9.5

Fades and Crossfades
Crossfades
Crossfade Editor
The Crossfade editor allows you to edit crossfades. It contains fade-in and fade-out curve
settings, and common settings.
● To open the Crossfade editor, select one or both crossfaded events, and select Audio>
Crossfade, or double-click the crossfade zone.
Fade curve displays
Shows the shape of the fade-out and fade-in curve, respectively.
● To add points, click a curve.
● To change the fade shape, click and drag existing points.
● To remove a point, drag a point outside the display.
Curve Kind and Shape buttons
Determine whether the corresponding fade curve uses Spline Interpolation (left
button), Damped Spline Interpolation (middle button) or Linear Interpolation
(right button).
The curve shape buttons give you quick access to some common curve shapes.
Equal Gain
Adjusts the fade curves so that the summed fade-in and fade-out amplitudes are the
same all along the crossfade region. This is often suitable for short crossfades.
Equal Power
Adjusts the fade curves so that the energy (power) of the crossfade is constant all
along the crossfade region.
Equal Power curves have only one editable curve point. You cannot change the
curve shape if this mode is selected.
Play buttons
● To audition the whole crossfade, click Play Crossfade.
● To audition the fade-out part of the crossfade, click Play Fade Out.
● To audition the fade-in part of the crossfade, click Play Fade In.
You can set up key commands for this in the following categories of the Key
Commands dialog.
Pre-roll and Post-roll
● To start playback before the fade area, activate Use pre-roll.
● To stop playback after the fade area, activate Use post-roll.
● To adjust the pre-roll time, use the Pre-roll Amount value field.
● To adjust the post-roll time, use the Post-roll Amount value field.
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