PRO TOOLS CORE EXAM EVALUATION QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
the Track Menu..... - Track menu commands let you set up and maintain tracks in a Pro
Tools session. The Track menu includes track-menu include track based operations,
such as options for creating, duplicating, grouping, deleting and modifying tracks and
track settings.
Clip menu.... - Clip Menu commands allow you to work with Pro Tools clips. Clips are
essentially "pointers" to available audio or MIDI files or file segments. The clip menu
includes options for arranging, grouping, looping, quantizing, warping, and otherwise
modifying clips and clip settings.
The options menu... - let you select several editing, recording, monitoring, playback and
display options. from this menu you can enable loop recording, turn on pre and post roll,
engage dynamic transport mode, set scrolling options and make other similar choices.
The setup menu... - lets you configure various pro tools hardware and software
parameters.
The window menu..... - command allows you display various Pro tools windows and
palettes.
Where can I adjust my RTAS plug-in processing performance? - Hardware Buffer In
setup menu
What is the difference between the View and Windows menus? - View Controls HOW
windows are displayed, Window controls WHAT windows are displayed
What are the two different types of ruler views? - Time based rulers and Conductor
rulers
Where can you access the different types of ruler views? - View>Rulers
Ruler View selector(located at top left of Rulers)
Which types of rulers are time-based? Conductor rulers? - Time Based: Bars/Beats,
Min:Sec,Samples,Time Code,TimeCode 2, Feet +Frames
Conductor Rulers: Markers, Tempo, Meter, Key,Chords MTMKC
How do you acquire a full track view that fills the edit window with the longest track in
the session? - Double click the Zoomer Tool Icon
To use the Reverse operation function you use... - the ALT/Option modifier
, What does Shuffle Mode do? - Snaps moved clips to next or previous clip. When
deleting material other clips will move to fill the gap, or when adding make perfect space
for new clip. No overlapping
What does slip mode do? - move, trim, cut or paste clips without other tracks being
affected. Overlapping works.No restrictions for time placement.
What does Grid Mode do? - clips and MIDI notes that are moved, trimmed or inserted
snap to nearest time increment according to specified Time scale and Grid size.
What does Snap to grid allow you to do? - allows you to make selections based on the
Grid while editing in Shuffle,Slip or Spot mode
You can hide views by.. - holding down ALT/option and clickiing on the nameplate of a
ruler or edition window column view
What Numeric key will enable the click in the metronome - numeric 7
Pan controls and volume faders can be found in what window? - the mix window
The shortcut to create a new track is - CTRL/command+shift+N
The 7 different track types are - Audio Tracks, Auxilary inputs, Midi tracks, Instrument
tracks, video tracks (hd), VCA masters (hd), master faders
What must you specify in a MIDI track when creating a new track and why? - If it will be
mono or stereo since no audio passes through the track, midi are data only.
MIDI and INSTRUMENT TRACKS are what by default - tick based, meaning that MIDI
clips and events are fixed to bar and beat positions and move relative to the sample
timeline as meter and tempo changes occur.
How do you rename a track? - Double click on the name in the edit window or right click
on the track name and choose rename.
To select multiple tracks you can press - shift click
if the command key is a singular modifier than the option key is - a multiple modifier
The save as feature allows you to save and work on a new version. True or false - true
What is the default file type? - WAV.
How many tracks can you add at one time on Standard pro tools 11? - 128 voice able
tracks, 96 simultaneous mon or stereo and up to 512 MIDI tracks.
ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
the Track Menu..... - Track menu commands let you set up and maintain tracks in a Pro
Tools session. The Track menu includes track-menu include track based operations,
such as options for creating, duplicating, grouping, deleting and modifying tracks and
track settings.
Clip menu.... - Clip Menu commands allow you to work with Pro Tools clips. Clips are
essentially "pointers" to available audio or MIDI files or file segments. The clip menu
includes options for arranging, grouping, looping, quantizing, warping, and otherwise
modifying clips and clip settings.
The options menu... - let you select several editing, recording, monitoring, playback and
display options. from this menu you can enable loop recording, turn on pre and post roll,
engage dynamic transport mode, set scrolling options and make other similar choices.
The setup menu... - lets you configure various pro tools hardware and software
parameters.
The window menu..... - command allows you display various Pro tools windows and
palettes.
Where can I adjust my RTAS plug-in processing performance? - Hardware Buffer In
setup menu
What is the difference between the View and Windows menus? - View Controls HOW
windows are displayed, Window controls WHAT windows are displayed
What are the two different types of ruler views? - Time based rulers and Conductor
rulers
Where can you access the different types of ruler views? - View>Rulers
Ruler View selector(located at top left of Rulers)
Which types of rulers are time-based? Conductor rulers? - Time Based: Bars/Beats,
Min:Sec,Samples,Time Code,TimeCode 2, Feet +Frames
Conductor Rulers: Markers, Tempo, Meter, Key,Chords MTMKC
How do you acquire a full track view that fills the edit window with the longest track in
the session? - Double click the Zoomer Tool Icon
To use the Reverse operation function you use... - the ALT/Option modifier
, What does Shuffle Mode do? - Snaps moved clips to next or previous clip. When
deleting material other clips will move to fill the gap, or when adding make perfect space
for new clip. No overlapping
What does slip mode do? - move, trim, cut or paste clips without other tracks being
affected. Overlapping works.No restrictions for time placement.
What does Grid Mode do? - clips and MIDI notes that are moved, trimmed or inserted
snap to nearest time increment according to specified Time scale and Grid size.
What does Snap to grid allow you to do? - allows you to make selections based on the
Grid while editing in Shuffle,Slip or Spot mode
You can hide views by.. - holding down ALT/option and clickiing on the nameplate of a
ruler or edition window column view
What Numeric key will enable the click in the metronome - numeric 7
Pan controls and volume faders can be found in what window? - the mix window
The shortcut to create a new track is - CTRL/command+shift+N
The 7 different track types are - Audio Tracks, Auxilary inputs, Midi tracks, Instrument
tracks, video tracks (hd), VCA masters (hd), master faders
What must you specify in a MIDI track when creating a new track and why? - If it will be
mono or stereo since no audio passes through the track, midi are data only.
MIDI and INSTRUMENT TRACKS are what by default - tick based, meaning that MIDI
clips and events are fixed to bar and beat positions and move relative to the sample
timeline as meter and tempo changes occur.
How do you rename a track? - Double click on the name in the edit window or right click
on the track name and choose rename.
To select multiple tracks you can press - shift click
if the command key is a singular modifier than the option key is - a multiple modifier
The save as feature allows you to save and work on a new version. True or false - true
What is the default file type? - WAV.
How many tracks can you add at one time on Standard pro tools 11? - 128 voice able
tracks, 96 simultaneous mon or stereo and up to 512 MIDI tracks.
