PRO TOOLS 201 COMPREHENSIVE 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following are not "core components" of a Pro Tools HD system?
a. PCIe Cards/Thunderbolt Interface
b. Advanced Music Toolkit
c. Computer
d. Audio Interface
e. Pro Tools Software - ✔✔b. Advanced Music Toolkit
✔✔True or False: Allocating RAM in the Disk Playback Cache in the Playback Engine
dialog box allows you cache audio files to RAM which increases Pro Tools'
responsiveness. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which page in the HD Omni Hardware setup dialog box allows you to enable a
limiter to prevent clipping of your incoming audio?
a. Monitor
b. Analog In
c. Mixer
d. Main
e. Analog Out - ✔✔b. Analog In
✔✔Which page in the Preferences dialog box allows you to configure the metering
options in Pro Tools HD?
a. Metering
b. Operation
c. Editing
d. Processing
e. Mixing - ✔✔a. Metering
✔✔Which page in the Preferences dialog box allows you to enable/disable the Quick
Start dialog box when Pro Tools launches?
a. Display
, b. Operation
c. Editing
d. Processing
e. Mixing - ✔✔a. Display
✔✔To activate or de-activate a signal path on a track _________________ on the Input
or Output path selector in the Mix or Edit window.
a. OPTION+COMMAND-CLICK (Mac) or ALT+START-CLICK (Windows)
b. CONTROL+COMMAND-CLICK (Mac) or CTRL+START-CLICK (Windows)
c. COMMAND-CLICK (Mac) or CTRL-CLICK (Windows)
d. SHIFT+COMMAND-CLICK (Mac) or SHIFT+START-CLICK (Windows)
e. SHIFT+OPTION-CLICK (Mac) or SHIFT+ALT-CLICK (Windows) - ✔✔b.
CONTROL+COMMAND-CLICK (Mac) or CTRL+START-CLICK (Windows)
✔✔Which version of Pro Tools allows you to track up 64 simultaneous inputs and
outputs?
a. Standard Pro Tools software
b. Pro Tools|HD Native
c. Pro Tools|HDX
d. All of the above
e. B and C - ✔✔e. B and C
✔✔What key commands are available for selecting options in the Missing Files dialog
box?
a. SKIP ALL (COMMAND+S [MAC] OR CTRL+S [WINDOWS])
b. MANUALLY FIND & RELINK (COMMAND+M [MAC] OR CTRL+M [WINDOWS])
c. AUTOMATICALLY FIND & RELINK (COMMAND+A [MAC] OR CTRL+A
[WINDOWS])
d. REGENERATE MISSING RENDER FILES WITHOUT SEARCHING (COMMAND+D
[MAC] OR CTRL+D [WINDOWS])
e. All of the above - ✔✔e. All of the above
✔✔Which of the following are not one of four types of locations that the workspace
browser can be focused on?
a. User Locations
b. Catalog locations
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following are not "core components" of a Pro Tools HD system?
a. PCIe Cards/Thunderbolt Interface
b. Advanced Music Toolkit
c. Computer
d. Audio Interface
e. Pro Tools Software - ✔✔b. Advanced Music Toolkit
✔✔True or False: Allocating RAM in the Disk Playback Cache in the Playback Engine
dialog box allows you cache audio files to RAM which increases Pro Tools'
responsiveness. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which page in the HD Omni Hardware setup dialog box allows you to enable a
limiter to prevent clipping of your incoming audio?
a. Monitor
b. Analog In
c. Mixer
d. Main
e. Analog Out - ✔✔b. Analog In
✔✔Which page in the Preferences dialog box allows you to configure the metering
options in Pro Tools HD?
a. Metering
b. Operation
c. Editing
d. Processing
e. Mixing - ✔✔a. Metering
✔✔Which page in the Preferences dialog box allows you to enable/disable the Quick
Start dialog box when Pro Tools launches?
a. Display
, b. Operation
c. Editing
d. Processing
e. Mixing - ✔✔a. Display
✔✔To activate or de-activate a signal path on a track _________________ on the Input
or Output path selector in the Mix or Edit window.
a. OPTION+COMMAND-CLICK (Mac) or ALT+START-CLICK (Windows)
b. CONTROL+COMMAND-CLICK (Mac) or CTRL+START-CLICK (Windows)
c. COMMAND-CLICK (Mac) or CTRL-CLICK (Windows)
d. SHIFT+COMMAND-CLICK (Mac) or SHIFT+START-CLICK (Windows)
e. SHIFT+OPTION-CLICK (Mac) or SHIFT+ALT-CLICK (Windows) - ✔✔b.
CONTROL+COMMAND-CLICK (Mac) or CTRL+START-CLICK (Windows)
✔✔Which version of Pro Tools allows you to track up 64 simultaneous inputs and
outputs?
a. Standard Pro Tools software
b. Pro Tools|HD Native
c. Pro Tools|HDX
d. All of the above
e. B and C - ✔✔e. B and C
✔✔What key commands are available for selecting options in the Missing Files dialog
box?
a. SKIP ALL (COMMAND+S [MAC] OR CTRL+S [WINDOWS])
b. MANUALLY FIND & RELINK (COMMAND+M [MAC] OR CTRL+M [WINDOWS])
c. AUTOMATICALLY FIND & RELINK (COMMAND+A [MAC] OR CTRL+A
[WINDOWS])
d. REGENERATE MISSING RENDER FILES WITHOUT SEARCHING (COMMAND+D
[MAC] OR CTRL+D [WINDOWS])
e. All of the above - ✔✔e. All of the above
✔✔Which of the following are not one of four types of locations that the workspace
browser can be focused on?
a. User Locations
b. Catalog locations
