A crossfade occurs when one sound fades out while another sound fades in. Radio stations often use crossfades to fade out the end of one song while fading in the next song so there is no break in the music. GoldWave's command does the same thing by using the clipboard audio. One of the songs must be to the clipboard before using the command.

Song 1 Fade out
Fade in Song 2
← Duration →
To crossfade two songs:
  1. Open the first song (the one that will fade out).
  2. Open the second song (the one that will fade in).
  3. Choose from the Edit menu.
  4. Close the second song (or activate the first song window).
  5. Choose from the Edit menu.
  6. Set Duration to 5.00 second (or whatever you prefer).
  7. Select the End of selection, and Linear fade curves settings.
  8. Choose OK to process the mix.

In some cases more control is needed. To do a crossfade manually:

  1. Open the first song.
  2. Move the start marker to select the last 3 seconds of the song.
  3. Choose from the Effects | Volume sub menu and use a −160dB final volume. Choose OK.
  4. Open the second song.
  5. Move the finish marker to select the first 3 seconds of the song.
  6. Choose from the Effects | Volume sub menu and use an initial volume of −160dB. Choose OK.
  7. Choose from the Edit menu.
  8. Choose from the Edit menu.
  9. Click on the first song to activate that .
  10. Choose from the Edit menu and use a volume of 0dB.
  11. Choose OK to process the mix.

For extra control, use the to create custom fades before mixing.