Specifications

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Equal Power Recommended for material that is
not phase coherent, as in the case of a crossfade be-
tween two completely different types of material.
Use this option to avoid the volume drop that can
occur with an Equal Gain crossfade. With this
fade, you can Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click
(Mac) the fade curve to reset it to its default shape.
Equal Gain Recommended for material that is
phase-coherent or nearly phase-coherent, as in the
case of a crossfade between identical clips/instru-
ments (for example, a repeated drum loop). Use
this option to avoid clipping that can occur when
using an Equal Power crossfade. With this fade,
you can Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click
(Mac) the fade curve to reset it to its default shape.
None Disables linking between the fade-out and
fade-in curves, and lets you freely adjust them sep-
arately, including start and end points. This option
also allows you to create custom crossfade shapes.
When
Link is set to Equal Power or Equal Gain,
you can edit only the fade-in portion of the curve,
by pressing Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) while
dragging. To edit only the fade-out portion of the
curve, press Control (Windows) or Command
(Mac) while dragging.
Slope Settings
(Fade-In or Fade-Out Only)
The Slope settings affect the slope of the fade-in or
fade-out. Select either
Equal Power or Equal Gain.
For more information on Equal Power and Equal
Gain fades, see “Link Settings” on page 615.
Use Dither
The Use Dither option turns on a preset, noise-
shaped dither function that improves audio perfor-
mance when fading in or fading out of silence, and
crossfading between low amplitude clips. Dither is
usually not necessary when applying fades to clips
with audio at high amplitudes. You can disable
Dither while editing fades in the Fades dialog to
speed up previews and fade recalculation, then re-
enable Dither to create the final fade or crossfade.
Fade-In Shape Settings
The In Shape setting lets you define the shape of
the fade-in to a clip for a fade, or to clip 2 for a
crossfade.
Standard Selects a single continuous fade curve.
This creates a general-purpose fade that can be ed-
ited by dragging the curve itself.
Adjusting the end point of a fade curve
Fade Link
Dither option for Fades