Hi Christie, Each of these articles suggests using a third party tool to fade audio. This is helpful but ideally Storyline would offer this function within the audio editor itself. Just wanted to pass along the suggestions. Thanks! Mary Ellen
Come on Storyline, your software is too cool not to have a features as simple as audio fade out built in - creating an extra few steps for us users!! Mart EllEn, Any update on this feature?
Thanks for adding your vote. While this feature doesn't exist in Storyline right now, I'm going to share this discussion with the team and advocate on your behalf!
If we add this functionality in a future update, we promise to share the news here!
I would like to simply add my support for this product feature. It would make it much easier and faster to get the audio exactly how I want it, rather than trying to do it outside of the program then importing it. Thank you!
Just to emphasize a point here - We would like to have the option of "Fade Audio" associated with a trigger ("When User clicks ..."), maybe even fade audio during a slide transition.
I want music on my title slide only and the audio transition to the next slide is way too abrupt.
Hey all. I know the feature is not built in, but you can fade the audio out manually by using the audio editor. Select the time in the audio where you would like to start fading it out then highlight to the end and then reduce the volume by 10-15%. After that, select a second after the original time you chose and do it again. Keep doing this until you reach the end or you reach the desire level of audio you were looking for. It does take a little time, but it is very possible to achieve your goal using the audio editor.
Ya it is tricky doing this with the audio editor, I still seem to get an abrupt transition. Please set fade in/fade out with the audio controls... Please....
Actually, you shouldn't even have to go to the trouble of creating a trigger. A simple right-click on the end of the audio and it should display fade out or fade in. That is how it works on most other applications I use. Everyone is right - now I have to load this audio into Camtasia to fade it and then put it back into Storyline.
I was able to fade out the audio in the editor using David's aforementioned manual technique. I had a similar issue as Julie, but it helped me to expand the audio by zooming in to about 500%, that way the section(s) I was editing was much more granular. That being said, would love a fade in/out feature in the audio editor, or the capability to manually manipulate the audio volume/video opacity linearly, like in Premier Pro.
Same here! Fade in and out would be great! This would be especially useful in a situation like the one I'm in currently where my VO introduces a video that auto plays. The video causes a startle reaction in learners bc of the embedded music in it.
Ditto, simple fade in and out is critical to starting a slide (fade in) and closing a slide (fade out). Audacity works great outside of Storyline, but basic things like this should be part of the audio editor
Yes, please. I have to export the audio clip to my DAW to add the fade-in, then import it back to storyline. Even the consumer level, Adobe Elements has Fade-In and Fade-Out audio as stock features.
You could add an API or some other interface that would allow the user to open the audio file in an audio editor. So, a setting would allow user to associate audio files with one of a selection of editors (ProTools, Audacity,etc.). Then, within Storline 360, the user right clicks / "Edit in Audio Editor" to open in the associated audio editor. Then when they save and close the editor it updates the file in Storline 360.
While this feature hasn't made it on our feature roadmap yet, this discussion is connected to the report, so we'll be sure to notify you when we have news to share.
Storyline is not Powerpoint. If you prefer Powerpoint, use it...and use tools like iSpring to add elearning elements to Powerpoint. If enough users bail Articulate might wake up. If users stay apparently Articulate somehow does something right, why else would they stay ;-)
I also echo everyone's sentiments. I use Vyond to create animations to add into my Storyline and Rise courses and they have an awesome fade feature. It would be great if you can add this feature to Storyline!
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Hi, Mandaly -- thanks so much for reaching out with your question! There are a number of threads on this topic that you may find useful:
Audio Fade
Fading Audio in and Out
Fading Audio
Please let us know if any of the suggestions offered will work for you, or if you had something else in mind! :)
Hi Christie, Each of these articles suggests using a third party tool to fade audio. This is helpful but ideally Storyline would offer this function within the audio editor itself. Just wanted to pass along the suggestions. Thanks! Mary Ellen
Thanks, Mary Ellen.
I've submitted a feature request on your behalf.
Excellent. Thanks, Leslie!
Come on Storyline, your software is too cool not to have a features as simple as audio fade out built in - creating an extra few steps for us users!! Mart EllEn, Any update on this feature?
Hello there, C!
Thanks for adding your vote. While this feature doesn't exist in Storyline right now, I'm going to share this discussion with the team and advocate on your behalf!
If we add this functionality in a future update, we promise to share the news here!
I would like to simply add my support for this product feature. It would make it much easier and faster to get the audio exactly how I want it, rather than trying to do it outside of the program then importing it. Thank you!
Just to emphasize a point here - We would like to have the option of "Fade Audio" associated with a trigger ("When User clicks ..."), maybe even fade audio during a slide transition.
I want music on my title slide only and the audio transition to the next slide is way too abrupt.
Hey all. I know the feature is not built in, but you can fade the audio out manually by using the audio editor. Select the time in the audio where you would like to start fading it out then highlight to the end and then reduce the volume by 10-15%. After that, select a second after the original time you chose and do it again. Keep doing this until you reach the end or you reach the desire level of audio you were looking for. It does take a little time, but it is very possible to achieve your goal using the audio editor.
Ya it is tricky doing this with the audio editor, I still seem to get an abrupt transition. Please set fade in/fade out with the audio controls... Please....
+1
This would be a valuable feature. +1 here.
Actually, you shouldn't even have to go to the trouble of creating a trigger. A simple right-click on the end of the audio and it should display fade out or fade in. That is how it works on most other applications I use. Everyone is right - now I have to load this audio into Camtasia to fade it and then put it back into Storyline.
I was able to fade out the audio in the editor using David's aforementioned manual technique. I had a similar issue as Julie, but it helped me to expand the audio by zooming in to about 500%, that way the section(s) I was editing was much more granular. That being said, would love a fade in/out feature in the audio editor, or the capability to manually manipulate the audio volume/video opacity linearly, like in Premier Pro.
Same here! Fade in and out would be great! This would be especially useful in a situation like the one I'm in currently where my VO introduces a video that auto plays. The video causes a startle reaction in learners bc of the embedded music in it.
Ditto, simple fade in and out is critical to starting a slide (fade in) and closing a slide (fade out). Audacity works great outside of Storyline, but basic things like this should be part of the audio editor
Yes, please. I have to export the audio clip to my DAW to add the fade-in, then import it back to storyline. Even the consumer level, Adobe Elements has Fade-In and Fade-Out audio as stock features.
You could add an API or some other interface that would allow the user to open the audio file in an audio editor. So, a setting would allow user to associate audio files with one of a selection of editors (ProTools, Audacity,etc.). Then, within Storline 360, the user right clicks / "Edit in Audio Editor" to open in the associated audio editor. Then when they save and close the editor it updates the file in Storline 360.
+1
I want the audio fade in out feature.
Anymore word on this update?
Hi, Shua.
Thank you for reaching out!
While this feature hasn't made it on our feature roadmap yet, this discussion is connected to the report, so we'll be sure to notify you when we have news to share.
Audio fade in and out already exists in PowerPoint... not sure why not here. Also, please add PowerPoint path editing tools (merge, exclude, etc.)!
Storyline is not Powerpoint. If you prefer Powerpoint, use it...and use tools like iSpring to add elearning elements to Powerpoint. If enough users bail Articulate might wake up. If users stay apparently Articulate somehow does something right, why else would they stay ;-)
I also echo everyone's sentiments. I use Vyond to create animations to add into my Storyline and Rise courses and they have an awesome fade feature. It would be great if you can add this feature to Storyline!
Adding to the list of people who want this feature.