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1. What are some Standard Pro Tools:
of the differences
between stan- 128 voiceable tracks (mono or Stereo)
dard Pro Tools 128 audio tracks @48 kHz
software and 128 AUX inputs
Pro ToolUltimate 128 VCA Masters
software? 512 Instrument Tracks
64 Master Fader Tracks
512 MIDI Tracks
1 Video Track
32 channel with I/O Capacity
Pro ToolsUltimate (Software Only):
256 voiceable tracks
768 audio tracks @48 kHz
512 AUX inputs
128 VCA Masters
512 Instrument Tracks
64 Master Fader Tracks
512 MIDI Tracks
64 Video Track
32 channel with I/O Capacity
2. What are the five 1) Computer
required compo-
nents of any 2) Pro Tools software
Pro ToolsHD-se-
3) Audio Storage Drive(s)
ries hardware
Systems?
4) HD Native/HDX Interconnect
(HD Native Card, HD NAtive Thunderbold, HDX Card)
(PCIe card or Thunderbolt Interface)
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5) One or more audio interface(s)
3. What are option- - HDX Card
al components of (With HDX hardware only)
any Pro Tools-
HD-series hard- - Additional Audio Interfaces
ware Systems? (only 1 OMNI, but any combination of HD I/O, HD MADI & MTRX)
- Avid PRE (8-Channel preamp)
- SYNC HD (Sync peripheral)
4. What are some HD OMNI
of the available HD I/O
HD-series audio HD MADI
interfaces? MTRX
5. What are some of Benefits of HDNative hardware include:
the advantages Up to 64 channels of I/O
of using Pro Hardware-based power
ToolsHD Native Enhanced low-latency control
hardware over a Utilizes a single, high-powered FPGA
system without (to handle real-time routing and low-latency monitoring)
HD series hard-
ware? Does NOT utilize dedicated DSP chips
6. What are some - Uncompromised dynamic range
of the benefits
of floating-point - Pristine audio quality.
processing?
7. How it is float- Floating Point Processing:
ing-point pro- Numbers are represented using the scientific notation of a mantissa (base num-
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cessing different ber) and an exponent (multiplier).
from fixed-point This splits the available bits between the two components.
processing?
Fixed Point Processing:
Uses all bits to represent the base number.
8. What are some 1. Input and output routing (Done in pairs)
parameters that 2. Clock source
you can con- 3. Default sample rate (when no session is open)
figure from the 4. Digital input and output formats
Main page of the
Hardware Setup
dialog box?
9. What is the "Ana- Configure reference levels and limiter settings for each analog input channel.
log In" page
of the Hardware
Setup dialog box
used for an HD
I/O?
10. What is the Dig- Set the Input Format and Sample Rate Conversion for any Digital I/O cards
ital page used installed in an HD I/O.
for?
Provides controls for the corresponding physical inputs on the HD I/O Digital
card.
(If no card in installed, no Digital page will be available).
11. What does the The current playback engine specifies the selected audio engine to be used with
"Playback En- the audio interface(s). Options depend on the currently installed or connected
gine" setting in hardware.
the Playback En-
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gine dialog box
determine?
12. What impact The Hardware Buffer size sets the number of samples processed at once during
does the H/W a processor cycle. This setting affects native plug-ins only.
Buffer Size set-
ting have on per- 1. Smaller buffer sizes decrease latency, but negatively affect plug-in perfor-
formance? mance.
2. Larger buffer sizes improve plug-in performance, but increase latency
Has no effect on DSP plug-in processing on Pro Tools|HDX systems
13. Under what If they are native plug-ins in the low-latency domain.
conditions are
plug-ins affect-
ed by the H/W
Buffer Size?
14. What does the The amount of memory (RAM) used by the Avid Audio Engine (AAE) to manage
"Disk Playback disk buffers.
Cache Size deter-
mine?
15. When is it useful When you are working with shared media storage
to increase the (such as Avid NEXIS shared storage Systems).
Cache Size set-
ting?
