PROTOOLS CERTIFICATION
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
What key do you press to record in
a.
ProTools?
1
b.
2
c.
3
d. 4 ( correct answers ) c.
3
What happens when you select "clear selected
a. Only the subset clips are
clips"?
deleted.
b. Only the whole clips are
c. Both the whole and subset clips are
deleted.
deleted.
d. Nothing happens.( correct answers ) c. Both the whole and subset
delete
clips are
d.
What is BPM used for in
ProTools?
a. Determining
b. Determining
pitch
volume
c. Determining
d. Determining pan
tempo ( correct answers )
c. Determining tempo
Where can you find the "consolidate" function in
ProTools?
a. Edit
b. File
tab
tab
c. Mix
d. View tab ( correct answers ) a. edit
tab
tab
True or false? grouping in ProTools take up hard drive space? ( correct
answers )
False
What happens to the clip when you use it in a playlist in
a. It is
ProTools?
deleted.
b. It is
c. It is moved to a different
copied.
folder.
d. It is left in its original location. ( correct answers ) b. It is
copied.
True or false? separation a trim tool in ProTools? a. Yes b. No ( correct
answers )
False
What is the shortcut for making a fade in ProTools on
a Mac?
a. Command
+ FControl +
b.
F
, c. Option +
d. Shift + F ( correct answers ) a.
F
Command + F
True or false? you can nudge a clip in ProTools without a keypad? ( correct
answers )
True
True or false? parametric is a type of reverb ( correct
answers ) False
What happens when the render button is not highlighted in
a. The file is
ProTools?
deleted.
b. The file is saved as a
c. The file is not
backup.
rendered.
d. The file is rendered. ( correct answers ) c.
The file is not rendered.
What does external layback involve in
a. Recording ProTools audio inputs to an external
ProTools?
device.
b. Recording external audio inputs to
c. Adjusting the external audio settings in
ProTools.
ProTools.
d. Nothing. ( correct answers ) a. Recording ProTools audio inputs to
an external
device
.
What keys can you use to select and enable knobs in
ProTools?
a. Ctrl + Option +
b. Ctrl + Alt +
Command
Shift
c. Command + Option +
d. Ctrl + Shift + Alt
Shift ( correct answers )
a. Ctrl + Option + Command
What does "save copy in" do in
ProTools?
a. It creates a backup of the
original
b. It archives
file. the original
file.
c. It saves a copy of the original file in a different
d. It replaces the original file with a copy.
location. ( correct answers )
original file in a different c. It saves a copy of the
location.
What happens when you hold down the option key in
a. A copy of the clip is
ProTools?
made.
b. The clip is
c. The clip is moved to a different
deleted.
folder.
d. Nothing. ( correct answers ) a. A copy of the
How
clip ismany
made.separate channels can
you
How many separate channels can you have on MIDI in
ProTools?
a.
b.
8
16
c.
24
d. 32 ( correct answers ) b.
16
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
What key do you press to record in
a.
ProTools?
1
b.
2
c.
3
d. 4 ( correct answers ) c.
3
What happens when you select "clear selected
a. Only the subset clips are
clips"?
deleted.
b. Only the whole clips are
c. Both the whole and subset clips are
deleted.
deleted.
d. Nothing happens.( correct answers ) c. Both the whole and subset
delete
clips are
d.
What is BPM used for in
ProTools?
a. Determining
b. Determining
pitch
volume
c. Determining
d. Determining pan
tempo ( correct answers )
c. Determining tempo
Where can you find the "consolidate" function in
ProTools?
a. Edit
b. File
tab
tab
c. Mix
d. View tab ( correct answers ) a. edit
tab
tab
True or false? grouping in ProTools take up hard drive space? ( correct
answers )
False
What happens to the clip when you use it in a playlist in
a. It is
ProTools?
deleted.
b. It is
c. It is moved to a different
copied.
folder.
d. It is left in its original location. ( correct answers ) b. It is
copied.
True or false? separation a trim tool in ProTools? a. Yes b. No ( correct
answers )
False
What is the shortcut for making a fade in ProTools on
a Mac?
a. Command
+ FControl +
b.
F
, c. Option +
d. Shift + F ( correct answers ) a.
F
Command + F
True or false? you can nudge a clip in ProTools without a keypad? ( correct
answers )
True
True or false? parametric is a type of reverb ( correct
answers ) False
What happens when the render button is not highlighted in
a. The file is
ProTools?
deleted.
b. The file is saved as a
c. The file is not
backup.
rendered.
d. The file is rendered. ( correct answers ) c.
The file is not rendered.
What does external layback involve in
a. Recording ProTools audio inputs to an external
ProTools?
device.
b. Recording external audio inputs to
c. Adjusting the external audio settings in
ProTools.
ProTools.
d. Nothing. ( correct answers ) a. Recording ProTools audio inputs to
an external
device
.
What keys can you use to select and enable knobs in
ProTools?
a. Ctrl + Option +
b. Ctrl + Alt +
Command
Shift
c. Command + Option +
d. Ctrl + Shift + Alt
Shift ( correct answers )
a. Ctrl + Option + Command
What does "save copy in" do in
ProTools?
a. It creates a backup of the
original
b. It archives
file. the original
file.
c. It saves a copy of the original file in a different
d. It replaces the original file with a copy.
location. ( correct answers )
original file in a different c. It saves a copy of the
location.
What happens when you hold down the option key in
a. A copy of the clip is
ProTools?
made.
b. The clip is
c. The clip is moved to a different
deleted.
folder.
d. Nothing. ( correct answers ) a. A copy of the
How
clip ismany
made.separate channels can
you
How many separate channels can you have on MIDI in
ProTools?
a.
b.
8
16
c.
24
d. 32 ( correct answers ) b.
16
