Exponential Fade
I don't have a question I just want to say the automatic exponential fade/gain on audio tracks in iMovie is so aggravating. They should change it back to constant fade/gain— a straight line.
MacBook Pro Retina
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I don't have a question I just want to say the automatic exponential fade/gain on audio tracks in iMovie is so aggravating. They should change it back to constant fade/gain— a straight line.
MacBook Pro Retina
Hi,
I confess that I have never been aware of an "automatic exponential fade/gain" issue that you mention. To my knowledge audio clips do not automatically fade unless the fade is embedded in the clip itself. Are you talking about the fades that can be imparted with the fade handles at the ends of audio clips? There is also another way to fade by holding down the Option key and adding dots to the horizontal volume line. Then you drag each dot to adjust the fade as you want.
When you use the dots are you still finding that the fade is "exponential" and not straight line?
-- Rich
Hi,
I confess that I have never been aware of an "automatic exponential fade/gain" issue that you mention. To my knowledge audio clips do not automatically fade unless the fade is embedded in the clip itself. Are you talking about the fades that can be imparted with the fade handles at the ends of audio clips? There is also another way to fade by holding down the Option key and adding dots to the horizontal volume line. Then you drag each dot to adjust the fade as you want.
When you use the dots are you still finding that the fade is "exponential" and not straight line?
-- Rich
From dot to dot, it should be a straight line. That's basic sound editing. Instead the audio drops very suddenly. You shouldn't have to use multiple dots to bypass an inefficient feature in the software.
Here is a picture of a five second fade that drops at the end. And even if you dragged that point five minutes out it would still drop drastically within the last second.
I don’t see how it can be “exponential” if you can adjust it with the dots. You can drag out the fade for five minutes if you want. Can’t be more “straight line” than that. I don’t have equipment to measure it, so I’ll take your word for it if it sounds exponential to your ear.
— Rich
Hmmm. Very interesting. I am now educated. Is that something that you can actually hear with the ear? I would think that by the time the fade ends it would hardly be noticeable, the volume being so low, and the video playing. Have you found that adjusting the dots is a feasible workaround?
— Rich
I'm talking about the fade handles and the "adding dots." With both I get a curved, exponential fade rather than a straight line.
Exponential Fade