# Playing Audio Files Once you’ve imported an audio file, **press the Play button on the left of the file to start playback**. Press the Stop button to stop playback. ![Playing back an audio file in Waveform view](/files/wrBcRghliaUhVMsba46A) ### Looping playback **Click the Loop button on the waveform that you want to loop.** You can loop a region of a waveform by first selecting a region (see below) with Loop enabled, then clicking Play. ### Selecting a waveform region **To select a waveform region, click and drag on the waveform.** To remove the selection, click elsewhere on the waveform. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://frequia.gitbook.io/frequia/working-with-audio/playing-audio-files.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.