diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4358fe7..63d42a8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ All clips are exactly 8 seconds — the standard length for foley sound datasets
 - **Waveform preview** — a read-only strip of the current area (↻ to refresh; decode length-capped so long areas don't stall)
 - **Audition** — Play/Stop the current area with the edits applied
 
+### Audio merge (crossfade)
+
+- **Merge pane** — assemble multiple clips into one, crossfading every join (ffmpeg `acrossfade`)
+- **Add clips** — the current audio area (with its edits) or audio files from disk; reorder or remove them
+- **Crossfade length** — one global crossfade applied at each join (0 = butt-join); clips shorter than the crossfade are flagged before rendering
+- **Preview / Save** — audition the merged result, or render and save-as (WAV/MP3/FLAC/…)
+
 ### Audio scanning
 
 - **Embedding models** — WAV2VEC2 (base/large), HuBERT (base/large/xlarge), BEATs
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 12821d0..46c38b4 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -5031,9 +5031,17 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
 
     # ── Changelog ────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-    APP_VERSION = "1.3"
+    APP_VERSION = "1.4"
     _SPLIT_HEADER_H = 22  # deck split-column header height (keep both deck spots in sync)
     CHANGELOG: list[tuple[str, list[str]]] = [
+        ("1.4", [
+            "<b>Merge (crossfade)</b> — a new <b>Merge</b> pane in the Audio tab "
+            "assembles multiple clips into one, crossfading every join. Add the "
+            "current audio area (with its edits) or files from disk, reorder or "
+            "remove them, set the crossfade length, then <b>Preview</b> to "
+            "audition or <b>Merge &amp; Save</b> to render. Clips shorter than "
+            "the crossfade are flagged before rendering.",
+        ]),
         ("1.3", [
             "<b>Audio workspace tab</b> — the <b>Scan</b> control-deck tab is "
             "now <b>Audio</b>, a <code>QToolBox</code> with two panes. "
@@ -8646,6 +8654,14 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
 
     def closeEvent(self, event):
         _log("Shutting down…")
+        # Stop any running audition and clean up merge temp WAVs.
+        self._stop_audition()
+        for _t in list(self._merge_temps):
+            try:
+                os.remove(_t)
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+        self._merge_temps.clear()
         # Save file-list tabs for resume (per-profile).
         self._save_playlist_tabs()
         # Cancel background workers to prevent callbacks into dead objects.