9.5

Fades and Crossfades
Fades allow you to gradually increase or decrease the volume at the start or end of audio events
or audio clips, and to create smooth transitions.
You can create the following fades:
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Fade ins/fade outs
Fade ins and fade outs allow you to gradually increase or decrease the volume of audio
events or audio clips. Fade ins and fade outs can be either event-based or clip-based.
Event-based fades are calculated in real time when you play back audio events. You can
create different fade curves for several events, even if they refer to the same audio clip.
NOTE
The more event-based fades you apply, the more processing power is used.
Clip-based fades are applied to the audio clip. Events that refer to the same clip will have
the same fades.
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Crossfades
Crossfades allow you to create smooth transitions for consecutive audio events on the
same track. Crossfades are always event-based.
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Auto fades
Auto fades allow you to automatically apply short fade ins and fade outs to the events on
specific audio tracks. You can also apply them globally on all audio tracks. This creates
smooth transitions between events.
RELATED LINKS
Event-Based Fades on page 202
Creating Clip-Based Fades on page 206
Crossfades on page 207
Auto Fades and Crossfades on page 209
Event-Based Fades
You can create event-based fade ins and fade outs. These are calculated in real time when you
play back audio events. You can create different fade curves for several events, even if they refer
to the same audio clip.
There are several ways to create event-based fades:
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By using the event handles
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By using range selections
You can edit event-based fades in the Fade dialogs.
RELATED LINKS
Creating and Editing Fades with the Handles on page 203
202