Adjusting crossfades

When splitting clips as a result of comping, Cakewalk automatically adds a short crossfade between abutting takes. In order to create a crossfade, clip boundaries must occur at the exact same position on the time line. You can manually adjust the duration of each crossfade by dragging the crossfade up/down in a Take lane.

To adjust a crossfade duration across all lanes

To adjust a crossfade duration across all lanes, hold down the CTRL key and position the mouse pointer near the bottom where two clips abut. When the mouse pointer looks like , drag up or down to increase or decrease the crossfade duration.

To adjust a crossfade duration in a single lane

To adjust a crossfade duration in a single lane, hold down CTRL+ALT and position the mouse pointer near the bottom where two clips abut. When the mouse pointer looks like , drag up or down to increase or decrease the crossfade duration.

To move a crossfade position across all lanes

To move a crossfade position across all lanes, position the mouse pointer near the bottom where two clips abut. When the mouse pointer looks like , drag left or right to move the crossfade position.

 

Note: To move the crossfade position on a Comp track (lanes collapsed), hod down the SHIFT key and drag the crossfade left or right.

To move a crossfade position in a single lane

To move a crossfade position in a single lane, hold down the ALT key and position the mouse pointer near the bottom where two clips abut. When the mouse pointer looks like , drag left or right to move the crossfade position.

To specify the default auto crossfade duration

1.	Go to Edit > Preferences > Customization - Editing.

2.	Under Clips, specify the Auto Crossfade Comps (0-25ms) value.

 

See:

Basic comping workflow

Recording takes

Auditioning takes

Comping methods

Comping with the Smart tool and Comping tool

Speed comping

Comp clips

Finalizing the comp

Removing all unused takes and empty Take lanes

Comping

 

See also:

Take lanes

Fades and crossfades