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Fades, crossfades and envelopes
The Fade dialogs
The Fade dialogs appear when you edit an existing fade or
use the “Fade In”/“Fade Out” functions on the Process
submenu on the Audio menu. The picture below shows
the Fade In dialog; the Fade Out dialog has identical set-
tings and features.
• If you open the Fade dialog(s) with several events se-
lected, you can adjust the fade curves for all these events
at the same time.
This is useful if you want to apply the same type of fade-in to more than
one event, etc.
Curve Kind
These buttons determine whether the fade curve should
consist of spline curve segments (left button), damped
spline segments (middle button) or linear segments (right
button).
Fade display
The Fade display shows the shape of the fade curve. The
resulting waveform shape is shown in dark gray, with the
current waveform shape in light gray.
You can click on the curve to add points, and click and
drag existing points to change the shape. To remove a
point from the curve, drag it outside the display.
Curve shape buttons
These buttons give you quick access to some common
curve shapes.
Restore button
The Restore button (to the right above the fade display) is
only available when editing fades made by dragging the
fade handles. Click this to cancel any changes you have
made since opening the dialog.
As Default button
The “As Default” button is only available when editing
fades made by dragging the fade handles. Click this to
store the current settings as the default fade. This shape
will be used whenever you create new fades.
Fade Length Value
The Fade Length Value is only available when editing fades
made by dragging the fade handles. It can be used to enter
fade lengths numerically. The format of values displayed
here are determined by the Primary Time Display in the
Transport Panel.
When you activate the “Apply Length” option, the value en-
tered in the Fade Length value field will be used when click-
ing “Apply” or “OK”. This setting is deactivated by default.
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.
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Stored fade in presets will only appear in the Fade In
dialog, and fade out presets will only appear in the
Fade Out dialog.