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Offline Processing
Crossfades
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Crossfades
A crossfade is a gradual fade between two sounds, where one is faded
in and the other faded out. You can automatically create a crossfade
when pasting an audio section into another.
Creating Crossfades
The material that you want to crossfade can either be in two different
sections of the same audio file, or in two different audio files.
PROCEDURE
1. In the Audio Files workspace, select the section that you want to
fade-in.
2. Select Edit > Copy, or press [Ctrl]/[Command]-C.
3. Select the section that you want to fade-out.
The length of this selection determines the length of the actual crossfade
(check the length on the status bar). The section can be within the
selected audio file or in another wave window. However, the selection
must not be longer than the selection that you just copied.
4. Select Edit > Paste and crossfade, and select one of the
crossfade types.
5. Play back the file and adjust the crossfade if necessary.
RESULT
The crossfade is created. Any material that originally appeared after the
selection in the file into which you paste, is moved so that it now appears
after the pasted material.
Any excess material in the copied selection appears after the fade at full
level.
NOTE
If both files already have full level sections in the crossfade area (for
example, if you have normalized both files), clipping and distortion might
occur. If this happens, reduce the amplitude of both files by 3 to 6 dB
and try again.