Cubase 12.0.70 and Melodyne 5 ARA - crossfades still not working

Hate to jump in here… But, yea the workflow of ARA is so troubling and feels unreliable. And I don’t know where else to look for an answer as seems like it is a problem on my end… with the following:

Is there a known issue with using the FADE TOOL in Melodyne as well in ARA with Cubase on Windows? If I fade out or use amplitude for that matter on a breath, it visually is reduced or disappears to 0 but is still heard…!