From 663e8ff4a1b07ea8f23e4aad1079acc66861c368 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: byrongamatos <xasiklas@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:06:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(venue-crowd): abort stale stinger state on song load

Codex preflight: a stinger straddling a song change could fade back into
the previous song's layer or flush its pending loop.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 static/v3/venue-crowd.js | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/static/v3/venue-crowd.js b/static/v3/venue-crowd.js
index eae4d30..adbbb53 100644
--- a/static/v3/venue-crowd.js
+++ b/static/v3/venue-crowd.js
@@ -345,7 +345,15 @@
         machine.reset();
         _prevStreak = 0;
         _lastAccuracyPct = null;
-        if (_venueActive && _manifest && !_stingerUntilEnded) {
+        // Abort any stinger/pending state from the previous song: its ended
+        // handler must not fade back into the old song's layers.
+        cancelFade();
+        _stingerGen++;
+        _stingerUntilEnded = false;
+        _pendingLoop = null;
+        _loadingLoop = null;
+        _fadingLoop = null;
+        if (_venueActive && _manifest) {
             showLoop(machine.current, FADE_MS);
         }
     }