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Name PT 101 Pool Questions Description A group of Multiple Choice, True/False and Hot Spot questions taken from lecture and the ProTools 101 book. Instructions Answer each question using the best answer available, or by clicking on the appropriate area of the graphic provided. References to the "apple" key are the same as references to the "command" key. In images that have numbers on the keys, please ignore the numbers and focus on the key configurations or groupings to answer the question. Question 1 True/False Question Phantom power is located on the front panel of the 002R. Answer False Question 2 True/False Question There is a Mute button on the front of the 002R. Answer True Question 3 Hot Spot Question End box Answer

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Question 30 Multiple Choice Question Zoom in Answer Apple - [ Apple - ] ⇐ Option - [ Option - ] Question 31 Multiple Choice Question Slip mode Answer F1 F2 ⇐ F3 F4 Question 32 Multiple Choice Question Grid mode Answer F1 F2 F3 F4 ⇐ Question 33 Multiple Choice Question Spot mode Answer F1 F2 F3 ⇐ F4


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Question 34 Multiple Choice Question Shuffle mode Answer F1 ⇐ F2 F3 F4 Question 35 Multiple Choice Question 1 A single ProTools HD card supports how many channels of I/O? Answer 16 24 32 ⇐ 64 Question 36 Multiple Choice Question 1 Beat Detective works in multichannel mode in Answer PT LE PT M-Powered PT HD ⇐ Both PT LE and PT HD Question 37 Multiple Choice Question 1 By multiplying word size by ___ you can calculate the theoretical maximum dynamic range of a system. Answer 2 4 6 ⇐ 8 Question 38 Multiple Choice Question 1 CD Audio uses a sample frequency of Answer 44.1 kHz ⇐ 44.1 MHz 48 kHz 48 MHz Question 39 Multiple Choice Question 1 Cross-platform sessions use the file extension Answer .ptf ⇐ .pts .pt5 .pt4 Question 40 Multiple Choice Question 1 Digibase Pro can be used with Answer PT LE PT M-Powered PT HD ⇐ Both PT LE and PT HD Question 41 Multiple Choice Question 1 Digidesign was bought by ___________ in 1995. Answer GE Avid ⇐ Microsoft Sony


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Question 42 Multiple Choice Question 1 DV Toolkit allows users to have ____ more mono tracks than LE users. Answer 8 16 ⇐ 24 32 Question 43 Multiple Choice Question 1 Each minute of 16bit/48 kHz stereo audio requires about this much drive space. Answer 5.10 mb 11.14 mb ⇐ 7.5 mb 14.1 mb Question 44 Multiple Choice Question 1 Each time the frequency doubles the pitch Answer raises by one-half octave raises by two octaves raises by one octave ⇐ is twice as loud Question 45 Multiple Choice Question 1 How many simultaneous audio and MIDI tracks does ProTools support? Answer 32 audio; 32 MIDI 64 audio; 64 MIDI 128 audio; 128 MIDI 196 audio; 256 MIDI ⇐ Question 46 Multiple Choice Question 1 Music Production Toolkit allows LE users to have____ more tracks than standard LE Answer 8 16 ⇐ 24 32 Question 47 Multiple Choice Question 1 Nyquist was responsible for the development of Answer Nyquil A-to-D conversion Audio Quorum Sampling Theory ⇐ Question 48 Multiple Choice Question 1 ProTools TDM was introduced in: Answer 1991 1994 ⇐ 1993 1992 Question 49 Multiple Choice Question 1 ProTools|HD 8 allows you to have how many HD audio interfaces? Answer 2 4 8 10 ⇐


