Another correction. It seems this only happens when visiting the preferences editor. This is annoying enough, so I hope you fix it, but it shouldn't be a show stopper.
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This user seems to have missed the toggle in the lower left corner of the window.
However, I too have the problem that pympd turns crossfading on when I start, so that I have to keep turning it off.
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Another correction. It seems this only happens when visiting the preferences editor. This is annoying enough, so I hope you fix it, but it shouldn't be a show stopper.