Lesson 14

14. How to Fade In and Fade Out in Audacity

Resource Type:

Tutorial Video

Duration:

3 minutes

Outcomes:

Learners are expected to:

SO 4.7.            examine a piece of music and apply appropriate Fade In and Fade Out effects

Suggested Evaluation:

Learners can be evaluated through the completion of the following projects:

Halloween Soundscape

Radio Play

Instructors may choose to observe learners complete this task as the evaluation method.

Procedure:

Fading sound in at the beginning of a recording and out at the end can make your recording projects sound very professional.

Open an Audacity project and use the Selection tool to select the portion of sound you would like to fade. Both Fade In and Fade Out effects will spread the fade equally over the entire selection you make. So if you make a short selection then the fade will be quick. If you make a long selection the fade will be slow. Once you have made your selection go to the EFFECT menu and choose either Fade In or Fade Out.