User Manual

Fading and Dipping Audio
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After changing the levels in this way, you might enter Volume and Pan Automation mode and
further adjust the volume between the In and Out points.
Fading and Dipping Audio
In traditional analog editing, you manually change volume levels to smooth audio transitions
between elements in an edited sequence by doing any of the following:
• Fading audio up or down.
• Crossfading between audio elements on two separate channels.
• Dipping audio to a lower level.
In Avid editing applications, these effects are more accurately termed “audio dissolves” because
they occur instantly when you apply the same dissolve effect that you use for video tracks.
Crossfading in an Avid editing application differs from crossfading in analog editing. In the
analog world, unless you are using a mixer, you must lay down audio on two separate channels
and fade one down, and then fade up the second on an overlapping section. In an Avid editing
application, you simply apply an audio dissolve.
To fade or crossfade audio, use the procedures described in “Using Volume and Pan
Automation” on page 813 or the procedure below. To dip audio from a higher level to a lower
one — for example, when bringing music down and under a voice-over track, use the procedures
described in “Using Volume and Pan Automation” on page 813 or the procedure below.
For an overview of when to use clip volume and when to use volume automation, see “Audio
Volume Staging and an Audio Editing Workflow” on page 796.
To apply a fade or crossfade:
1. Move the position indicator to a transition.
2. Click the Quick Transition button (which appears by default in the second row of buttons
below the Record monitor or in the Timeline top toolbar).
The Quick Transition dialog box opens.