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Fades, crossfades, and envelopes
The Crossfade dialog
Removing crossfades
To remove a crossfade, proceed as follows:
• Select the corresponding events and select “Remove Fades” from the Audio
menu.
• Use the Range Selection tool to select all fades and crossfades you wish to
remove, and select “Remove Fades” from the Audio menu.
• Select a crossfade by clicking, and drag it outside the track.
The Crossfade dialog
Options and settings
The Crossfade dialog contains separate, but identical, sections for the fade-in and
fade-out curve settings in the crossfade on the left, and common settings on the right:
Option Description
Fade curve
displays
These displays show the shape of the fade out and fade in curve,
respectively. Click on a curve to add points, click and drag existing
points to change their shape, or drag a point outside the display to
remove it.
Curve buttons The curve kind buttons determine whether the corresponding fade
curve consists of spline curve segments (left button), damped
spline segments (middle button) or linear segments (right button).
The curve shape buttons give you quick access to some common
curve shapes.
Equal Gain Activate this parameter to adjust the fade curves so that the
summed fade in and fade out amplitudes will be the same all along
the crossfade region. This is often suitable for short crossfades.
Equal Power Activate this parameter to adjust the fade curves so that the
energy (power) of the crossfade will be constant all along the
crossfade region.
Equal Power curves have only one editable curve point. You
cannot use the Curve kind buttons or the presets when this mode
is selected.