# UE5 audio playback issues in sequencer **URL:** \ **Category:** Cinematics & Media\ **Tags:** unreal-engine, UE5-0\ **Created:** [February 24, 2022, 4:57am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654 "2022-02-24T04:57:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PragmaOne](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@PragmaOne](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/PragmaOne)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 4:57am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/1 "2022-02-24T04:57:01Z")
Hi, I’m using UE5 Preview 1 and I’m having an issue with the sequencer where the audio keeps playing from the beginning regardless where I playback in the sequencer. As you can imagine this is annoying if you’re trying to micromanage syncing. In previous versions of UE, I fixed this by toggling Forced Streaming and Seekable On in the Audio asset (learnt that from another forum post here) but in UE5 Preview 1 I can’t seem to find those options? Also scrubbing back my timeline doesn’t seem to play audio either whereas it used it. Is this changed? Anyone know of a fix? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![PragmaOne](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@PragmaOne](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/PragmaOne)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 5:07am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/2 "2022-02-24T05:07:32Z")
Solved. Seems changing the audio assets Sound Asset Compression Type from ‘Default’ to ‘PCM’ did the trick. Scrubbing now works, and now audio plays back properly instead of restarting every time. ---
**Author:** ![zonfar2](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@zonfar2](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/zonfar2)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/3 "2022-03-03T04:58:11Z")
I could kiss you, I was just having issues with that! 😘 ---
**Author:** ![VDR\_Marcelo](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@VDR\_Marcelo](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/VDR_Marcelo)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/4 "2022-03-19T21:43:43Z")
thank you so much. I was having exactly the same issue. ---
**Author:** ![3dprob](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@3dprob](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/3dprob)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/5 "2022-03-27T11:18:50Z")
I have the same problem but I don’t know where it is Sond Asset Compression (Translate) ---
**Author:** ![rocket-lag](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@rocket-lag](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/rocket-lag)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/6 "2022-03-28T00:39:00Z")
Thank you very much, I managed to fix it that way. Well, for a few days I had that same problem for the same purpose as you, synchronizing cameras or movements according to the music, and it was very cumbersome to be playing the music from the beginning even if I put the timeline in the middle, now yes! ! Thank you!! ---
**Author:** ![REM\_Visuals](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@REM\_Visuals](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/REM_Visuals)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/7 "2022-04-06T05:30:12Z")
Epic should fix this…or at the least make the defualt pcm… ---
**Author:** ![Jodorowsk](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Jodorowsk](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Jodorowsk)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/8 "2022-04-14T09:09:58Z")
kisses to all of you. Saved my life today ---
**Author:** ![m1sterv1sual](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/m1sterv1sual/32/464858_2.png) [@m1sterv1sual](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/m1sterv1sual)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/9 "2022-04-20T12:02:23Z")
Bless ya! ---
**Author:** ![Bradical](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Bradical](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Bradical)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/10 "2022-04-20T15:22:33Z")
This fixed me too. Phew! Its the very first parameter when you open up your audio file ---
**Author:** ![Aaron\_Lehnhardt](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Aaron\_Lehnhardt](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Aaron_Lehnhardt)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/11 "2022-04-21T02:29:43Z")
Me too! Thanks!!! ---
**Author:** ![cromeyn](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@cromeyn](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/cromeyn)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/12 "2022-04-21T23:32:23Z")
Amazing, thank you for the fix! Is there a way to set your project to default all audio clips to this setting on import? ---
**Author:** ![machineboy](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/machineboy/32/476508_2.png) [@machineboy](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/machineboy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/13 "2022-04-26T12:43:28Z")
Thanks for this (temporary) solution! I hope it will be possible to set the audio format defaults, so you don’t have to fix every imported file. By the way, if you have your audio in the same folder you can select multiple audio files → Right click → Asset Actions → Bulk Edit via Property Matrix and change all the files to PCM by changing the format in the Property Editor and File → Save All. ---
**Author:** ![snayyss](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/snayyss/32/484654_2.png) [@snayyss](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/snayyss)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/14 "2022-04-28T00:42:42Z")
i love you ---
**Author:** ![shay\_p122](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@shay\_p122](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/shay_p122)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/15 "2022-05-02T14:39:56Z")
Thanks!!! This issue was really triggering me ---
**Author:** ![Caroline](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/caroline/32/487139_2.png) [@Caroline](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Caroline)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/16 "2022-05-20T08:12:13Z")
THANK YOU!! had the same problem! Now to solve mysterious rotations… ---
**Author:** ![Caroline](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/caroline/32/487139_2.png) [@Caroline](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Caroline)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/17 "2022-05-20T08:21:39Z")
This! awesome thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Levi528](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Levi528](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Levi528)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2022, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/18 "2022-05-21T09:58:30Z")
Thank you so much for presenting the problem and solved it! ---
**Author:** ![AtomicAwakening](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@AtomicAwakening](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/AtomicAwakening)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/19 "2022-05-23T22:18:00Z")
Can anyone please tell me how to change the audio asset’s Sound Asset Compression Type from ‘Default’ to ‘PCM?’ Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![YuuJin](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@YuuJin](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/YuuJin)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654/20 "2022-05-24T15:16:39Z")
double click file? look for for compression dropdown? [Next page](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-audio-playback-issues-in-sequencer/501654.md?page=2)