Logic pro x fade tool

How to Get the Most out of Logic Pro X’s Fade Tool

There are many tools in Logic Pro X, but few are as important as the Fade Tool.

Because whenever you have an audio region, 99.99% of the time you’ll want to use fades.

Fades exist to save our music and projects from nasty surprises. Sometimes when you’re working, you might notice a weird pop or click erupt in your song.

But what is that pop or click? Where did it come from? You sure don’t remember playing any weird noises!

Popping and Twitching

Pops come from bad edits. A bad edit is when you trimmed just a little too much off of your audio region.

But it could also be something far sneakier. Like the initial breath before the singer started singing. Or fret noise from the bass player.

A noise that’s so quiet it’s hard to actually see visually.

What causes the pop is when your track goes from complete silence to abruptly playing audio, without any sort of gradual lead up.

Fades for Days

A fade introduces a gradual ramp from no audio to some audio.

Fades protect our audio with their natural glide. A fade at the beginning of an audio region is the Fade In.

But it’s also important to include a fade at the end of the region as well. Pops and clicks are just as likely to occur as the audio is trailing off and the region abruptly stops.

The fade at the end of a region is our Fade Out. That’s when we fade from some audio to no audio.

Easy, right?

But too often home engineers and producers fail to throw a fade on their audio regions. And nothing screams amateur more than missing fades!

Enter: The Logic Fade Tool

Thankfully, fading in Logic is almost too easy.

There are several ways to use the Logic Fade Tool. But like the Lord of the Rings, there’s one way to rule them all.

Don’t be a schmuck – use Click Zones.

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Have you gotten started with Click Zones yet? Trust me when I say you’ll love Logic Pro X about 100x more when you do start.

Here’s what to do:

• Go to Logic Pro X > Preferences > Advanced Tools
• Click Show Advanced Tools
  • Click Enable All
• Click on the General tab in the Preferences
  • Click on Editing within the General tab
    • And enable Fade Tool Click Zones in the Pointer Tool in Tracks Provides: section

Bam – you’re off to the races.

Now bust out an audio region. If you’d like, open the Apple Loops library by hitting key command O. And drag in the first blue Apple Loop you see.

At this point, all you need to do is hover your mouse over the top left or right corner of the region. Your mouse cursor will turn into a line with two arrows sticking out of it.

Click and drag like so:

And now you have your first Fade!

You can even select several regions and adding a fade to each at the same time!

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Create fades

You can fade in the beginning of audio regions, and fade out the end of audio regions (including audio Apple Loops).

Fades are only visible if you are zoomed in enough to see the waveform in the audio region. You can create a fade using either the Fade tool or the Fade In and Fade Out parameters in the Region inspector.

Create a fade-in or fade-out with the Fade tool

Select the Fade tool.

Do one of the following:

Drag over the start or end point of an audio region.

A fade-in or fade-out is created. The length of the fade drag area determines the length of the fade, so a longer drag area results in a longer fade time, and a shorter drag area, a quick fade.

Drag over the end point of one audio region and the start point of the region that follows.

This technique works even if the two sections don’t directly adjoin each other.

With the Fade tool selected, you can edit fades on regions after you make them.

Create a fade-in or fade-out using the Region inspector

Select one or more regions.

Set the value for the Fade In or Fade Out setting in the Region inspector by dragging the pointer vertically, or double-clicking and entering a value.

Fades created using the Fade tool and the Region inspector are interactive. After you create a fade using the Fade tool, for example, you can adjust the fade using the Region inspector Fade In or Fade Out parameters.

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В ходе подготовки нового, продвинутого курса обучения в приложении Logic Pro X, выяснилось, что мы незаслуженно пропустили описание работы с фейдами и кроссфейдами аудиофайлов в проектах Logic. Предлагаем вам перевод соответствующего раздела Руководства пользователя приложением Logic Pro X.

Logic Pro X: Редактирование фейдов

Вы можете изменять длину фейда (постепенного затухания), форму кривой фейда, тип фейда и скорость воспроизведения фейда [также называемую Speed Fade (Скорость фейда)]. Вы также можете выбрать один из четырех различных фейдовых типов в инспекторе Region (Регион).

Редактирование длительности фейда

Протяните инструмент Fade (Фейд) через начальную или конечную точку региона.

Выделите регион, затем отредактируйте значения Fade In (Фейд-ин) или Fade Out (Фейд-аут) в инспекторе Region.

Регулировка формы фейдовой кривой

Тяните фейдовую кривую, пользуясь инструментом Fade (Фейд).

Выделите регион, затем отредактируйте значение Curve (Кривая) в инспекторе Region.

В примере, показанном ниже, показаны кривые с положительным значением, как на фейд-ин, так и на фейд-аут.

В этом следующем примере показана кривая с отрицательным значением для фейд-ин и линейный фейд (без кривой) для фейд-аут.

Изменение фейдового типа

В инспекторе Region выберите тип фейда во всплывающем меню Fade Out (Фейд-аут).

