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[Note: If you have one of my Cakewalk Power or Sound Forge Power books, you can find a more detailed explanation by looking up zero-axis in the index.] One way to make sure your audio waveforms line up at any spice point is to use crossfading. This procedure smoothly fades one audio waveform into another, thus eliminating any potential clicks or pops. You should be able to find a crossfading function in most good audio editing applications, but here are the steps to take when using Sound Forge: 1) Open audio file A and audio file B. 2) Select all the data in audio file B. 3) In audio file A, place the Current Position Cursor at the splice point (the point at which you want to insert audio file B). 4) Choose Edit > Paste Special > Crossfade to open the Crossfade dialog box. 5) Choose the Normal Crossfade preset to have audio file A fade out slowly and audio file B fade in slowly. Or choose the Fast In preset for a quicker fade. You'll usually want to use a quicker fade if you don't want the listener to hear the transition between the two files. 6) Click OK. [Note: If you are piecing two different songs together, you can do the crossfade at a point in audio file A (usually the end) where there is silence.] Following this procedure, your two audio files should now be one file with a smooth transition between them. No clicks, no pops, or other annoying noises. For more information: Sony Sound Forge Power books To stay informed about new tips, be sure to click here to sign up for the DigiFreq Music Technology Newsletter. It's free!
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