Originally Posted By: Teunis
The trick is to ensure when you do the cross fade is to do it slightly before the beat. As was said if you do it on the beat you could get clicks. Most DAWs will allow you to expand the view and adjust the “slice point”. In Reaper and Cakewalk it is far easier to adjust this after the part is inserted. Simply insert the part then drag back the splice point to a flat part before the beat. Note do not drag back the beat but the point of the cross fade.



I use this only if I need to fade a part in or out when another one comes in or out. This is to keep the levels constant and make it sound seamless.

HOWEVER.....

I have found that in Sonar, if I an using the note resolution tool and selecting the part or point to cut into or out of, the software makes the perfect cut and splice with zero clicks. I have used this for punching in as well as simple editing. The proof in the pudding, as they say, is when I need to do a punch in to correct a lead guitar missed note. I set my punch points.... in and out... delete the offending part between those points and then play/record the new guitar part. I have done this where the guitar had a held note going in. Where the punch in point occurred DURING that held note. The punch in was flawless as was the punch out.

Where I DO get very noticeable clicks is when I attempt to do a manual punch on a note. This happens only when the note resolution is not engaged.

This has been my experience with punches. I don't use cross fading very often. With drum edits, I never use cross fades. The thing is that once the edit is done.... I listen to it soloed to be sure the resonance fade of the drum is natural or will be buried by something else.

But like everything..... use what works for you.

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 02/06/20 04:33 AM.
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