Pro Tools 101 Certification Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Name five types of production tasks that ProTools can be used for. - Correct
answer-Audio, MIDI, notation, mixing, and post-production
What is the AIR group? - Correct answer-Advanced Instrument Research
What types of products does the AIR Software Group specialize in? - Correct
answer-Innovative plug-ins for ProTools
Examples of AIR plug-ins: - Correct answer-Virtual instruments; Air Creative
collection; Structure
What is the frequency range of human hearing? - Correct answer-20 Hz to 20 kHz
What does the frequency of a sound wave affect in terms of how we perceive the
sound? - Correct answer-Frequency affects pitch
How is frequency measured? - Correct answer-Cycles per second (CPS) or Hertz
(Hz)
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, What does the amplitude of the sound wave affect? - Correct answer-Amplitude
affects loudness
How is amplitude measured? - Correct answer-Decibels (dB)
What is the threshold of pain? - Correct answer-120 dB
What is sampling? - Correct answer-The process of taking discrete readings of a
signal at various moments in time
What is the sample rate? - Correct answer-The frequency with which digital
snapshots (samplings) are collected
What is the Nyquist Theorem? - Correct answer-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 answer-44.1 kHz
What is the useful dynamic range of speech and music? - Correct answer-40 to 105
dB
What is A/D conversion? - Correct answer-Analog-to-digital conversion
What is quantization? - Correct answer-Capturing the relative amplitude of a
sample by quantifying (assigning) to sample to the closest available amplitude
value
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Questions and Answers
Name five types of production tasks that ProTools can be used for. - Correct
answer-Audio, MIDI, notation, mixing, and post-production
What is the AIR group? - Correct answer-Advanced Instrument Research
What types of products does the AIR Software Group specialize in? - Correct
answer-Innovative plug-ins for ProTools
Examples of AIR plug-ins: - Correct answer-Virtual instruments; Air Creative
collection; Structure
What is the frequency range of human hearing? - Correct answer-20 Hz to 20 kHz
What does the frequency of a sound wave affect in terms of how we perceive the
sound? - Correct answer-Frequency affects pitch
How is frequency measured? - Correct answer-Cycles per second (CPS) or Hertz
(Hz)
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, What does the amplitude of the sound wave affect? - Correct answer-Amplitude
affects loudness
How is amplitude measured? - Correct answer-Decibels (dB)
What is the threshold of pain? - Correct answer-120 dB
What is sampling? - Correct answer-The process of taking discrete readings of a
signal at various moments in time
What is the sample rate? - Correct answer-The frequency with which digital
snapshots (samplings) are collected
What is the Nyquist Theorem? - Correct answer-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 answer-44.1 kHz
What is the useful dynamic range of speech and music? - Correct answer-40 to 105
dB
What is A/D conversion? - Correct answer-Analog-to-digital conversion
What is quantization? - Correct answer-Capturing the relative amplitude of a
sample by quantifying (assigning) to sample to the closest available amplitude
value
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