Frequently after deleting a section of a recording, I find that a short crossfade between the remaining parts is useful to achieve a really smooth transition.
While the results are often worth the effort, I thought it would be nice if I could reduce the amount of effort required, so I wrote this little plug-in: Del+crossfade.ny (992 Bytes)
To use it, just select the audio to delete and launch the effect. You will be prompted to select how long you want the crossfade to be (default = 0.05 seconds), then click “OK”.
Note that the beginning and end of the selection are used for the crossfade, so slightly less audio is deleted than the selection length.
Example: If you select 1 second, and a crossfade length of 0.1 seconds, then the first and last 0.1 seconds of the selection form a crossfade 0.1 seconds long, and the middle 0.8 seconds is deleted.
Tip: If you want to use this effect frequently with the same crossfade length, you can create a macro containing just this effect, and then create a keyboard shortcut to run the macro.
Hi Steve, I use an older version of this plugin which I’ve noticed introduces SBEs on tracks that previously had none. Does your plugin delete on frame borders? If not, that would be a useful feature. Thanks.
If you do this a lot, it may be worth modifying the plug-in to use a time control instead of a slider.
I don’t want to change the “official” version in this way, as I think most users will find the slider control more convenient, but in your case you could set the time control to use CDDA frames.