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Question 50 Multiple Choice Question 1 According to the PT 101 BOOK: the sensation of pain in hearing is at about ___________ dB. Answer 85 115 120 ⇐ 130 Question 51 Multiple Choice Question 1 The shape of the vibration that produces a sound is called a Answer vector waveform ⇐ amplitude window Question 52 Multiple Choice Question 1 Two essential factors of A-to-D conversion are Answer sample rate and word length ⇐ sample rate and bandwidth bit depth and amplitude amplitude and frequency Question 53 Multiple Choice Question 1 What is the name of the consumer format digital interface that uses RCA jacks? Answer S/PDIF ⇐ SP/DIF SPD/IF SPDI/F Question 54 Multiple Choice Question 1 When did ProTools HD come out? Answer 1999 2000 2001 2002 ⇐ Question 55 Multiple Choice Question 1 When was the first generation of ProTools introduced? Answer 1984 1987 1989 1991 ⇐ Question 56 Multiple Choice Question 1 Which is NOT a basic parameter of sound? Answer Air ⇐ Frequency Amplitude Waveform


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Question 57 Multiple Choice Question 1 Which of the following hardware is NOT M-Powered-compatible? Answer FireWire 1814 002R ⇐ FireWire Solo Audiophile Question 58 Multiple Choice Question 1 Which of the following is NOT an HD interface? Answer 96 I/O 96i I/O 176 I/O ⇐ 192 I/O Question 59 Multiple Choice Question 1 Which of the following is NOT LE compatible? Answer 002R Mbox Mbox 2 Project Mix ⇐ Question 60 Multiple Choice Question 2 How many edit modes are there in ProTools? Answer 1 2 3 4 ⇐ Question 61 Multiple Choice Question 2 How many menus are there in ProTools? Answer 6 7 9 11 ⇐ Question 62 Multiple Choice Question 2 How many tools are in the ProTools toolset (not including sub tools within tools)? Answer 7 ⇐ 6 5 8 Question 63 Multiple Choice Question 2 One of the following is incorrect: Answer With Numeric Keypad set to Transport 9=MIDI Merge With Numeric Keypad set to Transport 8=MergeTempo ⇐ With Numeric Keypad set to Transport 7=Click You cannot deselect the main counter's ruler view Question 64 Multiple Choice Question 2 The two main windows in ProTools are Answer Edit and Mix ⇐ Edit and Transport Mix and Automation Tracks and Mixer


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Question 65 Multiple Choice Question 2 The volume fader in the Mix window Answer sets input level doesn't set input level ⇐ sets input voltage doesn't set output voltage Question 66 Multiple Choice Question 2 To maximize PT session performance you can change (best answer) Answer Hardware Buffer Size CPU Usage Limit Both A and B ⇐ Neither A or B Question 67 Multiple Choice Question 2 What is the standard number of ruler views in an LE system? Answer 5 6 7 8 ⇐ Question 68 Multiple Choice Question 2 Which of the following may NOT be in the session folder at the start of the session? Answer ProTools Session File Session Backup Files folder ⇐ Audio Files folder WaveCache.wfm Question 69 Multiple Choice Question 3 A 24-bit recording at 44.1kHz uses how much drive space Answer 5 MB mono 8.2 MB mono 7.5 MB mono ⇐ 11 MB Stereo Question 70 Multiple Choice Question 3 How many tracks can a PT HD system fully support Answer 16 24 96 256 ⇐ Question 71 Multiple Choice Question 3 MIDI tracks are typically based on Answer samples ticks ⇐ HH:MM:SS SMPTE Time Code Question 72 Multiple Choice Question 3 ProTools uses which of the following track types Answer Audio MIDI Instrument All of the above ⇐


