Audio Recording Quiz 2

• Session File- Pro Tools Session

• Audio Files- contains all the audio, wav or AIFF

• Session File Backup- enabling Auto Backup, this will be created to store the autosaved session files

• Bounced files- the default folder to store any Bounce To Disc files

• Wave Cache File- Waveform display Data

• Musical Instrument Digital Interface- A technical standard that includes a protocol for cables for connection electronic instruments, data about how hard you hit a note, how long you play it for, volume, modulation, panning, after touch and other exclusive data

• Midi in Pro Tools- using built in sequencing technology, Pro Tools enables you to record and edit midi data in the same environment you record audio

  • A midi track stores MIDI note and controller data only, no audio can pass through

  • An instrument track has midi aux

• To troubleshoot midi, check setup/midi/input devices

• To view I/O and Inserts, check the window above the tracks

  Instrument tracks allow you to both play in MIDI and audio

  Keyboard shortcuts

  • Command S-Save

  • Command E- Separate Clip

  • Command F- Cross Fade

  • Shift command N- New Track

  • Command Q- Quit Pro tools

  • Command 3- Record

  • Command =- switches through the mix window

  • Space bar= play

  • Command option L- looping specific

  
  

  EDIT TOOLS

• Smart Tool

  • GRABBER-

    This tool selects entire audio clips, and moves them around super easily

  • TRIM-

    your cursor can be used to shorten audio or MIDI tracks by clicking and dragging over the region you want to cut.

  • SELECTOR-

    you are able to select full or partial tracks by clicking and dragging over them

• Regular Tools

  • ZOOMER-This tool is used to zoom in and out of your session

  • SCRUBBER-

    listen to audio tracks at a reduced playback speed.

  • PENCIL-

    used to draw notes in a MIDI region. It can also be used to draw in automation.

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EDIT MODES

• Grid-Snaps to a grid line

• Shuffle- snaps to a clip before or after, leaves no space in between

• Slip- lets you move it freely

• Spot- gives you a prompt to place the clip at a specific second/place

• MIDI CONTROLS

  • Wait for Note- waits for midi playback

  • Metronome- turns the click track on and off( click track is made in the TRACK menu)

  • Midi Merge- This allows you overdub midi without erasing it previously

  • Conductor- It’s supposed to follow whatever tempo map you set
    

Creating a click track

• go down the slide-down menu in tracks, and click “click track”

1. Quantize- moves notes to a MIDI grid lock

2. Grid resolution- you can change it in the little tempo menu

3. Groove Template- presets templates you can quantize your drums to

• Looping and Duplicating

  • Option + R to Repeat

  • Command + D to Duplicate

    Event Operation- Transpose, Change Velocity, and Note Duration

How to select/split note

• select all notes, then split notes, then copy a new track per pitch, then option drag the plugin into new tracks

Flatten

• will create a new starting point for midi notes, so hitting undo will take it to what you flattened it to, flatten makes it the new original point

Restore

• will revert your Midi BACK to its original state, or what you flattened it

Bounce To Disk

• allows us to mix the audio from all desired tracks into a single audio file.

When bouncing the file format must be an option- Interleaved

MICROPHONE INFORMATION

Transducer- the first device in the recording chain to pick up audio, changing the acoustic signal into an electrical one

Emile Berliner- Invented the Gramophone, Paid 50 Thousand by Bell Telephone for his patent

Three types of microphones

• Condenser

• Dynamic

• Ribbon

Condenser- Condenser microphones operate on an electrostatic principle. It needs 48+ Volts of Phantom Power. It has a fixed backplate, getting charged with electricity, and the diaphragm changes the distance between itself and the backplate.

Condenser Mics are good for high frequencies and vocals, like percussion too

A large Diaphragm is best for - vocals

Small Diaphragm is best for isolating a particular area of the sound source, i.e. guitar or string instrument

Dynamic- Is moved by a metal coil, which creates voltage around the diaphragm. They can handle a higher SPL and are more durable, Shure SM57 and SM58.

Ribbon- a form of dynamic mics, but has a metal ribbon inside a U-shaped magnet, and as the ribbon moves, it creates the electrical signal by the diaphragm.

Ribbons are used for warmer more vintage vocals, or to capture the warmth from a guitar amp

Polar pickup patterns- The polar patterns of a mic will show how it will pick up the sound, showing the best placement techniques.

Omnidirectional- pick up all around the room

Cardioid- Only one specific side-Directional- 180 degrees-directional- Pick up at 0 and 180 degrees