Pro Tools Basics - Posted on 2017-03-13 by Corrine Selden

Here are a few highlights about what I learned on Pro Tools basics in Chapter 9:

• Latency is a delay in the audio signal caused by analog to digital conversion, signal precessing, and computer related processes. 
• The two main windows in Pro Tools are Edit and Mix windows. 
• Grid Mode is an edit mode tha conforms clips to predetermined time values in your edit window.
• Relative Grid Mode moves the clip by the user defined grid value based on the clip's starting position.
• Inserts process 100% of the signal and are inserted directly into your signal flow. 
• Spot Mode is an edit mode that allows the user to place an edit at a user defined palce on the timeline by bringing up a dialog box when a clip is selected. 
• Slip Mode is an edit mode that allows the user to place an edit anywhere on the timeline.
• Within the edit tools, the trimmer tool is a quick way to lengthen or shorten a clip. 
• Pro Tools makes everything easily customizable and allows for improvements to your workflow by offering many choices in the Preferences Menu.
• The Playback Engine determines the device that plays back the output of Pro Tools. 
• The I/O Setup tab allows for detailed routing of your inputs and outputs for Pro Tools and has configurations for your interface. 
• The Grabber Tool has three variations in its drop down menu: time, separation, and object. 
• The Delay Compensation Engine introduces a predetermined amount of delay into your signal path for each channel so that all channels play back in sync.