Effects and transitions

Select a preset for a VST effect

Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the effect name in the Effects And Sends panel of the Audio Mixer, and choose a preset listed at the bottom of the menu.

Note: If an effect doesn’t support presets, Default is the only choice. Default resets all option values for the effect.

Working with audio transitions

You can apply crossfades for audio transitions between clips. An audio fade is analogous to a video transition. For a crossfade, you add an audio transition between two adjacent audio clips on the same track. To fade in or fade out, you add a crossfade transition to either end of a single clip. Premiere Pro includes three types of crossfade: Constant Gain, Constant Power, and Exponential Fade.

For descriptions of the available crossfades, see “Audio crossfade transitions” on page 414.

Specify the default audio transition

1Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) either Constant Gain or Constant Power in the Effects panel.

2Choose Set Selected As Default Transition from the context menu.

Set the default duration for audio transitions

1Choose Edit > Preferences > General (Windows) or Premiere Pro > Preferences > General (Mac OS).

2In the Preferences dialog box, enter a value for the Audio Transition Default Duration.

Crossfade between audio clips

1If necessary, click the triangle to the left of each track name in a Timeline panel to expand the audio tracks that you want to crossfade.

2Make sure that the two audio clips are adjacent, and that both clips are trimmed.

3Do one of the following:

•To add the default audio transition, move the current-time indicator to the edit point between the clips, and choose Sequence > Apply Audio Transition.

•To add an audio transition other than the default, expand the Audio Transitions bin in the Effects panel and drag the audio transition to a Timeline panel, on the edit point between the two clips you want to crossfade.

More Help topics

“Clip handles and transitions” on page 331

Fade in or fade out clip audio

1Make sure that the audio track is expanded in a Timeline panel. If necessary, click the triangle to the left of the track name to expand the audio tracks that you want to crossfade.

Last updated 1/16/2012