X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=include%2Fcreate-region-fades-and-crossfades.html;h=15088253c7616ef8a0d3a066ea4f1bb6e455f745;hb=88b8130ec83209b2db4cb837ab77156aa4bab6a0;hp=f96096f5e0d51e9c9d8297cc9163d86c3bec8278;hpb=cd424ba51a8cca029653ba7cb2b9496c046910b5;p=ardour-manual diff --git a/include/create-region-fades-and-crossfades.html b/include/create-region-fades-and-crossfades.html index f96096f..1508825 100644 --- a/include/create-region-fades-and-crossfades.html +++ b/include/create-region-fades-and-crossfades.html @@ -70,11 +70,11 @@

To activate/deactivate or change the shape of a region's fadein or - fade-out, the cursor has to be hovered over the regionfade grip until the + fade-out, the cursor has to be hovered over the region fade grip until the cursor tip indicates region fade editing, then right clicked to bring up a context menu. In the context menu is a list of options - for the regionfade. Activate/Deactivate enables and - disables the regionfade. + for the region fade. Activate/Deactivate enables and + disables the region fade.

Because each fade is also a crossfade, it has an inverse fade shape @@ -86,16 +86,16 @@

- + use when splicing audio in the general (uncorrelated) case.
LinearA simple linear coefficient - decrease, and its mathematical inverse. A Linear fade starts attentuating - quickly and then cuts off even more abruptly at lower levels. When used as a + decrease, and its mathematical inverse. A Linear fade starts attenuating + quickly, and then cuts off even more abruptly at lower levels. When used as a crossfade, the signals are each -6dB attenuated at the midpoint. This is the correct crossfade to use with highly-correlated signals for a smooth transition.
Constant powerThe constant power +
Constant PowerThe constant power curve starts fading slowly and then cuts off abruptly. When used as a crossfade between 2 audio regions, the signals are symmetrically attenuated, and they each reach -3dB at the midpoint. This is the correct crossfade to - use when splicing audio in the general ( uncorrelated ) case.
SymmetricThe Symmetric fade starts slowly, then attenuates significantly before transitioning to a slower fade-out near the end of the fade. When used as a crossfade, the Symmetric @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@

These fade curves are developed to provide a range of common uses, and are developed with the least possible amount of changes in the "slope" - of the line. This provides artifact-free crossfades. Some + of the line. This provides artefact-free crossfades. Some DAWs provide complicated fade editors with parametric "spline" controls of the fade curves. While it might be interesting to develop a fade curve with a faster cutoff, the mathematical difference between