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Pro Tools #41127
Pro Tools Techniques Stack #41127
Question | Answer |
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What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac for "Save?" | Apple-S |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac for "Undo?" | Apple-Z |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac for "Redo?" | Shift-Apple-Z |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac for "Clear Audio?" | Shift-Apple-B |
How do you reset the screen view to see the entire session in Pro Tools on a Mac? | Double-click on the Zoomer Tool with the mouse or trackball |
Which key takes you to the beginning of the session on a Mac? | Return |
What is the keyboard shortcut to go to the end of a session on a Mac? | Option-Return |
What 4 things will Option-key do on a Mac? | "Opposite," Reset, Select All, Deselect All |
WHAT ARE THE 2 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS TO RECORD IN PRO TOOLS ON A MAC? | Apple-Spacebar, F12 |
Which key on the keyboard is "play?" | Spacebar |
Which key on the keyboard is "stop?" | Spacebar |
Which key on the keyboard moves the cursor to the next right region border? | Tab |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac to move the cursor to the previous left region border? | Option-Tab |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac to extend a selection from the cursor to the next right region border? | Shift-Tab |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac to extend a selection from the cursor to tthe previous left region border? | Option-Shift-Tab |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac to close a Pro Tools session? | Shift-Apple-W |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac to start a new session? | Apple-N |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac to import audio from a hard drive into a session? | Shift-Apple-I |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac to discard a take while recording? | Apple-Period |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac to open a previously existing session? | Apple-O |
WHAT IS THE KEYBOARD SHORTCUT TO FILL THE SCREEN WITH A SELECTED AREA IN A REGION ON THE MAC? | Option-O |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac to repeat a region? | Option-R |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac to duplicate a region? | Apple-D |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac to lock a region? | Apple-L |
What window should you check before doing real-time automation? | Automation Enable Window |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac to trim the unselected parts of a region? | Apple-T |
Which window should NEVER be hidden in Pro Tools? | Edit group (also called the Track Show/Hide) Window |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac to capture a region? | Apple-R |
What window should you use to store zooom settings, markers, and selections? | Memory Locations Window |
WHAT ARE THE 2 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS ON THE MAC TO PUT PRO TOOLS ONLINE? | Apple-J or Option-Spacebar |
Which 2 keys on the keyboard allow you to select in and out points on a track or region? | Down-Arrow and Up-Arrow |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac to "FORCE QUIT" a program? | Apple-Option-Escape |
Which 2 keys on a Mac switch between the Mix and Edit windows? | Apple-Equal (or Apple-Plus) |
Which Editing Mode would you use to leave a region where you put it? | Slip Mode |
Which Editing Mode acts like a "magnet" and puts regions back to back? | Shuffle Mode |
Which Editing Mode allows you to specify where a region should be placed exactly? | Spot Mode |
Which Editing Mode snaps regions to vertical lines only? | Grid Mode |
Which tool allows you to move or name a region? | Grabber Tool |
Which tool allows you to magnify a region? | Zoomer Tool |
Which tool cuts a region on either side? | Trimmer Tool |
Which tool allows you to highlight a part of a region? | Selector Tool |
Which tool allows you to ONLY LISTEN to a region as you drag across it with your mouse? | Scrubber Tool |
Which tool allows you to re-draw a part of a waveform? | Pencil Tool |
Which tool combines 3 other Tools together and is "location-dependent?" | Smart Tool |
Which key will always cycle through all of the Tools in any version of Pro Tools? | Escape |
Which key will always cycle through the Editing Modes? | Tilda (also called "Enya") |
To be fast and efficient, you should think of Pro Tools as a WHAT machine? | Two-handed |
Which 2 keys on a Mac allow you to zoom in? | Apple-Right Bracket ( ] ) |
Which 2 keys on a Mac allow you to zoom out? | Apple-Left Bracket ( [ ) |
Which 3 keys on a Mac allow you to grow the height of a waveform? | Apple-Option-Right Bracket ( ] ) |
Which 3 keys on a Mac allow you to shrink the height of a waveform? | Apple-Option-Left Bracket ( [ ) |
What is a Region? | An independent recorded sound represented as a "building block" with its own name |
What is a Selection? | A highlighted part of a region(s) or track(s) |
What is the column of names on the right-hand side of the Edit Window called? | Regions List |
What is the central area in the Edit Window which shows all of the waveforms referred to as? | Play List |
What is the keyboard shortcut on a Mac to quit a program? | Apple-Q |
What do the 1st 4 function keys on the keyboard do? | Change the Modes |
What do function keys F5-F10 do? | Change the Tools |
How do you get the "location dependent" tool from the keyboard? | Hold down F6, F7 and F8 together |
WHAT IS THE KEYBOARD SHORTCUT ON A MAC TO TURN LOOP PLAYBACK ON AND OFF? | Shift-Apple-L |