| What can ProTools be used for |
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| Creation, recording, editing, mixing, mastering
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| Highest sample rate and bit depth? |
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| View, edit, arrange, print midi as music notation. |
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| Types of video files can be imported? |
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| QuickTime movies, Avid video files or Windows Media (VC-1 AP) clips (Windows Vista only). |
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| AIR? Types of plug-ins? Name them. |
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| Digidesign Advanced Instrument Research group.
Virtual instruments, effects plug-ins.
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Hybrid synth, Strike drum, Velvet piano, Structure sampling, Tranfuser groove. |
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| Each cycle of a sounds vibration must be sampled a min. of 2 times.
A sampling rate of at least 40khz (2 x 20khz) is min. to capture full frequency of audio. |
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Dynamic range of 24 bit audio?
16 bit audio? |
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| 2 types of digital connections for transfers? |
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1) SPDIF
-RCA-coaxial
-sony Phillips digital interface
2.AES/EBU
-XLR
-audio engineering society/European broadcast union
-preferred |
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| Digital Signal Processing, used by PT HD SYS-PCI cards, power for mixing and processing. |
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| M-POWERED compatible devices? |
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| 1) Mbox fam, Digi 002 and 003 |
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| Music Production and DV Toolkit expansion? |
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-plug-ins
-beat detective
-64 mono or stereo tracks at 48khz
-48 tracks at 96khz
-quickpunch (32 tracks-48khz, 24 tracks-96khz)
-export mixes as MP3
-film and video
-multiple Avid and Quicktime clips in 1 session |
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-RTAS-real-time audio-suite effects and instruments
plug-ins
-20 new AIR plug-ins, 6 AIR virtual instruments
-with PT8
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| Complete Production Toolkit |
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-features of Music Production Tookit 2 and DV Tookit2
-surround mixing
-128 mono tracks, 64 stereo, 64 instrument tracks
-20 5.1 surround tracks
-QuickPunch on 64 tracks
-128 internal buses
-supports 7.1
-automation, glide automation |
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| File types and place of storage? |
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1.session folder-all files used for project
-audio tracks, audio and video files, settings, edits.
2.waveCache.wfm file
3.audio files > audio files folder
4.fade files > fade files folder
5.midi files (if exported) > midi files folder
6.region groups (if exported) > region groups folder
7.rendered elastic audio proc > rend files folder (temp) (audio files folder = perm)
8.session files backups (autosave). 9.video (digitize) |
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1.computer, hardware off
2.turn on ext drives, wait
3.turn on midi
4.turn on PT i/f, wait (vs.Mbox = usb)
5.start comp
6.turn on audio mon sys |
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USB smart key, contains licenses for protected software.
-stores 100 licenses
-plug-ins |
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Real-time audio-suite plug in processing
-effects and virtual instruments |
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M-powered and LE
-recording, playback, mixing, RTAS
-hardware buffer size and CPU limit |
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PT HD
-TDM PROC
-can also use host-based for RTAS |
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| Adjust Hardware Buffer Size and CPU limit |
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Size of hardware cache used to handle host-based tasks, like RTAS
-lower buffer = decrease latency for recording
-higher buffer = more proc and effects = mixing = more RTAS |
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-lower CPU = limit PT proc (decrease slow sys)
-higher CPU = more power to PT for RTAS, large sessions etc. |
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| Change Buffer Size or CPU Limit |
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Playback Engine dialog box
-SETUP > PLAYBACK ENGINE |
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| -open, create, save, bounce, import, export |
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| -copy, paste, duplicate, repeat, shift: trim, separate, heal |
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-window, track, track data display
-parts of a window, or display of window |
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| -show or hid entire window or arrange window on screen |
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| -create, duplicate, group, delete track |
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| -arrange, group, loop, quantize, warp region |
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| -time, temp, midi and audio events and operations, midi recording properties |
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-access all audiosuite plug-ins in plug-ins folder
-non-real time, file-based
-replaces selection with new audio file |
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-editing, recording, monitoring, playback and display options
-loop recording, pre-roll, transport mode, scrolling etc.
