RRFC Chapter 9 Notes - Posted on 2018-04-23 by Ryan Fennessey

Section Review 9.1

Number of Questions: 5. Quiz attempt #1. Maximum allowed: Unlimited 
1. _________ is a delay in the audio signal caused by analog to digital conversion, signal processing, and computer related processes.
Lateness
Latency*
Signal Delay
Artifacts

2. The __________ ___________ determines the device that plays back the output of Pro Tools.
I/O Setup
Device Properties
Playback Engine*
Hardware Sync

3. __________ ___________ __________ introduces a predetermined amount of delay into your signal path for each channel so that all channels play back in sync.
Digidesign Audio Engine
Playback Engine Selector
H/W Buffer Size
Delay Compensation Engine*

4. The _______ _______ tab allows for detailed routing of your inputs and outputs for Pro Tools and has configurations for your interface.
Bus Setup
Disk Allocation
I/O Setup*
Playback Engine

5. Pro Tools makes everything easily customizable and allows for improvements to your workflow by offering many choices in the _________ _________.
Preferences Menu*
DAW Workflow
Configurations Menu
Workflow Editor

• Shuffle - Shuffle mode allows you to edit, copy, cut, and paste clips, however, the movement of clips is dependent on other clips in your session. 
What that means is clips will always condense the space between clips forward (in time meaning closer to the beginning) of your session. 

• Slip - Slip mode will probably be one of your most common editing modes. Slip mode allows you the freedom to place clips anywhere on your timeline. 

• Spot - Spot mode is a useful way of editing for a specific purpose. However, you will probably use it only in certain situations. 
When moving a clip in spot mode a dialogue box appears asking for the specific place on the timeline you want your clip placed. 

• Grid - Grid mode is another popular editing mode. Grid mode allows the user to place clips on your timeline according to a pre-determined grid value. Grid mode has two variations:

• Absolute Grid - means moving a clip will snap to the • Relative Grid - means moving clips will always move the clip by the pre-determined grid value, relative to whatever the starting position of the clip is.

Section Review 9.2

Number of Questions: 5. Quiz attempt #1. Maximum allowed: Unlimited 
1.
______ ______ is an edit mode that conforms clips to predetermined time values in your edit window.

Shuffle Mode
Slip Mode
Grid Mode*
Spot Mode

2.
Within the edit tools, the ________ tool is a quick way to lengthen or shorten a clip.

Grabber
Scrubber
Trimmer*
Zoomer
3.
_________ _____ ______ moves the clip by the user defined grid value based on the clips starting position.

Absolute Grid Mode
Relative Slip Mode
Relative Grid Mode*
Absolute Slip Mode
4.
The _________ ______ has three variations in its drop down menu. Time, separation, and, object.

Grabber Tool*
Zoomer Tool
Scrubber Tool
Trimmer Tool
5.
Inserts process _______________ of the signal and are inserted directly into your signal flow.

50%
75%
a user defined percentage*
100%

Section Review
Number of Questions: 3. Quiz attempt #3. Maximum allowed: Unlimited 
1. The mix window in Pro Tools is laid out in _______________, which resemble an analog console.
Channel Strips*
Insert Strips
Inserts and Sends
Aux Channels
2. The key command for switching between mix and edit windows is:
Command (MAC)/CNTRL (PC) + ;
Option (MAC)/ ALT (PC) + M
Command (MAC)/CNTRL (PC) + +/= key *
Shift + Option (MAC)/ALT (PC) + W
3. The mix window in Pro Tools contains a powerful tracks edit area where visual representations of waveforms can be edited and manipulated.
true*
false