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WAVELAB
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6. Separate the two clips again so that there is no overlap, and that they are
in the same left/right position relative to each other as before.
7. Now drag the left clip to the right so that it overlaps the other clip, and
continue dragging to the right.
Again, the right edge of the left clip will be progressively resized as you drag the clip further
to the right.
8. Using “Automatic crossfading – fade-out constrained overlaps” works in
the same way, but the defined fade-out length constrains the overlap in-
stead, and accordingly the left edge of the right clip is adjusted.
To use fade-in/out constrained overlaps, there must be a defined (i.e. not
set to zero) fade-in/out in the overlap. Otherwise, “Automatic crossfading –
free overlaps” is activated for that crossfade.
Fade constrained overlaps can also be used with the options “Allow multi-
ple automatic crossfades” and “Allow automatic crossfading with selected
track” options on the Fade menu.
Additional crossfade options
There are three more options on the Edit view : Fade menu (with corre-
sponding icons on the Edit view icon bar) that affect crossfades:
• Snap to waveform when crossfading
If this option is activated, and you create a crossfade by moving the right clip towards the
left, the moved clip will be time-adjusted slightly to match the waveform in the left clip. What
actually happens when the mouse button is released, is that the “Waveform recognition”
feature (on the Zoom page) is activated. See “The Zoom view” on page 433 for details re-
garding this feature.
• Create optimized crossfade when snapping to other clip
If this option is activated, and you move a clip so that its start snaps to the end of another
clip, a short crossfade is automatically created, to optimally match the waveforms in the clip.
See “Moving and snapping to another clip” on page 417.