PT 110 Review Questions And Answers Latest Update
PT 110 Review Questions And
Answers Latest Update
How can you sign in to your Avid Master Account when starting work in Pro Tools? -
✔✔✔-Top right of the dashboard with the Sign In button
What is required to sign in to your account? - ✔✔✔-An active Internet connection
Why is it important to select the audio interface you want to use prior to creating
or opening a session? - ✔✔✔-To ensure the I/O settings match the session
What dialog box can you use for setting the H/W buffer size? - ✔✔✔-The Playback
Engine dialog box
What kinds of tracks are affected by the Playback Engine setting? - ✔✔✔-Tracks
used for recording and tracks used with live processing plug-ins
What is the H/W Buffer Size setting in the H/W buffer size dialog box used for? -
✔✔✔-To control the latency when recording or processing
What dialog box can you use to configure the available options for your connected
audio interface? - ✔✔✔-Playback Engine
What are some of the options you can configure in the Playback Engine dialog box?
- ✔✔✔-The playback engine, the H/W buffer size, enabling the video engine, Cache
size for disk playback
How can you specify the I/O settings that Pro Tools will use when you create a new
session? - ✔✔✔-I/O Settings Pop-up Menu on the Dashboard dialog box.
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Where are changes to Pro Tools I/O settings saved? - ✔✔✔-Input, Output and Insert
settings are saved with the System, Buses with the Session
What dialog box can you use to rename signal paths? - ✔✔✔-The I/O setup dialog
box from the Setup Menu
How can you configure an audition path in Pro Tools? - ✔✔✔-In the I/O Setup dialog
box, on the Output Tab
What are some ways to open a recently used project or session on a system? -
✔✔✔-From the Dashboard, or from the File menu.
What shortcut operations are available for adding individual tracks to your session?
- ✔✔✔-Shift+Command+N, holding a modifier key and double clicking in the empty
space under tracks in the edit window and next to track in the mix window. Once a
track is created double clicking without modifier will create a track that is the same
as the last created. CMD, OPT, CTRL & Shift + double click creates an Audio,
Instrument, Aux and Master
What options are available for changing the display of the Mix and Edit windows? -
✔✔✔-Through the View Menu, and View Selectors in both Mix and Edit Windows
What are some of the optional views available in each window - ✔✔✔-Show and
Hide components, width of Mix Channels
How can you easily show or hide tracks in Pro Tools? - ✔✔✔-Toggle on/off the dark
circle next to the track you want to hide/show
What is the difference between hiding a track and deleting a track? - ✔✔✔-Hiding a
track still keeps the track in the session
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What are some options available in the Track List pop-up menu? - ✔✔✔-Showing
and hiding different types of tracks and sorting them if needed
What are some of the features enabled by Pro Tools HD software? - ✔✔✔-Higher
track count, full surround mixing, advanced automation & video editing
What is required to import and arrange multiple video clips on a Video track? -
✔✔✔-Pro Tools HD software - clips must have the same frame rates
Name the areas of focus available for Workspace browsers in Pro Tools. - ✔✔✔-
Sound libraries, Volumes, Current Session, Catalogs & User Home Directory
What are some of the functions that you can perform using a Workspace browser?
- ✔✔✔-Search and access files on mounted volumes, designate recording and
playback
How can you audition files from a Workspace browser? - ✔✔✔-Select file and press
SPACEBAR, or click on PREVIEW; click on PLAY icon next to audio waveform; Click
on waveform & press SPACEBAR
How can you audition files in the Workspace in context with your session? - ✔✔✔-
Select Tempo Conform Button, Select in session where to play the file and Play the
waveform
What is Soundbase? - ✔✔✔-A sound library in Pro Tools
What are tags in Soundbase? - ✔✔✔-Descriptive words that can be embedded in
WAVs or AIFFs as metadata
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PT 110 Review Questions And
Answers Latest Update
How can you sign in to your Avid Master Account when starting work in Pro Tools? -
✔✔✔-Top right of the dashboard with the Sign In button
What is required to sign in to your account? - ✔✔✔-An active Internet connection
Why is it important to select the audio interface you want to use prior to creating
or opening a session? - ✔✔✔-To ensure the I/O settings match the session
What dialog box can you use for setting the H/W buffer size? - ✔✔✔-The Playback
Engine dialog box
What kinds of tracks are affected by the Playback Engine setting? - ✔✔✔-Tracks
used for recording and tracks used with live processing plug-ins
What is the H/W Buffer Size setting in the H/W buffer size dialog box used for? -
✔✔✔-To control the latency when recording or processing
What dialog box can you use to configure the available options for your connected
audio interface? - ✔✔✔-Playback Engine
What are some of the options you can configure in the Playback Engine dialog box?
- ✔✔✔-The playback engine, the H/W buffer size, enabling the video engine, Cache
size for disk playback
How can you specify the I/O settings that Pro Tools will use when you create a new
session? - ✔✔✔-I/O Settings Pop-up Menu on the Dashboard dialog box.
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Where are changes to Pro Tools I/O settings saved? - ✔✔✔-Input, Output and Insert
settings are saved with the System, Buses with the Session
What dialog box can you use to rename signal paths? - ✔✔✔-The I/O setup dialog
box from the Setup Menu
How can you configure an audition path in Pro Tools? - ✔✔✔-In the I/O Setup dialog
box, on the Output Tab
What are some ways to open a recently used project or session on a system? -
✔✔✔-From the Dashboard, or from the File menu.
What shortcut operations are available for adding individual tracks to your session?
- ✔✔✔-Shift+Command+N, holding a modifier key and double clicking in the empty
space under tracks in the edit window and next to track in the mix window. Once a
track is created double clicking without modifier will create a track that is the same
as the last created. CMD, OPT, CTRL & Shift + double click creates an Audio,
Instrument, Aux and Master
What options are available for changing the display of the Mix and Edit windows? -
✔✔✔-Through the View Menu, and View Selectors in both Mix and Edit Windows
What are some of the optional views available in each window - ✔✔✔-Show and
Hide components, width of Mix Channels
How can you easily show or hide tracks in Pro Tools? - ✔✔✔-Toggle on/off the dark
circle next to the track you want to hide/show
What is the difference between hiding a track and deleting a track? - ✔✔✔-Hiding a
track still keeps the track in the session
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What are some options available in the Track List pop-up menu? - ✔✔✔-Showing
and hiding different types of tracks and sorting them if needed
What are some of the features enabled by Pro Tools HD software? - ✔✔✔-Higher
track count, full surround mixing, advanced automation & video editing
What is required to import and arrange multiple video clips on a Video track? -
✔✔✔-Pro Tools HD software - clips must have the same frame rates
Name the areas of focus available for Workspace browsers in Pro Tools. - ✔✔✔-
Sound libraries, Volumes, Current Session, Catalogs & User Home Directory
What are some of the functions that you can perform using a Workspace browser?
- ✔✔✔-Search and access files on mounted volumes, designate recording and
playback
How can you audition files from a Workspace browser? - ✔✔✔-Select file and press
SPACEBAR, or click on PREVIEW; click on PLAY icon next to audio waveform; Click
on waveform & press SPACEBAR
How can you audition files in the Workspace in context with your session? - ✔✔✔-
Select Tempo Conform Button, Select in session where to play the file and Play the
waveform
What is Soundbase? - ✔✔✔-A sound library in Pro Tools
What are tags in Soundbase? - ✔✔✔-Descriptive words that can be embedded in
WAVs or AIFFs as metadata
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