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Fades, crossfades and envelopes
Default buttons
• Clicking the “As Default” button stores all of the current
settings as the default crossfade. These settings will then
be used whenever you create new crossfades.
• The Crossfade Length setting is included in the Default
settings. However, it is only applied if the events to be
crossfaded do not overlap, otherwise the crossfade will be
in the overlap area (see “Creating crossfades” on page 66).
• Clicking the “Recall Default” button copies the curves
and settings of the Default crossfade to the Crossfade
dialog.
Auto Fades and Crossfades
Cubase AI features an Auto Fade function that can be set
both globally, i.e. for the entire project, and separately for
each audio track. The idea behind the Auto Fade function
is to create smoother transitions between events by ap-
plying short (1–500ms) fade-ins and fade-outs.
Making global Auto Fade settings
1. To make Auto Fades settings globally for the project,
select “Auto Fades Settings…” from the Project menu.
This opens the Auto Fades dialog for the project.
2. Use the checkboxes in the upper right corner to acti-
vate or deactivate Auto Fade In, Auto Fade Out and Auto
Crossfades, respectively.
3. Use the Length value field to specify the length of the
Auto Fade or Crossfade (1–500ms).
4. To adjust the shapes of Auto Fade In and Auto Fade
Out, select the “Fades” tab and make settings as in the
regular Fade dialogs.
5. To adjust the shape of the Auto Crossfade, select the
“Crossfades” tab and make settings as in the regular
Crossfade dialog.
6. If you want to use the settings you have made in future
projects, click the “As Default” button.
The next time you create a new project, it will use these settings by default.
7. Click OK to close the dialog.
Making Auto Fade settings for a separate track
By default, all audio tracks will use the settings you have
made in the project’s Auto Fades dialog. However, since
Auto Fades use computing power, a better approach may
be to turn Auto Fades off globally and activate them for in-
dividual tracks, as needed:
1. Right-click the track in the Track list and select “Auto
Fades Settings…” from the context menu (or select the
track and click the “Auto Fades Settings” button in the In-
spector).
The Auto Fades dialog for the track opens. This is identical to the project’s
Auto Fades dialog, with the addition of a “Use Project Settings” option.
2. Deactivate the “Use Project Settings” option.
Now, any settings you make will be applied to the track only.
3. Set up the Auto Fades as desired and close the dialog.
Reverting to project settings
If you want a track to use the global Auto Fade settings,
open the Auto Fades dialog for the track and activate the
“Use Project Settings” checkbox.
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As mentioned earlier, fades are calculated in realtime
during playback. This means that the larger the num-
ber of audio tracks with Auto Fades activated in a
project, the higher the demands on the processor.
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Note that auto fades are not indicated by the fade
lines!