Audio only cross dissolve?

If I want to cut picture, but ad an audio only cross dissolve to soften the sound cut, can this be done in one quick and easy step? I found a tutorial that shows how by seperating the audio and then make a storyline and then add a dissolve (here it is http://reels.creativecow.net/film/audio-only-dissolve-in-final-cut-pro-x) but it's three steps, so I was hoping it could be done in one easy click. Any ideas? Thanks.

You might find these threads helpful:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16913806#16913806
https://discussions.apple.com/message/15484986#15484986
This is one of those basic things that hopefully will get added back in one of the next few builds
(Along with things like better marker implementation.)
G

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Sorry for reposting this issue but I am still have problems. In fact, it is extremely frustrating and I don't know why.
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I get the following error msg.
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As you can see there should be enough length outside the clip edge to allow this. Or am I misleading myself in this view?
According to me - and I know that I am a sheer novice at this, there should be enough media length to allow the transition. This is happening in not only cross dissolves but any other dissolve which I attempt to add. The problem seems to be intermittent or varies. If I replace the still frame then sometimes it will allow the transition but effects subsequent frames. Either putting in "flash" or bogus frames - even just a black frame. These I can only detect when I expand the timeline to the very limit. And on some occassions there is nothing whatsoever that seems to be blocking the adding of the cross dissolve. This will be the 3rd time which I have had to restart the project and it is getting rather annoying, not to say that I am approaching the time limit which is adding even more pressure.
Can you suggest what the problem is and how I should go about rectifying it please? Is anybody else having the same issue?
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This is what I see but it doesn't quite make sense to me. One, I don't know why there should be two AUDIO01 files showing. The still frame which I am trying to add the crossover to is FRTOTSUKA. It will allow me to add to the end but not to the start. The same is happening with a couple of other frames. If I add one to the start it won't allow me to add it to the end.
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Just got a new Intel Mac Pro with heaps of RAM & HDD's to use for my part time wedding video production business.
I have a problem in iMovie 06, which I just can't find a solution for.
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Thank you - no, there seems to be a handle only on the left side of the edit (to the left of the transition - which sits only to the right of the edit). On the right side,(in the zone of hte transition) the cursor shows the symbol for the roll tool - r. Excuse my limited understanding of the interface and tools - I am just beginning to learn FCE.
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In FCP 7 you could add an audio only dissolve by Option Command T
This does not work in FCPX. Why not?
How can you do this as simply in FCP X?
I saw one explanation of how to do one on Creative Cow but it was a ridiculous 5 step process for a simple audio only dissolve.
This can't be the only way.
It should be as simple as a Option Comman T or even more simple if possible.
Geesh why is that so hard?

In the timeline I can double-click on the waveform part of the clip and it expands the audio. I'm using 10.0.4 and that may be a new feature. Another way is to control-click (or right click) the clip and choose, "Expand Audio."
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How does one create a video cross dissolve without an audio cross fade in FCP-X??

Greetings:
This is a no brainer in 'legacy' Final Cut, but I am completely stumped in FCP-X. Situation is thus:
Main story line consists of a speaker. I would like to drop stills onto/into the storyline while the speaker continues uninterrupted. I've tried connecting to the storyline, overwriting to the storyline, creating a secondary storyline, creating transitions with available media, with full overlap -- all for naught. The outgoing bits of the cross dissolve have a weird audio hiccup that I cannot get rid of. I simply want to fade a still in and fade it out (I appreciate I could keyframe opacity with a still connected to the main storyline, but that seems slightly nuts -- this should be a keystroke). I am assuming I'm missing something -- possibly something really simple, so, apologies for being a dolt, but I could really use a hand here.
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Thanks for trying...
Very strange...and not discounting your proficiency with FCP.
When you place the dissolve end on edit, the dissolve shows up on the end of the clip? but then the clip never dissolves to black?
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