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Name the available timebases in a basic PT LE system? |
Name the available timebases in a basic PT LE system?
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Which PT Timebase[s] is/are Tick based?
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MIDI and Instrument Tracks.
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What is the Flip Mode used for in Digi Control Surfaces?
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It’s a special mode that temporarily flips control assignments from the rotary encoders down to the corresponding channel faders.
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Briefly describe the difference between a Worksurface such as our D-Command and a Control Surface such as a 003 [other than size].
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A control surface is a device that brings the control of pro tools out of the computer and into the real world with faders, knobs and switches, and include transport controls window controls, and pan/send/insert controls.
A worksurface controls the screen but includes a level of functionality that cannot be accessed through the software alone. |
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Describe the track type icon for a Master fader track.
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The Greek letter Sigma.
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Under which menu would you find Pre/Post Roll enable/disable?
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Option.
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T/F: Pro Tools can run multiple video engines and frame rates at the same time.
a: true b:false |
false
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Describe the difference between how a Disabled and an Enabled Hardware Insert looks.
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A disabled insert is grayed out.
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What is the function of “Input Groove Quantize”?
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It allows you quantize a performance by aligning MIDI notes to a quantize grid while recording to adjust the feel
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What is the resolution in ticks per quarter note, of MIDI in PT LE ?
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960.
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What happens during Pro Tool’s Elastic Audio Analysis function?
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Pro tools analyzes the audio for transient events and markers are placed.
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How does the Pencil Tool change when placed over the mid-point of a MIDI event?
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it become a grabber/selector tool
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14. Name the view options available for Elastic Audio enabled tracks.
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Analysis and Warp.
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In Elastic Audio, where are Event Markers placed?
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At transients.
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Describe the Track type icon for an Instrument track.
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a keyboard
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Under what menu would you be able to show/hide various time base and conductor rulers?
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View.
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Describe 3 ways in which Regions are selected in the Regions List.
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Command-Click, Shift-Click and Marquee.
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How can the Grid Mode be temporarily suspended when editing?
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by holding control/command
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List 4 Time-based Effects.
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Delay, Chorus, Reverb, and Echo.
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List the Elastic Audio Plug-ins.
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Polyphonic, Rhythmic, X-form, Monophonic, Varispeed.
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When should Dither be applied?
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When exporting to a lower bit-rate.
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Under which menu would you be able to open the Workspace Browser?
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Window.
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Describe the track type icon for an Aux track.
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a down arrow
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What is the 003’s Bank Switch used for?
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To move 8 tracks at a time.
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Under what menu would you go to to change PT track widths?
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View.
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Under what menu would you go to to turn on /off the Click Track?
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option
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List the ways in which Pre/Post Roll can be enabled.
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in the ransport window, playlist or in the option menu
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Read very carefully about Elastic Audio and remember what can be done with it.
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Provides tick-based (real and rendered) time compression and expansion, enabling you to quickly and easily tempo-conform and beat-match audio to the sessions tempo ruler.
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Which Tool is used to edit Beat Triggers in Beat Detective?
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Grabber.
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32. List 3 effects of quantizing Elastic Audio events.
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Event markers are promoted to warp markers, warp markers closest to the grid are quantized and TCE is applied between markers.
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What happens when you click the “Remove” button in the Clear Regions dialog box?
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the item is removed from the project but not from the hard drive
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List 6 things that can be done to automation break points as part of editing, such as: copying or moving.
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Copying, pasting, moving, adjusting values, creating and clearing.
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Without opening a plug-in how can you tell if it is bypassed in the PT Mix window?
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The insert is blue.
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How many parts can an Xpand! pre-set contain?
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4
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What does the Real-Time Properties apply to?
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midi
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List the ways to monitor stand-alone virtual Instruments.
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PT software through Rewire, through computers built in audio capability, through Digidesign hardware without PT.
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Which kinds of tracks can be used to create multi-track region groups?
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AUX in and Master Faders.
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Which types of regions can be used with the Loop and Un-loop Regions menu commands?
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Audio, Midi, and region groups.
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PT LE and M-Powered systems have how many internal busses?
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32
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How many Inserts can be used per track in Pro Tools?
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10
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How many Sends can be used per track in Pro Tools?
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10
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You can record enable a different MIDI track “on the fly” while Loop Recording by pressing what key with the Up/Down arrows?
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Command.
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47. Which key do you hold to select/deselect non-contiguous regions in the Regions List?
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Command.
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From which menu can you access the Click Options?
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options
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48. What is the Default Tempo in Pro Tools?
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120 bpm
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What is the Default Meter in Pro Tools?
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4/4
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Which tool do you use to access the Takes List after Loop Recording?
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Selector or Grabber.
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List the ways to select a group of MIDI notes
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Shift-click each note with Grabber or Pencil
Click and drag a rectangle around notes with the Grabber, or CTRL-click and drag around notes with Pencil Drag across a range of notes with the Selector Option-drag across a range of notes with the Pencil Select a single note or range of notes with the mini-keyboard |
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From which menu can you create a Region Group?
