Creating Crossfades

You can create an individual crossfade between two audio selections by copying and pasting and choosing a crossfade option from a pop-up menu.

Procedure

  1. In the Audio Editor, select the Edit tab.
  2. Make an audio selection at the beginning of the audio file that you want to fade in.
  3. On the Cut Copy Paste panel, click Copy.
  4. Make an audio selection at the end of the audio file that you want to fade out.
    Note

    The length of this selection determines the duration of the actual crossfade and is shown on the status bar. The section can be within the selected audio file or in another window. However, the selection must not be longer than the selection that you just copied.

  5. In the Paste section, select Crossfade Over Selected End.
  6. Choose a crossfade type (Linear (Equal Gain), Sinus (Equal Power), or Square-Root (Equal Power) from the pop-up menu.

Result

The crossfade is created.

Note

Any audio following the selection into which you paste is moved further toward the end.

Any excess audio in the copied selection following the crossfade is set to full level.

Note

If both files contain full level sections in the crossfade area; for example, after normalizing both files, there is a risk of clipping and distortion. To remedy this, reduce the amplitude of both files by 3 dB to 6 dB, and repeat the process.