In the upper left or right of the waveform, drag
the Fade In 
or
Fade Out 
handle
inward, and do any of the following:
or
Fade Out handle
inward, and do any of the following:
Last updated on
16 May 2021
- Audition User Guide
- Introduction
- Workspace and setup
- Digital audio fundamentals
- Importing, recording, and playing
- Multichannel audio workflow
- Create, open, or import files in Adobe Audition
- Importing with the Files panel
- Extracting audio from CDs
- Supported import formats
- Navigate time and playing audio in Adobe Audition
- Recording audio
- Monitoring recording and playback levels
- Remove silences from your audio recordings
- Editing audio files
- Edit, repair, and improve audio using Essential Sound panel
- Session Markers and Clip Marker for Multitrack
- Generating text-to-speech
- Matching loudness across multiple audio files
- Displaying audio in the Waveform Editor
- Selecting audio
- How to copy, cut, paste, and delete audio in Audition
- Visually fading and changing amplitude
- Working with markers
- Inverting, reversing, and silencing audio
- How to automate common tasks in Audition
- Analyze phase, frequency, and amplitude with Audition
- Frequency Band Splitter
- Undo, redo, and history
- Converting sample types
- Creating podcasts using Audition
- Applying effects
- Enabling CEP extensions
- Effects controls
- Applying effects in the Waveform Editor
- Applying effects in the Multitrack Editor
- Adding third party plugins
- Notch Filter effect
- Fade and Gain Envelope effects (Waveform Editor only)
- Manual Pitch Correction effect (Waveform Editor only)
- Graphic Phase Shifter effect
- Doppler Shifter effect (Waveform Editor only)
- Effects reference
- Apply amplitude and compression effects to audio
- Delay and echo effects
- Diagnostics effects (Waveform Editor only) for Audition
- Filter and equalizer effects
- Modulation effects
- Reduce noise and restore audio
- Reverb effects
- How to use special effects with Audition
- Stereo imagery effects
- Time and pitch manipulation effects
- Generate tones and noise
- Mixing multitrack sessions
- Video and surround sound
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Saving and exporting
Though various effects can change amplitude or produce fades, visual fade and gain controls make the task quick and intuitive. As you drag these controls in the Editor panel, a preview helps you precisely adjust audio.
A. Fade controls B. Gain control (heads-up display)
Note:
To quickly fade selected audio, choose Favorites > Fade In or Fade Out.
Visually fade in or out
Adobe Audition offers three types of visual fades:
Linear fades produce an even volume change that works well for much material. If this fade sounds too abrupt, however, try one of the other options.
Logarithmic fades smoothly change volume slowly and then rapidly, or vice versa.
Cosine fades are shaped like an S-curve, changing volume slowly at first, rapidly through the bulk of the fade, and slowly at the finish.
Note:
In the Waveform Editor, fades permanently change audio data. To apply fades you can readjust in the Multitrack Editor, see Fade or crossfade clips in a track.
A. Linear B. Logarithmic C. Cosine
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For a linear fade, drag perfectly horizontally.
For a logarithmic fade, drag up or down.
For a cosine (S-curve) fade, hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS).
Note:To create cosine fades by default and hold the keys above to create linear or logarithmic fades, change the Default Fade setting in the General preferences.
Visually raise or lower amplitude
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In the Editor panel, select specific audio, or select nothing to adjust the entire file.
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In the gain control that floats above the panel, drag the knob or numbers.
The numbers indicate how new amplitude compares with existing amplitude. When you release the mouse button, the numbers return to 0 dB, so you can make further adjustments.
Changing the volume of selected area
Changing the volume of selected area
Pin or hide the visual amplitude control
By default, the visual amplitude control appears in a heads-up display (HUD) that floats over all waveforms. If you find the HUD distracting, do any of the following:
To lock the HUD in one location, click the Pin button
.To show the HUD only over highlighted selections, select Show HUD for Selection Ranges Only in the General preferences.
To totally hide the HUD, deselect View > Show HUD.