The Bare Minimum
Getting Technical
Getting Theoretical
SFX Galore
This is an example of...
100

This is how you cut.

What is CMD + E? (Windows: CTRL + E)

100

Define Grid Mode (Absolute) vs Slip Mode

What is:

Grid Mode - Your timelines works as a grid where your clips will snap to the boundaries set by the grid. It is possible to overlap clips in this mode.

Slip Mode - You can move, trim , delete, cut, or paste clips freely within a track or to other tracks.  It is possible to overlap clips in this mode.

100

A character is singing along to the radio in their car. What kind of music is this?

What is diegetic?

100

Define the 4 types of sound effects.

What is Hard, Foley, Design and Background?

100

Constant bird chirping is an example of...

What is Ambience?

200

Tell me the difference between these tracks.

What is mono vs stereo tracks?

200

Name the format that Nudge is set to.

What is Bars and Beats?

200

This is the name for music that is composed for a film.

What is score?

200

A character is speaking through a phone, this effect can be categorized as...

What is Futzing?

200

Two characters are speaking at a bar, music is playing from the speakers. This music can be categorized as...

What is Source Music?

300

This is how you connect your headphones to ProTools.

What is Setup -> Playback Engine?

300

Select which of these tools allows you to change the size of the waveform.

What is 1?

300

This is the name for the transition between music that was composed to music that was licensed for the film (or vice-versa).

What is scorse?

300

Define foley.

What are everyday sound effects made in post-production by a foley artist?

300

The sound of an explosion containing different sound effects can be categorized as...

What is Sound Design?

400

Select the tool that allows you to change the gain of a clip.

What is 5?

400

Select the tool that allows you to solo a track.

What is 1?

400

Name the kind of music this is, who can hear it and whether there is a transition or not.


What is source music that transitions from non-diegetic to diegetic, using scorse?

400

Define sound Design.

What is layering and manipulating multiple sounds to create a new sound effect from pre-made sound effects?

400

Footsteps in a room are an example of:...

What is Foley?

500

This is what Keyboard Focus Mode is and where it is located.

What is:

1) Keyboard Focus Mode allows you to use single-key shortcuts?

2) The top right of your session?

500

Name all the ways you can zoom in and out.

What is:

1) R + T

2) OPT + SCROLL (ALT + SCROLL for Windows)

3) CTRL + [ / ]

500

Name the kind of music this is, who can hear it and whether there is a transition or not.

(Trick Question! Think carefully!)


What is score music, diegetic with no transition?

500

Name whether the following are mono or stereo:

1) Dialogue

2) SFX

3) Music

What is:

1) Mono

2) Either Mono or Stereo

3) Stereo

500

A gunshot at a shooting range is an example of:...

What is Hard SFX?