-item with checkmark = off |
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-hardware, software setup
-i/f, host-based proc options, i/o settings, session and midi settings, click/countoff, preferences |
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-Edit, Mix, Transport windows
-Workspace and Project browsers
-automation, video, undo history, memory locations, color palette etc. |
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| -keyboard shortcuts, plug-ins guide, menus guide, reference guide |
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1.bar: beats. For musicians
2.min: sec. For radio.
3.samples. smallest editing res.
4.time code. Video and film.
5.feet+frames. Video and film.
6.tempo.
7.key.
8.chord symbols.
9.meter.
10.markers. |
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| In timeline display area of the Edit window. |
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1.bars: beats.
2.min: sec.
3.samples
4.time code, time code2
5.feet+ frames |
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1.tempo
2.meter
3.key
4.chords
5.markers |
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| 2 ways to rearrange items in toolbar? |
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1.Edit Window Toolbar menu (upper-right)
2.command, click (drag to new location) |
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| CHANNEL VIEWS in EDIT and MIX WINDOWS? |
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| EDIT TOOLS and FUNCTIONS? |
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| -zoomer, trim, selector, grabber, scrubber, pencil, smart |
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| 1.normal zoom mode. Zoomer selected after zooming
2.single zoom mode. Previously tool re-selected
-command, drag (marquee zooming = horizontal + vertical)
-double click on zoomer tool (full track view) |
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| Trimming region > subset region in region list |
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| -playback, editing
-shift key, click. Add/remove from selection. |
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| 1.SLIP MODE. Move tracks freely.
2.SPOT MODE. Move tracks numerically.
3.SHUFFLE. regions snap to regions.
4.GRID. regions snap to grid/timeline. |
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| -scrub between 2 adjacent tracks to scrub both. |
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| 1.SELECTOR = middle of audio region, upper half.
2.GRABBER = lower half.
3.TRIM = region start or end.
4.FADE = start or end. Near top.
-cross-fade. Near bottom |
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| 1.SHUFFLE = F1
2.SLIP = F2
3.SPOT = F3
4.GRID = F4 |
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-move, trim, cut, paste
-train-car
-line up, no overlap, no silence |
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-freely
-space/silence, overlap
-no time restriction |
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-dialog box
-like SLIP, no effect to other regions |
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| -snap to nearest increment.
-works alone as mode.
ABS or REL (CHP8) |
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| -in SHUFFLE, SLIP or SPOT to snap region to time increment.
-works as mode together with F1, F2 or F3 |
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| MIDI control options in TRANSPORT WINDOW |
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| 1.wait for note.
2.metronome. (SETUP > CLICK/COUNTOFF = 7 to enable CLICK, 8 to enable COUNTOFF)
3.midi merge = 9
4.tempo ruler enable.
5.meter display.
6.tempo field.
7.tempo resolution selector. Note value. |
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1.unhighlight CONDUCTOR button
2.click in the TEMPO field
3.tap T to set the new tempo |
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1.CLICK quick key = 7
2.COUNTOFF = 8
3.MIDI MERGE = 9
CLICK ON/OFF. SETUP > CLICK/COUNOFF
CLICK OPTIONS DIALOG. SETUP > CLICK/COUNTOFF or double-click metronome |
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| PT compatible audio file types? |
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| WAV, AIFF, or SD II (MAC OS only) |
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| FILED TYPE DATA SIZES (re: sample rate, bit depth) |
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| 15MB = 44.1khz, 24-bit
30MB = 88.2khz, 24-bit
60MB = 176.4khz, 24-bit
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New Tracks dialog quick keys:
1.open new tracks dialog box
2.change track format-stereo/mono
3.change track type-audio/inst etc.
4.change track timebase-samples etc.
5.add/remove rows-tracks |
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| 1.command, shift, N
2.command, left/right
3.command, up/down
4.option, up/down
5.command, shift, up/down |
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1.audio
2.midi
3.instrument
4.video
5.auxiliary
6.VCA masters (HD)
7.master faders |
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| -double click on name or right click > rename |
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| 1.no scrolling.
2.after playback.
3.page
OPTIONS > SCROLLING |
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| SAVE. Overwrites session in current form over older version.
SAVE AS. Copy of current session under different name or location.
