# Smart Fades: new track briefly plays at full volume before fading in **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** handled\ **Created:** [September 6, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/smart-fades-new-track-briefly-plays-at-full-volume-before-fading-in/14954 "2026-09-06T22:19:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kigo](http://support.symfonium.app/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@Kigo](http://support.symfonium.app/u/Kigo)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/smart-fades-new-track-briefly-plays-at-full-volume-before-fading-in/14954/1 "2026-09-06T22:19:36Z")
### App version Production ### Issue description Smart Fade does not work correctly when switching songs. When the current song ends and the next song starts, the new song initially starts playing at its normal volume instead of fading in smoothly. It then suddenly performs the fade, causing an audible volume jump and an unnatural transition. ### Device type Phone ### Media provider Navidrome ### Steps to reproduce 1. Open Symfonium and play a song. 2. Enable Smart Fade for track transitions. 3. Let the current song reach the end or skip to the next song. 4. Observe the beginning of the next song. 5. The next song starts at its normal volume and then performs the fade, instead of fading in smoothly from the beginning. ### I searched existing issues first on ### I understand that logs are mandatory on ### Log upload name / description Kigo ---
**Author:** ![Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/user_avatar/support.symfonium.app/tolriq/32/726_2.png) [@Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/u/Tolriq)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 5:38am UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/smart-fades-new-track-briefly-plays-at-full-volume-before-fading-in/14954/2 "2026-09-07T05:38:22Z")
Your log is empty … You need to provide a lot reproducing the issue. ---
**Author:** ![Kigo](http://support.symfonium.app/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@Kigo](http://support.symfonium.app/u/Kigo)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 11:09am UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/smart-fades-new-track-briefly-plays-at-full-volume-before-fading-in/14954/3 "2026-09-08T11:09:27Z")
Okay, I tried the beta version and it’s fixed now. However, some songs have a very abrupt transition, almost as if it’s being forced, while others transition normally. ---
**Author:** ![Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/user_avatar/support.symfonium.app/tolriq/32/726_2.png) [@Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/u/Tolriq)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/smart-fades-new-track-briefly-plays-at-full-volume-before-fading-in/14954/4 "2026-09-08T14:40:58Z")
I guess I’m forced to once again ask for the logs reproducing and the related details ? ---
**Author:** ![Kigo](http://support.symfonium.app/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@Kigo](http://support.symfonium.app/u/Kigo)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/smart-fades-new-track-briefly-plays-at-full-volume-before-fading-in/14954/5 "2026-09-08T21:11:18Z")
I’ve uploaded it now. I’m not sure if it uploaded correctly, with the same name as before: “Kigo”. ---
**Author:** ![Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/user_avatar/support.symfonium.app/tolriq/32/726_2.png) [@Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/u/Tolriq)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 6:52am UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/smart-fades-new-track-briefly-plays-at-full-volume-before-fading-in/14954/6 "2026-09-09T06:52:24Z")
The logs does not reproduce the issue so it’s hard to tell anything 😉 All I see is that you have the option mix only enabled so there’s no fade involved at all as the description of that settings says.