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Fade Curves and Separate Waveforms
Click this button to display the specified fade
curves along with separate views of the fade-in
and fade-out waveforms.
Fade Curves and Superimposed Waveforms
Click this button to display the specified fade
curves along with superimposed views of the
fade-in and fade-out waveforms.
Fade Curves and Summed Waveform
Click this button to display the specified fade
curves along with a single waveform represent-
ing the summation of the any crossfaded audio.
Zoom In
Click this button to scale the view of the wave-
form’s amplitude upwards. Control-click (Win-
dows) or Command-click (Mac) for the default
view scale.
Zoom Out
Click this button to scale the view of the wave-
form’s amplitude downwards. Control-click
(Windows) or Command-click (Mac) for the de-
fault view scale.
Fade-Out Shape Settings
The Out Shape setting lets you define the shape
of the fade-out from a region for a fade, or from
region 1 for a crossfade.
Standard
Selects a single continuous fade curve.
This creates a general-purpose fade that can be
edited by dragging the curve itself.
S-Curve
Selects an S-shaped curve, which inverts
its beginning and end characteristics. This
makes it possible to fade out faster at the curve’s
start and slower at its end, for example. S-shaped
curves can be useful with material that is diffi-
cult to crossfade effectively. S-curves can be ed-
ited by dragging the curve in the curve editor.
Preset Curves
Seven commonly used preset
curves are provided for fast crossfade creation.
These can be edited by dragging the end points
of the curve in the curve editor portion of this
dialog. The seven presets are as follows:
◆
Preset Curve 1 stays at full volume through-
out the fade, then immediately drops the vol-
ume at the end of the fade.
Fade-Out Shape
Preset Curve 1