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<h3>How Regionfades/Crossfades Work in Ardour<h3>
<h4>Region Fades</h4>
<p><code>Regionfades</code> are possible at the beginning and end of all audio regions. When in <code>Object Mode</code> or with <code>Smart Mode</code> on a grip will be displayed at the top left and top right of an audio region when the cursor is hovering over it. Placing the cursor over the top of the grip will display the regionfade cursor tip, clicking and dragging the grip left to right in the timeline will adjust the length of the fade.</p>
<p>To activate/deactivate or change the "style" of the <code>Regionfade</code>, hover the cursor over the regionfade grip till the cursor tip indicates regionfade editing and right click to bring up a context menu. In the context menu there is a list of options for the regionfade. <code>Activate&#92;De-activate</code> enables and disables the regionfade. The different types of fades are, <code>Liner</code>, <code>Slow</code>, <code>Fast</code>, <code>Symmetric</code> and <code>Constant Power</code></p>
<h4>Crossfades</h4>
<p><code>Crossfades</code> refer to the behavior of a regionfade when regions overlaps another region. Crossfades <bold>are</bold> regionfades. When one region overlaps another and there is a regionfade on the top region the fade-out will be mirrored as a fade-in on the underlying region. The grip for the top region will allow changing the length and type of the crossfade.</p>