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Question 73 Multiple Choice Question 3 Save As command Answer "saves current session, keeps current session open" "saves current session, opens newly named session" "saves new session name, leaves original session open" "saves new session name, leaves new session open" ⇐ Question 74 Multiple Choice Question 3 The default I/O setting in the new session dialog box is Answer Last Used ⇐ Stereo Mix L/R 5.1 Surround (where available) Question 75 Multiple Choice Question 3 There are two cursors in PT. Which two Answer Edit and timeline Playback and timeline Edit and Playback ⇐ Record and playback Question 76 Multiple Choice Question 3 Using the Workspace Browser you can Answer audition files ⇐ edit files repair corrupted files merge audio files Question 77 Multiple Choice Question 3 Which bit depth provides the greatest amplitude resolution Answer 8 12 16 24 ⇐ Question 78 Multiple Choice Question 3 Which of the following is not a ProTools audio file type Answer BWF AIFF SDII AU ⇐ Question 79 Multiple Choice Question 3 Which of the following sample rates is supported only in PT HD Answer 192 ⇐ 194 188 174.6 Question 80 Multiple Choice Question 3 With 24-bit audio, what is the loudest theoretical amplitude that can be recorded Answer 48 dB SPL 96 dB SPL 144 dB SPL ⇐ 148 dB SPL


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Question 81 Multiple Choice Question L The hot key for selecting a new session is Answer apple-n ⇐ control-n option-n shift-n Question 82 Multiple Choice Question L The hot key for selecting audio file type within the new session dialog box is Answer apple-f ⇐ shift-apple-f option-apple-f control-option-f Question 83 Multiple Choice Question L The hot key for selecting bit depth within the new session dialog box is Answer control-d apple-d apple-b ⇐ option-r Question 84 Multiple Choice Question L The hot key for selecting sample rate within the new session dialog box is Answer option-s apple-r ⇐ option-r option-s Question 85 Multiple Choice Question L The hot key for selecting the I/O settings within the new session dialog box is Answer apple-I ⇐ apple-o option-I option-o Question 86 Multiple Choice Question 4 Getting your audio into ProTools is the _____ step to creating a successful recording. Answer first ⇐ second third fourth Question 87 Multiple Choice Question 4 Which of the following determines how much space your session will take: Answer sample rate bit depth BOTH sample rate and bit depth ⇐ other factors Question 88 Multiple Choice Question 4 Disk space is available under which menu? Answer Setup Options View Window ⇐


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Question 89 Multiple Choice Question 4 Preparing to record, you should Answer check hardware connections ⇐ align metering calibrate hysteresis degauss the drive Question 90 Multiple Choice Question 4 Preparing to record, you should Answer make CPU usage max change playback DAE settings to the max processors restore hardware settings to last used. record-enable the audio track(s) ⇐ Question 91 Multiple Choice Question 4 Preparing to record, you should Answer set the track input path, level and pan ⇐ place the transport into machine hide all tracks in the tracks column record-safe the available tracks Question 92 Multiple Choice Question 4 In general, input levels should be adjusted Answer to obtain the highest possible level without clipping ⇐ to the highest possible level without turning on the red meter light to the highest possible yellow meter segment to the highest possible green meter segment Question 93 Multiple Choice Question 4 To enter record mode in ProTools you can use Answer F10 F9 F8 F12 ⇐ Question 94 Multiple Choice Question 5 Which is true? Answer The bit depth and sample rate must match the session for a file to import correctly The Bit depth and sample rate must match those of the session in order to play back correctly ⇐ The bit depth and sample rate do not matter in ProTools The bit depth and sample rate are fixed in ProTools Question 95 Multiple Choice Question 5 Which does not import into a PC ProTools session? Answer SDII ⇐ AIFF WAV AU


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Question 96 Multiple Choice Question 6 Two types of MIDI tracks ProTools supports are: Answer audio and aux audio and midi midi and instrument ⇐ midi and master Question 97 Multiple Choice Question 6 How many simultaneous channels does MIDI support? Answer 1 4 8 16 ⇐ Question 98 Multiple Choice Question 6 MIDI values range from Answer 0-128 0-127 ⇐ 1-128 1-127 Question 99 Multiple Choice Question 6 Instrument tracks are similar in performance to Answer a MIDI track and an audio track an audio track and an aux track a midi track and an aux track ⇐ a midi track and a master track Question 100 Multiple Choice Question 6 Sample-based tracks are based on Answer absolute location in time ⇐ absolute location in play list relative location in time relative location in track Question 101 Multiple Choice Question 6 MIDI precision in ProTools is Answer 1/240th of a tick 1/240th of a quarter note 1/960th of a tick 1/960th of a quarter note ⇐ Question 102 Multiple Choice Question 6 1|1|240 is displaying Answer bar|beat|quarter note bar|beat|tick ⇐ hr|min|thousandth of a second feet|inches|frames Question 103 Multiple Choice Question 6 MIDI cables have ________ connectors on the ends Answer Male and male ⇐ male and female 5 pin din and rca XLR and RCA


