PRO TOOLS 201 CORE MAIN EXAMS ALL QUESTIONS
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✔✔How does Pro Tools determine voice priority among tracks? (See page 62.) -
✔✔Track priority is determined by track locations
Edit window: topmost tracks
Mix window: leftmost tracks
✔✔What are some ways to free up a voice on a track? (See page 63.) - ✔✔You can
free a tracks voice(s) by
- Setting the tracks voice selector to off
- Remove all of the tracks output and sends
- Deactivate tracks
✔✔Describe three ways to deactivate a track. Why/when is it useful to deactivate a
track? (See pages 63 through 64.) - ✔✔Ways to deactivate a track:
- Control+command+clicking on the track type icon
- Click the track type icon and choose make inactive
- Right-click on track name and choose make inactive from the pop-up menu
- Select track(s) and menu>track>make inactive
Deactivating tracks frees up voices and will free any DSP or CPU or voices
,✔✔What window allows you to specify which tracks record to each drive? Must all
tracks in a session record to the same drive? (See page 64.) - ✔✔Menu>setup>disk
allocation
The disk allocation window lets users specify a directory location for each track in a
session
✔✔What changes in the Disk Allocation window will affect existing tracks? What
changes will affect new tracks only? (See pages 64 through 66.) - ✔✔Custom allocation
options affect new tracks only:
- Changing root media folder
- Creating subfolders for audio, video, and fade files
- Using round robin allocation for new tracks
✔✔Which scrolling option disregards the Timeline Insertion Follows Playback setting?
(See page 67.) - ✔✔Center playhead ignores insertion follows playback
✔✔How can you quickly scroll any track to the top of the Edit window in one-step?
Describe several ways to execute this function. (See page 69.) - ✔✔Ways to scroll a
track into view:
- Press control+shift and clicking on the tracks' nameplate (Or track list)
- Right click on the track in the edit or mix window or track list and choose "scroll into
view"
✔✔What are some of the color-coding options available through the Color Palette? How
can you open the Color Palette window? (See page 69.) - ✔✔The color palette window
allows you to change the color of tracks, groups, clips, clips in the clip list and markers.
Ways to open the color palette:
- Choose Menu>window>color palette to display and change the color
- Double click on a tracks color bar (edit or mix window)
✔✔What condition would cause the Timeline Data Online Indicator to turn red? How is
this indicator different from the Session Data Online Indicator? (See page 71.) -
✔✔Green timeline data online indicator:
- When all audio files used on a active track playlist are available for playback
, Red timeline data online indicator:
- Files being processed
- Offline
- Unavailable for playback
Session data online status indication relates to in session referenced files only (Offline
items are listed in italicized text in the clip list)
✔✔What are some of the options available in the Duplicate Tracks dialog box? (See
page 73.) - ✔✔Duplicate tracks dialog box:
o Number of duplicates
o Data to duplicate:
- Active playlist
- Alternate playlist
- Automation
- Inserts
- Sends
- Group assignments
- Insert duplicates after the last selected track
Ways to duplicate a track:
- Press option+shift+D
- Menu>track>duplicate
- Right-click track name>duplicate
✔✔How is the Duplicate Tracks function different from the Commit Tracks function?
What are some scenarios in which you might use each? (See pages 73 through 77.) -
✔✔Commiting tracks allows you to render the output of a track and place the rendered
audio on a new track
Duplicating does not render the output and associated plug-in inserts processing.
✔✔How would you go about splitting off certain tracks in a session for a collaborator to
work on while you continue to work on the main session? (See page 78.) - ✔✔1. Select
desired tracks
2. Go Menu>file>export>selected tracks as new session
3. Set desired session format and parameters
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔How does Pro Tools determine voice priority among tracks? (See page 62.) -
✔✔Track priority is determined by track locations
Edit window: topmost tracks
Mix window: leftmost tracks
✔✔What are some ways to free up a voice on a track? (See page 63.) - ✔✔You can
free a tracks voice(s) by
- Setting the tracks voice selector to off
- Remove all of the tracks output and sends
- Deactivate tracks
✔✔Describe three ways to deactivate a track. Why/when is it useful to deactivate a
track? (See pages 63 through 64.) - ✔✔Ways to deactivate a track:
- Control+command+clicking on the track type icon
- Click the track type icon and choose make inactive
- Right-click on track name and choose make inactive from the pop-up menu
- Select track(s) and menu>track>make inactive
Deactivating tracks frees up voices and will free any DSP or CPU or voices
,✔✔What window allows you to specify which tracks record to each drive? Must all
tracks in a session record to the same drive? (See page 64.) - ✔✔Menu>setup>disk
allocation
The disk allocation window lets users specify a directory location for each track in a
session
✔✔What changes in the Disk Allocation window will affect existing tracks? What
changes will affect new tracks only? (See pages 64 through 66.) - ✔✔Custom allocation
options affect new tracks only:
- Changing root media folder
- Creating subfolders for audio, video, and fade files
- Using round robin allocation for new tracks
✔✔Which scrolling option disregards the Timeline Insertion Follows Playback setting?
(See page 67.) - ✔✔Center playhead ignores insertion follows playback
✔✔How can you quickly scroll any track to the top of the Edit window in one-step?
Describe several ways to execute this function. (See page 69.) - ✔✔Ways to scroll a
track into view:
- Press control+shift and clicking on the tracks' nameplate (Or track list)
- Right click on the track in the edit or mix window or track list and choose "scroll into
view"
✔✔What are some of the color-coding options available through the Color Palette? How
can you open the Color Palette window? (See page 69.) - ✔✔The color palette window
allows you to change the color of tracks, groups, clips, clips in the clip list and markers.
Ways to open the color palette:
- Choose Menu>window>color palette to display and change the color
- Double click on a tracks color bar (edit or mix window)
✔✔What condition would cause the Timeline Data Online Indicator to turn red? How is
this indicator different from the Session Data Online Indicator? (See page 71.) -
✔✔Green timeline data online indicator:
- When all audio files used on a active track playlist are available for playback
, Red timeline data online indicator:
- Files being processed
- Offline
- Unavailable for playback
Session data online status indication relates to in session referenced files only (Offline
items are listed in italicized text in the clip list)
✔✔What are some of the options available in the Duplicate Tracks dialog box? (See
page 73.) - ✔✔Duplicate tracks dialog box:
o Number of duplicates
o Data to duplicate:
- Active playlist
- Alternate playlist
- Automation
- Inserts
- Sends
- Group assignments
- Insert duplicates after the last selected track
Ways to duplicate a track:
- Press option+shift+D
- Menu>track>duplicate
- Right-click track name>duplicate
✔✔How is the Duplicate Tracks function different from the Commit Tracks function?
What are some scenarios in which you might use each? (See pages 73 through 77.) -
✔✔Commiting tracks allows you to render the output of a track and place the rendered
audio on a new track
Duplicating does not render the output and associated plug-in inserts processing.
✔✔How would you go about splitting off certain tracks in a session for a collaborator to
work on while you continue to work on the main session? (See page 78.) - ✔✔1. Select
desired tracks
2. Go Menu>file>export>selected tracks as new session
3. Set desired session format and parameters
