[BUG] Non-solo clips play for a split second
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Description
### Bug description
When a track has been set as solo (S button), playing over another track will make it make an audible sound for a split second
### Steps to reproduce
1. Create two tracks, A and B
2. Set A to solo
3. Go over a clip in B
4. Hit play
### Expected behavior
B should remain muted
### Actual behavior
The clip from B can be heard for a split second
### Audacity Version
Audacity 4.0 beta 2
### Operating system
Linux
### Additional context
Bug occurs both on the JACK and ALSA backends, cannot test on Windows unfortunately
Contributor guide
Research direction
No source file or test is identified in the issue. Reproduce the two-track case on Linux with both JACK and ALSA, then trace playback startup and solo/mute handling to find where the non-solo clip becomes audible; done means track B produces no sound at any point while A is solo.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100