crossfade

== English == === Alternative forms === cross-fade === Etymology === From cross- +‎ fade. === Noun === crossfade (plural crossfades) (music) A fade in which the volume of one audio track is lowered as that of another is raised. (film, television) A fade in which the picture of one video track is diminished as that of another is brightened. (music, particularly doujin music) A preview for an album that fades between short snippets of each song. From the Japanese クロスフェードデモ. ==== Synonyms ==== xfade (abbreviation) === Verb === crossfade (third-person singular simple present crossfades, present participle crossfading, simple past and past participle crossfaded) (music, transitive, intransitive) To lower the volume of one audio track while raising that of another, so that they blend together. (film, television, transitive, intransitive) To diminish the picture of one video track while raising that of another, so that they blend together. (slang, transitive, intransitive) To be under the influence of multiple psychoactive substances at the same time; most typically marijuana and alcohol. ==== Synonyms ==== (music) xfade (abbreviation) ==== Derived terms ==== crossfader crossfaded