16. What window al- The System Usage Window.
lows you to mon-
itor the alloca-
tion of process-
ing power and
1. What are some Standard Pro Tools:
of the differences
between stan- 128 voiceable tracks (mono or Stereo)
dard Pro Tools 128 audio tracks @48 kHz
software and 128 AUX inputs
Pro ToolUltimate 128 VCA Masters
software? 512 Instrument Tracks
64 Master Fader Tracks
512 MIDI Tracks
1 Video Track
32 channel with I/O Capacity
Pro ToolsUltimate (Software Only):
256 voiceable tracks
768 audio tracks @48 kHz
512 AUX inputs
128 VCA Masters
512 Instrument Tracks
64 Master Fader Tracks
512 MIDI Tracks
64 Video Track
32 channel with I/O Capacity
2. What are the five 1) Computer
required compo-
nents of any 2) Pro Tools software
Pro ToolsHD-se-
3) Audio Storage Drive(s)
ries hardware
Systems?
4) HD Native/HDX Interconnect
(HD Native Card, HD NAtive Thunderbold, HDX Card)
(PCIe card or Thunderbolt Interface)
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5) One or more audio interface(s)
3. What are option- - HDX Card
al components of (With HDX hardware only)
any Pro Tools-
HD-series hard- - Additional Audio Interfaces
ware Systems? (only 1 OMNI, but any combination of HD I/O, HD MADI & MTRX)
- Avid PRE (8-Channel preamp)
- SYNC HD (Sync peripheral)
4. What are some HD OMNI
of the available HD I/O
HD-series audio HD MADI
interfaces? MTRX
5. What are some of Benefits of HDNative hardware include:
the advantages Up to 64 channels of I/O
of using Pro Hardware-based power
ToolsHD Native Enhanced low-latency control
hardware over a Utilizes a single, high-powered FPGA
system without (to handle real-time routing and low-latency monitoring)
HD series hard-
ware? Does NOT utilize dedicated DSP chips
6. What are some - Uncompromised dynamic range
of the benefits
of floating-point - Pristine audio quality.
processing?
7. How it is float- Floating Point Processing:
ing-point pro- Numbers are represented using the scientific notation of a mantissa (base num-
, Pro Tools 201
cessing different ber) and an exponent (multiplier).
from fixed-point This splits the available bits between the two components.
processing?
Fixed Point Processing:
Uses all bits to represent the base number.
8. What are some 1. Input and output routing (Done in pairs)
parameters that 2. Clock source
you can con- 3. Default sample rate (when no session is open)
figure from the 4. Digital input and output formats
Main page of the
Hardware Setup
dialog box?
9. What is the "Ana- Configure reference levels and limiter settings for each analog input channel.
log In" page
of the Hardware
Setup dialog box
used for an HD
I/O?
10. What is the Dig- Set the Input Format and Sample Rate Conversion for any Digital I/O cards
ital page used installed in an HD I/O.
for?
Provides controls for the corresponding physical inputs on the HD I/O Digital
card.
(If no card in installed, no Digital page will be available).
11. What does the The current playback engine specifies the selected audio engine to be used with
"Playback En- the audio interface(s). Options depend on the currently installed or connected
gine" setting in hardware.
the Playback En-
, Pro Tools 201
gine dialog box
determine?
12. What impact The Hardware Buffer size sets the number of samples processed at once during
does the H/W a processor cycle. This setting affects native plug-ins only.
Buffer Size set-
ting have on per- 1. Smaller buffer sizes decrease latency, but negatively affect plug-in perfor-
formance? mance.
2. Larger buffer sizes improve plug-in performance, but increase latency
Has no effect on DSP plug-in processing on Pro Tools|HDX systems
13. Under what If they are native plug-ins in the low-latency domain.
conditions are
plug-ins affect-
ed by the H/W
Buffer Size?
14. What does the The amount of memory (RAM) used by the Avid Audio Engine (AAE) to manage
"Disk Playback disk buffers.
Cache Size deter-
mine?
15. When is it useful When you are working with shared media storage
to increase the (such as Avid NEXIS shared storage Systems).
Cache Size set-
ting?
16. What window al- The System Usage Window.
lows you to mon-
itor the alloca-
tion of process-
ing power and
