You don't have to be a whiz to achieve great results with MixMeister. In fact, even if you simply create a Playlist and play it, the entire mix will sound remarkably good. MixMeister uses the volume profiles of songs to determine where the ending of one song begins (the Outro) and where the beginning of the next song ends (the Intro). It then sets up the songs so that the Outro and the Intro overlap.
So if you feel like experimenting, it’s easy to adjust the transition between any two songs to get the sound you want. This topic introduces how to adjust the overlap between songs that use Standard Mixing.
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Each track that uses Standard Mixing automatically comes with one "sprocket" at the beginning of the song and another at the end. Just as sprockets help film move through a film projector, MixMeister sprockets link two songs at a particular place. Sprockets determine the overlap between songs, and they also typically indicate the beginning of a fade-out.
Sprocket details
Sprockets appear as vertical red lines.
Sprockets at the beginning of songs are called Intro Sprockets, those at the end of songs, Outro Sprockets. To find out whether a sprocket is an Intro or Outro Sprocket, point to it for a screen tip.
You can move a sprocket forward or backward in time by dragging it. When you’re done dragging, MixMeister automatically shortens or lengthens the overlap of the two songs so that the sprockets of both songs line up again. A similar automatic adjustment takes place if you move an entire song forward or backward in time.
Drag the Intro Sprocket to the right, the Outro Sprocket to the left, or both.
Drag the Outro Sprocket to the right, the Intro Sprocket to the left, or both.
Drag the Outro Sprocket past the end of the outgoing track.