User level: Level 1 (4 points)Why is my project having audio drops during playback when there are obvious wave forms in the magnetic time line. The audio is dropping with background music and on camera / voice over narration.
Posted on Sep 18, 2026 6:51 AM
User level: Level 2 (383 points)Sep 18, 2026 8:11 AM in response to MHayesTexas
Do you have several video tracks playing? Any effects applied? This may just be a real-time playback issue. I have seen this on my machine on occasion when the time line was a bit complicated.
To test this, click to highlight a clip in the problem section, then press CONTROL-R to render that section of the time line. When the render finishes, play that section again. If it plays without any audio dropouts, everything is fine, and it is just a real-time playback issue. When you export your finished project, it will be fine.
User level: Level 6 (14,029 points)Sep 19, 2026 8:15 AM in response to Old_Video_Guy
What percentage of your system drive is free space? At least 15% I hope.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256359724