Fade Music in and Out in Premiere Pro CC (2024)

Adding music to a video edit is something that happens quite often. However having music just start can be a little abrupt. To not jolt the user, we can use a fade to help slowly bring the audio in to the scene. This will make for a smooth transition, and an overall better edit. Today we go over how to fade music in and out in Premiere Pro CC.

How to Fade Music in and Out in Premiere Pro CC (2024)

Automatic

1. Go to the Effects tab and search transitions. Under the audio transitions, choose one of the transitions. You can choose linear or exponential fade. The exponential will fade the music or audio down slow at first rapidly increasing. The linear will create a consistent fade.
2. Take this effect and drag it onto the audio portion of the video. Put it at the beginning to fade the intro of the audio, put it on the back to fade the ending.

Manual

If you need a little bit more control, or need to fade the audio/music in the middle of a clip, then the manual way is going to be your best bet. This way we have full control over how the audio is interacting.

1. Go to the audio portion of the clip. You can drag it to make it larger.
2. On the line in the audio, click to add a keyframe. This is a point in time that you can effect.
3. Go farther along in the video and add a second keyframe.
4. You can now drag this keyframe lower. This will create a fade on the audio. The length of the fade is relative to the distance between the keyframes.
5. If you control/cmd click on the keyframe you can make it a bezier keyframe. This will add a smoothed transition. This is closer to the exponential fade we did in the automatic way.

With both of these techniques you will be able to control the volume of any portion of your video. It’s best to know both techniques so you know how to fade audio the most efficiently. If you are dealing with the beginning or end of a clip, then the transition way is probably going to be the best. If you need more control or want to do something in the middle of a clip, then the manual way is going to be the best option.

Overall though, that is how you create audio fades in adobe premiere pro. This is a great technique to add to your toolbox to make sure you nail the audio portion of the editing process.

Other Premiere Pro Tutorials:

• RGB Glitch Effect
• Whip Pan Transition
• Quickly Edit Footage to a Beat