Lesson 5

How much disk space is consumed per minute by a mono track at a sample rate of 44.1 kHz and a bit depth of 16-bit? What happens to disk space consumption if the sample rate is doubled to 88.2 kHz with the same bit depth? (See “Audio Storage Requirements” beginning on page 96.) Sample Rate… Continue reading Lesson 5

Lesson 4

What are some actions that can be initiated from The Dashboard? (See “The Dashboard” beginning on page 70.) The Dashboard lets you complete the following actions: create a new blank session on local storage, create a new blank project, with or without cloud backup, create a new session or project from a template, open a… Continue reading Lesson 4

Lesson 2

1.Name some of the folders and files that ProTools creates as part of the session hierarchy. Where is the session file (. ptx) stored?  Audio Files, Video Files, WaveCache.wfm, Bounced Files, Clip Groups, Pro Tools Session.ptx (stored in the session folder with the same name). 2.What is the WaveCache.wfm file used for? What happens if the WaveCache file gets… Continue reading Lesson 2

Lesson 1

1. Name and describe five types of production tasks that ProTools can be used for. Audio processing, MIDI sequencing, mixing, scores and notation, audio for video. 2. What’s the frequency range of human hearing?  Human hearing frequency range: 20 Hz-20 kHz. 3. What does the frequency of a sound wave affect in terms of how we perceive the… Continue reading Lesson 1