Chapter 2 Flashcards by Bailey Fanning

what features are included with Pro Tools first?

up to 16 audio, instrument and MIDI tracks each

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what features are included with standard Pro Tools?

up to 128 mono or stereo audio tracks, up to 512 instrument tracks & up to 1024 midi tracks

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what features are included with pro tools ultimate?

up to 384 audio tracks, up to 768 audio tracks with voice packs or an expanded HDX system, up to 512 instrument tracks & up to 1024 midi tracks

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(Pro Tools File Structure)

Describe: Pro Tools session file

created in the session folder, has a .ptx extension

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describe: wavecache file

created in the session folder, stores waveform display data so sessions open more quickly

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describe: audio files

stored in the audio files folder, WAV or AIFF format

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Describe: MIDI Files

stored in the pro tools session file, can be exported

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Describe: Bounced Files

created using the bounce to disk function

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Describe: Clip Groups

created from clips grouped together in Pro Tools, can be exported

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Describe: Rendered Files

created when using rendered elastic audio processing, stored in the rendered files folder

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Describe: Session File Backups

created by the autosave function in pro tools, stored in the session file backups folder

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Describe: Video Files

movies digitized into Pro Tools or imported in digital form

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the 3 steps to powering up your hardware

Turn on components that use external power

external hard drives
MIDI interfaces/Controllers
Audio Interfaces ~if not bus powered~

Computer

Audio Monitoring System

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describe the iLok Key

usb smart key; stores licences for protected software

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what is the iLok Cloud?

lets you authorize Pro Tools using a cloud session and logging into your iLok account

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is an iLok key or iLok cloud session required anytime that Pro Tools is running?

yes

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describe the iLok licence manager

desktop application used to manage licenses in your iLok account

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how do you launch pro tools?

double click the application icon or launch from the start menu (windows) or the dock (mac)

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when connecting, what will pro tools do if no audio device is detected?

use built-in audio for the computer

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how do you switch audio devices in pro tools?

setup>playback engine and select a device under the playback engine pop-up menu

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what 2 categories does pro tools split processing into?

low latency domain and high latency domain

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what does the hardware buffer size control?

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the hardware cache used for the low latency domain

Hardware Buffer Size:

what do low settings do, compared to high settings?

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low settings reduce latency while tracking and high settings provide more processing power

what is dynamic plug in processing?

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takes plugins offline when not in use

how do you modify host based processing settings?

choose setup > playback engine adjust H/W buffer as needed enable dynamic plugin processing

Pro Tools menu Structure | what is the file menu used for?

opening, creating and saving sessions

Pro Tools menu Structure | what is the edit menu used for?

copying, pasting, duplicating and trimming selections

Pro Tools menu Structure | what is the view menu used for?

displaying/hiding parts of pro tools windows

Pro Tools menu Structure | what is the track menu used for?

creating, duplicating, deleting and modifying tracks

Pro Tools menu Structure | what is the clip menu used for?

arranging, grouping, looping and modifying clips

Pro Tools menu Structure | what is the event menu used for?

modifying time, tempo, MIDI and audio events

Pro Tools menu Structure | what is the audiosuite menu used for?

accessing audiosuite plugins

Pro Tools menu Structure | what is the options menu used for?

toggling edit, record & playback options on and off

Pro Tools menu Structure | what is the setup menu used for?

configuring settings in a dialog box

Pro Tools menu Structure | what is the window menu used for?

displaying and arranging pro tools windows

Pro Tools menu Structure | what is the avid link menu used for?

accessing the avid link application

Pro Tools menu Structure | what is the help menu used for?

accessing pro tools documentation

what are the 3 main windows in pro tools?

edit, mix and transport window

what does the edit window display? | what is it used for?

displays waveforms for the audio in your session & is used to work directly with audio, midi and video files on your track

what does the mix window contain?

tracks displayed as mixer strips, inserts, sends, I/O assignments, panning & volume faders

what does the transport window contain?

contains buttons for transport functions, display counters and midi controls

name the 4 main things inside of the edit window?

toolbar, timeline display, tracks display & side columns

what are the 4 edit modes?

grid, spot, shuffle & slip

name the 6 editing tools

grabber tool, selector tool, trim tool, zoom tool, scrubber tool & pencil tool

what does the left edit window side column contain?

Tracks (tracks popup menu, track list) | Groups ( edit groups pop up menu & edit group list)

what does the right edit window side column contain?

clips (clips pop-up menu, clip list)

how do you customize the toolbar?

click on the edit window toolbar pop up menu and you can enable things like zoom controls, transport controls, midi controls, etc

what are 3 things found in the mix window?

signal routing controls record and playback controls mix window side column

what are the signal routing controls?

insert, send, input & output selectors

what do the record and playback controls contain?

pan controls, track input, record enable, solo and mute buttons & volume fader

what is in the mix window side column?

tracks & groups

what is inside of the transport window?

transport controls, counters, midi controls & transport window pop-up menu

Additional Editor Windows: | What does the MIDI editor window have?

displays midi and automation data from midi, instrument and auxiliary input tracks; lets you edit data from multiple tracks inside of a single MIDI notes pane

Additional Editor Windows: | What does the score editor window have?

lets you view, edit and print midi as data notation

Chapter 2 Flashcards

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