Rim 3300 - Exam #1 (Q&A)
What document should you constantly check to see what topics will be covered, and when
assignments are due?
Where should you go to access this document? - ✔✔Course Calendar.
D2L.
What are th
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Rim 3300 - Exam #1 (Q&A)
What document should you constantly check to see what topics will be covered, and when
assignments are due?
Where should you go to access this document? - ✔✔Course Calendar.
D2L.
What are the three main versions of Pro Tools software? - ✔✔Pro Tools First (free), Pro Tools
(standard), Pro Tools HD (professional).
What is an iLok, why might you need one, and what does it do? - ✔✔An iLok is a USB security
key/license device that *stores protected authorization files* for software. You can use an iLok
to store an active Pro Tools authorization or use iLok Cloud to run/open Pro Tools (and any
other software that uses iLok authorization).
What are the main differences between the three versions of Pro Tools? - ✔✔The main
differences are track count, number of I/O channels, and supported hardware.
Pro Tools is a DAW. What does DAW stand for and what are some other popular DAWs? -
✔✔Digital Audio Workstation. Cubase, Studio One, Logic, Ableton, Garageband, Nuendo.
What are the standard Session parameters when creating a new Pro Tools Session? - ✔✔File
Type: BWF(.WAV)
Bit Depth: 32-bit float (depending on the circumstance, 24-bit is acceptable as well)
Sample Rate: 44.1Khz (eventually, later in your career, you may increase this setting).
Interleaved: -Checked- (meaning the Session will be interleaved)
Specifically, in regards to Pro Tools, what is the difference between a Session and a Project? -
✔✔A Session is stored locally (on your computer or hard drive).
A Project is stored within the Avid cloud and used for online collaboration. The vast majority of
Pro Tools users (including us) will ONLY use Session.
*We will NEVER use Projects in this course.*
What is the difference between interleaved and multi-mono (or "split-mono") stereo audio files?
- ✔✔An interleaved file is a *single, stereo* audio file; multi-mono stereo audio files are two
*separate* mono files, with the suffixes ".L" and ".R", that together contain the stereo
information.
Ideally, where should your Pro Tools Sessions be stored/saved? - ✔✔A secondary hard drive
connected to the computer via USB 3.0, USB-C, or Thunderbolt.
What are some ways to optimize a Mac, specifically, for Pro Tools? - ✔✔• Turn off Software
Update (to ensure Pro Tools software and OS are compatible).
• Turn off Energy Saver (so computer does not go to sleep).
• Disable/reassign Mac keyboard shortcuts used by Pro Tools.
• Disable Spotlight indexing (so that audio drives are not slowed down by searches).
• Enable journaling for hard drives
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