Slip fade affects audio beyond the fade region?

Hi, I am having an issue while using the slip fade on clips, any help or explanations would be much appreciated!

When dragging a fade at the beginning or end of clips I find that the audio is affected beyond the region of the fade, i.e. beyond the red line.  With a fade-in at the beginning of the clip, the volume of the audio after the fade region is also reduced.  Conversely, with a fade-out at the end of a clip, the fade region has to be dragged a couple of beats into the clip to see any effect on the very end.

I have posted a clip of the behavior here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni5Le1uBAbs

I only want to use a quick fade for a short length of time to avoid pops where I have cut the clip.
I am using the Linear curve for the fade.
I can't see anywhere in the settings / preferences where I might have inadvertently changed the behavior of fades.


Sorry if this has been asked before, I searched for it but no mention of fades recently.
Thanks in advance!
Stuart

Hi John, thanks for your reply 


I should have played the audio to demonstrate in the video, but I can assure you that the actual audio in the clip does what the visual representation is showing, i.e. the fade is not starting and stopping at the correct point.


I have been using these fades for a little while now as they are so useful for disguising abrupt cuts when comping (can't remember when it was introduced, 8.5 maybe?) and I can normally rely on the visual representation of the fade matching what is happening to the audio very precisely.


I just tried a completely new project with one track and the fades behave as expected, with the red line precisely indicating the extent of the affected audio.  I can't reproduce the inaccuracy I had in the original post.


I thought maybe there was a setting somewhere, or maybe this track is interacting with something else like a compressor which is boosting the volume back up and hence is reducing the fade's effectiveness.  But then I thought it can't be that because this waveform is showing the dry content of the track before the effects bin or pro channel.


It's a mystery to me!
I'll try to post another video with sound, (I'll see if I can find an easy-to-learn screencast program, beats sticking a camera in front of the screen!   )


Best wishes
Stuart

Re: > "I only want to use a quick fade for a short length of time to avoid pops where I have cut the clip." Not a direct answer, but be sure you have "snap to zero crossings on cuts" {or whatever they call it exactly; search help for 'zero crossings' and you will find it} enabled. This will effectively eliminate any pops on cuts.

I see this behavior all the time (slip-fade affects more than just the faded portion of clip).  I went to test whether it's affecting the level outside the fade, or if it's a graphical-only bug, and suddenly it works fine (of course, Murphy's Law).  If I figure out how/when it goes buggy, I'll submit a problem report.  Anybody able to reproduce on demand?