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Fades, crossfades, and envelopes
Auto fades and crossfades
Making global Auto Fade settings
1. To make Auto Fades settings globally for a project, select “Auto Fades Settings…”
from the Project menu.
This opens the Auto Fades dialog for the project.
2. Use the Length value field to specify the length of the Auto Fades or Crossfades (1
to 500
ms).
3. Use the checkboxes in the upper right corner to activate or deactivate Auto Fade
In, Auto Fade Out, and Auto Crossfades.
4. To adjust the shapes of Auto Fade In and Auto Fade Out, select the Fades tab and
make settings as in the regular Fade dialogs (see
“The Fade dialogs” on page 145).
5. To adjust the shape of the Auto Crossfade, select the “Crossfades” tab and make
settings as in the regular Crossfade dialog (see
“The Crossfade dialog” on page
148).
6. If you want to use your settings in future projects, click the “As Default” button.
7. Click OK to close the dialog.
Making Auto Fade settings for individual tracks
By default, all audio tracks will use the settings you have made in the project’s Auto
Fades dialog. However, since Auto Fades use computing power, a better approach
may be to turn Auto Fades off globally and activate them for individual tracks, as
needed:
1. Right-click the track in the track list and select “Auto Fades Settings…” from the
context menu (or select the track and click the “Auto Fades Settings” button in the
Inspector).
The Auto Fades dialog for the track opens. This is identical to the project’s Auto
Fades dialog, with the addition of a “Use Project Settings” option.
2. Deactivate the “Use Project Settings” option.
Any settings you now make are applied to the track only.
3. Set up the Auto Fades as desired and close the dialog.
Reverting to project settings
If you want a track with individual Auto Fade settings to use the global Auto Fade
settings, open the Auto Fades dialog for the track and activate the “Use Project
Settings” checkbox.