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Fade In / Out

Create smooth fade-in and fade-out transitions for your audio tracks. Perfect for intros, outros, and seamless transitions.

Supports MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC and more

How to use Fade In / Out.

4 simple steps to get started.

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Step 1

Upload audio

Select the audio file you want to edit.

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Step 2

Set fade-in

Choose the duration for the fade-in effect.

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Step 3

Set fade-out

Choose the duration for the fade-out effect.

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Step 4

Export

Download your audio with smooth fades applied.

Why use Fade In / Out?

Everything you need to know about fade in / out.

Fade In / Out — free & online

Create smooth fade-in and fade-out transitions for your audio tracks. Perfect for intros, outros, and seamless transitions. No downloads, no sign-ups, and no accounts. Editing and preview run locally in your browser using the Web Audio API; exporting sends your file over an encrypted connection to our processing server, which deletes it as soon as your download finishes.

How does Fade In / Out work?

Simply upload your audio file — MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC, or M4A — and use our intuitive editor to make your changes. Upload audio, Set fade-in, Set fade-out, Export. Once you're satisfied, export the result in your preferred format instantly.

Who is Fade In / Out for?

Whether you're a podcaster, musician, content creator, or just someone who needs a quick audio edit, Fade In / Out is built for you. It works on any device — desktop, tablet, or mobile — across all modern browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.

Why a fade is usually necessary

A cut in the middle of audio leaves a step in the waveform. The signal jumps instantly from silence to whatever level the audio happened to be at, and your ears register that discontinuity as a click or a thump. It is not a fault in the file, it is physics: an instantaneous change contains energy across the whole frequency spectrum, which is exactly what a click is.

A fade removes the step by ramping the level over a short window, so there is no instant jump for your ear to catch. That is the whole mechanism. Fade in ramps up from silence at the start; fade out ramps down to silence at the end. You set each duration independently, so a clip can open abruptly and close gently, or the reverse.

How long to make them

  • 10 to 50 ms — inaudible as a fade, just enough to kill a click. The right choice when the cut should sound like a hard edit.
  • 0.25 to 0.5 seconds — noticeable but natural. A sensible default for trimmed music clips and ringtones.
  • 1 to 3 seconds — an obvious, deliberate fade. Standard for ending a track or a podcast segment.
  • 5 seconds and beyond — a slow dissolve, mostly useful for ambient beds and background music under speech.
Tip: For speech, place the cut in a natural pause first and only then add a short fade. A fade cannot rescue a boundary that lands mid-word — it just makes the truncated syllable quieter.

Fades elsewhere in the toolkit

The MP3 Cutter has fade toggles built in that apply a half-second ramp at the edges of whatever you trimmed, which covers the common case in one step. The Ringtone Maker has the same, and fades matter more there than almost anywhere else: a ringtone starting with a click is far more noticeable than a click buried in a longer clip. The Audio Joiner's crossfade is a related idea applied to a join rather than an edge — the outgoing track fades down while the incoming one fades up.

Use this dedicated tool when you want a specific duration rather than the built-in default, or when you are fading a file you are not otherwise trimming. Preview happens locally; the fade is rendered on the server at export and the file is deleted straight afterwards.

Frequently asked questions.

Everything you need to know about Fade In / Out.

Can I set custom fade durations?

Yes. Fade-in and fade-out are set independently, each from 0 to 10 seconds in 0.1-second steps.

What fade curves are available?

One — a linear fade applied in decibels. There is no curve selector. In practice a linear dB fade sounds smooth for both intros and endings; if you want a gentler tail, lengthen the fade-out rather than reaching for a different shape.

Can I apply both fades at once?

Yes, in a single export. Set both durations and the fade-in is applied to the start and the fade-out to the end of the same file.

Does it affect audio quality?

The file is decoded and re-encoded to apply the fade, so exporting to MP3 costs one lossy generation. Choose WAV or FLAC if the track is going on for further editing.

How long should a fade-out be at the end of a song?

Two to four seconds suits most music, and 5–10 seconds gives you the long dissolve used on radio edits. For speech, 0.5–1 second is enough to avoid an abrupt cut without sounding like an effect.

How do I remove a click or pop at the start of a recording?

Apply a very short fade-in, around 0.1–0.3 seconds. That is normally enough to smooth the waveform discontinuity causing the click, without audibly delaying the start.

Can I crossfade between two songs?

Not with this tool, which fades the start and end of a single file. For an overlap between two tracks use the Audio Joiner, which has a crossfade control up to 5,000 ms.

Can I add a fade to audio for free without installing software?

Yes. It runs in the browser on desktop and mobile, needs no account, and adds no watermark. Files up to 500 MB are accepted.