Week 5

Question 1

Which automation mode allows recording real-time changes to enabled parameters, overwriting the existing automation?

Answer 1

Write

Question 2

What is the keystroke shortcut to open the Automation Window?

Answer 2

[COMMAND+4] (numeric keypad, Mac)

Question 3

Where can we change Automatch settings to adjust the time it takes in milliseconds for automation to return to the previous value?

Answer 3

SETUP>PREFERENCES>MIXING

Question 4

True or False:To record automation in Write mode the destination track(s) must be record-armed.

Answer 4

False; simply placing a track in Write mode allows recording of enabled parameters once playback begins

Question 5

When save option allows the user to save a complete copy of a PT session while converting to other file types, sample rates, previous PT versions, etc?

Answer 5

FILE>SAVE COPY IN

Question 6

True or False:Automation cannot be edited when a track’s automation mode is set to READ.

Answer 6

FALSE; break points can still be entered, moved or deleted using the Grabber Tool.

Question 7

What modifier key is held to remove an automation breakpoint using the Grabber Tool?

Answer 7

OPTION (Mac)

Question 8

To ensure you have the ability to Write automation for a particular parameter, which window should you check first to see if the parameter(s) is enabled?

Answer 8

Automation Window

Question 9

When clicking a track’s Input Path Selector, the pop-up menu shows what 2 available input path categories? Which applies to physical hardware inputs and which applies to internal, virtual paths?

Answer 9

Interface: refers to physical inputs via the interface/hardwareBus: refers to internal, virtual paths

Question 10

What is the keystroke shortcut to open the Automation Window?

Answer 10

[COMMAND+4] (numeric keypad, Mac)

Question 11

What are the 5 automation modes, excluding OFF, that Pro Tools offers?

Answer 11

Read, Write, Touch, Latch, Touch/Latch, Trim

Question 12

Touch/Latch mode puts what parameters in a Touch automation mode while all other parameters are in Latch automation mode?

Answer 12

Track volume is the only parameter in Touch mode while all other enabled parameters are in Latch mode.

Question 13

What is the shortcut to show automation for a given parameter?

Answer 13

CTRL+COMMAND+Click (Mac) or CTRL+START+Click (Windows) on the onscreen parameter (fader, pan knob, plugin parameters, etc)

Question 14

TRUE or FALSE: Clicking the SUSPEND button in the Automation Window suspends automation on just the selected track.

Answer 14

FALSE; the SUSPEND button in the Automation Window globally suspends all automation in the session on all tracks.

Question 15

What is the shortcut to enable automation for a specific plugin parameter?

Answer 15

CONTROL+OPTION+COMMAND+Click (Mac) or CTRL+ALT+START+Click (Win) on a displayed parameter in the plugin’s window and select ‘Enable Automation…’ from the pop-up menu

Question 16

In which menu can we enable/disable Automation Follows Edit?

Answer 16

OPTIONS>AUTOMATION FOLLOWS EDIT

Question 17

What is the primary difference between the Manual Write and Write On Stop automation commands?

Answer 17

Manual Write is to write a given value during playback and Write On Stop writes the given value once playback is stopped

Question 18

What does the global AutoMatch function do in Pro Tools?

Answer 18

Forces all currently writing automation on all tracks to return to the previous automation value

Question 19

Which Edit Tool allows the user to horizontally raise or lower automation between breakpoints?

Answer 19

Trim

Question 20

TRUE or FALSE: To create a submix for multiple tracks in a session, create a new Aux Input and route the output of the tracks to the input of the Aux.

Answer 20

TRUE; remember: with multiple tracks selected to route to a submix, you can use the shortcut OPTION+SHIFT+Click (Mac) when selecting the output routing of one of the tracks to quickly set all the selected tracks to the same path