Random audio cross fade (dissolve) rendering issue - bug?

Hi, there -
I'm having the same issue as this guy, who it looks like never received a reply:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6536079&#6536079
To quote:
"I've got a sequence with 18 moderately sparse tracks. When adding cross-fades, often audio from other tracks will randomly play during a transition after rendering. This is audio from other tracks at the same point in the sequence.
The same thing happens if I cut the audio in fresh from the source, copy the problem area into its own teeny sequence and try again, trash prefs, etc. It also plays back with the mystery tracks soloed or not."
The cross-fades play through fine as expected until rendered.
Thanks!

Maybe I wasn't being entirely fair.
Most of the time, FCP does fine for what I need.
But when it chokes on something, I give it a few more tries then move on to something proven to work. (Troubleshooting can only last so long with looming deadlines.)
My guess is, if Final Cut comes bundled with programs like Motion and Soundtrack, that means there are probably going to be some things that FCP won't do particularly well on it's own.
Like we've said to the Avid die hards: These are just tools - use what works.
You can get a screw out with a pair of pliers, but it's a lot easier with a screwdriver. Err, unless the screw is stripped. But that just means there's a problem with your... media?

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