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Region.
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List the sample based timescales
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Min:Sec, Feet+Frames, Samples, Timecode.
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Mix Grouping affects what parameters?
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Edit Groups:
Track views Track Heights Track timebase settings Audio and MIDI editing functions Automation editing functions Mix Groups: Main volume level Automation mode Mute settings Solo settings Send levels Send mute settings |
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What are two places that I/O assignments are saved?
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In the session file and the I/O Settings files.
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From which menu is the I/O Setup accessed?
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Setup.
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Where would you go to set the number of RTAS processors to allocate in your PT system?
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Setup> Playback engine.
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Describe the Track ID icon for a MIDI Track.
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Looks like a MIDI port.
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Name the audio file types that cannot be imported into Pro Tools.
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Anything protected with DRM (AAC, MP4)
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List the file types that can be imported into both Mac and Windows PT sessions.
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Wav, Aiff, quicktime, mp3
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List the features of the Import Session Data dialog.
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Source Properties
Audio/Video media options Timecode mapping options Track offset options Sample rate conversion options Source tracks Import options |
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How is a Region Group created?
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Select regions, then Choose Region> group, or right click the edit selection and choose group.
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To move the playback range to a new location while keeping the same length
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Option drag either playback marker.
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To set the Pre, Post roll in the playlist with the selector tool
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Option Click before/after the selection.
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Which key is used to set tempo by manually tapping?
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t
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Step Input is accessed from which menu?
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Event.
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From which menu is Loop Record Enabled?
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Option.
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_______ Click to choose a range of regions in the Regions List?
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shift
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What does Quantize do in Elastic Audio?
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Adjusts markers to the grid.
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How many audio streams can be streamed directly into PT from Reason?
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64
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_________ Click to preview MIDI tracks in the Regions List?
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option
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What is the View Menu for?
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adjusting window layouts
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List the two ways to apply Pitch Change.
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In the elastic properties window or the transpose window.
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Inserts can be switched to Pre or Post.
a. True b. False |
false
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Inserts are processed in series from top to bottom
a. True b. False |
a: true
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Inserts allow a processor to be inserted directly onto a track
a. True b. False |
a true
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78. Under what menu is the Click/Countoff dialog box accessed?
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setup
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In the Tracks list, how do you determine if a track is hidden?
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The circle is grayed out.
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How would you preview an audio file in the Regions List?
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Option-click the region name.
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81. Of the five Operational Modes in the Beat Detective window, which 2 of the modes can operate with MIDI?
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Bar|Beat marker generation and groove template extraction.
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Is Compacting Audio Files Undoable?
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No.
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What happens when an Elastic Audio track is Quantized?
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Warp Markers are moved to nearest grid points.
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84. The Plug-in Streaming Buffer Size setting in the Playback Engine Dialog Box does what?
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It determines the amount of memory used for streaming playback from disk when using structure.
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How do you preview an audio file in the Workspace Browser while the session is playing
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Enable audio files conform to session tempo, play the session and use any audition method.
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After a region is looped, how can it be edited?
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As a single discrete region or by manipulating individual looped segments.
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87. What types of tracks and regions can de affected with Real Time Processing?
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elastic audio
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88. Where can the number of a computer’s processors delegated for RTAS plig-ins be changed?
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Setup>Playback engine.
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89. What Pro Tools session elements can have colors assigned using the Color Palette?
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Tracks, Regions, Groups, and Markers.
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90. List the video frame rates supported in Pro Tools.
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23.976, 24, and 25 fps.
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91. List the two ways that an existing Looped Region can be trimmed?
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The whole region can be trimmed or the length of the loop can be trimmed.
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92. Explain how an Elastic Audio Pitch Transposed track can be edited or changed and what, if any degradation will occur to the original files?
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It can be changed at any time without degradation in audio quality. New files are created and the originals are left intact
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93. What is the difference between Real Time and Rendered Elastic Audio Processing?
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Rendered cannot be done in real time and is a higher quality.
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List the three types of Elastic Audio markers?
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Event, Warp, and tempo event-generated warp.
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95. In Loop Recording, how are Alternate Takes accessed?
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From playlists in the same track, from other tracks, or from the region list
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List the 3 different software expansion options available in Pro Tools?
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Music production, DV, and Complete production toolkit.
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97. How would you set up Hardware Buffer size for recording and then mixing?
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Lower for recording, higher for mixing.
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98. What does the Default button do in I/O set-up?
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Sets the I/O to the default for the connected interface.
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99. What can be automated in Pro Tools?
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Volume, Pan, Mute on audio, aux input, Midi, and Instrument tracks. Volume pan and mute controls on sends, volume on master faders, and all plug-in controls
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What level does a send default to when first created?
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- infinity.
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