19 Questions
What does Pro Tools do if it finds a recognizable pattern of transients in an audio file?
Conform it to the Project tempo
How are files that can be previewed at the session's tempo indicated in Pro Tools?
Green metronome icon in the Kind column
What should you do to show waveforms of selected audio files in Pro Tools?
Right-click and choose Calculate Waveforms
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
How can you choose the Elastic Audio algorithm for previewing audio in the Workspace browser?
In Pro Tools Preferences dialog box under Processing tab
What is required for Pro Tools to align previewed audio with your timeline correctly?
Correct setting of session's tempo
How does Pro Tools differentiate between files that contain recognizable patterns and those that don't?
By analyzing transients in the files
What does a blue clock icon to the left of an audio file indicate in Pro Tools?
'Not a musical phrase' status
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
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
How can you enable Pro Tools to align previewed audio with your timeline?
Ensure the 'Audio Files Conform to Session Tempo' button is green
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
Why might an audio file play back clearly out of tempo in Pro Tools?
Because it does not contain any drum hits
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'
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
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
'Elastic Analysis' is used for which purpose in Pro Tools?
To analyze files for recognizable patterns of transients
'Calculate Waveforms' is selected from which context menu in Pro Tools?
'File' menu
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
PT110 - Lesson 6a-c
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