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What four types of locations can Workspace browsers be focused on in Pro Tools 12? - Answer 1) Catalogs 2) Volumes 3) Sessions 4) Users Which browser focus shows a consolidated view of all the files used in the current session, even if they reside in different locations or span multiple drives? - Answer Session View What are catalogs in Pro Tools? Where are the files that are listed in a Catalog located? - Answer They are favorites. Wherever they may be located. What is the difference between Simple Search mode and Advanced Search mode in Workspace browser? - Answer Simple search- does not allow for refined searching. Advanced Search allows for refined searching. What are some ways to refine a search? - Answer Add specifications to search. What is the purpose of indexing a volume? What methods are available in Pro Tools for indexing drive locations? - Answer Harvesting of metadata + puts on master repository. How would you go about manually indexing a folder or drive? - Answer Select the location to update in the Locations pane or Browser pane of a Workspace browser. Choose Update Index Items from the browser menu. In what ways can Workspace browser displays be customized? How can you store a custom display for later use? - Answer Command + Click on presets. What is the Task Manager window used for? How can you use the Task Manager to minimize system load for playback and recording performance while active tasks are being processed? - Answer It is the front end for the process of finding missing files. Processing bar. What key commands are available for selecting options in the Missing Files dialog box? - Answer 1) Manual (Command + M) 2) Automatic (Command + A) 3) Skip (Command +S) When is the Find All Candidates method for relinking a useful option? - Answer When you have 1 or a trivial amount of files. When is the Find Links method for relinking a better choice? - Answer When you have multiple files. What window would you use to set a Timeline selection by typing in values? What window would you use to set an Edit selection by typing in values (when Timeline and Edit selections are unlinked? - Answer Transport window a)Which keys can you use to move through the entries in the Start field of the Transport and Edit windows? b) What key can you press to move from the Start field to the End Field? - Answer a) /, <, > How can a Timeline or Edit selection be slid along the timeline without affecting it's length? - Answer Hold Option What modifier key would you hold to add an existing selection to another track by clicking on the track? - Answer Shift + Click a) How can you quickly select everything to the left of the cursor (from the cursor to the beginning of the session)? b) How can you select everything to the right of the cursor (to the end of the session)? - Answer a) Shift + Return ( To the left) b) Option +Shift + Return ( To the right) How is the Nudge function affected by different Edit modes? - Answer It isn't. a) What keys can you press to nudge an Edit selection? b) How can you nudge just the start or the end of an edit selection? - Answer a) Shift (+) or (-) b) Shift + Command a) How can you trim a clip's start or end point by the nudge value? b) How can you nudge the contents of a clip without affecting the clip boundaries? - Answer a) shift (+) or (-) b) Control (+) or (-) a) What is the modifier to change the Scrubber tool function from scrubbing into shuttle mode? b) How can you control the playback speed and direction while shuttling? - Answer a) Option b) Option a) Describe some ways to audition the start and end of a selection. b) What setting determines the audition length? c) What mode needs to be active for the audition keys to function? - Answer a) 6,7,8, and 9 on the numeric keypad. b) Move the mouse faster or slower. c) A/Z icon = commands focus What are the steps involved in storing a selection as a memory location? - Answer 1) On markers ruler click ADD MARKER/ MEMORY LOCATION button (plus sign) 2) Press Enter on the numeric keypad 3) In the Memory Locations Window, select NEW MEMORY LOCATION. a) What is the keyboard shortcut for recalling a memory location? b) For editing a memory location? - Answer a) (period) (number) (period) b) (period) ( 1, or one) (enter) What is the difference between the TCE Trim tool and the Standard trim tool? - Answer a) TCE compresses b) Standard trims What modifier key would you hold while using the Scrub Trim tools to scrub with finer resolution? - Answer Command Which Grabber tool mode allows you to select non-contiguous clips on one or more tracks? - Answer Object Grabber a) What functions are available with the Smart Tool? b) How can you apply a Fade In or Fade Out with the Smart Tool active? c) How can you apply a crossfade? - Answer a) -fade, trim, grab, and separation grab b) top corner of clip c) bottom of clip How can you customize the types of fade curves that are used with the Smart Tool? - Answer Double click on the fade a) What functions are available in the strip silence window? b) What are the differences between the functions? - Answer a) rename, extract, separate, and strip. b) Strip- Automatically divides an entire track into clips Extract- Removes audio from silent portions of track Separate- Seperates clips based on Strip Silence boundaries w/o removing audio. a) What is a sync point? b) How can you add a Sync Point to a clip? - Answer a) A position to sync to b) Command + 1 a) What is a quick way to align the front (head) of two clips to each other? b) How could you go about aligning the end (tail) of two clips? - Answer a) Control + Click with grabber tool b) Control + Command with grabber tool