Stuck in an audio loop

Audacity Help Forum Windows
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Hello

I have Win 7.

When I open up Audacity and select File | Open, I import a MP3 file which has the Quick Time logo on it. The track lasts for only 5 seconds - which is what it should do - but then it plays again. And then again, as if it is stuck in a kind of ‘loop’.

I only want it to play for the first 5 seconds and no more.

What is the best way of achieving that, please?

Many thanks.

Steve

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Does that happen with other files, or only that one MP3?

When you look at the time scale above the wavefrom is it only 5 seconds total? Do you see the marker/cursor looping?

Does that file play OK in Windows Media Player?

(You can loop by holding the Shift key whe you click play, but I don’t know if there’s another way to accidently make Audacity loop.)