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Time Crop

Time Crop extracts a specific time region from the input ComplexBuffer, optionally with fades at the boundaries.

Parameters

[Parameters not yet documented — likely declared in source outside register_animatable(). Add an override in _overrides/ if needed.]

Additional controls

Start — Start time of the cropped region, in seconds. The slider’s max value updates to match the input duration. Set to 0 to crop from the beginning; later values trim off the start.

End — End time of the cropped region, in seconds. Audio between start and end is kept; everything before start and after end is removed. Set end below start and the node clamps to a valid range.

Fade In — Duration of a fade-in at the cropped region’s start, in seconds, 0–1. Smooths the cut by fading the cropped region in from silence — essential when you crop in the middle of a sustained signal that would otherwise click on entry. 0.005–0.05 s is enough for clean cuts; longer fades (0.1–1 s) create deliberate fade-in effects.

Fade Out — Duration of a fade-out at the cropped region’s end, in seconds, 0–1. Same as fade_in but for the end of the region — fades the cropped region back to silence. Use both fades to wrap a clean region with smooth edges.

Curve — Fade curve shape (applies to both fade-in and fade-out):

  • Linear — straight gain ramp.
  • Expo — exponential curve; slow at the silent end, fast at the full-level end (the natural shape for fading audio in/out, matches how the ear perceives gradual level changes).
  • S-Curve — sigmoid; slow at both ends, fast in the middle. Useful for “transition” feels rather than natural fades.

About Time Crop

Time Crop extracts a specific time region from the input ComplexBuffer, optionally with fades at the boundaries. Operates entirely in the spectral domain so no STFT re-analysis is needed. Use it to: isolate a specific section before further processing, prepare clips for concatenation (pair with Time Concat), or trim silence/false starts/false ends from imported audio. The fade controls let you crop into sustained material without clicking, which is essential for any crop that doesn’t fall on a natural silence.


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