Creating Fade-Ins and Fade-Outs

Depending on how you make the selection, you can position a fade-in or fade-out at the exact beginning or end of a clip, or position it so it extends into a blank area of the track. The length of the selection in the clip determines the length of the fade-in or fade-out.

You can also fade to the beginning or end of a clip from an insertion point.

Although fades appear to be discrete clips, they cannot be separated from the clips in which they were created.

When changing tempo in a tick-based audio track, fade-ins and fade-outs remain with their parent clips. Fades maintain their absolute duration and are consequently recalculated after any tempo changes.

To create a fade-in:

1 Select the beginning of the clip that you want to fade in. The selection must extend to the exact beginning of the clip or a blank area prior to the clip in the track.

 

Selecting the beginning of a clip for a fade-in

2 Do one of the following:

Choose Edit > Fades > Create.

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Press Control+F (Windows) or Command+F (Mac).

To apply a Fade In using the Default Fade In setting (in the Editing Preferences page), and without opening the Fades dialog, press Control+Start+F (Windows) or Command+Control+F (Mac).

3 Select the fade-in curve and configure the other Fade settings.

4 Click the Audition button to audition the fade.

5 Adjust the curve by dragging it or by selecting a different shape from the In Shape pop-up menu.

6 Click OK.

The selected fade curve appears in the clip.

To create a fade-out:

1 Select the end of the clip that you want to fade out. The selection must extend to the exact end of the clip or a blank area after the clip in the track.

 

Selecting the end of a clip for a fade-out

2 Do one of the following:

Choose Edit > Fades > Create.

– or – 

Press Control+F (Windows) or Command+F (Mac).

To apply the Fade Out using the Default Fade Out setting (in the Editing Preferences page), and without opening the Fades dialog, press Control+Start+F (Windows) or Command+Control+F (Mac).

3 Select the fade-out curve and configure the other Fade settings.

4 Click the Audition button to audition the fade.

5 Adjust the curve by dragging it or by selecting a different shape from the Out Shape pop-up menu.

6 Click OK.

Pro Tools calculates the fade and the selected fade curve appears in the clip.

Fade lengths can be resized with any of the Trim tools, including Nudge Trim commands. See Using the Trim Tools and Trimming with Nudge.

To fade from the insertion point to a clip start point:

1 Place the cursor at a location in the clip.

2 Do one of the following:

Choose Edit > Fades > Fade To Start.

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Press Alt+D (Windows) or Control+D (Mac).

The fade is applied based on the Fade In preferences (see Fade and Crossfade Preferences).

To fade from the insertion point to a clip end point:

1 Place the cursor at a location in the clip.

2 Do one of the following:

Choose Edit > Fades > Fade To End.

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Press Alt+G (Windows) or Control+G (Mac).

The fade is applied based on the Fade Out preferences (see Fade and Crossfade Preferences).