User`s guide

Chapter 18: Advanced Editing 253
Creating Fades at the
Beginnings and Ends of
Regions
In addition to crossfades between regions,
Pro Tools lets you create fade-ins and fade-
outs at the beginnings and ends of regions.
On Pro Tools 24 MIX and Pro Tools 24 sys-
tems, you can also use an automatic fade-
in/out option, which applies real time fade-
ins/outs to all regions during playback.
These fades are not written to disk, but au-
tomatically applied during playback.
Creating Fade-Ins/Outs
Depending on how you make the selec-
tion, you can position a fade-in/out at the
exact beginning or end of a region, or posi-
tion it so it extends into a blank area of the
track. The length of the selection in the re-
gion determines the length of the fade-
in/out.
You can also fade to the beginning or end
of a region from an insertion point.
To create a fade-in:
1 Select the beginning of the region that
you want to fade in. The selection must ex-
tend to the exact beginning of the region
or a blank area prior to the region in the
track.
2 Choose Edit > Fades > Create Fades.
Choose your fade-in curve and other pa-
rameters.
3 Click the Audition button to hear the
fade (or press the Spacebar to start/stop
playback).
4 You can adjust the curve by dragging it or
by choosing a different shape with the In
Shape pop-up menu.
5 When you are finished, click OK.
Pro Tools calculates the fade and writes it
to disk. The chosen 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 ex-
tend to the exact end of the region or a
blank area after the region in the track.
2 Choose Edit > Fades > Create Fades.
Choose your fade-out curve and other pa-
rameters.
Region with a fade-in
Selecting the beginning of a region for a fade-in
Selecting the end of a region for a fade-out