The Ramp sub-tab handles a more specific kind of transition: the ducked overlap, sometimes called a "ramp segue." Instead of waiting for Song A to finish before Song B starts, AutoCast begins Song B early — underneath Song A — and brings it up to full volume at the Ramp point, where Song B's vocals or main content begins.
Done well, a ramp segue sounds smooth and energetic. Done wrong, it sounds like two songs playing at the same time, which — trust us — people will notice.
The Ramp marker defines where Song B's important content begins — typically the first vocal, the first strong beat, or whatever moment you'd want the listener to clearly hear as the "start" of the new song. AutoCast brings Song B up to full volume at that exact point.
Everything before the Ramp point is the "ramp" — the intro section that plays quietly while Song A is still finishing. The longer the intro, the more overlap you can have. Songs with very short intros (or no intro at all) aren't great candidates for ramp segues.
The Ramp canvas shows two waveforms side by side:
The arrangement is intentional: you're looking at the handoff from left to right. Song A fades out on the left while Song B (your target) ramps up on the right, with the Ramp marker showing exactly where Song B takes over at full volume.
The target song (right waveform, cyan) loads automatically from your selection in the middle pane. Click Load test-with song to load an outgoing track for the left waveform. As with the Cue/EOM tab, the test-with song doesn't have to be a specific track — just something representative of what would typically precede this style of song.
Press Space to start playback. The audio plays the outgoing song first, then crossfades into the target song. Listen for where the target song's vocal or main content starts.
When you hear that moment, press R to drop the Ramp marker. The marker appears as a vertical line on the cyan waveform at that position. Press Escape to clear it and start over, or drag the marker line to adjust its position precisely.
For songs with a clear vocal entry, placing the Ramp marker right on the first word works well. For songs that start with an instrumental hit or beat, place it at the first strong downbeat. If a song starts with a long ambient intro that you'd rather not overlap at all, it may work better with a standard EOM/Cue transition instead.
The zoom slider works the same way as on the Cue/EOM tab — drag it to zoom in for more precise marker placement. At high zoom levels you can see individual transients in the waveform, making it easy to place the Ramp marker exactly on a specific beat or syllable.
Ramp values are saved automatically when you navigate to a different song, exactly like EOM and Cue markers. The Ramp field is stored in seconds in the library. Songs without a Ramp marker have no Ramp value, and AutoCast will use a standard transition for them instead.
Not every song benefits from a ramp segue. Skip the Ramp marker (or leave it unset) for:
When in doubt, listen to a few seconds of the beginning of the song and ask yourself: would I mind hearing this quietly behind something else? If the answer is no, skip the ramp.