-closes current session, now working on renamed copy
-ex-sessionA, sessionB etc. with updates |
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| TRACK > CREATE CLICK TRACK |
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| WHAT DOES CREATE CLICK TRACK DO? |
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| Inserts the TL Metro plug-in on a new AUX input track |
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| ENABLE/DISABLE the CLICK? |
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| CLICK/COUNOFF OPTIONS DIALOG MENU? |
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| SETUP > HARDWARE DIALOG FOR? |
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| Ensure that input assignments correspond to each physical input connection |
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| RECORD ENABLE every TRACK? |
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| Option click on RECORD ENABLE button |
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| 3 ways to start recording? |
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| 1.REC in transport, PLAY in transport.
2.command, spacebar (without REC READY)
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WHOLE FILE vs. SUB-SET REGION?
1.WHOLE FILE
2.SUB-SET REGION |
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| DOUBLE CLICK MIDI REGION? CHANGE RESULT? |
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| Opens MIDI EDITOR window
Change using SETUP > PREFERENCS > MIDI |
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| REMOVE CONTIGUOUS AUDIO REGIONS FROM BIN? NON-CONTIGUOUS? |
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| Contiguous. Shift, click.
Non-contiguous. Command, click.
Regions popup > clear |
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| REMOVING VS. DELETING AUDIO FILES? |
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| Remove = remove from session
Delete = delete from hardisk |
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| 1.SOUND DESIGNER II (SD II) (MAC OS)
2.AUDIO INTERCHANGE FILE FORMAT (AIFF)
3.WAVEFORM AUDIO FILE FORMAT (WAV)
4.AIFC-compressed
5.MPEG3-most popular, good compression (convert)
6.WINDOWS MEDIA AUDIO (WMA)second to MP3 |
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| VIDEO FILE TYPES IMPORTED? |
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| 1.PT-quicktime
2.HD and LE-avid
3.WINDOWS VISTA-windows media |
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1.FILE > IMPORT > VIDEO
2.OPEN
3.IMPORT AUDIO FROM FILE
4.OK |
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| SPLIT STEREO VS. STEREO INTERLEAVED? |
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| SPLIT STEREO. Stereo split btw 2 mono files, L and R.
INTERLEAVED. Stereo info is combined. Not compatible with PT. Changed by PT. (L and R) |
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| PT AUTO COPY AUDIO FILE TO AUDIO FOLDER UPON IMPORT? |
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| No. PT places audio file in region list. |
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| ACCESS WORKSPACE BROWSER? |
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| IMPORT AUDIO FROM WORKSPACE BROWSER, WHERE? |
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| Drag from workspace browser to REGION LIST or onto TRACK(s)
(shift,drag to create new tracks) |
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| SAMPLE BASED vs. TICK BASED |
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| SAMPLE BASED. Audio, absolute locations in time. Doesn’t change with tempo. (can set to TICK BASED for elastic audio).
TICK BASED. Relative to bar/beat. |
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1/4 note = ___ ticks
1/8 note |
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| MIDI. Midi input in input selector (normal).
INST. Midi input selector in control section (only for INST tracks). |
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| TIMEBASE RULER that is TICK BASED |
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| MIDI TRACK ROUTING to VIRTUAL INST |
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| 1.INSERT, PLUG-IN > INST, 2.audio output assign
2.OPTIONS > MIDI THRU (INST track receives midi signal) |
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I. EVENT > EVENT OPERATIONS > INPUT QUANTIZE
-ENABLE INPUT QUANITZE
II. |
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| 2,300 patches (plug-ins)
1,200 parts (sound pre-sets)
each patch/plug-in has 4 parts/pre-sets |
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| Sample player instrument plug-in.
Drums, bass, guitar, piano etc. |
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| Parameters of given virtual instrument |
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| Special midi notes or keys assigned to change control values rather than trigger notes.
Toggle btw different smart knob settings or mute parts of a patch. |
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| REGION VIEW = same as audio region view
NOTES VIEW =
1.control +/- to toggle to region or notes view
2.OR, TRACK VIEW SELECTOR > NOTES (or REGION) |
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| AUDITION NOTES on MIDI or INST track? |
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| Click on any key (in NOTES VIEW) |
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| SELECT AUDIO with SELECTOR TOOL |
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1.move any tool over TIMEBASE RULER, becomes SELECTOR.
