{"id":1744747,"date":"2018-08-21T15:56:26","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T15:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1744747"},"modified":"2021-11-22T15:55:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T15:55:55","slug":"crossfades-in-pro-tools","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/crossfades-in-pro-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Crossfades in Pro Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Crossfades are typically used to smooth the boundaries between regions where clicks or pops can occur, though they can also be used in more creative ways. The position, length, and shape of crossfades can all be adjusted in the Pro Tools Edit window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"#Creating-a-Crossfade\">Creating a Crossfade<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#Using-the-Smart-Tool\">Using the Smart Tool<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Creating-a-Crossfade\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Creating a Crossfade<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can create crossfades in a couple of ways: complex or easy. First, the complex method, using the Menu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Using the <strong>Selector Tool<\/strong>, choose the start and endpoints for the crossfade. <em>(fig. 1)<\/em>. Notice that you don\u2019t have to put the boundary in the middle of the crossfade, but be sure you don\u2019t include any unwanted audio.&nbsp;<\/li><li>From the <strong>Edit<\/strong> menu, choose <strong>Fades &gt; Create<\/strong>. Or hit Command + F to open the Crossfade dialog box <em>(fig. 2)<\/em>. In this window, you can choose from a number of presets and from several other options, including the in and out shape of the crossfade, whether to link the in and out shapes with either Equal Power or Equal Gain <em>(fig. 2 shows the standard curve without linking in and out)<\/em>. You can also audition the crossfade by clicking on the Audio icon on the left side of the window.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> or hit Enter to create the crossfade <em>(fig. 3 shows the crossfaded region selected, while fig. 4 shows the crossfaded region deselected)<\/em>.a<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/08\/Create-Pro-Tools-Crossfade.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"625\" data-gifffer=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/08\/Create-Pro-Tools-Crossfade-1024x625.gif\" alt=\"Create-Pro-Tools-Crossfade\" class=\"wp-image-1744775\" data-giffferset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/08\/Create-Pro-Tools-Crossfade-1024x625.gif 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/08\/Create-Pro-Tools-Crossfade-300x183.gif 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/08\/Create-Pro-Tools-Crossfade-768x469.gif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Creating a crossfade in Pro Tools with the Crossfade window.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Using-the-Smart-Tool\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Using the Smart Tool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And now for the easy method, using the Smart Tool:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Turn on the <strong>Smart Tool<\/strong> by pressing <strong>F6 + F7<\/strong>. Move the mouse close to a region boundary, toward the bottom of the track. The cursor will change into a symbol that looks like a crossfade. Click and drag the cursor either to the left or to the right, and a crossfade will appear, centered on the boundary.<\/li><li>Release the mouse, and a crossfade will form <em>(fig. 5)<\/em>. Crossfades created with the Smart Tool will use the default fade shape set in Pro Tools Preferences under the Editing tab.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/08\/Pro-Tool-Smart-Tool-for-Crossfades.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"510\" data-gifffer=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/08\/Pro-Tool-Smart-Tool-for-Crossfades.gif\" alt=\"Pro-Tool-Smart-Tool-for-Crossfades\" class=\"wp-image-1744776\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>You can also use the Smart Tool to create crossfades in Pro Tools.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1750869,"template":"","categories":[5,142726],"tags":[115941,142748,142746,54726,54156,54789,142747,54779,36319,34259,34717,57436,34740,142749,33883,54730,55364,36528,34750],"storecat":[],"itemids":[],"manufacturers":[33207],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the How to Use Crossfades in Pro Tools page at Sweetwater \u2014 the world&#039;s leading music technology and instrument retailer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/crossfades-in-pro-tools\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Use Crossfades in Pro Tools - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Crossfades are typically used to smooth the boundaries between regions where clicks or pops can occur, though they can also be used in more creative ways. 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