How to Fade Out Music for a Clean Ending

Find the end of the phrase

Play the last few seconds before editing. Choose a point where the music can naturally start to fade, such as the end of a vocal line or a repeated phrase.

Apply the fade

1. Select the ending section of the waveform. The selection length becomes the fade length.
2. Choose Effects → Fade Out.
3. Play from just before the selection through the end. Undo and try a longer or shorter selection if the change feels too sudden.

Check the finished file

Export the result with a new filename and listen again. Leave the fade long enough for the music you are using, but avoid a long nearly silent tail when a short clip needs to end promptly.

For a new beginning too

Fade In gradually introduces the start of a recording. You can apply a different length at each end; the opening and closing do not need matching durations.

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