The Art of Fading Music

Generally speaking, the amateur fades out music too abruptly, usually using a “straight line” fade – a uniform reduction of the volume from full volume all the way to silence.

Using more gentle and transparent fades are the mark of a professional, and this usually means fading out the music more slowly as the volume approaches silence. In other words, start the fade with one slope, then midway through the fade adjust the slope to be more gentle, then near the end make it even more gentle.

And this applies in reverse to fading music in.

Of course, if you want to create an effect of music stopping abruptly or fading in quickly, you obviously can.

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