What's it called · Sound 04

Audio fade in / out

An audio effect that gradually raises (fade-in) or lowers (fade-out) a sound’s volume.

Compare the music’s opening and ending volume with the fade on and off.

Often confused with

• Crossfade: A transition that overlaps two sounds as one fades out and the other fades in, rather than fading a single sound
• Ducking: An audio technique that lowers and restores background volume in response to another sound rather than fading it independently
• Sound cut-out: An audio technique that stops sound abruptly instead of gradually fading it out