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| What is the quick-key function of "0" on the numeric pad? |
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| What is the quick-key function of "1" on the numeric pad? |
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| What is the quick-key function of "2" on the numeric pad? |
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| What is the quick-key function of "3" on the numeric pad? |
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| What is the quick-key function of "4" on the numeric pad? |
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| Loop Playback mode on/off |
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| What is the quick-key function of "5" on the numeric pad? |
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| What is the quick-key function of "6" on the numeric pad? |
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| What is the quick-key function of "7" on the numeric pad? |
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| What is the quick-key function of "8" on the numeric pad? |
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| What is the quick-key function of "9" on the numeric pad? |
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| MIDI Merge/Replace mode on/off |
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| Who are the founders of DigiDesign? |
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| Peter Gotcher and Evan Brooks. |
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| When was ProTools HD unveiled? |
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| 2002 as the successor of ProTools TDM and ProTools24 |
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| What was DigiDesign's first truely integrated console and when was it released? |
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| What type of digital protocol format should be used? |
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AES/EBU. "...you should always use te AES/EBU format over the S/PDIF format because the professional format is technically more stable and filters out any copy protection encoded in the digital audio stream." |
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What type of connector does AES/EBU digital protocol use? What type does S/PDIF use? |
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| What are the three types of ProTools? |
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| What makes ProTools M-Powered and LE different from the HD system? |
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| M-Powered and LE are host based (relying on the processing power of the computer's CPU) whereas HD is hardware based (relying on the processing power of didicated chips within the hardware). |
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| What is the highest sampling rate that can be achieved with ProTools M-Powered? |
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| hat is the highest Bit Depth that can be achieved with ProTools M-Powered? |
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How many tracks does ProTools M-Powered allow you to playback simultaneously? What is the track count with the Music Production or the Toolkit upgrade? |
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Up to 32 voices (mono or stereo). Up to 48 mono or stereo (possible 96 voices). |
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| How many MIDI tracks does ProTools M-Powered allow you to have? |
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| What type of hardware is compatible with ProTools M-Powered? |
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-All "FireWire" models -Keyboards: Ozone Ozonic -PCI Cards: Audiophile Delta -Mobile: Mobile Transit Fast Track -Black Box -Project Mix I/O |
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| What is the highest sample rate that may be achieved in ProTools LE? |
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| What is the highest bit depth that may be achieved in ProTools LE? |
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How many tracks may be played back on ProTools LE? What is the track count with the Music Production or Toolkit upgrade? |
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Up to 32 voices (mono and stereo) 48 mono and stereo (possible 96 voices) |
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| How many MIDI tracks are you allowed in ProTools LE? |
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| How many simultaneous analog inputs are you allowed in ProTools LE? |
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| What hardware is compatible with ProTools LE? |
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| Any of the Mbox models, and the 002. |
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| What is the highest sample rate available for ProTools HD? |
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| What is the highest bit depth available for ProTools HD? |
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| How many tracks can ProTools HD playback? |
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| Up to 192 tracks...recording and playbing back. |
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| How many MIDI tracks are available with ProTools HD? |
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| How many simultaneous I/O's are available with ProTools HD? |
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| How many Aux tracks are available with any ProTools system? |
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| How many channels of I/O does a single HD Core card provide? |
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| How many HD audio interfaces does ProTools HD 7 allow you to connect through the use of multiple HD accel cards? |
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| What features come with the Music Production Toolkit? |
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Hybrid (synth) TL Space Native Edition (reverb) Smack!LE (compressor) SoundReplacer (drum replacer) Digidesign Intelligent Noise Reduction (DINR) LE (noise reduction) Multi-track Beat Detective Up to 48 mono or stereo tracks Pro Tools MP3 Option |
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| What does the DV Toolkit 2 include? |
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TL Space Native Edition (reverb) DINR LE (noise reduction) Synchro Arts VoxALign Project for Pro Tools (time stretch/compress) DigiBase Pro (sound banks) DigiTranslator 2.0 (file converter) Extended Pro Tools Functionality (post production functions) Up to 48 tracks mono or stereo Pro Tools MP3 Option |
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| Keys which are pressed in combination with other keys or with a mouse action. |
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| Is ProTools Cross platform compatible? (works with Mac and Windows computers) |
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| Is audio stored in the session file? |
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| What is a wave Cache file? |
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| Picture of waveforms (visual representation...not audio). |
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| Can the wave Cache File be deleted without harming or corrupting the session? |
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| Yes, a new file is created when the session is opened next. |
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| What type of audio files does Pro Tools work with? |
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| Uncompressed: Wave (.wav; most common), Broadcast wave (form of wave), .AIFF, SDII (mac only). |
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| Does Pro Tools store each take of a recording? |
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| Where are fade files stored? |
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| Can the Fade Files Folder be deleted without damaging or corrupting the session? |
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| Yes. It will be replaced next time the session is opened. |
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| When you import a video file that is already in digital format into Pro Tools...does it create a video files folder? |
