PT. 110 Ch.9

Create an image of a digital audio workstation (DAW) screen displaying automation graphs with musical elements in the background, vibrant and colorful, capturing the essence of music production.

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Which option will add breakpoints at the boundaries of a selection?

Delete operation

Cut operation

Copy operation

Play operation

What options are available for editing automation with the Pencil tool?

Create panning sweeps with the Triangle Pencil tool

Draw on an automation graph with the Freehand Pencil tool

Create a volume ramp with the Line Pencil tool

All of these answers

Which of the following parameters can be enabled for automation in the Automation window?

Plug-ins

Send volume, pan, and mute

All of these answers

Track volume, pan, and mute

What command lets you paste automation that was copied from one automation graph (such as left pan) onto a different automation graph (such as right pan)?

Paste Emulation > Emulate Original

Paste Special

Duplicate

Paste

Which option should you use for recording automation on an Instrument track for the highest resolution and precision?

Audio automation

Either option; both have the same resolution

Continuous Controller automation

Which automation mode writes automation only while a control is being touched or held, returning to the original level when released?

Latch mode

Touch mode

Read mode

Write mode

How can you delete automation for all automation graphs on a track after selecting automation on a single automation graph?

Choose Edit > Clear

Press Shift+Delete (Mac) or Shift+Backspace (Windows)

Press Option+Delete (Mac) or Alt+Backspace (Windows)

Press Control+Delete (Mac) or Start+Backspace (Windows)

How are automation changes recorded on MIDI tracks?

Using a virtual instrument on the track

Using audio automation

Using Continuous Controller data

Using an AudioSuite processor

To delete all of the automation breakpoints on a displayed automation graph, you can select the entire graph and press Delete.

True

False

What is the effect of clicking on the small square icon in the bottom left corner at the head of a track?

Zooms in one level on the track waveform

Plays the automation for a track, regardless of the current automation mode

Expands the track height to jumbo size

Displays automation lanes for the track

What is the advantage of using Touch or Latch automation modes over using Write mode for writing automation changes?

Touch and Latch mode begin writing automation as soon as the transport is rolling, ensuring that you never miss an automation pass.

Both Touch and Latch mode write automation only after a parameter has been touched or changed.

Touch and Latch mode can write automation to any enabled parameters on the track; Write mode is limited to Volume automation.

Both Touch and Latch mode use high-resolution automation; Write mode uses low-resolution automation.

How can you move automation breakpoints forward or backward by the Nudge increment?

Press the left or right arrow keys

Press Plus [+] or Minus [–] on the numeric keypad

Click and drag a selection in Grid mode

Press Tab or Option/Alt + Tab

What is the effect of activating the Suspend button in the Automation window?

Automation writing is suspended; however, automation will continue to playback according to the existing automation on each track.

All tracks will temporarily ignore their existing automation and their current automation mode; they won't play or write automation.

Automation playback is suspended; however, automation will continue to write, according to the automation mode in effect on each track.

All tracks will temporarily function in Touch mode; they will play automation and write new automation when a parameter is changed

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