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| Digital Audio Workstation |
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| Digital Audio Workstations are also known as? |
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| Digital Audio Sequencer or Hard Disk Recorder |
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A/D and D/A conversions are avoided working with digital audio. |
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| A DAW is _____ – _____ manipulation of audio. |
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| _____ – _____ audio events are defined by pointers to portions of audio files. |
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| _____ – _____ audio events can be played back in any order, regardless of how data is arranged on a hard drive. |
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| _____ – _____ audio can be modified without affecting the original material |
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| In Pro Tools a new take = ? |
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| In Pro Tools you can _____ without replacing the original. |
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| What bit rates can be used in Pro Tools? |
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| What 3 audio file types can you use in Pro Tools? |
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| What 4 sample rates can you have in Protools LE? |
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| Pro Tools LE will play up to __ simultaneous active mono audio tracks. |
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| Pro Tools LE can have a total of ___ tracks with __ inactive. |
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| The Music Production Toolkit extends LE to give __ active mono or stereo audio tracks. |
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| Up to ___ Aux Inputs for LE |
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| Up to __ Master faders in LE |
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| Up to ___ MIDI tracks in LE |
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| Up to __ Instrument tracks in LE |
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| A Pro Tools session file contains? |
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| Audio Files, Fade Files Folder, Session File, Region Groups, Session File Backups, Plug-In Settings, WaveCache file |
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| The _______ folder is automatically created when you create a new session. |
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Unused Folders in the Session Folder go away once the session is closed? |
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| A map of all the elements associated with a project. |
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| A Session File can contain ? |
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| Tracks I/O assignments, List of Audio & Video Files, Mix parameters, MIDI Data, Instrument settings, Arrangement of regions on tracks, All setting except preferences |
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| You can have _____ session files in a single Session folder. |
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| What does a WaveCache file do? |
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| Stores waveform display data for a session |
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| What does the Audio Files folder contain? |
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| Source Audio (Whole Files) for session |
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| The Fade Files folder contains? |
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| Digital audio stored on a drive |
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An Audio file is not part of a session file? |
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An Audio file is part of a session file? |
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| A Region is a _____ _____ representing _____. |
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| Graphical Object / audio (not a source file) |
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A Region is not a source file? |
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A Region is a source file? |
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| Regions point to an _____ _____. |
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| A Whole File Region represents a _____ _____. |
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| A Whole File Regions name is in _____ type. |
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| A Non-Whole File Region points to only _____ of an audio file. |
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| A Non-Whole File Regions name is in _____ type. |
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| A user created regions is _____ defined by a user. |
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| An Auto-Created region is a _____ of user edits. |
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| Name the seven steps for powering up. |
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| External drives, Control Surface, MIDI Interface & Devices, Synch devices, Audio interfaces, Computer, Monitors |
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| What 2 power up steps can not be done in any order? |
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| The default audio format is ? |
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| The two primary Pro Tools windows are? |
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| Quickkey for toggling between Mix and Edit Windows is ? |
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| How many active rulers can you have at one time? |
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| The Conductor ruler shows? |
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| Tempo, Meter, and Marker events |
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| The Playback Cursor shows ? |
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| Current playback position |
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| The Playback Cursor is also known as the _____ _____ _____. |
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| The Timeline Insertion Point is also known as the _____ _____. |
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| The Playback Cursor Locator shows ? |
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| That the Cursor is off the screen |
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| The Main Counter displays the playback cursor ____? |
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| The _____ highlights a field in the Main Counter letting you type a location. |
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| The Sub Counter displays cursor _____ in a different time format. |
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| What are two ways to create a new track. |
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Tracks -> New Track
Apple + Shift + N |
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| What are the 6 track types you can creat? |
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| Audio, MIDI, Aux, Master Fader, Instrument, VCA Master (HD Only) |
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| _____ _____ control how audio & MIDI regions (and other data) are selected, edited, and moved. |
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| _____ mode – Moves/selects freely to any sample location. |
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| _____ mode – Costrains the movement/selection to a point on a user defined grid. |
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| The Blue or _____ Grid snaps material or selections to a Grid. |
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| The Purple or _____ Grid moves material by a grid value. |
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| Hold the _____ key to temporarily suspend grid mode. |
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| _____ mode – Movement is constrained by region boundaries. |
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| _____ mode snaps audio to the end of another audio region or to the beginning of a track. |
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| _____ mode – Places audio at a specified location. |
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| Horizontal zoom Quick Keys are ? |
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| Vertical zoom quick keys are ? |
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| When using the Zoom Tool _____ _____ zooms out one level. |
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| When using the Zoom Tool _____ _____ zooms both horizontal and vertical views. |
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| If you _____ _____ on the Zoom Tool icon it fits the session to the length of the screen. |
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| When using the selector tool _____ _____ places an insertion point. |
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| When using the Selector Tool _____ _____ highlights a region. |
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| When using the Selector Tool _____ _____ Highlights all regions on a track. |
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| When using the Selector Tool _____ _____ extends selection. |
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| Does Pro Tools support PCM audio? |
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| _____ _____ – L & R channels together in one file. |
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| Pro Tools splits interleaved files on import into ? |
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| Split Stereo (Dual Mono) Separate L & R files |
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| Pro Tools does not support _____ files. |
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| Pro Tools does support stereo _____ & _____. |
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| What are the three planes of existance? |
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| Hard Disk, Regions list, Track/Playlist |
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| What is an offline region? |
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| A region in the Region List whose source file does not exist on the hard drive. |
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| What are three ways to import audio? |
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| File -> Import Audio, DigiBase Browser (Windows Menu), Finder/Explorer |
