Lesson 2 Questions
Which device should you turn on last?
Monitor Speakers
Where can the audio device used by pro tools be changed?
Playback engine
What is the shortcut for starting and stopping playback?
Spacebar
What are the two valid audio types?
BWF(.WAV) and AIFF
Describe the various file types: Session, WaveCache, Audio, Rendered, Session file.
Session - a folder to store files
WaveCache - a graphic representation of audio files
Audio - a place to store audio
Rendered - temporarily renders audio files
Session file - a "pointer" to the files
Do you need a numeric keyboard to nudge?
No
Describe what the edit window looks like.
It has all of the tools at the top
Describe what the mix window looks like.
It shows all of the tracks and things you can do to them
Describe what the transport window looks like.
It has the tools such as playback and stop, tempo, etc.
Describe the following menus: File, View, Setup, Options, Window.
File - Saving, closing, and opening sessions
View - hiding or showing elements of a window
Setup - configure how things will behave
Options - turn things on or off
Window - show, hide, or arrange windows