Fading music

[jbenjamin]

How can I fade my music out on cakewalk?

[Monkey Allen]

Cakewalk what?

[dachay2tnr]

Put a volume envelope on the main fader. Place a node where you want the fade to begin and another where the fade is to end. Then left click on the second node and pull it down to INF.

Some Cakewalk programs also allow you to change the shape of the fade by right clicking on the envelope and choosing from the selection offered.

[DavidK]

Dachay's way is the preferred way ( most accurate). Another way:

Pull up the mixer screen. You can move the faders with the mouse and record your movements:

A. Pull up mixer screen
B right click on a track
C. It says "Arm for Automation, click that
D. You will see red lines around the fader, pan, etc
E. At top, to the right of the record button is the Automation record button, looks like 3 connect-the-dots
F. When you hit that, it turns into a tape recorder for automation. You can move the faders, pan position, etc and it will record your movements.

You can combine this way with Dachay's way: you can do a guess mix with the faders, then fine tune it with envelopes. The envelopes way is the best way overall, but this will get you started.

[K-dub]

This is the simplest way:

When the song is over, turn off your computer by flipping the power switch. The music will fade VERY quickly, and you'll have to restart your machine to listen again, but this approach works every time.



The above information by the others is correct.

Kev

[DavidK]

Originally Posted by K-dub

This is the simplest way:

When the song is over, turn off your computer by flipping the power switch. The music will fade VERY quickly, and you'll have to restart your machine to listen again, but this approach works every time.



The above information by the others is correct.

Kev

Or you could just keep playing softer at the end

[mithra6]

Originally Posted by DavidK

Or you could just keep playing softer at the end

You mean like the Brady kids used to do?

"When it's time to change you gotta rearrange"

[DavidK]

Originally Posted by mithra6

You mean like the Brady kids used to do?

"When it's time to change you gotta rearrange"

+1 That's really funny

[Yareek]

I create volume envelopes for each track. I delete parts where nobody's playing and fade them in and out so there's no excess noise. If you're careful, you can't tell where I deleted anything, and it cleans up the noise floor of a song considerably, allowing you to have a better sound.