EXERCISE 1

Pro Tools Hardware

In this exercise worksheet, you will identify various audio interfaces available for use with Pro Tools and identify
the software platform that is compatible with each. This exercise reviews the material covered in Lesson 1.

Duration: 10 Minutes Media: None Required

Audio Interfaces
Refer to Figures EX1.1 through EX1.4 when answering the questions below. See the section on “Pro Tools System
Configurations” in Lesson 1 for assistance.

Questions 1 and 2 refer to Figure EX1.1.

1. The audio interface shown in Figure EX1.1 is called the ____________________________________.

2. This interface is compatible with (select all that apply):

q Standard Pro Tools software
q Pro Tools|HD Native hardware
q Pro Tools|HDX hardware

Figure EX1.1 A Pro Tools audio interface

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Questions 3 and 4 refer to Figure EX1.2.

3. The audio interface shown in Figure EX1.2 is called the ____________________________________.

4. This interface is compatible with (select all that apply):

q Standard Pro Tools software
q Pro Tools|HD Native hardware
q Pro Tools|HDX hardware

Figure EX1.2 An audio

interface for guitar
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Questions 5 and 6 refer to Figure EX1.3.

5. The audio interface shown in Figure EX1.3 is called the ____________________________________.

6. This interface is compatible with (select all that apply):

q Standard Pro Tools software
q Pro Tools|HD Native hardware
q Pro Tools|HDX hardware

Figure EX1.3 A single-space rack-mountable audio interface for Pro Tools

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Questions 7 and 8 refer to Figure EX1.4.

7. The audio interface shown in Figure EX1.4 is called the ____________________________________.

8. This interface is compatible with (select all that apply):

q Standard Pro Tools software
q Pro Tools|HD Native hardware
q Pro Tools|HDX hardware

Figure EX1.4 A double-space rack-mountable audio interface for Pro Tools

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