The audio files are in Mp3 format, I seem to have found a simple, possibly temporary fix. I shut down the program and the computer, and then restarted and it seems that the audio runs flawlessly now. After it completes rendering, I’ll have to see if the problem arises again. If it does come up again, should I try using an external program to convert the files to 48K/16-bit WAV and then import them into the project? Thank you