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Quiz 1 - Advanced Workstations
Full Sail Quiz 1 for AW
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Music
Undergraduate 2
10/08/2007

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Term

TDM stands for?

Definition
Time Division Multiplexing
Term
What are characteristics of TDM?
Definition
DSP Power
192 kHz sampling
Expandable i/o
Term
HD Core Card is a required PCI card? T / F
Definition
T
Term
HD Accel card allows how many PCI or PCIe cards?
Definition
6 PCI
2 PCIe
Term
HD Accel card has how many DSP chips?
Definition
9
Term
PCIe is Mac only?
Definition
YES
Term
Each HD card supports how many audio interfaces and channels of i/o?
Definition

2 Audio Inter.
32 Chan. i/o

Term
All 192 AD has 8?
Definition
Analog Inputs
Term
192 DA has?
Definition
8 Analog Outputs
Term
the I/O Option Bay has how many AES/EBU, TDIF, ADAT?
Definition
16 of each.
Term
HD 1 Accel has how many channels of i/o?
Definition
32
Term
HD 2 has how many channels of I/O?
Definition
64
Term
What is the max number of channels an HD system can have?
Definition
160
Term
Requires how many cards and interfaces?
Definition
5 Card system and 10 interfaces
Term
HD System has a max of how many voices at 44.1/48kHz?
Definition
192 Voices
Term
Accel and Core cards add how many voices at 44.1/48kHz?
Definition
96 voices
Term
DAE playback buffer affects the throughput latency.  T / F ?
Definition
F
Term
Windows -> System Usage -> ?
Definition
PCI Bus Activity
CPU Activity
Disk
Term
What TDM voices are allocated?
Definition
Currently used voices.
Voices allocated in playback engine option.
TDM Timeshifts
Term
Timeslot is?
Definition
An audio pathway used to route audio signals within the system.
Term
How many timeslots at 48k in HD?
Definition
512

*256 timeslots at 96k in HD
Term
HD Engine = ?
Definition
Voices
Term
Delay on a DSP while processing is caused bY?
Definition
Processing & Routing
Term
How do you compensate for DSP-inducted delay?
Definition

* Time adjuster plug-in
* Use automatic delay compensation.

Term
What does the Time Adjuster do?
Definition
Delays unprocessed track to match DSP delay of processed track.
Term
Delay compensation does whaT?
Definition
Maintains time alignment across tracks with different processing delays.
Term
Using delay compensation is in the -> Setup -> ______ -> Delay?
Definition
Playback Engine
Term
Long is up to 4095 samples high DSP usage. Whats Short?
Definition
1023 samples , low DSP usage.
Term
All tracks are time aligned at what?
Definition
The HW Buffer. (CPU)
Term
Parallel compression is also known as what?
Definition

NY Compression

Term
NY Compression is two identical drum subgroups.  One is compressed & EQ'd while the other is?
Definition
UNPROCESSED
Term
A Bus is an internal audio path used to?
Definition
Combine signals.
Term
How many mono buses are in Pro Tools HD?
Definition
128 mono
Term
Pre-fader send to ?
Definition
BUS
Term
Bus as the input of ?
Definition
AUX
Term
How can you tell if a signal clips?
Definition
Monitor Processing Meter
Term
How else can you tell if a signal clips bus?
Definition
Exrension on the output window.
Term
How many voices are used by a mult?
Definition
Only as many as the original signal.
Term
Key input ends to bus Post or Pre fader.  Does the External key have to be on?
Definition
YES
Term
How else would you create a key input other than using a Send?
Definition
By using a Multiple Track Output.
Term
AUX Tracks control volume of ____ subgroup tracks.
Definition
Volume
Term
Subgroup can be used to create Stems. what is a Stem?
Definition
Subset of audio tracks (normally used in a film soundtrack)
Term
Plug-ins processing is done by the ?
Definition
HOST CPU
Term
TDM Processing is real time and is processed by the ?
Definition
DSP Chips
Term
RTAS was the first host based real time type of Pro Tools. T / F
Definition
T
Term
What is the Max user defined groups?
Definition
104
Term
How many banks?
Definition
4
Term
What three things cannot be grouped?
Definition
Voice assignment.
Output assignment.
Inserting Plug-Ins.
Term
Groups active in one view are active in both. T / F
Definition
T
Term
Setups -> Preferences -> _________?
Definition
Operation.
Term
If a group member is hidden MIX functions will apply to hidden track. _____ functions will not apply to hidden track?
Definition
EDIT
Term
Lowercase group letters mean?
Definition
track is member of only one active group.
Term
Uppercase mean?
Definition
More than one active group.
Term

What symbol means tghat some members of a group are selected?

Definition
Circle
Term
What symbol stands for all members of that group being selected, but no others.
Definition
Solid Dot
Term
Bullseye means?
Definition
All members of the group are selected.
Term

Off, Read, Write, Touch are 4 of the seven Modes of Automation what are the other 3?

Definition
Latch
Touch/Latch
Trim
Term
Auto off disables writing and reading? T/F
Definition
T
Term
Auto read allows _______ and disables _______.
Definition
Reading (playback)           writing.
Term
Auto latch is also known as ?
Definition
Update mode.
Term
in Touch / Latch faders are in touch and encoders are in latch?
Definition
T


(TDM only)
Term
Trim mode is also known as?
Definition
Relative Write mode.
Term
Trim mode doesnt affect the volume or send level ONLY?  T / F
Definition

F

Term
What can be automated?
Definition
Volume, Pan, and Mute
Term
MIDI only has what type of Automation?
Definition
Mute
Term
Automation is written not recorded. T/F
Definition
T
Term
Thinning reduces the number of ?
Definition
Breakpoints
Term
Coalescing Automation combines what?
Definition
Trim or VCA playlists into affected tracks playlists.
Term
Suspending automation disables?
Definition
Writing/Erasing & Playback of data.
Term
What does Capture do?
Definition
Captures the value of every writing parameter.
Term
Plug-in controls must be enabled? T/F
Definition
T
Term
Automation preferences are saved on the ____ ?
Definition
system.
Term
Do preferences apply to all and every session until you change them>?
Definition
Yes
Term
Create breakpoints with the ____?
Definition
Grabber tool.
Term
Special Editing Automation has multiple levels of Automation.
Definition
Term
Graphic edits follow the Edit ___?
Definition
Groups
Term

what is a Bank?

Definition
A group of tracks mapped to the available controls.
Term
What is Emulation?
Definition
Mimicking the behavior of another control surface to be compatible with Pro Tools.
Term
D-Control (ICON) has how many faders?
Definition
16
Term
D-Command has how many faders? Whats the Max?
Definition
8 faders , 24 max
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