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Crossfading Overlapping Tracks

When a Track is manually moved across the Timeline so that it overlaps in time with another Track, it is possible to

crossfade the two Tracks so that one fades out as the other fades in. To crossfade overlapping Tracks, select the two

Tracks and press [X] on the keyboard. A linear crossfade is drawn that can be edited by clicking-and-dragging on each

Track’s fade handle.

Any Track that begins after another Track in time is normally the beginning of a new track on a CD or other medium. Its

starting position serves as the beginning of the track, regardless of the timing of crossfades. If you want to change the point

at which the new CD track begins, simply drag the song marker to a new location within the overlapping range.

Splitting Tracks

To split any Track, set the playback cursor where you want the split and press [Alt]+[X] on the keyboard. The resulting two

Tracks can now be edited like any other, including editing meta-information in the Track column. Splitting a Track for a

Song does not adversely affect the ability to automatically update that Song's mastering file, so it is possible, for instance, to

split a long live performance into many Tracks in a Project and still edit the related Song normally.

Note it is not possible to split a Track where the resulting two Tracks would not be at least four seconds in length, per the

Red Book CD standard.

Enabling and Disabling Tracks

Any Track can be disabled at any time. Disabling a Track removes the Track from the Timeline but keeps the Track in the

Track column, with the label “This Track is disabled.” This is helpful if you need to remove a Track from the Project timeline

but are unsure of whether the Track should be removed completely.

To disable any Track, select it in the Track column and choose Disable Track from the Project menu. To enable a disabled

Track, select it and choose Enable Track from the Project menu. You can also enable or disable a track by [Right]/[Ctrl]-

clicking the track in the list, and choosing Enable Track or Disable track from the contextual menu.

Track Markers

All Tracks in a Project automatically have a Track marker attached to the beginning of the Event in the Timeline. It is

possible to manually insert other Track Markers by floating the mouse between the Timeline ruler and the Track lanes until

the Arrow tool turns into the Marker tool, then simply clicking where you want to put the Track Marker. Manually inserted

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