Reaper: Crossfade Editor enhancements

Demo summary
A walkthrough of new Crossfade Editor features including in-bounds/out-of-bounds previewing, independent pre/post-roll dragging, and ruler scrubbing.
Step-by-step
- Double-click a crossfade to open the Crossfade Editor
- Select a preview mode such as In-bounds only, Out-of-bounds only, Top lane only, or Bottom lane only
- Adjust pre and post-roll by dragging the handles directly in the editor
- Go to Options to toggle 'Link pre and post-roll when mouse editing' for independent control
- Enable 'Allow hand scroll on ruler' in Options to move the view without automatic recentering
- Enable 'Allow left and right media items to be on different tracks' in Options to edit crossfades across multiple tracks
- Grab the play cursor in the ruler to scrub through the audio
Options
- Mute the left or right side of the fade
- Solo the crossfade to silence other tracks during preview
- Type in specific values for pre and post-roll instead of dragging
Watch out for
- Hand scrolling in the ruler is disabled by default
- The options menu can sometimes obscure the screen when it pops downward
Tips
- Use 'Out of bounds only' to listen specifically to the audio before and after the fade section
- While cross-track editing is available, it is generally better to keep items on one track for careful crossfading unless you need separate FX chains
Highlights
“that's all great stuff added to the crossfade editor”
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