Fade Envelope Backwards

Hi,
 
Strange problem here. I recently re-installed Sonar 8.5 Producer onto a new hard drive, new OS Win7, (used to have XP).  Sonar working fine for the most part. However, my fade envelope(s) working backwards. To fade the end of a track/song, I used to just highlight the last measure or two of a clip/track by dragging in the timeline to highlight it, then I'd go to Process/Audio/Fade-Envelopes, and then select one..ie..Exponential Fade Out ...or Linear Fade Out...
 
Now since installing Sonar onto Win7, when I follow the same procedure as described above, it fades backwards. Hard to explain, but for example, recently I had a drum track consisting of several clips, the last clip being about 4 measures. I dragged in the timeline to highlite the last two measures of that clip (which was the last two measures of the track), then went to Process/Audio/Fade-Envelope and selected Exponential Fade Out. When I processed it, the FIRST two measures of that clip got the fade, even though I had highlited the last two measures. The last two measures remained at full volume, unaffected by the process. Why is this happening? Anyone have any ideas?? Same with any Fade Out I use, Linear did the same thing.
 
(For now I am able to right click the clip and use a gain envelope, that is working, however if I have a full song all as one big clip that I want to fade out, I don't want to use a clip or track gain envelope, which will run across the whole song/track)
 
Any help appreciated!
 
Thanks
 
MM

 
Did you know that you can create a fade by hovering the cursor over the end of a clip until a triangle appears, then grabbing and dragging the triangle? That would be easier than your procedure, I think.
 
 
 

Hi guys, sorry for the late reply. For some reason the HTML was messed up on the forum the other day, so I couldn't get in to post a reply.
 
Cactus! Long time, how you been? The only way I can describe what's happening is to take Greg's jpeg and just reverse it. So the music playing in the previous clip (the one just before the clip with the applied fade) is at normal volume, then when playback reaches the beginning of the faded clip, the volume drops to zero and gradually fades up to normal by the end of the clip. Strange, never saw that happen in 20 years using CW.
 
Greg I didn't know I could do that! Thanks for the tip, I'll try that. That would also save me from having to split the track at the end of a song, something I especially don't want to do if it's a final mix.
 
Bitflipper, I haven't tried Greg's suggestion yet, but what you said brings a question...am I able to choose what kind of fade to use with Greg's method, and is it a pop up box, or a project/global setting?
 
Thanks, much appreciate the help.
 
MM

8.5 does quick groups

If it is just one clip there is no need to select or highlight anything. There is a hot spot at the end of the clip to create the fade. Refer to page 350 in the user guide pdf for instructions with illustrations.

Hi, thanks for the PM, 
Personally I stopped using the Process functions because of weird behavior issues as your describing. One thing I hated was a volume ( gain) would change a mono track to stereo? 
I gave up and found other ways to work once I decided Sonar does not work like Cubase for wave editing. There is lots of other options and you just have to use those.
 
There's no reason to highlight the timeline to apply the fade out option, just drag the triangle back.  

Musikman
...I don't have that pdf user manual...haven't checked the 8.5 dvd yet.

That's where you will find it.