Instruction Manual

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Fades and Crossfades

Arranging

To Create an Automatic Crossfade (Real-time)

1. In the Track view, click the Enable/Disable Automatic Crossfades

combo button located next to the Snap to Grid button or press the x

key.

2. Click the down arrow on the Enable/Disable Automatic Crossfades

combo button, select Default Crossfade Curves and select a

crossfade curve.

3. Select and drag an audio clip so that it overlaps another audio clip. You

should overlap the clips by the length you want the crossfade.

4. When you have the clip positioned where you want it, release the

mouse button to drop the clip.

The Drag and Drop Options dialog appears.

5. In the Drag and Drop Options dialog, check the Blend Old With New

checkbox and click OK.

6. The two clips now overlap with a crossfade, looking something like this:

A. First clip B. Fade-out C. Fade-in D. Second clip E.Crossfade

You can edit fade-ins and fade-outs. You can change the start, end and

position of a fade. The following procedures all demonstrate edits to a fade-

in, but fade-outs work exactly the same.

To Change an Existing Fade

1. Move your cursor over the beginning of a fade-out or the end of a fade-

in, until your cursor looks like this: .

2. Right-click to and select the desired fade type from the menu that

appears.