Up and Running: A Basic REAPER User Guide

Up and Running: A Basic REAPER User Guide
4.32 Adjusting Fades
If you select the rightmost clip in each track and zoom in, you will see that there is a fadeout
curve at the end of each item. You can change both the shape and duration of this curve,
either using the mouse, or through the Item Properties dialog box.
1. Select the rightmost item on each track.
2. Hover your mouse over the border between the end of any track and the
background area, near the top of the media item. The mouse changes to display a
curved shape.
3. Click and hold down the mouse button. Drag to the left to increase the length of
the fadeout (see picture below) then release the mouse.
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4. Notice that the
fadeout curve is now
more gradual. But we
want it to start
sooner.
5. Make sure that these five media items are
still selected.
6. Place the mouse over the border between
the end of any item in the selection and the
background area. Notice it changes to a horizontal double-headed arrow.
7. Click, hold and drag the mouse a little to the left. Notice that because the tracks now become a little
shorter the fadeout, though
still the same length, will begin
sooner.
8. Now select any one of these
items, right click over it and
select Item Properties.
Notice that the new length of
the fadeout has been recorded
here. If you wish, you can
also adjust the length of a
fadeout by changing the value
in the dialog box.
9. Notice (right) also that, still in the Item Properties dialog box, you can change the shape of the fade
curve if you wish. This can also be changed in Track View by hovering the mouse over the fade for any
track (or selection of tracks) until the mouse displays a fade curve. Right-click for a menu of different
curve shapes.
Notice that your Preferences dialog box includes an area on the Project Defaults screen where you can specify
default fade and crossfade behaviour.