Playhead start and stop position

[marjimsha]

Hello.  I am using latest v. of AFX.  My playhead does not start where I stop it on Timeline, but instead returns to 0.  I have "play from current time" checked in Preview.  I cleared my cache.   It seems to be just this file, as an older file does not have this issue.   Any help is appreciated.  Have a nice day.  

[Byron Cortez]

Set to "Current Time" and not "Start Of Range" here in Play From option in Preview panel. If not, try resetting Ae preferences.

[marjimsha]

Hello, 

Thank you for response.  I tried making the change and rebooting.  Would you be able to suggest where to look in Preferences?  I do not see any changes that can solve this.  I have been wrestling with this composition today and am also experiencing distortion in the audio.  I have tried mp3 and wav.  I have cleaned up RAM eaters.  Tried on two different computers.  Framerates are good. 

The distortion along with the Playhead's constant returning to 0 are making it impossible to proceed!  Would love some help!

[marjimsha]

...Also, while exploring preferences, i checked "mute audio when not playing in real time" and the track plays almost entirely muted. 

[marjimsha]

Pss.  I trimmed the audio. No dice. 

[marjimsha]

I got timeline sorted by in Preview Panel by checking "Move Time to Preview Time" but still am unable to solve distortion.  

[Roland Kahlenberg]

Audio distortion is likely caused by AE playing back audio when Preview is not in realtime. The image below shows how to disable audio playback when Preview is not realtime – look at the Checkbox Option for "Mute Audio When Preview is Not Realtime".

If you provide a screen grab of your Preview Panel and state how you start and stop your Preview, we may be better able to understand your issue and its solution.

[marjimsha]

Hello, thank you for reading my question.  Iwould love to find a solution!!   Earlier in this thread, I mentioned clicking that box.  Sure enough, the track plays mostly muted.   However, it never seems to cache and play back properly.  I have tried different music files (same song in mp3 and wav), emptied RAM, and many other things.  Same problem on two different computers.