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Advanced Workstations
Chapters 8, 9, 10, 11
37
Engineering
Undergraduate 1
10/24/2008

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Term
What is Beat Detective?
Definition

Analyzes and manipulates timing of audio and midi

 

Term
What are the five options when using beat detective?
Definition

Bar|Beat Marker Generation

Groove Template Extraction

Region Seperation

Region Conform

Edit Smoothing

Term
What is MIDI Offset?
Definition

Audio occuring earlier of later

than the midi note that is played

Term
What is strip silence?
Definition
Removes silence from regions
Term
What is sound replacer?
Definition

Replaces audio with sample

Mostly used with drums

Term
What is relative sync?
Definition
Measures location relative to the begining of a song
Term
What is absolute sync?
Definition

Measures position without regard to tempo,

like a clock on the wall.

Term
What is SMPTE time code?
Definition

An absolute form of sync

A positional reference

Term
What is the frame rate of SMTPE time code used in music production?
Definition
30 FPS
Term
What is the most commonly used frame rate for NTSC Broadcast Color Video?
Definition
29.97 FPS Drop Frame
Term
What are the three types of SMPTE time code formats?
Definition

Linear Time Code (LTC)

Vertical Interval Time Code (VITC)

MTC (Midi Time Code)

Term
Linear Time Code is Analog or Digital?
Definition
Analog
Term
VITC is analog or digital?
Definition
Analog
Term
MTC is analog or digital?
Definition
Digital
Term
What is word clock?
Definition
A sample by sample timing reference
Term
How is a sync I/O connected?
Definition
Connected via the digiserial to the core card
Term
What is Loop Sync?
Definition
A dedicated clock loop for synchronizing multiple HD-Series interfaces.
Term
What is Jitter?
Definition
Errors in timing of samples
Term
What does "import session data" do?
Definition
Allows tracks from one session to be imported to another session
Term
What can the Digibase browser do?
Definition
View, Rename, Move, and Audition audio, midi, region groups, REX files, Acid Files,and Session Data
Term
What are the four Workspace Browsers?
Definition
Workspace, Volumes, Project, and Catalog
Term
What does the workspace browser display?
Definition
all mounted volumes and designators.
Term
What does the Volume Browser display?
Definition
Browser for one volume
Term
What do the project browser display?
Definition
Displays current session data and fixes problems
Term
What does the catalog brower display
Definition
For organizing searching libraries.
Term

Volume Designators...

 A=

V=

R=

P=

T=

Definition

A=Audio

V=Video

R=Record

P=Playback

T=Transfer

Term
What is an OMF file?
Definition
Open Media Framework
Term

What is a Slave Session?

 

Definition

Reduced track count (submixes)

 

Term
What are the supported drive types for pro tools?
Definition

IDE/ATA

SCSI

Firewire

Term
Is USB supported in pro tools?
Definition
NO
Term
What is the maximum file size for pro tools?
Definition
2 GB 4.5 hrs at 24-bit/44.1kHz
Term
How many tracks does a FW400 drive support?
Definition
24 Tracks at 24-bit/48kHz
Term
How many tracks does a FW800 Drive support?
Definition
32 tracks at 24-bit/48kHz
Term
What is Disk Allocation?
Definition
Records new audio files to folders (and drives) other than session's audio files folder
Term
What is record allocation?
Definition

Specifies how much drive space is available for recording new audio files

(preferences for disk allocation)

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