July 2003
Intermediate to advanced
400 pages
18h 10m
English
This chapter covers what may seem to be just a few tiny details of one of the simplest operations that any console (or virtual studio) user can face. But it is more than that. In fact, as much as anything else, it is the way fades and mixes are carried out and timed that characterizes a polished, professional product. Not every fade should be just a slow, steady slide in or out. Everything from disc jockey shows to high drama on film or television depends on a sensitive hand: a good fade is like a well-played piece of music. A good operator does not wait for a cue and then act on it, but rather, anticipates it so that cause and effect appear to coincide – which is, after all, the purpose of rehearsal.
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