PRO TOOLS 101 STUDY GUIDE

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PRO TOOLS 101 STUDY GUIDE

UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH

CORRECT SOLUTIONS.

What is a Waveform? - correct answer- - A visual representation of the "shape" of the sound

What is Frequency? - correct answer- - Perceived as the pitch of sound

What is the frequency range of human hearing? - correct answer- - 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz (20 kHz)

What are the five types of production that Pro Tools can be used for? - correct answer- 1. Audio processing

• MIDI production

• Creating notation and scores

• Mixing and automation
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• Audio for video post production.

Just before merging with Avid Technology, the company that developed Pro Tools and its related hardware was called? - correct answer- - Digidesign

Avid's free version of Pro Tools is called? - correct answer- - Pro Tools | First

Pro Tools | Ultimate was formerly known as? - correct answer- - Pro Tools | HD

What is frequency measured in? - correct answer- - Hertz (abbreviated "Hz")

What is Analog to Digital conversion? - correct answer- - The process of converting an audio signal into binary information that can be stored, read and manipulated by a computer

What is the Nyquist Theorem? - correct answer- - States that in order to produce an accurate representation of a given 2 / 4

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frequency, each cycle of the sound's vibration must be sampled twice

What does Sample Rate affect? - correct answer- - Affects the range of frequencies that can be captured in a recording and the size of the resulting audio file

The dynamic range increases by ___ for bit added to the bit depth? - correct answer- - 6 dB

• You can estimate the dynamic range capability of a system by

multiplying its bit depth by 6. For example, 16-bit x 6 = 96 dB.

How can you estimate the dynamic range capability of a system? - correct answer- - By multiplying its bit depth by 6

What are the two types of digital connections used for digital transfer? - correct answer- - S/PDIF (which uses RCA connectors)

• AES/EBU (which uses XLR Connectors)

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Digital Signal Processing is often abbreviated as? - correct answer- - DSP

What is the one difference between a Pro Tools system with a USB audio interface and a Pro Tools | HDX system? - correct answer- - The difference is that systems with USB audio interfaces are host-based, while HDX systems are not

What happens when you create a Pro Tools session? - correct answer- - The system creates a top-level session folder, various subfolders, and a session file with a .ptx extension

What is a WaveCache file? - correct answer- - It stores waveform display data for the audio clips in a Pro Tools session, enabling the session to open more quickly

Where are Audio files stored in by default? - correct answer- - The Audio Files Folder, not the session file

Where are MIDI files normally stored in? - correct answer- - The session file

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