Crossfade
A crossfade overlaps the end of one audio region with the start of the next, fading one out while the other fades in, making edits inaudible.
Even a few milliseconds of crossfade removes the click a hard cut can make mid-waveform. Text-based editors apply micro-crossfades automatically at every word deletion — it is why modern 'edit by transcript' sounds seamless.
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What is Crossfade?
A crossfade overlaps the end of one audio region with the start of the next, fading one out while the other fades in, making edits inaudible.
Why does Crossfade matter?
Even a few milliseconds of crossfade removes the click a hard cut can make mid-waveform. Text-based editors apply micro-crossfades automatically at every word deletion — it is why modern 'edit by transcript' sounds seamless.
What terms are related to Crossfade?
Closely related concepts: Fade in / fade out, Transcript editing — each has its own entry in this glossary.