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| No. It only references the original location. Only if you convert from an analog format will it create a video file folder within your session folder. |
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| Do all of the M-Powered and LE hardware interfaces need to be powered up before you open Pro Tools? |
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No. "Some Pro Tools M-Powered and LE interfaces...get their power from the computer; these interfaces do not need to be powered up in advance." -USB powered interfaces. |
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| When must an iLok key be inserted into the computer for it to be read properly? |
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| Before launching Pro Tools. |
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| What should your buffer setting be to record with low latency? |
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| What should your buffer settings be for mixing? |
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| High. Latency is not an issue in mixing...processing power for plug-ins and other labor intensive processes are benefited from this. |
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| What are the four edit modes in Pro Tools? |
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| Does the volume fader in the mix window affect the input gain of a signal being recorded? |
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| No. Only adjusts ouput level only! |
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| What are the 6 edit tools of Pro Tools? |
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Zoomer Trim Selector Grabber Scrubber Pencil *Smart Tool is a combination of Selector, Trim, and Grabber. |
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| What are the two modes of the Zoomer Tool? |
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Normal-Zoomer remains selected after zooming. Single Zoom-previously selected tool is automatically reselected after zooming. |
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| What does Marquee Zooming allow you to do? |
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| Zoom in both horizontally and vertically. |
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| How do you zoom out with the Zoomer Tool? |
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| Hold Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) while clicking. |
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| How does the Trim Tool affect regions? |
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| Changes the ends of the regions non-destructively. |
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| What does Pro Tools automatically do the first time you trim a region? |
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| Adds it to the regions list. |
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| What feature can you utilize on the Trim Tool in Pro Tools HD only? |
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| Time Compression/Expansion Trimmer. |
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| Can the Selector Tool select both horizontally and vertically? |
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| What different modes of the Grabber Tool are there? |
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| Separation Grabber and Object Grabber. |
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| Where did scrubbing originate? |
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| Tape editing. Process of rocking the tape back and forth past the play head to locate a precise position. |
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| Can you scrub more than one track at a time? |
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Yes. "Draggin the Scrubber Tool between two adjacent mono or stereo audio tracks allows you to scrub the two tracks together." |
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| Is the Pencil Tool destructive? |
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| What is the Pencil Tool commonly used for? |
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| Removing pops and clicks. |
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| When is the Pencil Tool available for use? |
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| When zoomed in at sample level. |
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| When using the Pencil Tool in MIDI, what are the velocities determined by? |
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| What are the Pencil Tool shapes? |
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Freehand Line Triangle Square Random |
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| When using the Pencil Tool for MIDI, what features of the Pencil Tool control aspects of MIDI? |
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Line=Volume Tiangle=Pan Freehand=Pitch Bend Square/Random=Velocity. |
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| What 3 tools are combined to form the Smart Tool? |
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Selector Tool Trim Tool Grabber Tool |
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| Can the Smart Tool do crossfades? |
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| What are the quick-key combinations to access Shuffle Mode? |
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| What are the quick-keys to access the Slip edit mode? |
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| What are the quick-keys to access the Spot edit mode? |
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| What are the quick-key commands to access the Grid edit mode? |
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"...movement is constrained by other regions, and the changes you make will affect the placement of subsequent requins on the track." Cannot overlap |
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"...you can move, trim, cut, or paste regions freely within a track or among tracks without affecting the placement of other regions on the track." Can overlap |
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| "...you can move or place regions within a track at precise locations." |
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| What does the absolute feature of the Grid edit mode allow you to do? |
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| Snap regions to the tempo of the song. |
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| What does the relative feature of the Grid edit mode allow you to do? |
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| Nudges by determined values keeping the relative distance the was originally between tempo beats. |
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| What is the difference between the Main Time Scale and the Sub Time Scale? |
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Main Time Scale-determines the time format used for the transport functions and grid and nudge values. Sub Time Scale- provides additional timing reference. |
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| By default, what is the Main Time Scale set to? |
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| What are the different units that the Main Time Scale can be set to? |
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| Bars:Beats, Minutes:Seconds, Time Code (Pro Tools HD or LE with DV Toolkit only), Feet+Frames, or Samples. |
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| What menu would you Access to change the Main Time Scale settings? |
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| What are the two types of Rulers? |
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| Timebase Rulers and Conductor Rulers. |
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| What are the different units the the Sub Time Counter can be set to? |
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| Bars:Beats, Minutes:Seconds, Time Code (Pro Tools HD or LE with DV Toolkit only), Feet+Frames, or Samples. |
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| What menu would you access to change the different Rulers viewed? |
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| Can the Ruler View corresponding to the session's Main Time Scale be deselected? |
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| No...what, are you crazy? |
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