Creating Your First Session Lesson 4

Discussion Questions

1. What are some actions that can be initiated from The Dashboard? (See “The Dashboard” beginning on page 70.)
2. What is the difference between a session and a project in Pro Tools? (See “Creating and configuring a Pro Tools document” beginning on page 70.)
3. What is required to create a project document? What are some reasons you might want to create a project instead of a session? (See “Creating and using project documents” beginning on page 71.)
4. What are some available options for parameter settings in the dashboard? (See “Choosing parameter settings” beginning on page 71.)
5. What audio file types are supported in Pro Tools? What is the default file type? (See “Choosing Parameter Settings” beginning on page 72.)
6. What is the maximum sample rate supported in Pro Tools? What is the maximum bit depth? (See “choosing parameter settings” beginning on page 72.)
7. What menu command lets you add tracks to your session? What keyboard shortcut can you use to access this command? (See “adding tracks ” beginning on page 74.)
8. How many tracks can you add to a session at one time? (See “adding tracks” beginning on page 74.)
9. Describe some primary track types that are available in Pro Tools Describe the two types of folder tracks. (See “track type “beginning on page 76.)
10. Which timebase do Audio tracks use by default? Which timebase do MIDI and Instrument tracks use by default? (See “Track Time base” beginning on page 78.)
11. What happens to the Audio and MIDI data on a track when the track gets deleted from your session? Can the Track > Delete command be undone? (See “deleting tracks” beginning on page 80.)
12. Name the two types of cursors available in the Edit window. What is the difference between them? (See “controlling playback” beginning on page 80.)
13. Which tool can be used to set the playback point by clicking directly on a track? (See “starting and stopping playback ” beginning on page 81.) 
14. What is the Playback Cursor Locator used for? Where will the Playback Cursor Locator appear (in what Ruler)? (See “locating the playback cursor” beginning on page 82.) 
15. What is the purpose of the Save As command? Which session will be opened after completing the Save As command – the original or the renamed copy? (See “save as command” beginning on page 83.) 
16. What is the purpose of the Save As New Version command? What type of Pro Tools document does this command apply to? (See “save as new version command” beginning on page 84.) 
17. How can you open a session after locating it in a workspace browser? (See “opening a session” beginning on page 86.)

Chris Watson: The Art of Location Recording

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