Fade Tab (Audio Montage)

  • In the Audio Montage, click Fade.

Edit

Fade In/Fade Out

Allows you to switch between the fade in and the fade out settings.

Zoom

Zoom to Fade Range

Adjusts the view to display the fade in/fade out part of the active clip.

Shape

Curve

Allows you to select preset fade curves.

  • Linear changes the level linearly.

  • Sinus (*) changes the level according to a sine curve. When used in a crossfade, the loudness (RMS) remains constant during the transition.

  • Square-Root (*) changes the level according to a square-root curve. When used in a crossfade, the loudness (RMS) remains constant during the transition.

  • Sinusoid changes the level according to a sine curve.

  • Logarithmic changes the level according to a logarithmic curve.

  • Exponential changes the level according to an exponential curve.

  • Exponential+ changes the level according to a more pronounced exponential curve.

Variations

When creating a crossfade, the fade in/fade out shape changes to optimize the volume evolution during the crossfade. The following options are available:

  • If Pure Shape is selected, the fade shape is not changed and is used as defined. This is the default setting when any fade in/fade out preset is selected.

  • If Amplitude Compensation is selected for a fade in/fade out curve in a crossfade, the summed fade in/fade out gains remain constant along the crossfade region. This option is recommended for short crossfades.

  • Medium Compensation provides an intermediary between amplitude compensation and power compensation. This option is recommended if the other two compensation options do not provide the expected result.

  • If Power Compensation is selected, the power of the crossfade remains constant along the crossfade region. Crossfading between completely different types of audio material can sometimes cause harmonics to cancel each other out at the crossfade splice point, causing the volume to drop. Constant power crossfades compensate for this. Using either the Sinus (*) or Square-Root (*) fade presets for a fade in/fade out provide a constant power crossfade without selecting this option.

Note

Selecting a compensation option for a single fade (not a crossfade) changes the shape of the curve. However, the actual compensation is only applied when the fade becomes part of a crossfade.

Time

Fade Time

Allows you to specify a fade in/fade out time for the clip.

Apply Fade Time

Applies the specified clip fade in/fade out time.

Clip Options

Hide Curve Points

Hides the envelope curve points. This way, they cannot be edited with the mouse. However, you can drag the whole curve up or down.

Automatic Changes

If this option is activated, the fade in/fade out is changed automatically when a clip overlaps with another clip.

If this option is deactivated, the fade in/fade out is not changed automatically, for example, by automatic crossfading of overlapping clips. This option is useful if you have set a fade that you do not want to be altered, even though you may want to overlap the clip with another clip.

This option is individual for each clip, as opposed to the global No Automatic Crossfading.

Smoothing

Rounds the resulting envelope curve angles. This produces smoother, more natural envelope curves.

Clipboard

Copy

Copies the fade in/fade out shape to the clipboard.

Paste

This pop-up menu allows you to set the paste behavior.

  • Paste Shape Only replaces the fade in/fade out shape with the shape that was copied to the clipboard. The original length is preserved.

  • Paste to Selected Clips replaces the fade in/fade out shape in all selected clips with the shape that was copied to the clipboard.

Preset

Presets

This pop-up menu allows you to save and restore fade presets, and set up the default settings for automatic fades and crossfades.

Apply Default

Replaces the current fade in/fade out with the default setting that is specified on the Presets pop-up menu.

Clear

Removes the fade in curve.

Options

Overlaps

This pop-up menu allows you to set the automatic crossfading behavior.

  • If No Automatic Crossfading is activated, no automatic crossfading is performed when clips overlap.

  • If Free Overlaps is activated, automatic crossfades are created when a clip overlaps another clip on the same track. The length of the overlap determines the length of the crossfade.

  • If Fade In Constrains Overlaps is activated, the fade in length of a clip constrains the maximum possible overlap, and thus the crossfade time. If the clip on the right side, that is, the clip with the fade in in the overlap, is moved to the left past the set overlap time, the other clip is progressively resized. Moving the other clip to the right into the clip that contains the fade in in the overlap produces the same result.

  • If Fade Out Constrains Overlaps is activated, the fade out length of a clip constrains the maximum possible overlap, and thus the crossfade time. If the clip on the left side, that is, the clip with the fade out in the overlap, is moved to the right past the set overlap time, the other clip is progressively resized. Moving the other clip to the left into the clip that contains the fade out in the overlap produces the same result.

Automatic Crossfading

This pop-up menu allows you to make automatic crossfading settings.

  • If Crossfades between Clips on Different Lanes is activated, crossfades are automatically created when you move a clip on a lane so that it overlaps another clip located on another lane of the same track.

  • If Automatic Crossfades with Clips on Active Track is activated, crossfades are automatically created when you move a clip so that it overlaps another clip that is located on the active track.

  • If Allow Multiple Automatic Crossfades is activated, crossfades are automatically created for all moved clips that overlap other clips on their track or lane. If this option is deactivated, a crossfade is only created for the clip that you drag, even if several clips are moved simultaneously.

Options
  • If Create Default Fades in New Clips is activated, all new clips get the default fade in and fade out shape and length. For clips that are created by splitting a clip, only the default fade time is used.

  • If Lock Fade Times When Adjusting Clip Edges is activated, the defined fade in and fade out lengths are locked to the clip start or end, even if you adjust the clip edges. This means that if you resize a clip by dragging its edge, the corresponding fade junction point moves accordingly, while maintaining the fade length.