diff --git a/application/models/Schedule.php b/application/models/Schedule.php
index ad8d24d3a..e50c09012 100644
--- a/application/models/Schedule.php
+++ b/application/models/Schedule.php
@@ -128,9 +128,6 @@ class ScheduleGroup {
             if (empty($length)) {
                 return new PEAR_Error("Length is empty.");
             }
-            if (!Schedule::isScheduleEmptyInRange($p_datetime, $length)) {
-                return new PEAR_Error("Schedule conflict.", 555);
-            }
 
             // Insert all items into the schedule
             $this->groupId = $CC_DBC->GetOne("SELECT nextval('schedule_group_id_seq')");
diff --git a/pypo/scripts/lib.liq b/pypo/scripts/lib.liq
index 2dc107c14..4e60d48cc 100644
--- a/pypo/scripts/lib.liq
+++ b/pypo/scripts/lib.liq
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ def append_title(m) =
 end
 
 def crossfade(s)
-  s = fade.in(type="log", s)
-  s = fade.out(type="log", s)
+  #duration is automatically overwritten by metadata fields passed in
+  #with audio
+  s = fade.in(type="log", duration=0., s)
+  s = fade.out(type="log", duration=0., s)
   fader = fun (a,b) -> add(normalize=false,[b,a])
   cross(fader,s)
 end