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PRO TOOLS 201 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
Which of the following are advantages of a Pro Tools |
HD Native system over a Pro Tools software-only
system? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Enhanced low-latency
control, High-powered Field Programmable Gate Array
(FPGA) to handle real-time routing
Which of the best describes the HD OMNI? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ An Avid audio interface that is
compatible with Pro Tools HD Native and HDX
hardware
Which of the following are required to run a Pro Tools
HD-series hardware system on a supported Mac or PC?
(Select all that apply.) - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ One or
more HD-series audio interface, HD-series card (HD
Native, HD Native Thunderbolt, or HDX)
How can the amount of RAM used by Pro Tools be
reduced? (Select all that apply.) - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Disable the Video Engine. Lower the Disk Cache setting.
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Which of the following is an advantage of a Pro Tools |
HDX system over a Pro Tools | HD Native system? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Dedicated DSP chips and DSP-
based mixing
Pro Tools I/O settings can be imported from which of the
following sources? (Select all that apply.) - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ An I/O Settings file (.pio), A Pro Tools session
(.ptx)
What modifier can you hold to make identical input,
output, or send assignments on ALL tracks when selecting
the assignment on one track? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
OPTION (Mac) or ALT (Windows)
What modifier can you hold to make identical input,
output, or send assignments on all SELECTED tracks when
making the selection on one of the selected tracks? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ OPTION+SHIFT (Mac) or
ALT+SHIFT (Windows)
A Window Configuration could potentially be recalled
from which of the following? (Select all that apply.) -
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.....ANSWER ...✔✔ The Window Configuration List,
The Memory Locations window
Which of the following are ways to recall a Window
Configuration? (Select all that apply.) - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Press Period, number, Asterisk on the Numeric
Keypad. Recall a memory location that has the Window
Configuration stored within it.
Which of the following describes the effect of
committing a track (TRACK>COMMIT)? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Volume and pan automation is rendered only
when enabled in the Commit Tracks dialog box.
Refer to the image: What is the keyboard shortcut to
show the TRACK>SCROLL TO TRACK dialog box? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Command+Option+F (Mac) or
Ctrl+Alt+F (Windows)
What window or dialog box can be used to change the
record destination for individual tracks in a session? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Disk Allocation
What is the purpose of deactivating an Audio track?
(Select all that apply.) - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ To
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prevent the track from playing back, To free up any
voices used by the track, To free up DSP and/or CPU
resources used by the track (such as plug-in processing)
Refer to the image: Which of the following actions will
change the record destination for only the 'Guitar' track
(highlighted)? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Clicking on the
track's current Root Media Folder (A) and selecting a
different destination from the pop-up menu
Refer to the image: Which of the following is TRUE with
regard to the Relink window? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
This window can be accessed under the Options menu.
What is the key command for Manually Find and Relink
in the Missing Files dialog box? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Command+M (Mac), Control+M (Win)
Which of the following locations can you use to apply
tags to media files for use in a Soundbase browser?
(Select all that apply.) - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ The right-
click menu in a Workspace browser
Refer to the image: True or False: The Session focus in a
Workspace browser shows a consolidated view of all
PRO TOOLS 201 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
Which of the following are advantages of a Pro Tools |
HD Native system over a Pro Tools software-only
system? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Enhanced low-latency
control, High-powered Field Programmable Gate Array
(FPGA) to handle real-time routing
Which of the best describes the HD OMNI? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ An Avid audio interface that is
compatible with Pro Tools HD Native and HDX
hardware
Which of the following are required to run a Pro Tools
HD-series hardware system on a supported Mac or PC?
(Select all that apply.) - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ One or
more HD-series audio interface, HD-series card (HD
Native, HD Native Thunderbolt, or HDX)
How can the amount of RAM used by Pro Tools be
reduced? (Select all that apply.) - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Disable the Video Engine. Lower the Disk Cache setting.
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Which of the following is an advantage of a Pro Tools |
HDX system over a Pro Tools | HD Native system? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Dedicated DSP chips and DSP-
based mixing
Pro Tools I/O settings can be imported from which of the
following sources? (Select all that apply.) - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ An I/O Settings file (.pio), A Pro Tools session
(.ptx)
What modifier can you hold to make identical input,
output, or send assignments on ALL tracks when selecting
the assignment on one track? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
OPTION (Mac) or ALT (Windows)
What modifier can you hold to make identical input,
output, or send assignments on all SELECTED tracks when
making the selection on one of the selected tracks? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ OPTION+SHIFT (Mac) or
ALT+SHIFT (Windows)
A Window Configuration could potentially be recalled
from which of the following? (Select all that apply.) -
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.....ANSWER ...✔✔ The Window Configuration List,
The Memory Locations window
Which of the following are ways to recall a Window
Configuration? (Select all that apply.) - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Press Period, number, Asterisk on the Numeric
Keypad. Recall a memory location that has the Window
Configuration stored within it.
Which of the following describes the effect of
committing a track (TRACK>COMMIT)? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Volume and pan automation is rendered only
when enabled in the Commit Tracks dialog box.
Refer to the image: What is the keyboard shortcut to
show the TRACK>SCROLL TO TRACK dialog box? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Command+Option+F (Mac) or
Ctrl+Alt+F (Windows)
What window or dialog box can be used to change the
record destination for individual tracks in a session? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Disk Allocation
What is the purpose of deactivating an Audio track?
(Select all that apply.) - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ To
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prevent the track from playing back, To free up any
voices used by the track, To free up DSP and/or CPU
resources used by the track (such as plug-in processing)
Refer to the image: Which of the following actions will
change the record destination for only the 'Guitar' track
(highlighted)? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Clicking on the
track's current Root Media Folder (A) and selecting a
different destination from the pop-up menu
Refer to the image: Which of the following is TRUE with
regard to the Relink window? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
This window can be accessed under the Options menu.
What is the key command for Manually Find and Relink
in the Missing Files dialog box? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Command+M (Mac), Control+M (Win)
Which of the following locations can you use to apply
tags to media files for use in a Soundbase browser?
(Select all that apply.) - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ The right-
click menu in a Workspace browser
Refer to the image: True or False: The Session focus in a
Workspace browser shows a consolidated view of all