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Question 104 Multiple Choice Question 6 Which is unimportant when tracking midi? Answer midi studio setup hardware configuration midi input devices track count ⇐ Question 105 Multiple Choice Question 6 You must enable ________ when using an Instrument track Answer MIDI Off MIDI Thru ⇐ MIDI Event List MIDI quantzize Question 106 Multiple Choice Question 6 The volume fader is set to _____ by default for Instrument tracks Answer - infinity 0 dB ⇐ -6 dB 64 Question 107 Multiple Choice Question 6 You need to select ______ to see a MIDI signal on the meter for an Instrument track Answer a MIDI track and an audio track MIDI output ⇐ analog input analog output Question 108 Multiple Choice Question 6 The default meter ("musical" meter) shows Answer the track level the midi level the overload level the note value and beat count ⇐ Question 109 Multiple Choice Question 6 Toggle between Note view and Region view Answer Ctrl +/- ⇐ Option +/- Shift +/- Command +/- Question 110 Multiple Choice Question 7 With the Link Timeline and Edit Selection option enabled Answer a timeline selection is NOT made when you select data on a track a Timeline selection IS made whenever you make a selection in a track ⇐ an edit selection is made whenever you play a track a selection loops whenever you play a track Question 111 Multiple Choice Question 7 Playback selection markers are Answer blue ⇐ red black green


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Question 112 Multiple Choice Question 7 Record selection markers are Answer blue red ⇐ black green Question 113 Multiple Choice Question 7 MIDI and Instrument tracks are set to _________ by default. Answer Blocks Volume Regions Notes ⇐ Question 114 Multiple Choice Question 7 To select an entire region with the Selector tool Answer single-click it double-click it ⇐ triple-click it nudge it Question 115 Multiple Choice Question 7 To select the entire play list with the Selector tool Answer single-click it double-click it triple-click it ⇐ nudge it Question 116 True/False Question 7 Pressing an arrow key a second time during playback updates the starting/ending point and cancels out the previous point. Answer True ⇐ Question 117 True/False Question 7 Pressing the up arrow without pressing the down arrow first uses the existing starting point of the selection as the start time Answer True ⇐ Question 118 Multiple Choice Question 7 The Tab-to-transients threshold is set Answer by the user is set by ProTools and not the user ⇐ is set to .001 milliseconds rise time as a variable, depending on program content Question 119 Multiple Choice Question 7 Double-click with the Zoomer tool Answer to get a full track view that fills the screen with the longest track in the session ⇐ to get a complete zoom on the shortest track to reset the Zoomer to the default to change the Zoomer to Trim-Zoom mode


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Question 120 Multiple Choice Question 8 Which of the following is NOT a scrolling option in PT LE/M-Powered: Answer None After Playback Page or Continuous Scrolling Look-ahead ⇐ Question 121 Multiple Choice Question 8 Which menu is Loop Playback under: Answer Track Options ⇐ Setup Regions Question 122 Multiple ChoicE Question 8 The hot key for loop playback is: Answer shift-apple-L ⇐ apple-L option-L control-L Question 123 Multiple Choice Question 8 The loop playback selection must last at least _______ in order for the loop to actually loop. Answer .05 seconds .5 seconds ⇐ 1 second 5 seconds Question 124 Multiple Choice Question 8 The default Edit mode it: Answer Shuffle Slip ⇐ Spot Grid Question 125 Multiple Choice Question 8 You can temporarily suspend Grid mode and switch to Slip mode by holding Answer apple ⇐ option control shift Question 126 Multiple Choice Question 8 You can reverse the direction of the Trimmer tool by pressing the Answer control apple option ⇐ shift Question 127 Multiple Choice Question 8 To constrain a trim to the edge of another region boundary, use Answer control ⇐ option apple shift


