PT110 - Lesson 6a-c

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What does Pro Tools do if it finds a recognizable pattern of transients in an audio file?

Play it at its original speed

Conform it to the Project tempo (correct)

Skip the file

Change the waveform display

How are files that can be previewed at the session's tempo indicated in Pro Tools?

Yellow tick or absolute indicator

Red waveform display

Green metronome icon in the Kind column (correct)

Blue clock icon in the Kind column

What should you do to show waveforms of selected audio files in Pro Tools?

Change the Elastic Audio algorithm

Restart the session

Toggle the Audio Files Conform to Session Tempo button

Right-click and choose Calculate Waveforms (correct)

When previewing audio in the Workspace browser, what aligns with your timeline if the Audio Files Conform to Session Tempo button is green?

Tempo and downbeats Signup and view all the answers

How can you choose the Elastic Audio algorithm for previewing audio in the Workspace browser?

In Pro Tools Preferences dialog box under Processing tab Signup and view all the answers

What is required for Pro Tools to align previewed audio with your timeline correctly?

Correct setting of session's tempo Signup and view all the answers

How does Pro Tools differentiate between files that contain recognizable patterns and those that don't?

By analyzing transients in the files Signup and view all the answers

What does a blue clock icon to the left of an audio file indicate in Pro Tools?

'Not a musical phrase' status Signup and view all the answers

What should you do to indicate that an audio file will be previewed at the session's tempo in Pro Tools?

Select the file and click the green metronome icon Signup and view all the answers

Why might Pro Tools play an audio file at its original speed instead of conforming it to the Project tempo?

If there is no recognizable pattern of transients in the file Signup and view all the answers

How can you enable Pro Tools to align previewed audio with your timeline?

Ensure the 'Audio Files Conform to Session Tempo' button is green Signup and view all the answers

What does a blue clock icon next to an audio file indicate in Pro Tools?

It indicates that the file does not contain a recognizable pattern of transients Signup and view all the answers

Why might an audio file play back clearly out of tempo in Pro Tools?

Because it does not contain any drum hits Signup and view all the answers

What action should you take to see waveforms of selected audio files in Pro Tools?

Right-click one of the selected files and choose 'Calculate Waveforms' Signup and view all the answers

In what column would you see the representation of a file's length in Bars|Beats|Ticks if it can be previewed at your session's tempo?

'Duration' column Signup and view all the answers

What happens if you start a looped selection in your Edit window and then go into the Workspace browser with 'Audio Files Conform to Session Tempo' active?

'Audio Files Conform to Session Tempo' aligns the previewed tempo with your project's timeline Signup and view all the answers

'Elastic Analysis' is used for which purpose in Pro Tools?

To analyze files for recognizable patterns of transients Signup and view all the answers

'Calculate Waveforms' is selected from which context menu in Pro Tools?

'File' menu Signup and view all the answers

Which action will NOT help you set the Elastic Audio algorithm for previewing audio in the Workspace browser in Pro Tools?

Activating 'Calculate Waveforms' from the File menu Signup and view all the answers

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