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Audio Compound Clips
DaVinci Resolve supports audio compound clips, which are created just like any other
compound clip, by selecting multiple audio clips, right-clicking one of them, and choosing New
Compound Clip. Alternately, compound clips with video clips may now contain multiple audio
items as well.
When compound clips containing audio are opened in the Edit or Fairlight pages by right-
clicking an audio compound clip and choosing Open in Timeline, breadcrumb controls appear
beneath the Timeline that let you exit the compound clip and get back to the master Timeline.
Opening an audio compound clip; note the path
control at the bottom left of the Timeline
Audio Crossfades
You can add Cross Fade transitions to any edit point between two audio clips that have enough
handles similarly to how you add video transitions, by dragging and dropping from the Effects
Library, by right-clicking an edit and choosing an option from the contextual menu, or by
selecting an audio edit point and choosing Timeline > Add Audio Only Transition (Shift-T).
Cross Fade transitions are a quick and easy way to fade the volume of the outgoing clip down
while simultaneously fading the volume of the incoming clip up, letting you create a smooth
aural transition between two audio clips.
An audio Cross Fade transition applied between two clips
You can double-click a Cross Fade transition to open it into the Inspector, revealing the
following parameters:
 Duration: The duration of the transition, shown in both seconds and frames.
 Alignment: A drop-down that lets you choose the transition’s position relative to
the edit point it’s applied to. Your choices are “End on Edit,” “Center on Edit,” and
“Begin on Edit.”
 Transition style: You can choose –3dB, 0dB, or +3dB to set both the Fade In and Fade
Out levels to the same value. For more information on what these levels mean, see the
following parameter.
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