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DAW Lab 1
Pro Tools 9: Lab Practical 1
Question | Answer |
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How do you IMPORT AUDIO into Pro Tools? | SHIFT + CMD + I, OR File>Import>Audio, OR |
What is being done when we IDENTIFY BEAT into ProTools? What is the basic theory of the process? | For Pro Tools to learn the tempo based on our calculations and this is then reflected in the Tempo ruler. |
How is it done and what are the 3 main steps of IDENTIFY BEAT? | 1. Highlight Conductor icon. Go to Transport Window (Window>Transport), click the Conductor. [CMD + 1 (numeric keypad)] 2. Select region, then go to Event>Identify Beat. [Shortcut = CMD + I] 3. Change the end time to 5/1/000. |
How do you COPY and PASTE regions? | CMD + C, CMD + V |
How do you DUPLICATE regions? | CMD + D |
How do you REPEAT regions? | OPT + R |
How do you SEPARATE or CUT regions? | CMD + B |
What is TAB TO TRANSIENT? What does it do? | Finds the initial peak or modulation in an audio waveform. |
What happens when you drag a region holding down OPT? What does this do? | This will duplicate and move the new region to selected position. |
How can you UNDO the very last step/edit? | CMD + Z |
How do you set the GRID VALUE? | Set Grid Value from the drop down Grid Menu. |
What is generally the best GRID VALUE to work in? | 1/16 value |
What MODE is best for moving regions to exact bars and beats? | Grid Mode |
How do you SHOW & HIDE only tracks you want to see? | By clicking on the small gray circle in the track list. |
What is the MAIN COUNTER/"MAIN TIME DISPLAY" used for in Protools? What does it tell you? | The is the main time counter in the Edit window, main location indicator in the Transport window. Shows selection start/end/length values, Initial Grid/Nudge Values. |
What is EVENT EDIT AREA used for? What does it show you? | Used for editing. Shows the time range. |
How do you NUDGE a region? Where do you set the NUDGE value? | Highlight any region in the session. Set your Nudge to be Bars/Beats, or follow your time base ruler! Choose 1/8 note in the nudge menu. Use the +/- (numeric) keys from the keypad to move earlier/later in time. |
How do you ARCHIVE a Protools session? (Backing up the entire session) What do you never want to forget when doing this process? | File>Save Copy In. Click on all audio files at the bottom of this window. Students folder>from this same window (bottom left), Name it. Launch Toast. Click on Data. Click the add button (bottom) >locate session folder. Name Disk. Burn>Advanced>Write Di |
How do you create a new track? | SHIFT + CMD + N |