Re: [Audacity-devel] Fade in/out not general enough

[Steve t. F. <ste...@gm...>]

Unfortunately it does not build on Linux (Debian).

In file included from effects/LoadEffects.cpp:28:
effects/FadeInOut.h:138: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of
‘wxRadioBox’ with no type
effects/FadeInOut.h:138: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘*’ token
make[1]: *** [effects/LoadEffects.o] Error 1


Steve



On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 6:35 AM, Norm C <n_b...@ho...> wrote:
> There are currently 4 different Fade commands (Fade In, Fade Out, Crossfade
> In and Crossfade Out) each of which is too specific to be generally useful.
> It would be preferable to have a single Fade command which is configurable
> for all the common types of fade: linear, logarithmic, square (generally the
> most useful for a fade-out of a song), and square root (equal-power, for use
> when simultaneously fading one track out and another in). It would be useful
> to be able to specify the start and end gains in either linear domain or dB
> and have it automatically convert to the other domain when one is entered.
> It would also be useful to have a Swap Start and End Gains button.
>
> Most DAWs provide the majority of this functionality. CoolEditPro allows you
> to specify in either linear domain or dB (and translates when a button is
> pressed), and allows either linear or logarithmic fades. GoldWave allows you
> to specify in dB only but also displays in linear domain, and allows either
> linear or logarithmic fades. ProTools allows several choices of fade shape.
>
> So attached is a patch that implements a more general Fade. It replaces 4
> menu items with one, which cleans up the Effects menu a bit. I've tested it
> with Preview, in chains, using an external script-pipe, and running
> normally. But on Windows only.
>
> I've attached a png of the new FadeInOut dialog box.
>
> BTW I nuked all the "WDR:" tags - I suspect these (found in lots of dialog
> classes) have been propagated inadvertently from some original file
> auto-generated by wxWidgets Dialog Designer (as it outputs those tags). Let
> me know if I'm wrong.
>
> Norm
>
> PS. I'd be happy to update the user documentation if someone can point me to
> instructions/guidelines for doing this
>
> http://audacity.238276.n2.nabble.com/file/n7149431/FadeInOut.diff
> FadeInOut.diff
> http://audacity.238276.n2.nabble.com/file/n7149431/FadeInOutDialog.png
> FadeInOutDialog.png
>
>
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