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Fades and crossfades
Creating crossfades
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Process
Applies the set fade curve to the clip, and closes the dialog.
Cancel
Closes the dialog without applying any fade.
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 Audio 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 overlapping area.
The crossfade will be of the default shape (linear, symmetric), but you can
change this as described below.
Crossfade area
NOTE
The default crossfade length and shape are set in the Crossfade dialog.
• If the events do not overlap but are directly consecutive (lined up end-to-start,
with no gap) it is 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.
• If the events do not overlap and cannot be resized enough to overlap, a
crossfade cannot be created.
• You can specify the length of the crossfade using the Range Selection tool:
make a selection range covering the desired crossfade area and use the
Crossfade command on the Audio menu.
The crossfade is applied to the selected range (provided that the events or
their clips overlap, as described above).
NOTE
You can also make a selection range after creating the crossfade and use the
function “Adjust fades to Range” on the Audio menu.