Pro Tools 101 Certification | updated questions and answers

Pro Tools 101 Certification | updated questions and answers 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 What is the sample rate? - The frequency with which digital snapshots (samplings) are collected What is the Nyquist Theorem? - In 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? - 44.1 kHz What is the useful dynamic range of speech and music? - 40 to 105 dB What is A/D conversion? - Analog-to-digital conversion What is quantization? - Capturing the relative amplitude of a sample by quantifying (assigning) to sample to the closest available amplitude value What is bit depth? - Binary word length What is the greatest bit depth possible? - 32-bit floating point What is the highest sample rate possible? - 196 kHz How many simultaneous mono or stereo Audio tracks can PT support? - 96 How many simultaneous MIDI tracks can PT support? - 512 How many channels of I/O are available for PT 11 software? - 32 S/PDIF - Sony/Philips Digital Interface Wh