PRO TOOLS 101 ACTUAL FINAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What controls are found in the Transport Window? - ✔✔Transports controls,
Counters, and MIDI controls
✔✔What does the MIDI Editor Window provide? - ✔✔Detailed MIDI and automation
data for editing tasks
✔✔How can you view your MIDI data in the Score Editor Window? - ✔✔As music
notation
✔✔What are the Edit Tool functions? - ✔✔Zoomer, Trim, Selector, Grabber, Scrubber,
and Pencil
✔✔What does the Smart Tool consist of? - ✔✔Trim, Selector, and Grabber tools
✔✔What are the four Edit Modes? - ✔✔Shuffle, Slip, Spot, Grid
✔✔What are the MIDI controls found in the Transport Window? - ✔✔Wait for Note,
Metronome, MIDI Merge, and Tempo Ruler Enable (Conductor)
✔✔What is Universe View? - ✔✔Displays an overview of entire session
✔✔Where can Universe View be found? - ✔✔At the top of the Timeline
✔✔How do you select material on adjacent tracks? - ✔✔Drag vertically
✔✔How do you select material on nonadjacent tracks? - ✔✔Shift-click with Selector tool
✔✔Where does the cursor move to when using the Tab key? - ✔✔Clip boundaries on
Track Playlist
, ✔✔How do you select from the current cursor position to the next clip boundary? -
✔✔Shift+Tab
✔✔How do you select from the current cursor position to the previous clip boundary? -
✔✔Option+Shift+Tab
✔✔What is a transient point? - ✔✔Initial peak or modulation in an audio waveform
✔✔How do you tab to transient points? - ✔✔Toggle Tab to Transients in the Edit
window toolbar
✔✔How do you zoom out? - ✔✔Option-Click the Zoomer tool
✔✔How do you get back to full track view after zooming in? - ✔✔Double-click the
Zoomer tool
✔✔ Name five types of production tasks that ProTools can be used for. - ✔✔Audio,
MIDI, notation, mixing, and post-production
✔✔What is the AIR group? - ✔✔Advanced Instrument Research
✔✔What types of products does the AIR Software Group specialize in? - ✔✔Innovative
plug-ins for ProTools
✔✔Examples of AIR plug-ins: - ✔✔Virtual instruments; Air Creative collection; Structure
✔✔What is the frequency range of human hearing? - ✔✔20 Hz to 20 kHz
✔✔What does the frequency of a sound wave affect in terms of how we perceive the
sound? - ✔✔Frequency affects pitch
✔✔How is frequency measured? - ✔✔Cycles per second (CPS) or Hertz (Hz)
✔✔What does the amplitude of the sound wave affect? - ✔✔Amplitude affects loudness
✔✔How is amplitude measured? - ✔✔Decibels (dB)
✔✔What is the threshold of pain? - ✔✔120 dB
✔✔What is sampling? - ✔✔The process of taking discrete readings of a signal at
various moments in time
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What controls are found in the Transport Window? - ✔✔Transports controls,
Counters, and MIDI controls
✔✔What does the MIDI Editor Window provide? - ✔✔Detailed MIDI and automation
data for editing tasks
✔✔How can you view your MIDI data in the Score Editor Window? - ✔✔As music
notation
✔✔What are the Edit Tool functions? - ✔✔Zoomer, Trim, Selector, Grabber, Scrubber,
and Pencil
✔✔What does the Smart Tool consist of? - ✔✔Trim, Selector, and Grabber tools
✔✔What are the four Edit Modes? - ✔✔Shuffle, Slip, Spot, Grid
✔✔What are the MIDI controls found in the Transport Window? - ✔✔Wait for Note,
Metronome, MIDI Merge, and Tempo Ruler Enable (Conductor)
✔✔What is Universe View? - ✔✔Displays an overview of entire session
✔✔Where can Universe View be found? - ✔✔At the top of the Timeline
✔✔How do you select material on adjacent tracks? - ✔✔Drag vertically
✔✔How do you select material on nonadjacent tracks? - ✔✔Shift-click with Selector tool
✔✔Where does the cursor move to when using the Tab key? - ✔✔Clip boundaries on
Track Playlist
, ✔✔How do you select from the current cursor position to the next clip boundary? -
✔✔Shift+Tab
✔✔How do you select from the current cursor position to the previous clip boundary? -
✔✔Option+Shift+Tab
✔✔What is a transient point? - ✔✔Initial peak or modulation in an audio waveform
✔✔How do you tab to transient points? - ✔✔Toggle Tab to Transients in the Edit
window toolbar
✔✔How do you zoom out? - ✔✔Option-Click the Zoomer tool
✔✔How do you get back to full track view after zooming in? - ✔✔Double-click the
Zoomer tool
✔✔ Name five types of production tasks that ProTools can be used for. - ✔✔Audio,
MIDI, notation, mixing, and post-production
✔✔What is the AIR group? - ✔✔Advanced Instrument Research
✔✔What types of products does the AIR Software Group specialize in? - ✔✔Innovative
plug-ins for ProTools
✔✔Examples of AIR plug-ins: - ✔✔Virtual instruments; Air Creative collection; Structure
✔✔What is the frequency range of human hearing? - ✔✔20 Hz to 20 kHz
✔✔What does the frequency of a sound wave affect in terms of how we perceive the
sound? - ✔✔Frequency affects pitch
✔✔How is frequency measured? - ✔✔Cycles per second (CPS) or Hertz (Hz)
✔✔What does the amplitude of the sound wave affect? - ✔✔Amplitude affects loudness
✔✔How is amplitude measured? - ✔✔Decibels (dB)
✔✔What is the threshold of pain? - ✔✔120 dB
✔✔What is sampling? - ✔✔The process of taking discrete readings of a signal at
various moments in time