-click and drag in any TIMEBASE RULER to select timeline.
(shift, click at end of area to select it) |
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| TIMELINE START and END MARKERS? Adjust? |
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| 1.Located in main timebase ruler.
2.Move any tool over timeline selection marker. Time grabber tool becomes active.
3.drag end marker (up arrow) to end
4.drag start marker (down arrow) to start |
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| TIMELINE START and END MARKERS? Move whole selection? |
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| LINK TIMELINE and EDIT SELECTION, EDIT selection is made when select area on TIMEBASE RULER. |
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| QUICK KEY to enter values in EDIT SELECTION FIELD? TIMELINE SELECTION FIELD? |
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| LINK EDIT and TIMELINE SELECTION? QUICK KEY? |
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| EDIT SELECTION is made whenever area on TIMEBASE RULER is selected.
Toggle button in EDIT WINDOW. |
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| Tracks receiving EDIT selection become active automatically.
LINK TRACK and EDIT SELECTION toggle button |
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| SELECT MATERIAL on ADJACENT TRACKS? NON-ADJACENT? |
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| 1.ADJACENT. shift, click.
2.NON-ADJ. Command, click. |
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| SELECT IN and OUT PTS on the FLY during playback? |
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1.SELECTOR TOOL
2.press DOWN arrow = start
3.press UP arrow = end |
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| 1.TAB key = next transient
2.OPT, TAB = previous transient
(3.SHIFT, TAB = extend selection to next region.
4.OPT, SHIFT, TAB = selection to previous region.) |
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| TAB to TRANSIENTS, QUICKEY? |
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| 1.TAB to TRANSIENTS toggle button
(TAB key = regions, TAB to TRANS = transients) |
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| SET ALL TRACKS TO SAME HEIGHT? |
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| OPTION and select track height pop up menu size. |
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Drag and drop:
1.edit window
2.mix window
3.track list |
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| Beneath zoomer tool
Toggle btw current state and preset state
Enabled = stored zoom state, disabled = pre-zoom state |
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| ZOOM BUTTONS and PRE-SETS APPEARANCE? |
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1.horizontal zoom out,
‘big picture’, < = left arrow
2.audio zoom in and out
-audio waveform picture
-toggle between in = expand = taller
3.midi zoom in and out
(no effect in regions view)
4.horizontal zoom in
> arrow |
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1.set screen to desired zoom display
2.command, click on zoom preset #
(or hold button #, and save zoom preset from pop-up) |
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| 3 ways to recall MEMORY LOCATIONS? |
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| 1.WINDOW > MEMORY LOCATIONS, click marker
2.(numeric keypad) PERIOD, marker location #, PERIOD
3.click marker symbol in MARKER RULER |
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1.WINDOW > MEMORY LOCATIONS
2.click on entry
3.MENU > CLEAR ‘name’ (or DELETE ALL for all memory locations)
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1.option, click in memory locations window or on marker
(option, shift, click to clear all locations) |
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| CREATE SELECTION USING MARKERS? |
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1.click first marker
2.press SHIFT and click the second marker
3.area btw 2 markers is selected |
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| 1.no scrolling
2.after playback
3.page or continuous
HD-continuous
OPTIONS > |
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| LENGTH OF SELECTION to LOOP PLAYBACK? |
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| 1.SHUFFLE
2.SLIP
-default mode
3.SPOT
4.GRID
-snap to grid = shift, click on grid |
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| SHUFFLE MODE and MIDI NOTES |
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| Placement and insertion of individual midi notes are not affected by shuffle mode |
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| TEMPORARILY SUSPEND GRID MODE |
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| Command key (and click on grid?) |
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1.ABS GRID
-region snaps to start of grid
-trimming region snaps trimmed edge to grid
-moves to nearest grid line
2.REL GRID
-move and trim by grid units
-region moves in grid increments
-trim tool trims in grid increments
F4 to select and toggle mode |
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| Any editing is constrained by the grid.
Shift, click on GRID or shift,F4 |
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| QUICK KEYS for EDIT MODES |
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| F1 = SHUFFLE
F2 = SLIP
F3 = SPOT
F4 = SNAP TO GRID OR GRID?
