P: Audio "can't be read quickly enough" from storage

Same issue. Please fix this Adobe. 

Slight update- downgraded to 25.1 and realized I was have issues here as well, but instead of giving the error the audio just drops out on what ever track / file is having the issue.

• Issue - Audio drops out durning playback with dialogue box poping up that reads "Can't Access Audio".
• Steps to reproduce - make edit. hit play.
• Expected result - sequence should playdown.
• Actual result - Audio drops out diurning playback with dialogue box poping up that reads "Can't Access Audio"
• Adobe Premiere Pro version -25.2.1
• Operating system - Mac OS 15.3.2 (24D81) - iMac Pro - 3 GHz 10-Core Intel Xeon W, Radeon Pro Vega 64 16 GB, 128 GB 2666 MHz DDR4
• Video (and Audio) format - All sorts - but one specifically is Apple ProRes 422 Proxy UHD 23.98 with multitrack audio - these are transcodes made in Resolve from R3D RAW. Also happening with Stock footage downloaded from Filmsupply, wave audio files from Marmoset, mp3 files from unknown source (stereo music), and sfx wave files from Snoundsnap.

backtracking to version 25.1 does seem to fix the issue, not happening anymore and I can actually finish my project. It was happening almost every time I closed and reopened a project no matter where i stored the audio files.

What I mean to say is that you turn the video layers off, the sounds work without any problems, but the problem occurs when you want to play the audio layers and video layers simultaneously. 

Having the same issue but it only happens to a few clips and the rest are fine. It seems to change which file is the issue if I try some work arounds with the clip. Definitely agree it's software and rolling back to 25.1 is the best possible fix.

Can you clarify what image files you're refering to, to turn off? Thanks!

The cause of the problem is not audio files or reading speed, friends, it's all software. The problem stems from the fact that it can't read the image files and it gives a warning error that it can't access the audio files because it causes a delay. If you turn off the images you will see that the audio works fine. So when Adobe is testing I guess it tests with a quantum computer and decides that everything is fine, but remember dear adobe we are normal people, the configurations you use as a basis for testing the software should not be too superior. 🙂

This is happening to me too, it's a new issue on PP 25.2.1 (build 2). I'm on OS Sequoia 15.3.1

Error appears when scrubbing or playing audio on the timeline. This is fixed frame rate footage from a Sony F6. So 4k footage. I'm only running premiere and chrome and have 32GB of ram. 

We're processing millions of vertices simultaneously in 3D space, in real time now, but apparently reading 10mbs of audio has become a feet of epic proportions for adobe. Brilliant stuff guys! idk about you all, but this app has become absolutely worthless to me as it feels practically unusable without footage that isn't meticulously encoded the ever loving bleep out of. Everytime I go to use this thing I'm sitting here staring at blank screens, trouble shooting rather than doing any sort of editing- even in the most basic of environments. 

I suggest you save your project, close Premiere Pro, Uninstall Premiere Pro, turn off automatic updates on Primiere Pro and install version 25.1. It worked for me, I hope it does for you.

I have the same problem, and I can't resolve it please anybody help! I have to close and reopen the project over and over and just for seconds I can hear but just for seconds. We need to work 😞 Help