Review Questions from The Pro Tools
110 certification Training with Answers
How can you sign in to your Avid Master Account when starting work in
Pro Tools? -
✔️Top right of the dashboard with the Sign In button
What is required to sign in to your account? -
✔️An active Internet connection
Why is it important to select the audio interface you want to use prior to
creating or opening a session? -
✔️To ensure the I/O settings match the session
What dialog box can you use for setting the H/W buffer size? -
✔️The Playback Engine dialog box
What kinds of tracks are affected by the Playback Engine setting? -
✔️Tracks used for recording and tracks used with live processing plug-
ins
What is the H/W Buffer Size setting in the H/W buffer size dialog box
used for? -
✔️To control the latency when recording or processing
What dialog box can you use to configure the available options for your
connected audio interface? -
✔️Playback Engine
,What are some of the options you can configure in the Playback Engine
dialog box? -
✔️The playback engine, the H/W buffer size, enabling the video engine,
Cache size for disk playback
How can you specify the I/O settings that Pro Tools will use when you
create a new session? -
✔️I/O Settings Pop-up Menu on the Dashboard dialog box.
Where are changes to Pro Tools I/O settings saved? -
✔️Input, Output and Insert settings are saved with the System, Buses
with the Session
What dialog box can you use to rename signal paths? -
✔️The I/O setup dialog box from the Setup Menu
How can you configure an audition path in Pro Tools? -
✔️In the I/O Setup dialog box, on the Output Tab
What are some ways to open a recently used project or session on a
system? -
✔️From the Dashboard, or from the File menu.
What shortcut operations are available for adding individual tracks to
your session? -
✔️Shift+Command+N, holding a modifier key and double clicking in the
empty space under tracks in the edit window and next to track in the mix
window. Once a track is created double clicking without modifier will
create a track that is the same as the last created. CMD, OPT, CTRL &
Shift + double click creates an Audio, Instrument, Aux and Master
,What options are available for changing the display of the Mix and Edit
windows? -
✔️Through the View Menu, and View Selectors in both Mix and Edit
Windows
What are some of the optional views available in each window -
✔️Show and Hide components, width of Mix Channels
How can you easily show or hide tracks in Pro Tools? -
✔️Toggle on/off the dark circle next to the track you want to hide/show
What is the difference between hiding a track and deleting a track? -
✔️Hiding a track still keeps the track in the session
What are some options available in the Track List pop-up menu? -
✔️Showing and hiding different types of tracks and sorting them if
needed
What are some of the features enabled by Pro Tools HD software? -
✔️Higher track count, full surround mixing, advanced automation &
video editing
What is required to import and arrange multiple video clips on a Video
track? -
✔️Pro Tools HD software - clips must have the same frame rates
Name the areas of focus available for Workspace browsers in Pro Tools.
-
, ✔️Sound libraries, Volumes, Current Session, Catalogs & User Home
Directory
What are some of the functions that you can perform using a Workspace
browser? -
✔️Search and access files on mounted volumes, designate recording
and playback
How can you audition files from a Workspace browser? -
✔️Select file and press SPACEBAR, or click on PREVIEW; click on
PLAY icon next to audio waveform; Click on waveform & press
SPACEBAR
How can you audition files in the Workspace in context with your
session? -
✔️Select Tempo Conform Button, Select in session where to play the file
and Play the waveform
What is Soundbase? -
✔️A sound library in Pro Tools
What are tags in Soundbase? -
✔️Descriptive words that can be embedded in WAVs or AIFFs as
metadata
What are some available destinations when importing audio from a
Workspace browser or Soundbase? -
✔️The Timeline, a Track, the Track List or to the Clip List
What are some of the different types of media you can import into Pro
Tools (in addition to audio files)? -
110 certification Training with Answers
How can you sign in to your Avid Master Account when starting work in
Pro Tools? -
✔️Top right of the dashboard with the Sign In button
What is required to sign in to your account? -
✔️An active Internet connection
Why is it important to select the audio interface you want to use prior to
creating or opening a session? -
✔️To ensure the I/O settings match the session
What dialog box can you use for setting the H/W buffer size? -
✔️The Playback Engine dialog box
What kinds of tracks are affected by the Playback Engine setting? -
✔️Tracks used for recording and tracks used with live processing plug-
ins
What is the H/W Buffer Size setting in the H/W buffer size dialog box
used for? -
✔️To control the latency when recording or processing
What dialog box can you use to configure the available options for your
connected audio interface? -
✔️Playback Engine
,What are some of the options you can configure in the Playback Engine
dialog box? -
✔️The playback engine, the H/W buffer size, enabling the video engine,
Cache size for disk playback
How can you specify the I/O settings that Pro Tools will use when you
create a new session? -
✔️I/O Settings Pop-up Menu on the Dashboard dialog box.
Where are changes to Pro Tools I/O settings saved? -
✔️Input, Output and Insert settings are saved with the System, Buses
with the Session
What dialog box can you use to rename signal paths? -
✔️The I/O setup dialog box from the Setup Menu
How can you configure an audition path in Pro Tools? -
✔️In the I/O Setup dialog box, on the Output Tab
What are some ways to open a recently used project or session on a
system? -
✔️From the Dashboard, or from the File menu.
What shortcut operations are available for adding individual tracks to
your session? -
✔️Shift+Command+N, holding a modifier key and double clicking in the
empty space under tracks in the edit window and next to track in the mix
window. Once a track is created double clicking without modifier will
create a track that is the same as the last created. CMD, OPT, CTRL &
Shift + double click creates an Audio, Instrument, Aux and Master
,What options are available for changing the display of the Mix and Edit
windows? -
✔️Through the View Menu, and View Selectors in both Mix and Edit
Windows
What are some of the optional views available in each window -
✔️Show and Hide components, width of Mix Channels
How can you easily show or hide tracks in Pro Tools? -
✔️Toggle on/off the dark circle next to the track you want to hide/show
What is the difference between hiding a track and deleting a track? -
✔️Hiding a track still keeps the track in the session
What are some options available in the Track List pop-up menu? -
✔️Showing and hiding different types of tracks and sorting them if
needed
What are some of the features enabled by Pro Tools HD software? -
✔️Higher track count, full surround mixing, advanced automation &
video editing
What is required to import and arrange multiple video clips on a Video
track? -
✔️Pro Tools HD software - clips must have the same frame rates
Name the areas of focus available for Workspace browsers in Pro Tools.
-
, ✔️Sound libraries, Volumes, Current Session, Catalogs & User Home
Directory
What are some of the functions that you can perform using a Workspace
browser? -
✔️Search and access files on mounted volumes, designate recording
and playback
How can you audition files from a Workspace browser? -
✔️Select file and press SPACEBAR, or click on PREVIEW; click on
PLAY icon next to audio waveform; Click on waveform & press
SPACEBAR
How can you audition files in the Workspace in context with your
session? -
✔️Select Tempo Conform Button, Select in session where to play the file
and Play the waveform
What is Soundbase? -
✔️A sound library in Pro Tools
What are tags in Soundbase? -
✔️Descriptive words that can be embedded in WAVs or AIFFs as
metadata
What are some available destinations when importing audio from a
Workspace browser or Soundbase? -
✔️The Timeline, a Track, the Track List or to the Clip List
What are some of the different types of media you can import into Pro
Tools (in addition to audio files)? -