• Out (Фейд-аут): Создает стандартный фейд-аут независимо от того, используете ли вы инструмент Fade или изменяете значение параметра Fade.
• X (Кроссфейд): Создает кроссфейд выделенного региона со следующим за ним регионом при использовании вами инструмента Fade или изменении значения параметра Fade.
• X S (S-образный кроссфейд): Обеспечивает S-образный кроссфейд. Кривая фейда, как следует из названия, имеет S-образную форму.

Последние три элемента во всплывающем меню могут быть применены только к двум следующим друг за другом регионам. Также обратите внимание, что параметры Fade In (и соответствующей кривой) становятся лишними при выборе любого из параметров X, EqP или X S.

Изменение скорости воспроизведения фейда

Для постепенного увеличения скорости воспроизведения выберите параметр Speed Up (Ускорение) и измените значение.

Для постепенного замедления воспроизведения выберите параметр Slow Down (Замедление) и измените значение.

Logic Pro предлагает параметры ускорения и замедления звука Speed Up и Slow Down в инспекторе Region, которые можно использовать для ускорения или замедления скорости воспроизведения фейдов. Эти параметры используют всплывающие меню совместно с параметрами Fade In и Fade Out.

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How To Fade In Logic Pro X

A fade is a gradual increase or decrease in the volume of an audio signal. Fades help to create smooth transitions between sections of a composition or between individual elements of a track. Logic Pro X offers a variety of different ways to fade in or fade out audio and MIDI regions in the workspace. In this guide, I’ll be revealing each technique and helping you discover which method is best for you.

• | Fade Tool Method
• | Volume Automation Method
• | Region Inspector Method
• | How To Crossfade

Without further ado, let’s dive in!

| Fade Tool Method

Using the fade tool on a loop, sample, recording or complete track is the most efficient way to create a fade in or fade out. Currently, the fade tool can only be used with audio regions but creating a fade using this method can be quickly achieved in just a few seconds.

Step 1: Select Fade Tool

Click on the Left-Click Tool drop-down menu and select the Fade Tool.

Step 2: Place Cursor At Start/End Of Audio Region

Place your cursor at the beginning or the end of your audio region, depending on where you would like to create a fade.

Step 3: Create Fade

Lastly, click and drag your mouse towards the centre of your audio region to create a fade. You can adjust the curve of a fade by clicking the fade line and dragging left or right.

| Volume Automation Method

Automating volume makes it possible to create fades for both audio and MIDI regions. You can also use this method to create fades for other parameters such as a filter cutoff, left or right panning, low EQ etc.

Step 1: Show Automation

Reveal automation in your Logic session by pressing ‘A’ on your keyboard or by toggling the icon in the taskbar.

Step 2: Select Volume Automation Parameter

On your audio track, select Read from the Automation Mode pop-up menu and choose Volume from the Automation Parameter menu.

Step 3: Select Pencil Tool

Click on the Left-Click Tool drop-down menu and select the Pencil Tool.

Step 4: Draw Volume Automation

Lastly, pencil in two automation points that shape a fade in or fade out. You can reposition each automation point by selecting the Pointer Tool then clicking and dragging each yellow dot to create your desired fade. Use the Automation Curve Tool to curve the automation between two points.

| Region Inspector Method

Creating a fade using Logic’s Region Inspector is an incredibly fast way to fade an audio region. It is perfect for creating basic fade ins or fade outs while also offering the ability to quickly adjust a fade’s curve.

Step 1: Show Inspector

Reveal the Inspector window by selecting the icon in the taskbar or by pressing ‘I’ on your keyboard. Make sure you have selected the audio region you would like to fade.

Step 2: Click ‘More’

Select ‘More’ to reveal more Inspector parameters.

Step 3: Create Fade

Create a fade by clicking to the right of the Fade In/Fade Out heading and dragging up. Alternatively, you can double-click and type in the fade amount.

Step 4: Curve Fade

You can adjust the curve of your fade in or fade out by clicking to the right of the Curve heading and dragging up and down.

| How To Crossfade

Crossfading allows you to fade between two adjacent audio regions. It can be utilized to create a smooth transition between different audio segments.

Step 1: Connect Two Audio Regions

Place two audio regions directly adjacent to each other on the grid. Crossfading works with either a duplicate of a single audio region or two completely unique audio regions.

Step 2: Select Fade Tool

Click on the Left-Click Tool drop-down menu and select the Fade Tool.

Step 3: Create Crossfade

Place your cursor on the line where the two audio regions connect. Click and drag left or right until a crossfade appears between your two regions.

If you have accidentally created a fade on just one of the audio regions, simply drag towards the connected region to create a crossfade.

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Benjamin Jones

Hi, my name is Ben. I live in Melbourne, Australia and I’m the founder of Live Aspects. I’m a DJ and producer with a bachelor’s degree in Audio Production. I’ve spent the last eleven or so years addicted to music production and discovering the extraordinary ways producers around the world create their music. My goal is to provide eager producers with the tools and information they need to make amazing music and experience the thrill of music production.

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