Description of track type Audio, Aux Input, MIDI, Instrument, Master Fader

Audio are just...Audio

Aux are like audio, but can't have audio clips

MIDI is where you can record with a MIDI instrument.

Instrument are where you can put MIDI clips or record MIDI

Master Fader controls the level of an output

Two types of folder tracks

Basic and routing

Which pro tools menu can a track be created from?

Track

Shortcut for creating a track

Command+Shift+N

From which Edit/Mix window view can a tracks input be set

Track

Can deleting a track be undone?

No

How do you know that a track will be shown from the tracks area?

It's circle is gray, not black

Which menu has the workspace browser?

Windows

LESSON 2

Woah

Which device should you turn on last?

Monitor Speakers

Where can the audio device for pro tools be changed

Setup > Playback Engine

Shortcut for starting/stopping playback

spacebar

Two valid audio types

.WAV and .AIFF

Describe the file types: Session, Wavecache, Audio, Rendered, Session File

1. Where the entire session goes as soon as something is created

2. A visual representation of the music

3. Default location for audio

4. Temporary files created as needed

5. Backup files for Session

Do you need a numeric keyboard to nudge?

No

Edit window description

Many audio clips, all the audios. Where yo music is

Mix window description

Settings for the tracks basically, it looks like a DJ thing

Transport window description

Timers! And tools! Like a toolbox

Describe file, view, setup, options, and window

Lesson 4

YIPPEEEEE :DDD

Rulers can be shown or hidden from which menu?

View

What shortcut to place playback cursor at beginning?

return

Insertion Follows playback looks like what?

Dotted line, right arrow, straight line, play button

What does the Trim, Selector, grabber, scrubber, and pencil tools do?

1. Trim can cut off parts of a clip

2. Selects certain sections of a track/clip

3. Grabs those selections

4. It just plays audio forward or backward

5. It draws up sound waves

What does dbl-clicking a clip with the selector tool do to the clip

Selects the whole clip

What happens when you hold opt and drag clip from workspace browser with grabber.

It leaves a shadow clip behind! (multiply)

What does the Slip, Shuffle, Grid, and Spot tools do?

1. Just moving clips freely

2. Also moves clips, but snaps them together and arranges them quickly

3. Moves clips according to a grid (like bars and beats)

4. Moves clips by typing in the time, bar/beat or otherwise into the thing

Name two types of grid mode

Relative and Absolute

What kind of mic needs phantom power

Condenser Mic

Name 3 polarity patterns

Omnidirectional (all of it)

Cardioid (Top)

Figure 8 (top and bottom)

2 types of line signals

-10 dBV (Basic)

+4 dBV (Professional)

What type of track is a click track

AUX

Default shortcut to start recording

Comm+Space

Ctrl+Space

F12

3 on Keypad

What do you do if recording is clipping?

Adjust the gain

Difference between whole-file and sub-file clips in clips list?

Whole-file is the entire clip and sub-file is the clip after it's been trimmed or edited at the borders (has hidden parts)

Is it possible to delete whole file if subset are being used?

Yes

LESSON 6 (UWUOWOUWU)

Christopher

Does MIDI make its own sound?

No

Two track types that support MIDI

Instrument and MIDI

What kind of track is MIDI commonly combined with?

AUX

What does MIDI merge look like and what does it do?

It looks like a mouse merging into traffic (arrow into arrow) and it records MIDI on top of another MIDI tracks so that both audios can be heard

In what unit is tempo measured?

Beats per minute

What type of plug-ins are XPAND!2, BOOM, Mini Grand, DB-33, Vacuum?

XPAND!2 is multi-timbral synthesizer

BOOM is a bunch of drums

Mini Grand is piano

DB-33 is an emulation of a drawbar organ

Vacuum is a vacuum tube synthesizer

Three MIDI Views and what they do

Clips view is where you see your MIDI data in clip-sized blocks

Notes view will show you the individual notes

Velocity view will be loudness

LESSON 7

Princess Annagale I

Modifier for "select all tracks"

Shift

Modifier for "individually select multiple"

command+click

Modifier for "select range of tracks"

shift+click

Modifier for "make change to selected tracks"

option+make-a-change

Shortcut for Cut, Copy, Clear, Paste, undo, Redo

X

C

B

V

Z

Shift+Z

Can EDIT>DUPLICATE create a large number of copies?

Yes

Consolidate clip can be found in which menu?

Edit

Which are the three types of trim tool?

TCE

Loop

Normal?

What do you need to use to nudge notes?

The nudge value?

Shortcut for "Create a fade on selected area"

Comm+F

Shortcut for Fade in from start of clip to cursor

Ctrl+D

Shortcut for Fade out from end to cursor

Ctrl+G

Tab to Transients What does it do and what does it look like?

It has an arrow goin toward a soundwave

Shortcut to hide/show video window

Comm and 9 on keyboard

Lesson 8

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Mixing within a DAW is referred to as mixing "________"

In the Box

Are inserts on an audio track affected by the tracks Volume Fader?

No

What shortcut key quickly sets volume fader to Unity?

Option

Video audio is typically panned which way?

Center

Are meters on an audio track always post insert?

Yes

Are meters on an audio track always post fader?

No

Which key do you hold down to solo safe a track?

Comm/Ctrl

Are the inserts on a Master Fader track affected by the tracks volume fader?

Yes

Which control is on the master fader track?

Output

What is most commonly used for effects

Inserts

A copy of the signal to be routed to another destination

Send

Controls the output amplitude of the track

Volume Fader

Controls the balance of the signal between a number of outputs.

Pan

LESSON 9 :000000

C418

An Audio track supports up to _________ inserts.

10

To make a copy of an insert while moving it, hold the _______________ while dragging it.

Alt/Opt Key

True or False? An inactive plug-in will not consume any CPU resources.

True

Match the plug-in format to its description

• Introduced by Steinberg
• Designed for use with Apple’s Logic Pro DAW
• Designed for use with Avid's Pro Tools DAW
• Non-real-time processing

Virtual Studio Technology (VST)

Audio Units (AU)

Avid Audio eXtension (AAX)

How do you know it is a multi-mono plug-in?

Multi-mono uses mono and multi-channel uses stereo

Name the EQ types.

Additive EQ

Subtractive EQ

What are standard compressor parameters?

Threshold, ratio, knee, attack time, release time, and makeup gain.

How do you know if the send is in pre or post fader mode?

What are types of reverb?

Plate, Spring, Convolution, Hall, Chamber, and Room.

LESSON 10!

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What control can you change to see volume automation?

Track View Selector

From which control can you suspend automation on a track?

Automation mode selector

The automation window can be accessed from which menu?

Window menu

Using grabber, which modifier deletes automation

Option

Which control can you enable a plugin for automation?

Automation Enable

External Layback is ___________

Record the output of protocols output to a recording device

Bouncing to a track is __________

Recording of multiple tracks to another trag

Bouncing to disk is ____________

Utilizes bounce mix dialogue box

What method allows for faster than real-time?

Bouncing to disk

What is the first step in creating a File>bouce mix mixdown?

Select an area on the timeline

What menu command will create an archived duplicate?

Save copy in