Fade – Effects

What the effect is for

A hard start or a cut-off ending sounds like a mistake. Fade lets the sound begin or die away gently: on the selection or — without one — over a chosen length at the start or end of the file.

The curve sits as a white line right on the waveform. Drag its points, double-tap to add or remove one; a linear fade becomes a slow tail, a quick entry or an S-curve. On the Mac you can also move the start and end of the fade in the editor.

Benefits

✓You see what you hear: the curve lies on the waveform, not in a separate window.
✓Seven curve presets — linear, logarithmic, exponential, S-curve and more.
✓Looped preview, even while you drag the points.
✓Non-destructive: Undo takes the fade back.

Included for free

When it makes sense

Podcast ending

Let the music fade out over four seconds.

Smooth a cut

Lay a short fade over a hard transition.

Bring in ambience

Let the background come up slowly before the voice starts.

Controls

Direction	Fade in or fade out.
Curve	Linear (free) or one of the curve presets (Pro).
Points	Drag on the waveform; double-tap adds or removes one.

Tips

💡For music a logarithmic curve sounds more natural than a linear one — the ear hears level logarithmically.

💡For speech, short fades of 20–50 ms at cut edges are enough.

Chain order: High-pass → Leveler → Compressor → De-Esser → SoundsBetter → Limiter. The effects list can be reordered with “Reorder”.

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