Noob: crossfade question

[howdini]

Hey all,

Just getting started on Mixbus7. This should have an easy answer: after creating a new edit point [S], how do I nudge the entire crossfade, not just the fade-in or fade-out?

[bjohnh]

Hover over the crossfade with your mouse over the lower half of the waveform until you see the pointer change to a [<-> symbol and drag the trim point back and forth to position the crossfade. I said "lower half of the waveform" in case you have smart mode enabled, which I always do. Also see this video for a demonstration (including lots of other useful things), it's on an older version of Mixbus but still works: https://youtu.be/aFWfLfrn_vU

[howdini]

Hover over the crossfade with your mouse over the lower half of the waveform until you see the pointer change to a [<-> symbol and drag the trim point back and forth to position the crossfade. I said "lower half of the waveform" in case you have smart mode enabled, which I always do. Also see this video for a demonstration (including lots of other useful things), it's on an older version of Mixbus but still works: https://youtu.be/aFWfLfrn_vU

Ah, thanks so much!

[howdini]

Hover over the crossfade with your mouse over the lower half of the waveform until you see the pointer change to a [<-> symbol and drag the trim point back and forth to position the crossfade. I said "lower half of the waveform" in case you have smart mode enabled, which I always do. Also see this video for a demonstration (including lots of other useful things), it's on an older version of Mixbus but still works: https://youtu.be/aFWfLfrn_vU

Hmm...I must be missing something, as I'm not seeing a way to drag the entire crossfade (both the out and in points) at once: it's either/or. I'm in Smart Mode, in the lower half of the waveform. I watched that video, but it doesn't address what I'm trying to do, it only covers the individual fades.

[bjohnh]

Hmm...I must be missing something, as I'm not seeing a way to drag the entire crossfade (both the out and in points) at once: it's either/or. I'm in Smart Mode, in the lower half of the waveform. I watched that video, but it doesn't address what I'm trying to do, it only covers the individual fades.

Right, the video doesn't show that specifically, I just pointed to it because it has a lot of useful related tips. The technique I described above should work, though: when the pointer changes to the bracket and double-sided arrow, you are in trim mode and if you move right or left you'll adjust the position of the split and thus the crossfade. See https://rsrc.harrisonconsoles.com/mixbus...=crossfade and you'll see a note saying "Combining the Trim, Fade In/Out, and Fade Length, you have complete control when assembling a crossfade between two regions. With these operations you can find the perfect location and length of a crossfade with a minimum of effort." Check out this video starting a little after 1:45 to see it in action: https://youtu.be/iLmHPtUiU5Y?t=105

[howdini]

First of all, thanks for taking the time to help me with this. I continue to be frustrated, though: when using the S key, Mixbus doesn't create a crossfade in the standard DAW way, with the in/out fades actually crossing over. Instead it's creating a discrete fade in to discrete fade out. I still can't move the entire fade, only one side or the other. I've attached screen shots to show you what I mean.




 bjohnh

Hmm...I must be missing something, as I'm not seeing a way to drag the entire crossfade (both the out and in points) at once: it's either/or. I'm in Smart Mode, in the lower half of the waveform. I watched that video, but it doesn't address what I'm trying to do, it only covers the individual fades.

Right, the video doesn't show that specifically, I just pointed to it because it has a lot of useful related tips. The technique I described above should work, though: when the pointer changes to the bracket and double-sided arrow, you are in trim mode and if you move right or left you'll adjust the position of the split and thus the crossfade. See and you'll see a note saying "Combining the Trim, Fade In/Out, and Fade Length, you have complete control when assembling a crossfade between two regions. With these operations you can find the perfect location and length of a crossfade with a minimum of effort." Check out this video starting a little after 1:45 to see it in action: