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# 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](https://3465913129-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F35ssi0AM5G2ho2oSgGf3%2Fuploads%2FCjgLG1XaWCAMrniv8tQx%2FScreen%20Shot%202022-06-05%20at%201.41.07%20pm.png?alt=media\&token=4707d258-0a2b-490c-8bf8-3aef06c3186a)

### Looping playback <a href="#toc97574767" id="toc97574767"></a>

**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 <a href="#toc97574768" id="toc97574768"></a>

**To select a waveform region, click and drag on the waveform.** To remove the selection, click elsewhere on the waveform.