User Manual

WAVELAB
The Audio Montage 19 – 457
Using fades and crossfades in the Montage
There are a number of different options to choose from when creating and
editing fades and crossfades in the Montage. These are described in the
following sections.
Creating fades
As mentioned earlier, by default all clips display a fade-in and a fade-out
junction point. These can be dragged horizontally to create a fade-in or
fade-out for a clip. You can add envelope points to a fade just as with vol-
ume envelopes. To create a fade, proceed as follows:
1. Click on the fade-in point at the beginning of a clip and drag it to the right.
The resulting linear (by default) fade-in curve is displayed in the clip, and the fade is also re-
flected in the waveform. If you position the mouse over the fade-in point, a label appears,
showing the fade-in time in seconds and milliseconds, and the volume in dB.
A linear fade-in
2. To create a fade-out, use the same basic procedure but instead click and
drag the fade-out point at the end of the clip to the left.
• By default you can only move the fade junction points horizontally. To
move them up or down, you need to hold down [Ctrl] and drag.
Editing fades
The operating procedure when creating and editing fades is identical to
volume envelopes, except that the fade-in and fade-out speed menus only
contain items related to the fade parts (whereas the envelope speed
menu contains settings for all parts of the envelope). Please refer to the
volume envelope section for details.
• To make editing of fades easier, there are special Zoom options on the clip speed
menu, for zooming in on the fade-in or fade-out area.
Note that the fade junction points (the points separating the fade parts from
the sustain part) have a special property: If you move a junction point, all
other points in the corresponding fade are moved proportionally, to main-
tain the shape of the fade!