Pro Tools 110 Certification Exam Questions Graded A+ And Answers

How can you sign in to your Avid Master Account when starting work in Pro Tools? What is required to sign in to your account? - ANS Click: sign in button on the dashboard, you must have internet access Why is it important to select the audio interface you want to use prior to creating or opening a session? What dialog box can you use for this purpose? - ANS If you change devices, the session will automatically save and close. Playback engine dialog box What is the H/W buffer Size setting in the Playback Engine dialog box used for? What kinds of tracks are affected by this setting? - ANS determines the # of samples passed from the audio interface to the computer's CPU only affects tracks using the low latency processing domain, such as record enabled tracks or tracks receiving live input What dialog box can you use to configure the available options for you connected audio interface? What are some of the options you can configure in this dialog box? - ANS Hardware setup dialog box default sample rate, current clock source, other hardware specific features How can you specify the I/O settings that Pro Tools will use when you create a new session? - ANS Select "Last Used" I/O settings Where are changes to Pro Tools I/O settings saved? Are they stored in the session or in the system? - ANS Saved on system as "Last Used" I/O settings. Also saved within sessions What dialog box can you use to rename signal paths? - ANS I/O setup dialog box How can you configure an audition path in Pro Tools? - ANS SetupI/OOutput tabaudition path selector What are some ways to open a recently used project or session on a system? - ANS Fileopen recentselect session What are shortcuts available for adding tracks like the previous to your session? - ANS Double click in an empty area of the mix window, edit window, or track list Shortcut to make a new audio track - ANS Mac: Command+Double click Win: Ctrl+Double click Shortcut to create a new instrument track: - ANS Mac: Option+Double Click Win: Alt+Double Click Shortcut to create a new Aux Track - ANS Mac: Control+Double Click Win: Start+Double Click Shortcut to create a new Master Fader: - ANS Mac & Win: Shift+Double Click What options are available for changing the display of the Mix and Edit windows? What are some of the optional views available in each window? - ANS Hide or show optional components Ex: Inserts and Sends How can you easily show or hide tracks in Pro Tools? What is the difference between hiding a track and deleting a track? - ANS Click the solid black dot next to the track name in the Track List. Hidden tracks will still play What are some options available in the Track List Pop-Up Menu? - ANS Show and hide none, all, or a selection of tracks What are some of the features enabled by Pro Tools HD software? - ANS Full surround mixing capabilities, video editing, advanced automation What is required to import and arrange multiple video clips on a Video track? - ANS Pro Tools HD software Name the areas of focus available for Workspace browsers in Pro Tools. - ANS Sound libraries Volumes (storage drives) Session Catalogs User What are some of the functions that you can perform using a Workspace browser? - ANS -Access, view, and search all mounted volumes -View, manage, import, audition files from any mounted volume How can you audition files from a browser? How can you audition them in context with your session? - ANS Select fileclick preview Enable AUDIO FILES CONFORM TO SESSION TEMPO, press Num0, activate preview What is Soundbase? What are tags in Soundbase? - ANS Workspace browser window that allows you to find audio files using tags Tags are used for searching within your sound libraries What are some available destinations when importing audio from a Workspace browser or soundbase? - ANS to the clip list and onto tracks What are some of the different types of media you can import into Pro Tools? - ANS Audio files, Video files, MIDI files, clip groups, session data What command allows you to import entire tracks from another Pro Tools session into your current session? - ANS Importsession data What types of clips can be grouped together as a clip group? Can clips of different types be combined into a single clip group? - ANS audio, video, MIDI Yes How many clips are required for a clip group? Can clip groups contain silence? - ANS No minimum Yes What kind of icon is used to indicate a clip group? Where is the icon located? - ANS Media-type symbol in a box Lower-left corner of the clip in the Edit window and clip list What do the UNGROUP and UNGROUP ALL commands do? - ANS to return the nested clips to their original state Shortcut to ungroup clips - ANS Mac: Option+Command+U Windows: Ctrl+Alt+U Shortcut to regroup clips - ANS Mac: Option+Command+R Windows: Ctrl+Alt+R What menu would you use to display Conductor rules, such as Meter and tempo? How can you display rulers without using a main menu? - ANS ViewRulers Click Ruler View Selector What are the default tempo and meter for all Pro Tools sessions? - ANS 4/4, 120 bpm