Digital Overloading and Distortion in the Media Browser

I'm getting some really nasty digital noise when I try to use the media browser.
To reproduce:
1. New project (Normal) Tempo: 130BPM
2. Turn input trim on preview bus down to -9.0 db
3. Set fader on preview bus to -3.0 db
4. Hit B to show the browser
5. Select the Media tab
6. Right click on the Media tab and make sure Auto Preview, Preview at Host Tempo, and Loop Preview are checked.
7. Navigate to Audio Library -> One Shots
8. Click on Kick_015.wav (if it doesn't auto play, hit the play button in the upper right hand corner).
Expected result: A normal sounding kick drum.
Actual result: A weird digitally overdriven and mangled kick drum.
Same settings:
9. Click on Kick_022.wav (if it doesn't auto play, hit the play button)
Expected result: Peak audio level at -12.00 db or less. (-9 + -3)
Actual result: Peak audio level at -8.9 db.
Is anyone else seeing this?
 
Edit: Added extra step in case media browser settings are different.

scook
Try turning preview at host tempo off in the Media tab options menu.

Ok, that worked but it's a workaround. It should sound the same regardless of whether or not you are using the host tempo, I think this is a real bug. At least now I can hear what the samples sound like, thanks!

 The version of SONAR won't matter. Using "Preview At Host Tempo" is always going to have artifacts with regular wave files because of the real time algorithms used in processing the clips.

Thanks. Although I don't really see this as a bug, right now I'd be curious to check it out.

An issue in documentation is not a bug it is an issue in documentation, unless the behaviour is unintended :) The documentation might not be 100% clear but it isn't wrong.

Anyway I'm just curious. Any improvements on algorithms that are used I suspect will be needed to be logged as enhancement.

"I seem to have had this same conversation with someone a while back.They did not share this view then"

Really? Who with? Is it relevant here and does it contribute to the thread? Were you referring to product documentation?

I would expect a considerable difference in sound when ticking "preview at host tempo"... so not seeing a bug here.
 
However what I found interesting is if I drag the sample over to a track and create a groove clip out of it/loop it, the sound in the browser is considerably higher in pitch than in the groove clip (although the same sort of audible characteristics).

Unless I'm mistaken I would expect the preview to be the exact same sound and as groove clip?
I used X3E as well.

Edit - I tested this under a number of different sample rates and bit depths.