PRO TOOLS
Name the two windows
Mix window and Edit window
BPM stands for:
A. beats per measure
B. beats per music
C. beats per minute
C. beats per minute
Name one synth we used this module
Retro Synth, Alchemy, Massive, Reaktor 6
Save
CMD + S
What is the human hearing range?
20Hz - 20kHz
Name three of the four edit modes
Shuffle, Spot, Slip and Grid (absolute and relative)
An instrument track is made up of:
A. a MIDI track and an Aux Input
B. a MIDI Track and a Master Fader
C. a MIDI track and an Audio Track
A. a MIDI track and an Aux Input
Name two of the three main building blocks of a synth
Oscillator, Filter and Amplifier
Create a New Track
CMD + SHIFT + N
What borough is Christopher George Latore Wallace from?
Brooklyn
What is the difference between Save, Save As and Save Copy in?
Save - saves your session
Save as - makes a copy of the session document, and is saved inside the parent session folder
Save Copy in - allows you to save a duplicate version of your session to a different location (***best for sending a session to someone else)
To enable a plugin parameter for automation, you must CLAW+click the parameter you want to automate. Engineers refer to the following three keys as the CLAW:
A. SHIFT+OPT+CMD
B. CTRL+OPT+CMD
C. CTRL+SHIFT+CMD
B. CTRL+OPT+CMD
What does ADSR stand for?
Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release
Bounce selected region
CMD + OPT + B
What does interleaved mean?
Interleaved relates to how stereo files are stored. If Interleaved is not checked off, PT will store stereo files as separate mono files.
List two reasons for using an Aux Input?
- Send Effects (e.g. reverb or delay)
- Subgroup Mixing
- External Audio Input
When using elastic audio, an audio track's timebase should be set to:
a. samples
b. ticks
c. bars/beats
d. mins/secs
b. ticks
Name one of the two types of modulation sources in synthesizers used to create change or movement to a sound?
LFOs and Envelopes
Quantize MIDI notes
OPT + 0
Name the title and artist of any song I've played before taking attendance
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Explain the three main automation record modes: Read, Touch and Latch
Read – Plays back existing automation only; no new automation is written.
Touch – Writes automation only while the control is being adjusted, then returns to the previously written automation when released.
Latch – Begins writing automation when the control is touched and continues writing at that value until playback stops.
The formula to derive the length of a 1/4 note in milliseconds is:
a. 100,000 ÷ Session BPM = 1/4 note in ms
b. 60,000 ÷ Session BPM = 1/4 note in ms
c. 100,000 x Key of the song = 1/4 note in ms
d. 60,000 x Session BPM = 1/4 note in ms
b. 60,000 ÷ Session BPM = 1/4 note in ms
Name the four most basic oscillator waveforms used in synths and order them from least to most harmonics
Sine wave, Triangle wave, Square wave, Sawtooth wave
Import Session Data
Opt + Shift + I
On our clapping tour of the SAE campus, which space provided us with the longest decay time?
the stairwell