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| Fast Menu button | 
| Quick Transition button |
| 1. | Place the position indicator on a transition. |
| 2. | Click the Fast Menu button under the Composer monitor. |
| 3. | Click the Quick Transition button. |
| 4. | Click the Add pop-up menu, and select Dissolve. |
 | Do not select another effect from the Add pop-up menu; only dissolves work with audio tracks. |
| 5. | Select a duration for the dissolve, measured in frames (30áframes equals 1ásecond of NTSC footage; 25áframes equals 1ásecond of PAL footage). |
| 6. | Click the Position pop-up menu, and select the location for the dissolve. |
| – | Ending at Cut fades the audio on the A-side to 0, ending at the cut point. |
| – | Centered on Cut or Custom Start creates a crossfade. Custom Start allows you to begin the dissolve off-center — that is, closer to the transition and ending later into the B-side, or the reverse. |
| – | Starting at Cut fades the audio up from the B-side, starting at the cut point. |
| 7. | If you chose Custom Start, type the number of frames before the transition to begin the effect in the "Starts n frames before cut" text box. Otherwise, leave the default value in the text box. |
| 8. | (Option) Click the Target Drive pop-up menu, and select a media drive other than the default. |
| 9. | Click the Add button to place the effect at the transition point without rendering. Click the Add and Render button to do both at once. |
| In most cases, you can click Add and Render for immediate real-time playback of the audio effect (rendering of audio dissolves is usually instantaneous). |
| You can also use the Head Fade and Tail Fade buttons to add a dissolve to audio tracks. See Adding Dissolves with the Head Fade Button and the Tail Fade Button. |