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Fades, crossfades and envelopes
When you set the current Fade as the Default fade, the
length value is included as part of the default settings.
Presets
If you have set up a fade-in or fade-out curve that you may
want to apply to other events or clips, you can store it as a
preset by clicking the Store button.
• To apply a stored preset, select it from the pop-up
menu.
• To rename the selected preset, double-click on the
name and type a new one.
• To remove a stored preset, select it from the pop-up
menu and click Remove.
Preview, Apply and Process
The buttons in the bottom row are different depending on
whether you are editing a fade made with the fade handles
or applying a fade using processing:
The Edit Fade dialogs have the following buttons:
The Process Fade dialogs have the following buttons:
Creating crossfades
Overlapping audio material on the same track can be
crossfaded, for smooth transitions or special effects. You
create a crossfade by selecting two consecutive audio
events and selecting the Crossfade command on the Au-
dio menu (or by using the corresponding key command,
by default [X]). The result depends on whether the two
events overlap or not:
• If the events overlap, a crossfade is created in the over-
lapping area.
The crossfade will be of the default shape – initially a linear, symmetric
crossfade, but you can change this as described below.
• If the events don’t overlap but are directly consecutive
(lined up end-to-start, with no gap) it’s still possible to
crossfade them – provided that their respective audio
clips overlap! In this case, the two events are resized so
that they overlap, and a crossfade of the default length
and shape is applied.
The default crossfade length and shape are set in the Crossfade dialog
(see “Default buttons” on page 93).
!
Stored fade-in presets will only appear in the Fade In
dialog, and fade-out presets will only appear in the
Fade Out dialog.
Button Function
OK Applies the set fade curve to the event, and closes the dialog.
Cancel Closes the dialog.
Apply Applies the set fade curve to the event, without closing the
dialog.
The Edit Fade dialog.
The Process Fade dialog.
Button Function
Preview Plays back the fade area. Playback will repeat until you click
the button again (the button is labeled “Stop” during play-
back).
Process Applies the set fade curve to the clip, and closes the dialog.
Cancel Closes the dialog without applying any fade.
Overlapping section