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Fades and crossfades
Auto fades and crossfades
Cubase features an Auto Fade function that can be set
both globally, and separately for each audio track. The
idea behind the Auto Fade function is to create smoother
transitions between events by applying short (1–500
ms)
fade ins and fade outs.
Ö Auto fades are not indicated by fade lines!
Making global Auto Fade settings
1. To make Auto Fades settings globally for a project, se-
lect “Auto Fades Settings…” from the Project menu.
This opens the Auto Fades dialog for the project.
2. Use the Length value field to specify the length of the
Auto Fades or Crossfades (1–500
ms).
3. Use the checkboxes in the upper right corner to acti-
vate or deactivate Auto Fade In, Auto Fade Out, and Auto
Crossfades.
4. To adjust the shapes of Auto Fade In and Auto Fade
Out, select the Fades tab and make settings as in the reg
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ular Fade dialogs (see “The Fade dialogs” on page 97).
5. To adjust the shape of the Auto Crossfade, select the
“Crossfades” tab and make settings as in the regular
Crossfade dialog (see “The Crossfade dialog” on page
99).
6. If you want to use your settings in future projects, click
the “As Default” button.
7. Click OK to close the dialog.
Making Auto Fade settings for individual tracks
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
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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
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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.
Any settings you now make are 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 with individual Auto Fade settings to
use the global Auto Fade settings, open the Auto Fades
dialog for the track and activate the “Use Project Settings”
checkbox.
!
As event-based fades are calculated in realtime dur-
ing playback, a higher number of audio events pro-
vokes to a higher the demand on the processor when
Auto Fades is activated.