• 1. What does the Universe view display? How can you use this view to scroll in the Edit window?

It displays an overview of your entire session: a mini representation of all video, audio and MIDI material on you displayed tracks.

By clicking in the Universe view you can scroll the Edit window horizontally, vertically or both.

• 2. What are the Timeline Selection In/Out points? How can you use them to adjust a selection?

1. With any tool selected, move your pointer over the TIMELINE SELECTION IN POINT or OUT POINT in the main timebase ruler. The Time Grabber tool will become active.
2. Drag the TIMELINE SELECTION IN POINT to set the selection start.
3. Drag the TIMELINE SELECTION OUT POINT to set the selection end.

• 3. How can you make an Edit selection using the Grabber tool?

One clip: clip once on the clip you want and it will be highlighted.

Multiple clips: click on the first clip you want then SHIFT-CLICK on the last clip you want. Both clips you clicked and the ones between should be highlighted.

• 4. Describe two ways to make an Edit selection using the Selector tool. How can the the Selector tool be used to easily select an entire clip?

Click and drag across the area on the track that you want to select.
OR Click once to define a starting point for the selection and then SHIFT-CLICK to define an ending point for the selection.

Double-clicking.

• 5. How can you make a selection across adjacent tracks using the Selector tool? How can you extend a selection to a non-adjacent track?

When you create a selection with the selector tool, you can drag vertically to select the same area across several adjacent tracks.

After creating a selection on one or more tracks , you can add the selection to a non-adjacent track by SHIFT-CLICKING on the track playlist with the selector tool.

• 6. What does the Link Track and Edit Selection setting do?

Provides an option for sharing Edit selections among tracks by selecting or deselecting the tracks themselves. This allows you to copy a selection to another track, remove a selection from an individual track, and move a selection among tracks by selecting or deselecting track nameplates as needed.

• 7. How does the Tab key affect the cursor position when working in a track? How does this behaviour change when the Tab to Transients button is active in the Edit window?

Can be used to move the cursor or extend a selection to a clip boundary.

Useful for finding the initial peak or modulation in an audio waveform (start point of a sound or louder transition).

• 8. How can the track height be adjusted for a track? How can all tracks be set to the same height?

Press the OPTION key while selecting the desired height on any track.

• 9. Describe three ways to change the order of tracks on Pro Tools.

1. In the Edit Window, click on the track nameplate and drag the track above or below the other tracks in the session.
2. In the Mix Window, click on the track nameplate and drag the track to the left or right of the other tracks in the session.
3. In the track list, click on the track name and drag it to a higher or lower position on the list.

• 10. Describe the button in the Edit window to activate Zoom Toggle. What does the Zoom Toggle function do?

Arrows pointing N E S W. Located directly below the Zoomer tool.

The Zoom Toggle function toggles between the current zoom state and a preset/predefined zoom state.

• 11. What is the function of the buttons number one through five beneath the Zoom buttons?

They are used to store and recall commonly used zoom magnifications.

• 12. What are the two main types of memory locations provided in Pro Tools? How many memory locations can you add to a session?

Markers – store locations on the timeline and Selections – store edit selections (edit locations)

Pro Tools provides up to 999 memory locations for each session

• 13. How can you add a marker at the current cursor location? How can you add markers on the fly during playback?

By pressing ENTER on the numeric keypad to access the New Memory Location dialog box.

By pressing ENTER on the numeric keypad during playback or recording.

• 14. Describe three ways to recall a memory location.

1. Click on the corresponding marker symbol in the Markers Ruler.
2. In the Memory Locations Window, click the entry for the desired marker location.
3. On the numeric keypad, type a period, followed by the market location number (1 through 999) and another period.