Advice on cutting from one audio track to another

[Derek]

I am making a video from a microlight flight.

I have captured the radio comms so I have random sound bytes from the pilot etc.
What is a nice way of cutting from the music sound track to the radio comms and back?

[Roger_Leitch]

Hello

I was looking at a similar challenge - a voice over a music track.
I tried out a way to do it.

The two audio tracks will need to on separate tracks in the time line.
Select the track and add the Gain / Volume Filter.
Click the Key Frame Icon in the filter properties.
A key frame section appears on the timeline.
You can drag the start / end key frames, coloured red and green, however it will be best to add more key frames.
At the left of the timeline there is the icon to insert additional key frame markers at the play head line.
Add pairs of key frame markers at points where you want to fade in/out.

Drag the key frame markers up or down as required to adjust the volume.

This will need to be done on both tracks.
E.G. track 1 turned up when track 2 is turned down.

Screen shot shows filter with key frames added.

[Derek]

Thank you Roger. Much appreciated.

[Derek]

Any advice on the actual timing ect.

For example:

1. Fade music to off ramp 3 secs
2. silence 1 sec
3. Gain voice up ramp 3 secs
4. Fade voice - gain music over 3 secs

Should music cut back to earlier in song so that nothing is missing ?

Also advice on transition between songs?

[Roger_Leitch]

Sorry - not enough experience to advise on this.
I suggest trying out a few transitions to see what they are like.
Music varies a lot so the style could affect transition times and whether you silence or make quieter to talk over it.

It’s probably more of an art than a science.