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More About Fades
Crossfades and Channels
During a crossfade, two clips are actually playing, one fading down and the other fading up. The Prodigy Editor can
play crossfades on all tracks at the same time, but not for an indefinite period of time.
Fade Defaults
Every clip has a small fade at the head or tail to make it sound smoother. This is called the default fade, and you can
control its length. One way is to type FDEF n <RETURN> where n is the length you want in subframes. This method
lasts only during the current session and is not remembered by the project or the machine. To change it permanently
you must edit a Configuration file (see Configuration files).
Notes
1.
If one fade lies on top of another, starting later than the underlapping clip's fade-out point, both of the fades are
performed normally, without any "induced" crossfade effect. This occurs only while there is overlap between
the two clips, so it is not a good idea to extend the underlapping clip past the end of the overlapping fade.
2.
Trimming the end of a clip where a fade occurs will result in a fade with the same Timecode point inside the
clip, but starting or ending at the new Head or Tail.
3.
When a clip Level other than 0 dB is applied, the Fade will reach the applied level (see the Level Menu).
4.
If you try to create a fade that overlaps a fade at the other end of the clip, the other fade will be "pushed"
towards its end of the clip so that there is room for both fades without overlap.
5.
It is possible to "interrupt" a fade by placing another clip on top of it. This can be used to create ramped
level changes.
6.
If a crossfade is positioned so that one of the clips is not as long as the fade requires, part of the fade will be
cut off. To prevent this, select the CROSSFADE FROM ZERO option on the System Page.
7.
Fade defaults do not usually occur at butt edits between clips. To turn them on, enable the Fade Def on
Butted Clips option on the S Page.
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