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Fades, crossfades, and envelopes
Creating fades
• If the “Use Mouse Wheel for Event volume and Fades” option is activated in the
Preferences dialog (Editing–Audio page), moving the mouse wheel moves the
volume curve up or down.
When you press [Shift] while moving the mouse wheel, and position the mouse
pointer somewhere in the left half of the event, the fade in end point is moved.
When the mouse pointer is in the right half of the event, the fade out start point is
moved.
Ö In the Key Commands dialog (Audio category) you can set up key commands for
changing the event volume curve and any fade curves, see
“Key commands” on page
711.
Ö Cubase only: As an alternative to dragging the fade handles, you can use the “Fade In
to Cursor” and “Fade Out to Cursor” options on the Audio menu to create fades.
Position the project cursor on an audio event where you want a fade in to end or a
fade out to begin, and select the appropriate option from the Audio menu. A fade will
then be created, ranging from the event’s start or end to the position of the cursor.
Creating and adjusting fades with the Range Selection tool
Event-based fades can also be created and adjusted with the Range Selection tool.
Proceed as follows:
1. Select a section of the audio event with the Range Selection tool.
2. Open the Audio menu and select “Adjust Fades to Range”.
The result depends on your selection:
- If you select a range from the beginning of the event, a fade in is created within the
range.
- If you select a range that reaches the end of an event, a fade out is created in the
range.
- If you select a range encompassing a middle section of the event, but not reaching
neither the start nor the end, a fade in is created from the beginning of the event to
the beginning of the selected range, and a fade out is created from the end of the
selected range to the end of the event.
About the volume handle
A selected audio event also has a square handle in the top middle: the volume handle.
It provides a quick way of changing the volume of an event in the Project window.
Note that dragging the volume handle also changes the value on the info line.
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You can select multiple audio events on separate tracks with the Range Selection tool,
and apply the fade to all of them simultaneously.
Drag the Volume handle up or down to change
the volume of the event.
The volume change is displayed numerically on the info line.
The event waveform reflects the volume change.