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Question 128 Multiple Choice Question 8 The Undo History shows undo-able events in Answer red italics bold ⇐ underscore Question 129 Multiple Choice Question 8 The red item in the undo history indicates Answer it's the next event to happen it's the next event to drop off the list ⇐ it's the last event it's the longest event Question 130 True/False Question Lecture Columns appear in the following order in PT: Comments, Inserts, Sends A-E, Sends F-J, I/O, Real-Time Properties Answer True ⇐ Question 131 True/False Question 9 Choices for I/O routing include: None, Interface, Busses Answer True ⇐ Question 132 True/False Question 9 You will need one of the following to use automation: Write, Latch, Touch, Trim, Read Answer True ⇐ Question 133 True/False Question 9 You need to go into "Record" mode to automate Answer False ⇐ Question 134 True/False Question 9 You must automate a pass completely when you automate Answer False ⇐ Question 135 True/False Question 9 You can edit rubber-band type automation in the Mix window Answer False ⇐ Question 136 True/False Question 9 Besides the Track View Selector in the Edit window, there is another way to quickly see volume automation. Answer True ⇐ Question 137 True/False Question 9 Automation is recorded in Read mode. Answer False ⇐ Question 138 True/False Question 9 ProTools provides two main categories of Plug-ins: Real-time and file-based Answer True ⇐


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Question 139 True/False Question 9 TDM and HD PT systems have more capacity than LE or M-Powered systems Answer True ⇐ Question 140 True/False Question 9 RTAS stands for Real-Time Audio Suite Answer True ⇐ Question 141 True/False Question 9 Mono plug-ins are used in mono tracks, but some can make mono input into stereo output Answer True ⇐ Question 142 True/False Question 9 Multi-mono plug-ins: are used in stereo or multi-channel surround tracks when multi-channel version is not available Answer True False Question 143 True/False Question 9 Included with ProTools: DigiRack EQ III and Dynamics III Answer True ⇐ Question 144 True/False Question 10 Save As and Save Copy In are essentially the same command Answer False ⇐ Question 145 True/False Question 10 Bounce-to-Disk and Bounce-to-Track are the same thing Answer False ⇐ Question 146 True/False Question 10 ProTools bounces all audible tracks in real time. Answer True ⇐ Question 147 True/False Question 10 ProTools bounces tracks based upon output path Answer True ⇐ Question 148 True/False Question 10 ProTools does not require exrtra voices to bounce to disk Answer True ⇐ Question 149 True/False Question 10 The bounced file will be a ""flattened"" version of your session. Answer True ⇐ Question 150 True/False Question 10 ProTools bounces tracks based upon the timeline selection Answer True ⇐ Question 151 True/False Question 10 Bounced material is automatically time-stamped Answer True ⇐


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Question 152 True/False Question 10 Bouncing to track allows you to add live input to the bounce, whereas bounce-to- disk does not. Answer True ⇐ Question 153 True/False Question 10 Bouncing to track in ProTools usually requires a bus. Answer True ⇐ Question 154 True/False Question 10 Solo'd tracks will bounce Answer True ⇐ Question 155 True/False Question 10 Muted tracks will bounce Answer False ⇐ Question 156 True/False Question 10 All panning information is disregarded when creating a mono bounce-to-disk. Answer True ⇐ Question 10 Convert During Bounce is best for bounces that do not involve plug-in automation. Answer True ⇐ Question 158 True/False Question 10 Convert After Bounce offers the highest level of plug-in automation accuracy possible. Answer True ⇐Question 159 True/False Question P You use the Boom instrument for the Music Hands-On Project. Answer True ⇐Question 160 True/False Question P The audio component of the Video Post Project incorporates the smell of vanilla. Answer True ⇐

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