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| What does File -> Import Audio -> Add do? |
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| Uses file without moving it to Audio Files folder |
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| What does File -> Import Audio -> Copy do? |
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| Always copies file to Audio Files folder |
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| What does File -> Import Audio -> Convert do? |
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| Copies to Audio Files folder and converts sample rate, bit depth, and file format. |
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| When importing audio from the DigiBase Browser you can drag audio files from the browser to the _____ _____, _____, or _____ _____. |
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| Region List, Track, Edit Window |
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| What 4 places can you drag Audio Files to from the Finder/Explorer window? |
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| Region List, Track, Edit Window, Tracks List |
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| Press _____ for selection start point. |
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| Press _____ for selection end point. |
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| The event edit area displays what? |
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| Start, End, and Length values |
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| In the Event Edit Area _____ cycles through fields. |
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| / (Slash on the numeric keypad) |
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| _____ _____ or _____ _____ to change length with the Selector Tool. |
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| With the Selector Tool you _____ to select. |
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| Drag the Selector Tool vertically to ? |
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| Select across multiple tracks |
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| Use _____ _____ to select non adjacent tracks with the Selector Tool. |
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| The speed varies with _____ _____ when using the Scrubber Tool. |
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| For finer resolution with the Scrubber Tool _____ drag. |
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| _____ Scrub to change selection |
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| For Loop playback you have to have a minimum _____ selection. |
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| The Loop Playback Quick Key is ? |
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| If Timeline Insertion Follows Playback is enabled the cursor moves to the _____ _____. |
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| If Timeline Insertion Follows Playback is disabled the cursor moves to the _____ _____. |
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| Edit -> Duplicate or Apple + D does ? |
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| Copies & Pastes selection immediatly after itself. |
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| Edit -> Repeat or Option + R does ? |
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| Edit -> Trim -> To Selection or Command + T does ? |
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| Removes all of a region except selection |
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| Edit -> Trim -> Start to Insertion or A with Command Focus on does ? |
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| Removes audio between region start and cursor |
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| Edit -> Trim -> End to Insertion or S with Command Focus on does ? |
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| Removes audio between cursor and region end. |
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| _____ changes the Trim tools direction. |
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| In Slip mode with the Trim Tool _____ lets you trim exactly to the next region. |
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| The Quick Key for Heal is ? |
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| The Quick Keys for Consolidate is ? |
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| The Quick Key for Redo is ? |
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| Edit -> Seperate Region or B with Command Focus on does ? |
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| Edit -> Heal Separation or Apple + H does ? |
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| Rejoins separated regions |
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| Seperated Regions must remain in _____ _____ in order to be healed. |
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| Edit -> Consolidate or Option + Shift + 3 does? |
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| Creates a new whole file from selection |
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| What does Region -> Capture do? |
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| Creates a new region from selection. |
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| When using Region -> Capture the new region exists only in the _____ _____. |
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| Region -> Lock/Unlock Regions or Apple + L prevents ? |
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| Further Edits and regions from being moved. |
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| Region -> Lock/Unlock Regions or Apple + L does not prevent ? |
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| being recorded over or being replaced by a region. |
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| What does the Tab key do ? |
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| Advances cursor position to the next region boundary |
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| advances the cursor to the previous region boundary |
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| Selects to next region boundary |
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| Option + Shift + Tab does ? |
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| Selects to previous region boundary |
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| Tab to Transient moves the cursor to the _____ dynamic peak in audio. |
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| Option + Tab to Transient moves the curcor to the _____ dynamic peak in audio. |
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| Cut on the _____ _____ _____ at the beginning and end of an audio region. |
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| Cutting audio on a zero crossing point will minimize the occurrence of _____ _____ _____. |
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| Identify Beat or Apple + I establishes a _____ _____ for audio whose tempo is not known. |
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| _____ _____ or _____ + _ establishes a tempo/meter map for audio whose tempo is not known. |
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| Identify Beat or Apple + I |
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| What are the 4 ways to save in Pro Tools? |
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| Save, Save As, Save Copy In, Auto Backup |
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| How do you get to the Auto Backup option? |
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| Setup -> Preferences -> Operations -> Enable Session File Auto Backup |
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| Digital Signal Processor – A chip specially designed for processing digital audio. |
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| DSP’s are connected to the computer via |
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| PCI or Firewire ( IEEE1394) |
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| Mic and?or Line level connections or A/D and D/A convertors |
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| A Digital I/O is connected to the computer by |
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| What are some types of Plug – Ins? |
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| VST, RTAS, TDM, DirectX, MAS |
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| The System Drive Contains ? |
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| The Audio Drive contains ? |
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| Session files and all related session audio |
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| Which drive do you record to? |
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| In a Host-Based System audio engine and plug-in processing are handles by ? |
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| In a Hardware based system audio engine and plug-in processing are handled by |
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| A Hardware based system may also use the CPU for ? |
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| A Hybrid System is a _____ _____ system with added _____ _____. |
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| AES/EBU is 2 _____ channels on one cable. |
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| AES/EBU is a _____ _____ XLR connection. Not a Mic cable. |
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| AES/EBU Double Wide uses ? |
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| AES/EBU Double Fast uses ? |
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| a single port but the clock speed is doubled |
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| S/PDIF is _____ bit / _____ kHz maximum |
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| TDIF is up to __ bit / __ kHz |
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| Multichannel Audio Digital Interface |
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| How many channels per MADI coaxial/fibre cable? |
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| Can you run Pro Tools software without Pro Tools hardware? |
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| Can Pro Tools Hardware run with other software? |
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| Pro Tools LE is a _____/_____ bundle |
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| Pro Tools LE is _____ based. |
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| Pro Tools M-Powered is LE software for use with _____ _____. |
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