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04/26/2013

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Pro Tools is owned by
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Avid
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True or False: The iLok is a small USB device that holds software licenses
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True
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he ability to manipulate elements independently on the timeline, is commonly known as
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nonlinear
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keyboard commandto open a new session
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Command + N
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The RTZ button is on the
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Transport
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A potentiometer (or pot)does what?
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changes the level of audio signal passing through it
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True or false: On a Mac, Command + = toggles between the Mix and the MIDI Editor view in Pro Tools
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False - Mix & Edit views
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True or false: The Clip List contains a pop-up menu and display area for the audio and MIDI files as well as file edits that are currently available in the session
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True
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True or false: A Pro Tools .ptx file contains all audio files associated with a session
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False
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True or false: The Mix view displays audio waveforms and allows editing
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False
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System Usage & Disk Usage displays are located under the following menu
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window
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True or false: The Aggregate I/O allows multiple interfaces
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true
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True or false: The Smart Tool contains the grid mode, scrub tool & Pincher tools
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What are the numbers 1-5 in the top left area of the screen used for?
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They represent zoom presets
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What key commands will bring the transport into view?
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Command + numeric key 1
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To set a tempo (beats per minute) in Pro Tools, typically the transport's ______ must be turned off
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conductor track
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Key command for loop playback?
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Shift + Command + L
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How is Half-speed playback enabled?
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by right-clicking on the play button in the transport
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A _____ is a rapid increase in amplitude
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transient
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True or false: The playlists are located as an option under the default tab waveforms, in the edit view
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True
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What is a click track?
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a metronome function that allows you to accurately multitrack
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Key command to record-arm any tracks that contain an edit cursor
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Shift + R
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Key command to mute any track that contains an edit cursor
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Shift+M
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Quickpunch is enabled how?
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by right-clicking on the record button in the transport or under the menu Options
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Key to make selections while tabbing to transient
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hold down the Shift modifier
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Relative grid mode allows you to do what?
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offset an audio region and apply that offset to every following grid
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The keyboard shortcut to separate a clip is
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Command + E
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_____ mode in Pro Tools can synch events to bars, beats and/or subdivisions of beats
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grid
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A catalog in the Workspace browser does what?
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allows a user-definable collection of audio, sessions, effects and more
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To select nonadjacent regions or tracks, use the _____ key
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command
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The workspace browser is located under the ______ menu
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window
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To determine the tempo of an audio clip, click on the tempo number in the transport and tap what key in time with the music?
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T
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To nudge a region, use the following on the numeric keypad
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+ and -
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The event lists displays data as:
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a list of values related to start point, note name, velocity & duration
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with Shift & Return, a selection will be made from the timeline insertion where
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back to the beginning of the session
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With the Separation Grabber, if you want to drag out a selection of a region, but leave your source region unchanged, hold down _____ as you drag
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option
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MIDI merge allows you to do what
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record on a MIDI track without overwriting any pre-existing MIDI data
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Instead of pressing the arrow with the mouse cursor, a shortcut to comp tracks in the Playlist view is:
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Control + Option + V
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With _________________ all clip gain changes will be removed, and the clip gain line will be reset to a flat line of 0 dB
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clear clip gain
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What numeric key command do you use to place a memory location marker?
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enter
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MIDI channels can have what plug-ins?
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None... MIDI channels cannot have plug-ins
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The separate clip command is:
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Command + E
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This linking option will compensate for the volume drop that sometimes occurs in crossfades
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equal power (command + =)
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The key command for repeat clip is
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Option + R
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The key command to create a group is:
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Command+G
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The TCE tool is located inside the:
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Trimmer Tool
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When a gold border is permanently displayed around the edge of a region, you are in which Grabber mode?
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Object
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By using the ____ keys during playback, you can select parts of the clip as your session plays
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Up and down arrows
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The zero line represents ___ ____being sent to a speaker
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no voltage
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Time Lock allows _____, but not movement to a new location
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editing
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MIDI volume has a total range of
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128 steps
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What does the smart tool contain
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trim, select, and grabber tool
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Non linear editing is non_____
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destructive
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strip silence: useful for
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for cleaning up badly recorded track, locating wave forms
found in: edit
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master faders don't have sounds
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yup
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what menu to find identify beat
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menu
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disc allocation dialogue box does?
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shows where all files in the project are located. can choose where to save files
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dither?
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introducing noise in the conversion from 24 bit to 16 bit. extends dynamic range downward
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heavily automated session: best to convert when
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after bounce, so automation doesn't cause latency. protools prioritizes automation
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where to find warp markers?
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same box as waveform view etc
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warp markers used in?
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elastic audio
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time based effects:
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effect the duration of the sound beyond it's original duration
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examples of time based effects:
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delay, reverb
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what menu do you import video with?
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File
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True or false audio samples can be only in sample mode:
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false
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