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Fades, crossfades and envelopes
An example:
The events in themselves do not overlap, but their clips do. Therefore,
the events can be resized so that they overlap, which is required for a
crossfade to be created.
When you select the Crossfade function, the two events are resized so that
they overlap, and a default crossfade is created in the overlapping section.
• If the events don’t overlap, and cannot be resized
enough to overlap, a crossfade cannot be created.
• Cubase only: You can specify the length of the cross-
fade using the Range Selection tool: make a selection
range covering the desired crossfade area and use the
Crossfade command.
The crossfade is applied in the selected range (provided that the events
or their clips overlap, as above). You can also make a selection range af-
ter creating the crossfade and use the function “Adjust fades to Range”
on the Audio menu.
• Once you have created a crossfade, you can edit it by
selecting one or both crossfaded events, and selecting
“Crossfade” from the Audio menu again (or by double-
clicking in the crossfade zone).
This opens the Crossfade dialog, see below.
Removing crossfades
To remove a crossfade, select the events and select “Re-
move Fades” from the Audio menu, or use the Range Se-
lection tool:
1. Drag the Range Selection tool in the Project window,
so that the selection encloses all of the fades and cross-
fades you wish to remove.
2. Select “Remove Fades” from the Audio menu.
• You can also remove a crossfade by clicking and drag-
ging it outside the track.
The Crossfade dialog
The Crossfade dialog contains separate, but identical,
sections for the fade-in and fade-out curve settings in the
crossfade on the left, and common settings on the right.
Fade Displays
Shows the shape of the fade-out and fade-in curve, re-
spectively. You can click on the curve to add points, and
click and drag existing points to change the shape. To re-
move a point from the curve, drag it outside the display.
Curve kind buttons
These buttons determine whether the corresponding fade
curve should consist of spline curve segments (left but-
ton), damped spline segments (middle button) or linear
segments (right button).
Curve shape buttons
These buttons give you quick access to some common
curve shapes.
Equal Power and Gain
• If you activate the “Equal Gain” checkbox, the fade
curves are adjusted so that the summed fade-in and fade-
out amplitudes will be the same all along the crossfade
region. This is often suitable for short crossfades.
• If you activate the “Equal Power” checkbox, the fade
curves are adjusted, so that the energy (power) of the
crossfade will be constant all along the crossfade region.
Audio clips.
Audio events.
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Equal Power curves have only one editable curve
point. You cannot use the Curve kind buttons or the
presets when this mode is selected.