Pro Tools 101 Certification
Name five types of production tasks that ProTools can be used for. correct answersAudio, MIDI, notation,
mixing, and post-production
What is the AIR group? correct answersAdvanced Instrument Research
What types of products does the AIR Software Group specialize in? correct answersInnovative plug-ins
for ProTools
Examples of AIR plug-ins: correct answersVirtual instruments; Air Creative collection; Structure
What is the frequency range of human hearing? correct answers20 Hz to 20 kHz
What does the frequency of a sound wave affect in terms of how we perceive the sound? correct
answersFrequency affects pitch
How is frequency measured? correct answersCycles per second (CPS) or Hertz (Hz)
What does the amplitude of the sound wave affect? correct answersAmplitude affects loudness
How is amplitude measured? correct answersDecibels (dB)
What is the threshold of pain? correct answers120 dB
What is sampling? correct answersThe process of taking discrete readings of a signal at various moments
in time
, What is the sample rate? correct answersThe frequency with which digital snapshots (samplings) are
collected
What is the Nyquist Theorem? correct answersIn order to produce an accurate representation of a given
frequency of sound, each cycle of the sound's vibration must be sampled a min of two times
What is the standard sample rate of an audio CD? correct answers44.1 kHz
What is the useful dynamic range of speech and music? correct answers40 to 105 dB
What is A/D conversion? correct answersAnalog-to-digital conversion
What is quantization? correct answersCapturing the relative amplitude of a sample by quantifying
(assigning) to sample to the closest available amplitude value
What is bit depth? correct answersBinary word length
What is the greatest bit depth possible? correct answers32-bit floating point
What is the highest sample rate possible? correct answers196 kHz
How many simultaneous mono or stereo Audio tracks can PT support? correct answers96
How many simultaneous MIDI tracks can PT support? correct answers512
How many channels of I/O are available for PT 11 software? correct answers32
S/PDIF correct answersSony/Philips Digital Interface
What types of connectors does S/PDIF use? correct answersCoaxial/RCA jacks
Name five types of production tasks that ProTools can be used for. correct answersAudio, MIDI, notation,
mixing, and post-production
What is the AIR group? correct answersAdvanced Instrument Research
What types of products does the AIR Software Group specialize in? correct answersInnovative plug-ins
for ProTools
Examples of AIR plug-ins: correct answersVirtual instruments; Air Creative collection; Structure
What is the frequency range of human hearing? correct answers20 Hz to 20 kHz
What does the frequency of a sound wave affect in terms of how we perceive the sound? correct
answersFrequency affects pitch
How is frequency measured? correct answersCycles per second (CPS) or Hertz (Hz)
What does the amplitude of the sound wave affect? correct answersAmplitude affects loudness
How is amplitude measured? correct answersDecibels (dB)
What is the threshold of pain? correct answers120 dB
What is sampling? correct answersThe process of taking discrete readings of a signal at various moments
in time
, What is the sample rate? correct answersThe frequency with which digital snapshots (samplings) are
collected
What is the Nyquist Theorem? correct answersIn order to produce an accurate representation of a given
frequency of sound, each cycle of the sound's vibration must be sampled a min of two times
What is the standard sample rate of an audio CD? correct answers44.1 kHz
What is the useful dynamic range of speech and music? correct answers40 to 105 dB
What is A/D conversion? correct answersAnalog-to-digital conversion
What is quantization? correct answersCapturing the relative amplitude of a sample by quantifying
(assigning) to sample to the closest available amplitude value
What is bit depth? correct answersBinary word length
What is the greatest bit depth possible? correct answers32-bit floating point
What is the highest sample rate possible? correct answers196 kHz
How many simultaneous mono or stereo Audio tracks can PT support? correct answers96
How many simultaneous MIDI tracks can PT support? correct answers512
How many channels of I/O are available for PT 11 software? correct answers32
S/PDIF correct answersSony/Philips Digital Interface
What types of connectors does S/PDIF use? correct answersCoaxial/RCA jacks
