I think we're missing some steps here on what you're trying to do.

You do know that Vegas does crossfades easier than any other piece of software out there, right? Simply drag one clip so that it overlaps another and you have a crossfade.

yeah cool okay. Yes, I understand the default cross fade. Trouble is, when compile a crap load of tiny little parts into a dialog sequence, I'm just butting them up instead of crossfading individually, because I would loose all the momentum of trying to figure out the edit, loose the dialog flow. So, I want to go back and fix those butted up points after all the dialog flows.

He did it in FCP, so I bet there is a way to do that in Vegas. I think he did one cross fade (maybe an effect?) then copied it and just pasted that effect over all the touch points and it cross faded them. I should add we picked a generic time length for this template thing of like 1/2 second or so, and it really smooth the sound out.

I don't want to cross fade when placing clips because that would take so long to do it for each of say 10 clips I drop in to see their fit and flow while testing the edit... ya dig? :)

If I have to do manually, I will. But maybe there is a copy/paste trick I do know about in the audio part.

> You do know that Vegas does crossfades easier than any other piece of software out there, right?

Well no not really; .... I use another specialist audio-for-picture application which allows user to select a bunch of butt-edited events, or even events with small gaps between them, across as many tracks as desired, and apply crossfades of pre-determined overlap length and curve types. In comparison, Vegas' audio editing capability is rather crude. The application is associated with a series of high-end audio cards; see http://www.solidstatelogic.com/music/xlogic%20mx4/# and http://www.solidstatelogic.com/music/soundscape/

Later edit: ...... apparently we can say "butting" but not "b u t t -edited" on this forum...... butter me!

You can create crossfades in the following ways:

1) Drag an event so that it overlaps another event on the same track.
2) Convert cut to overlap. Place timeline cursor between 2 events and press Numeric /
In the Preferences window you can set the desired length and alignment (Editing tab > Cut-to-overlap conversion). This will not move the events or change their positions on a timeline. The edges of the events will be extended so they overlap, allowing room for the crossfade. So, there must be sufficient media on each side of the cut to accommodate the crossfade.
3) Use scripts. For example, Quick Properties tool from Vegasaur allows you to apply crossfades/transitions with both of the above methods. In addition, it can do it for all the selected events.

Excellent tip about the "Numeric /" key. I had totally forgotten that one.

Timeline Tools also has the ability to adjust Event Length, Overlap, Gap Size, and Add Specific or Random Transition effects to ALL or just Selected Events.

The latest release also included the ability to Delete, Add, Insert by index, Replace by index, or Replace by Name specific FX PlugIns in Selected or All Events.