Timelines

Question 19

What information can be shown in the timeline?

Answer 19

1. Minutes/seconds
2. Bars/beats
3. Markers
4. Tempo changes
5. Key changes

Question 20

What part of the Edit window has controls such as solo, mute, automation, plug-ins, track comments, etc.?

Question 21

Which section of the Edit window provides global operational modes, controls, settings and displays?

Answer 21

The toolbar

Question 22

Where are all audio and MIDI files displayed in the Edit window?

Answer 22

The right column contains the Clips list

Question 23

What is the Mix window in Pro Tools designed after?

Answer 23

The Mix window in Pro Tools is designed after an analog console

Question 24

What are the main sections of the Mix window?

Answer 24

1. Inserts
2. I/O
3. Pan pots
4. Solo/Mute controls
5. Faders
6. Delay compensation

Question 25

What are the main functions that utilize the timeline?

Answer 25

1. Main Counter 2. Edit Selection (beginning and end time of a section for editing) 3. Cursor (cursor position) 4. Grid Value (used for constraining placement of audio and MIDI) 5. Nudge Value (increment when moving selected audio/MIDI) 6. Pre & Post-roll (the amount of time added before and after a selected segment) 7. Playback (the range selected for session playback)

Question 26

What are conductor rulers?

Answer 26

Conductor rulers are a collection of time-based musical events that includes tempo, meter, key, chords, and markers

Question 27

How can playlists be utilized in a project?

Answer 27

Playlists can be used to build alternate edits of track material, or you can record successive takes into different playlists.

Answer 28

Adding the Option/Alt key while using an Edit tool reverses its function

Answer 29

Adding the Option/Alt key while performing certain actions extends that action to all others.

Answer 30

Adding the Shift and Option/Alt keys while performing such actions extends the action to all other selected tracks.

Answer 31

1. Commands Keyboard Focus (Allows to perform edit commands and other functions assigned to alphanumeric keys) 2. Clips List Keyboard Focus (Audio, MIDI, and other items in the clips List can be selected by typing the initial letters of their names) 3. Groups List Keyboard Focus (Mix and Edit Groups can be enabled or disabled by typing their Group ID)

Question 32

Which of the following can be used to open a Pro Tools session? 1. The Open session command 2. The Open Recent command 3. The Open Project command 4. All of the above 5. A and B only

Answer 32

5. A and B only

Question 33

Which of the following is necessary so iLok Cloud can authorize the Pro tools application and Avid pug-ins? 1. Pro Tools 2018 and higher 2. A continuous online connection 3. No third-party plug-ins installed 4. All of the above 5. A and B only

Answer 33

5. A and B only

Question 34

How do you share a project with collaborators? 1. Save a session as a .ptxt file 2. Invite one or more of your contacts to collaborate on the project 3. Nothing; all projects are shared automatically with your contacts 4. Open a session using the Open Project command 5. Send the project to collaborators using the Send to... command

Answer 34

2. Invite one or more of your contacts to collaborate on the project

Question 35

Which of the following is a component of the Edit window? 1. Track display area 2. Timeline display area 3. Toolbar area 4. All of the above 5. A and B only

Answer 35

4. All of the above

Question 36

Which of the following sections of the Edit window do NOT include a dedicated pop-up menu? 1. Main toolbar 2. Tracks list 3. Groups list 4. Clips list 5. All of the above sections have dedicated pop-up menus

Answer 36

5. All of the above sections have dedicated pop-up menus

Question 37

Which of the following appears in both the Edit and Mix windows? 1. The Tracks list 2. The Groups list 3. The Clips list 4. All of the above 5. A and B only

Answer 37

5. A and B only

Question 38

Which of the following is NOT a Transport window display option? 1. Counters 2. MIDI Controls 3. Input Meters 4. Output Meters 5. Synchronization

Answer 38

3. Input Meters

Question 39

Which of the following is an available Pro Tools track format? 1. Mono 2. Stereo 3. Multichannel 4. All of the above 5. All of the above, but C in Ultimate only

Answer 39

5. All of the above, but C in Ultimate only

Question 40

Clips can be segments of: 1. Audio data 2. MIDI data 3. Automation data 4. All of the above 5. A and B only

Answer 40

5. A and B only

Question 41

Which of the above can be the contents of a playlist? 1. The final take when recording multiple passes on a track 2. Alternate takes when recording multiple passes on a track 3. An alternate edit of clips in a track 4. Automation data for the volume of a track 5. All of the above

Answer 41

5. All of the above