Pro Tools 110 Certification Exam
Questions and Answers
How can you sign in to your Avid Master Account when starting work in Pro
Tools? What is required to sign in to your account? -
✔️Click: sign in button on the dashboard, you must have internet access
Why is it important to select the audio interface you want to use prior to
creating or opening a session? What dialog box can you use for this purpose? -
✔️If you change devices, the session will automatically save and close.
Playback engine dialog box
What is the H/W buffer Size setting in the Playback Engine dialog box used for?
What kinds of tracks are affected by this setting? -
✔️determines the # of samples passed from the audio interface to the
computer's CPU
only affects tracks using the low latency processing domain, such as record
enabled tracks or tracks receiving live input
What dialog box can you use to configure the available options for you
connected audio interface? What are some of the options you can configure in
this dialog box? -
✔️Hardware setup dialog box
default sample rate, current clock source, other hardware specific features
How can you specify the I/O settings that Pro Tools will use when you create a
new session? -
✔️Select "Last Used" I/O settings
,Where are changes to Pro Tools I/O settings saved? Are they stored in the
session or in the system? -
✔️Saved on system as "Last Used" I/O settings.
Also saved within sessions
What dialog box can you use to rename signal paths? -
✔️I/O setup dialog box
How can you configure an audition path in Pro Tools? -
✔️Setup>I/O>Output tab>audition path selector
What are some ways to open a recently used project or session on a system? -
✔️File>open recent>select session
What are shortcuts available for adding tracks like the previous to your
session? -
✔️Double click in an empty area of the mix window, edit window, or track list
Shortcut to make a new audio track -
✔️Mac: Command+Double click
Win: Ctrl+Double click
Shortcut to create a new instrument track: -
✔️Mac: Option+Double Click
Win: Alt+Double Click
,Shortcut to create a new Aux Track -
✔️Mac: Control+Double Click
Win: Start+Double Click
Shortcut to create a new Master Fader: -
✔️Mac & Win: Shift+Double Click
What options are available for changing the display of the Mix and Edit
windows? What are some of the optional views available in each window? -
✔️Hide or show optional components
Ex: Inserts and Sends
How can you easily show or hide tracks in Pro Tools? What is the difference
between hiding a track and deleting a track? -
✔️Click the solid black dot next to the track name in the Track List. Hidden
tracks will still play
What are some options available in the Track List Pop-Up Menu? -
✔️Show and hide none, all, or a selection of tracks
What are some of the features enabled by Pro Tools HD software? -
✔️Full surround mixing capabilities, video editing, advanced automation
What is required to import and arrange multiple video clips on a Video track? -
✔️Pro Tools HD software
Name the areas of focus available for Workspace browsers in Pro Tools. -
, ✔️Sound libraries
Volumes (storage drives)
Session
Catalogs
User
What are some of the functions that you can perform using a Workspace
browser? -
✔️-Access, view, and search all mounted volumes
-View, manage, import, audition files from any mounted volume
How can you audition files from a browser? How can you audition them in
context with your session? -
✔️Select file>click preview
Enable AUDIO FILES CONFORM TO SESSION TEMPO, press Num0, activate
preview
What is Soundbase? What are tags in Soundbase? -
✔️Workspace browser window that allows you to find audio files using tags
Tags are used for searching within your sound libraries
What are some available destinations when importing audio from a Workspace
browser or soundbase? -
✔️to the clip list and onto tracks
What are some of the different types of media you can import into Pro Tools? -
✔️Audio files, Video files, MIDI files, clip groups, session data
Questions and Answers
How can you sign in to your Avid Master Account when starting work in Pro
Tools? What is required to sign in to your account? -
✔️Click: sign in button on the dashboard, you must have internet access
Why is it important to select the audio interface you want to use prior to
creating or opening a session? What dialog box can you use for this purpose? -
✔️If you change devices, the session will automatically save and close.
Playback engine dialog box
What is the H/W buffer Size setting in the Playback Engine dialog box used for?
What kinds of tracks are affected by this setting? -
✔️determines the # of samples passed from the audio interface to the
computer's CPU
only affects tracks using the low latency processing domain, such as record
enabled tracks or tracks receiving live input
What dialog box can you use to configure the available options for you
connected audio interface? What are some of the options you can configure in
this dialog box? -
✔️Hardware setup dialog box
default sample rate, current clock source, other hardware specific features
How can you specify the I/O settings that Pro Tools will use when you create a
new session? -
✔️Select "Last Used" I/O settings
,Where are changes to Pro Tools I/O settings saved? Are they stored in the
session or in the system? -
✔️Saved on system as "Last Used" I/O settings.
Also saved within sessions
What dialog box can you use to rename signal paths? -
✔️I/O setup dialog box
How can you configure an audition path in Pro Tools? -
✔️Setup>I/O>Output tab>audition path selector
What are some ways to open a recently used project or session on a system? -
✔️File>open recent>select session
What are shortcuts available for adding tracks like the previous to your
session? -
✔️Double click in an empty area of the mix window, edit window, or track list
Shortcut to make a new audio track -
✔️Mac: Command+Double click
Win: Ctrl+Double click
Shortcut to create a new instrument track: -
✔️Mac: Option+Double Click
Win: Alt+Double Click
,Shortcut to create a new Aux Track -
✔️Mac: Control+Double Click
Win: Start+Double Click
Shortcut to create a new Master Fader: -
✔️Mac & Win: Shift+Double Click
What options are available for changing the display of the Mix and Edit
windows? What are some of the optional views available in each window? -
✔️Hide or show optional components
Ex: Inserts and Sends
How can you easily show or hide tracks in Pro Tools? What is the difference
between hiding a track and deleting a track? -
✔️Click the solid black dot next to the track name in the Track List. Hidden
tracks will still play
What are some options available in the Track List Pop-Up Menu? -
✔️Show and hide none, all, or a selection of tracks
What are some of the features enabled by Pro Tools HD software? -
✔️Full surround mixing capabilities, video editing, advanced automation
What is required to import and arrange multiple video clips on a Video track? -
✔️Pro Tools HD software
Name the areas of focus available for Workspace browsers in Pro Tools. -
, ✔️Sound libraries
Volumes (storage drives)
Session
Catalogs
User
What are some of the functions that you can perform using a Workspace
browser? -
✔️-Access, view, and search all mounted volumes
-View, manage, import, audition files from any mounted volume
How can you audition files from a browser? How can you audition them in
context with your session? -
✔️Select file>click preview
Enable AUDIO FILES CONFORM TO SESSION TEMPO, press Num0, activate
preview
What is Soundbase? What are tags in Soundbase? -
✔️Workspace browser window that allows you to find audio files using tags
Tags are used for searching within your sound libraries
What are some available destinations when importing audio from a Workspace
browser or soundbase? -
✔️to the clip list and onto tracks
What are some of the different types of media you can import into Pro Tools? -
✔️Audio files, Video files, MIDI files, clip groups, session data
