Fades And Crossfades - CAKEWALK PRO AUDIO User Manual

Fades and Crossfades

provides several commands for applying gradual volume
Pro Audio
changes to audio data. The Þrst command, Fade/Envelope, lets you fade
in or fade out, and lets you choose an envelope, a curve that governs the
rate of the fade. The starting envelope can be linear (straight line),
exponential, or inverse exponential. You can change the shape of the
envelope before applying the fade.
The envelope in the Fade/Envelope dialog box is made of one or more
connected line segments (the linear curves are a single segment, the
exponential curves consist of nine segments each). Although the
endpoints of the curve are Þxed, you can move the intermediate points,
and create new intermediate points, to change the shape of the curve.
To do this...
Move a point
Insert a new point
Remove a point
Restart from the original curve
The second command, Crossfade, lets you create a smooth transition
from one audio event to another, by fading two overlapping audio events
simultaneously (one fades out, the other fades in). As with Fade/
Envelope, you can choose from three different starting curves and
change the shape of the curve.
In the Audio view, fades can also be applied graphically with the Draw
Line tool. For more information, see ÒBasic Audio EditingÓ on page 7-11.
To Apply a Fade to Audio Data...
1. Select the audio data to be affected.
2. Choose Edit-Audio-Fade/Envelope , or right-click in the Audio
view and choose Fade/Envelope from the menu, to open the
Fade/Envelope dialog box.
Do this...
Click and drag it to a new location
Click on the line between existing points
Drag it onto the next point
Click Reset
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