Mackie Digital 8 Bus Owner's Manual page 184

TO SET AN AUTO FADE
From the screen:
1. Click on the SELECT button on the
channel you want to fade. You can
auto-fade any channel's fader, including
the master fader.
2. Click on "Channel" in the upper menu
bar, and drag down to select "Edit Fade."
The Fade Curves window appears.
3. Click on the "Fade In" or "Fade Out"
button in the lower left corner of the
window to choose the fade you want to
edit.
4. You can choose a preset fade by
clicking in the "Custom Curves" box in
the lower-right corner of the window
and choosing one of the selections.
5. You can set the fade time by clicking in
the "Seconds" box and highlighting the
number. Then enter the new number
using the number keys on the
keyboard.
6. You can modify the curve by clicking in
the "Rubber Band" box, then clicking
on the line in the graph. This adds an
anchor point to the line which you can
move to shape the curve. Click on the
eraser to remove anchor points.
7. Click on the "Close Box" icon in the
upper-right corner of the window to
close the Fade Curves window.
8. Click on "Channel" and drag down to
"Fade In" (or press Ctrl-D). The
selected channel will fade in according
to the selected fade-in curve.
9. Click on "Channel" and drag down to
"Fade Out" (or press Ctrl-F). The
selected channel will fade out accord-
ing to the selected fade-out curve.
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