Sound Design 403 tests

ProTools shortcuts and information; "+" symbols are "/" on test

Overlap Shadows

makes a shadow where clip overlaps another clip

Find overlap shadows

view menu → clip → overlap shadows

SIP

Solo in Place

AFL

After fader listen

PFL

Pre Fader Listen

Importing Audio keyboard shortcut

command+shift+I

Change session data

setup menu → session

AAF delivery

deliver with embedded audio and referenced video (with edit cuts)

Linking Video to ProTools Session

option+command+shift+i

Resizing video

Right clip on video clip (actual size for lower CPU)

Frame rate in red

session and video clip do not match frame rate

Online “o” under video clip title track

shows if a video is online/offline for multiple video tracks

Video compatability

little checkmark on the upper right of the video track to make sure its compatible with session

Find clips keyboard short cut in clip list

shift+command+F

Delete search in clip list

shift+command+D

Current Time

shows clip length time

Original time stamp

Shows where clip was originally in timecode/timeline

User time stamp

Allows YOU to create a timestamp on clip (be in spot mode)

No Time

gets rid of any time information on the clip

Edit lock keyboard short cut

command+L

Edit lock

completely lock track, cannot make any edits

Time lock keyboard shortcut

Control+option+L

Time lock

lock clips placement in timeline but can still move vertically and allow some edits

Open window configurations window

option+command+J

Create window configuration keyboard shortcut

numeric period+#(1-99)+period

recall window configuration

period+#+\*

Grid mode

clips jump from grid point to grid point with no leeway

Relative Grid Mode

similar to slip mode, the clip with jump to relative position to grid

Edit command focus 1 keyboard shortcut

option+command+1

Zooming with brakets

hold command to in/out, add option to zoom vertically, add control to shift back to normal

Zoom to fit command

command+#(1-5) will set a zoom preset

Zoom toggle

“E” key with command focus 1 on

Nudging keyboard shortcut

\+/- on numeric keyboard

Clip replacement

shift+command in clip list and drag over clip in timeline

snap clip to sync point

control+shift+,

snap clip to the beginning

control+command+shift+,

snap clip to the beginning of clip after

control+shift+.

Select space between clips

control+shift+tab

Select space backwards between clips

control+shift+option+tab

Trim to selection

command+T

Trim clip menu

edit →trim clip

Trim to the tail end

fill to selection

trim to the selection

start to fill selection

trim both tail and start

fill to selection

Trim clip up to by not exceeding clip before or after

control+command+T

Batch clip renaming

shift+control+r

Scrub select

turn off insertion follows playback

Scrub select keyboard short cut

shift+up/down arrows or hold shift+F9

TCE trimming

changes the length of a sound clip (slower or faster)

Tandem trimming

trims two tracks at once

Tandem trimming keyboard shortcut

hold control+command while trimming two overlapping tacks

seperation grabber tool

make a selection and clip and grab to cut selection from larger clip

.nkm

a file exported from kontakt containing both the sounds and key mapping

1/2 speed recording

can be used to facilitate complex keyboard MIDI tracking

1/2 speed recording keyboard short cut

activated using the shift/spacebar keys

AAF

acronym for Advanced Authoring Format. A cross data exchange file which contains full session data. Audio can be embedded to it or referenced

AAF video files

can only be referenced

AAF replaces

OMF

Batch clip rename

dialogue is used to streamline the naming of audio clips in preparation for importing samples to kontakt

Cents

is the descrete value used to make pitch corrections

Cents on piano

there are 100 cents between a C and C#

how to use Clip alignment

can be aligned to the current edit cursor using the grabber tool with the control modifier

Clip alignment - how to align to edit cursor

hold the control modifier by itself

clip alignment - align with the tail end of edit cursor

control with command key and click

clip alignment - align with sync point

control and shift keys, the clip sync point will be aligned to the edit cursor

clip boundary

either the beginning or end of a clip

clip FX

clip FX work in the same manner as clip gain only instead of volume, clip FX provides for EQ and dynamic processing on a clip by clip basis

Clip fx keyboard short cut

option+numeric 6

Clip gain

can be adjusted on a clip by clip basis, up to 36 dB additional gain is available via it. that is 24 dB greater than track volume automation

clip gain info

provides a control for adjusting the volume of an entire clip using a static value

clip gain info keyboard short cut

shift+control+**+**

how to reset clip gain

option clicking this control will reset the entire clip to unity again

clip gain line reset

containing volume automation can be reset by pressing the option key and clicking the clip gain info box (fader icon) on any given clip.

clip gain line toggle

are used to sculpt or write dynamic automation contours

clip gain line keyboard short cut for all tracks

shift+control+-space

clip header or start point

beginning boundary or front end of a clip

clip rating

clips can be rated on a scale of 0-5 using keyboard short cut

clip rating keyboard shortcut

control+option+command+numeric 0-5

Clip replacement

protools feature that allows the editor to select a clip from the clip list that will replace one or all existing clips with similar characteristics

clip tail or end point

the end boundary of a clip

clip transparency

is a clip view option available from the clip menu. In this mode the waveforms of both overlapping clips can be viewed as an edit for clip positioning

codec

acronym for compression/decompression

copy selection to target playlist keyboard short cut

shift+option+up arrow

copy/move indicators

when compositing or working in layered editing, a full clip may be moved to a new playlist and a indicator will temporarily show while the movement is occuring

DCP

acronym for Digital Cinema Package; file package used to deliver films in theaters worldwide

Native file format for audio and video in DCP is

MXF

Design element

and SFX which is crafted by a sound designer, using layering and advanced editing and signal processing techniques

Dialogue fitting

the syncing of ADR to production audio

Dirting ADR

The concept of taking ADR which is recorded in a clean and noise-controlled environment and adding noise to the signal to fit the scene in film

Edit cursor

the blinking line in the edit window

Playback cursor

the solid line in the edit window

edit seam

the point at which two clips are butted or joined together

EDL

acronym for Edit Decision List. A list of all edits made by the picture editor and the sequence for which each edit was made

Find clips

turns the clip list into a virtual folder system

frame rate indicator

placed before the nameplate in video tracks. If in red it must be changed to match the main counter

Frame rate or video speed

can vary from project to project. The standard in film is 24 fps. For video it is 29.97 non drop. High def varies from 23.967 on up

full resolution audio

music that maintains the audio resolution when recorded. Most music is recorded at 96 kHz, production audio is at 48kHz, both formats: 24 bit is the standard

function keys

when editing with protools, the function keys can be assigned through the Mac OS preferences to access and enable various edit modes and tools.

GPU

Acronym for Graphics Processing Unit. This is the default processor Mac computers use to power video playback

Grid in slip mode

holding down the command key while in slip mode temporarily engages grid mode while still in slip mode