User`s guide

Chapter 18: Advanced Editing 251
Typical Curve Combinations
Following are the available combinations
of fade-out and fade-in curves.
Linear Crossfade This is a good general pur-
pose crossfade with a smooth, even transi-
tion between region 1 and region 2.
Equal Power Crossfade This is a good gen-
eral purpose crossfade useful in cases where
a linear crossfade seems to create a notice-
able drop in volume across the splice point.
Overlap Fade This combination of curves
keeps both regions at full amplitude
throughout the crossfade: region 2 “jumps
in” at the beginning and region 1 “jumps
out” at the end.
Fade and Crossfade Preferences
(TDM Systems Only)
You can set default fade and crossfade set-
tings. These settings load as your “base”
settings when you use the Create Fades
command, and the Fade to Start and Fade
to End commands.
To set the crossfade preferences:
1 Choose Setups > Preferences and click Ed-
iting.
2 Set the Pre-Roll and Post-Roll times for
Fade previews.
3 Click Fade In and set the default shape
for fade-ins, then click OK.
4 Click Fade Out and set the default shape
for fade-outs, then click OK.
5 Click Crossfade and set the default shape
for crossfades, then click OK.
6 Click Done.
Creating a Crossfade
To create a crossfade between two regions:
1 With the Selector, click at the point
where you want the crossfade to begin in
the first region and drag to where you want
it to end in the second region.
Two regions must touch or overlap in order
for Pro Tools to generate a crossfade (fade-
ins and fade-outs do not require this, as
Linear Crossfade
Equal Power Crossfade
Overlap Crossfade
1-out 2-in
1-out 2-in
1-out
2-in
Fade and Crossfade Preferences