Pro Tools 101 Certification questions with
answers
Name five types of production tasks that ProTools can be used for. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Audio, MIDI, notation, mixing, and post-production
What is the AIR group? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Advanced Instrument
Research
What types of products does the AIR Software Group specialize in? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Innovative plug-ins for ProTools
Examples of AIR plug-ins: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Virtual instruments;
Air Creative collection; Structure
What is the frequency range of human hearing? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔20
Hz to 20 kHz
What does the frequency of a sound wave affect in terms of how we perceive
the sound? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Frequency affects pitch
How is frequency measured? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Cycles per second
(CPS) or Hertz (Hz)
, What does the amplitude of the sound wave affect? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Amplitude affects loudness
How is amplitude measured? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Decibels (dB)
What is the threshold of pain? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔120 dB
What is sampling? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of taking discrete
readings of a signal at various moments in time
What is the sample rate? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The frequency with
which digital snapshots (samplings) are collected
What is the Nyquist Theorem? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔44.1 kHz
What is the useful dynamic range of speech and music? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔40 to 105 dB
What is A/D conversion? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Analog-to-digital
conversion
answers
Name five types of production tasks that ProTools can be used for. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Audio, MIDI, notation, mixing, and post-production
What is the AIR group? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Advanced Instrument
Research
What types of products does the AIR Software Group specialize in? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Innovative plug-ins for ProTools
Examples of AIR plug-ins: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Virtual instruments;
Air Creative collection; Structure
What is the frequency range of human hearing? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔20
Hz to 20 kHz
What does the frequency of a sound wave affect in terms of how we perceive
the sound? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Frequency affects pitch
How is frequency measured? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Cycles per second
(CPS) or Hertz (Hz)
, What does the amplitude of the sound wave affect? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Amplitude affects loudness
How is amplitude measured? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Decibels (dB)
What is the threshold of pain? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔120 dB
What is sampling? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of taking discrete
readings of a signal at various moments in time
What is the sample rate? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The frequency with
which digital snapshots (samplings) are collected
What is the Nyquist Theorem? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔44.1 kHz
What is the useful dynamic range of speech and music? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔40 to 105 dB
What is A/D conversion? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Analog-to-digital
conversion