diff --git a/include/create-region-fades-and-crossfades.html b/include/create-region-fades-and-crossfades.html
index 15088253..d5d8be9e 100644
--- a/include/create-region-fades-and-crossfades.html
+++ b/include/create-region-fades-and-crossfades.html
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ <h2>Fade Shapes</h2>
   for the region fade. <kbd class="menu">Activate/Deactivate</kbd> enables and
   disables the region fade.
 </p>
+<p>
+  Ardour has a setting for the type of fade that's used by default. It can be
+  changed in the Edit → Preference → Editor menu.
+</p>
 <p>
   Because each fade is also a crossfade, it has an inverse fade shape
   for the audio beneath the fade. It is important to know how the