Specifications

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To create a fade-in:
1 Select the beginning of the region that you
want to fade in. The selection must extend to
the exact beginning of the region or a blank area
prior to the region in the track.
2 Choose Edit > Fades > Create Fades.
– or –
Press Control+F (Windows) or Command+F
(Macintosh).
3 Choose the fade-in curve and other settings.
4 Click the Audition button to hear the fade (or
press the Spacebar to start and stop playback).
5 You can adjust the curve by dragging it or by
choosing a different shape with the In Shape
pop-up menu.
6 When you are finished, click OK. Pro Tools
calculates the fade and writes it to disk. The cho-
sen fade curve appears in the region.
To create a fade-out:
1 Select the end of the region that you want to
fade out. The selection must extend to the exact
end of the region or a blank area after the region
in the track.
2 Choose Edit > Fades > Create Fades.
– or –
Press Control+F (Windows) or Command+F
(Macintosh).
3 Choose the fade-out curve and other settings.
4 Click the Audition button to hear the fade (or
press the Spacebar to start and stop playback).
5 You can adjust the curve by dragging it or by
choosing a different shape with the Out Shape
pop-up menu.
6 When you are finished, click OK. Pro Tools
calculates the fade and writes it to disk. The cho-
sen fade curve appears in the region.
To fade from the insertion point to a region start
point:
1 Place the cursor at a location in the region.
2 Choose Edit > Fades > Fade To Start.
– or –
Press Start+D (Windows) or Control+D (Macin-
tosh).
The fade is applied based on the Fade In Prefer-
ences.
To fade from the insertion point to a region end
point:
1 Place the cursor at a location in the region.
2 Choose Edit > Fades > Fade To End.
– or –
Press Start+G (Windows) or Control+G (Macin-
tosh).
The fade is applied based on the Fade Out Pref-
erences.
Selecting the beginning of a region for a fade-in
Selecting the end of a region for a fade-out
Fade lengths can later be resized with the
Trimmer.