F1, F4 = SHUFFLE and SNAP to GRID etc. |
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| 1.GRID VALUE pop-up selector in toolbar of EDIT WINDOW
2.choose TIME SCALE (or REGIONS/MARKERS)
-BARS/BEATS
-MIN/SECS
-SAMPLES |
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| HEAL REGION SEPARATION? QUICKEY? |
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| COMMAND H or EDIT > HEAL SEPARATION |
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| Time scale, start, synch point, end, duration
-click on region with grabber tool (in spot mode?)
-enter new location |
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| REVERSE DIRECTION of TRIM TOOL |
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| In any mode
Most common with SLIP, SHUFFLE, GRID
(least common with SPOT)
only nudge selected region regardless of mode |
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| OPTION, + to nudge the start inward/later
OPTION, – to nudge the start outward/earlier |
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| COMMAND, + to nudge the end outward/later
COMMAND, – to nudge the end inward/earlier |
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| QUICK KEY for FADES DIALOG |
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| 1.deleting tracks
2.closing session, quitting PT
3.clearing audio from region list
4.destructive recording |
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| QUICKEY to RESTORE LAST SELECTION? |
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| -restore last EDIT or TIMELINE selection
-COMMAND, OPTION, Z |
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| Audio patch point that allows either plug-in insert or hardware signal processor to be inserted into signal path of audio channel. |
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| TOGGLE BTW MIX and EDIT WINDOWS |
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| ACCESS SINGLE SENDS ASSIGNMENTS VIEW? |
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| COMMAND CLICK on SEND SELECTOR |
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1.OFF
2.READ
3.WRITE
4.TOUCH
5.LATCH |
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| With the grabber tool, option click on a breakpoint |
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| Click and drag with grabber tool |
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| BREAKPOINTS CAN BE MANIPULATED |
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1.adding-click with grabber tool
2.moving-click and drag with grabber tool
3.deleting-option, click with grabber tool |
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| TDM vs. RTAS (REAL-TIME processing) |
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| TDM = PT/HD rely on processing power of DSP cards
RTAS = processing of host computer (buffer and cpu) |
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| CONFIGURATIONS of DIGIRACK EQIII? |
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| Compressor/limiter, gate/expander, de-esser |
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| SAVE COPY AS vs. SAVE COPY IN |
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| SAVE COPY IN creates duplicate session folder in different location.
Does not close original session. Subsequent changes are made to the original not to the copy.
-all session audio, fade, video, plug-in files saved in 1 folder. |
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| BOUNCING AUDIO considerations |
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1.PT bounces all audible tracks in real time.
-what you hear is what you get
2.PT bounces tracks based on output path.
-must be assigned to output to come out
3.PT does not require extra voices to bounce to disk.
-no extra voiced tracks for recording bounced file required
4.bounced file is flattened version of session.
Effects applied permanently. |
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| BOUNCING AUDIO considerations cont. |
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| 5.PT bounces tracks based on timeline selections.
6.bounced material is time-stamped. Drag and drop bounced file to same location as original using SPOT mode. |
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| 1.set the output for each track to the unused stereo bus (source tracks).
2.create a stereo audio track and record enable the track.
3.set the inputs for the stereo track to the stereo output bus (of the source tracks) and set the output for the track to the main output path (usually analog output 1-2)
4.rec, then play |
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Normal vs. narrow
Meters-skinny vs. wide |
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| Mix window-view selector-comments? |
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| Pop up version of fader in mix window? |
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1.single send
2.solo isolate
3.bypass plug in
4.change volume
5.move around toolbar
6.deactivate playlist
-volume-write volume automation
-command click volume or whatever parameter and it bypasses automation |
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1.midi
-have to assign midi to aux w/virtual instrument
midi out > virtual inst on aux > audio out
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= midi + aux |
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| COMMAND, E- edit/separate region
COMMAND, B- blade/slice region |
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Click, countoff, merge
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3 WAYS TO START REC
1.F12
2.COMMAND, SPACEBAR
3.RECORD AND PLAY IN TRANSPORT |
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QUANTIZE
1.INPUT QUANTIZE
2.STEP INPUT |
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| MOVE LOOP SELECTION/REGION??? |
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| HOLD OPTION TO MOVE LOOP REGION |
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