Pro Tools 101 Certification Exam Questions
And Answers 100% Pass
Name five types of production tasks that ProTools can be used for. - ANS Audio, MIDI,
notation, mixing, and post-production
What is the AIR group? - ANS Advanced Instrument Research
What types of products does the AIR Software Group specialize in? - ANS Innovative plug-ins
for ProTools
Examples of AIR plug-ins: - ANS Virtual instruments; Air Creative collection; Structure
What is the frequency range of human hearing? - ANS 20 Hz to 20 kHz
What does the frequency of a sound wave affect in terms of how we perceive the sound? -
ANS Frequency affects pitch
How is frequency measured? - ANS Cycles per second (CPS) or Hertz (Hz)
What does the amplitude of the sound wave affect? - ANS Amplitude affects loudness
How is amplitude measured? - ANS Decibels (dB)
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What is the threshold of pain? - ANS 120 dB
What is sampling? - ANS The process of taking discrete readings of a signal at various
moments in time
What is the sample rate? - ANS The frequency with which digital snapshots (samplings) are
collected
What is the Nyquist Theorem? - ANS 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? - ANS 44.1 kHz
What is the useful dynamic range of speech and music? - ANS 40 to 105 dB
What is A/D conversion? - ANS Analog-to-digital conversion
What is quantization? - ANS Capturing the relative amplitude of a sample by quantifying
(assigning) to sample to the closest available amplitude value
What is bit depth? - ANS Binary word length
What is the greatest bit depth possible? - ANS 32-bit floating point
What is the highest sample rate possible? - ANS 196 kHz