# Pause Audio Not Working

**URL:** https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/pause-audio-not-working/44168
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [April 28, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/pause-audio-not-working/44168 "2024-04-28T20:40:26Z")
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### Author: ![Tribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Tribe](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Tribe)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/pause-audio-not-working/44168/1 "2024-04-28T20:40:26Z")

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Desktop Mac Version ⁨24.04.1 (ccd9ca1a)⁩  
Python 3.9.18 Qt 6.6.2 PyQt 6.6.1

When reviewing cards Anki will not let me pause the audio by either pressing 5 or by clicking “pause audio” in the more section at the bottom right of the review page. When I click the number 5 on my keyboard it highlights “audio -5s” but does not seem to initiate it, when I click 6 on my keyboard it does the same thing. This continues to happen also when I’ve loaded anki via holding down the shift button to disengage the addons. This was happening to me before I updated to the current version too.

Thanks for the help!

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### Author: ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2024, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/pause-audio-not-working/44168/2 "2024-04-29T06:55:37Z")

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The shortcut key is expected to be pressed as you’re reviewing, not when that pop-up menu is visible.

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### Author: ![Tribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Tribe](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Tribe)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/pause-audio-not-working/44168/3 "2024-04-30T15:46:55Z")

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Yes, it also does not work during normal reviewing (without pop-up menu open).

Additional information - I am able to pause the audio when I use the mobile version on iPad.

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### Author: ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/pause-audio-not-working/44168/4 "2024-05-02T12:08:15Z")

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I’m afraid it works fine on a Mac here. What keyboard layout is your keyboard set to?

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### Author: ![Tribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Tribe](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Tribe)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/pause-audio-not-working/44168/5 "2024-05-02T15:10:32Z")

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I am not very computer literate, but if you are talking about in my macbook pro settings, under keyboard\>input sources its says US. Should I add another keyboard or change the one I currently use?

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### Author: ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/pause-audio-not-working/44168/6 "2024-05-03T13:04:37Z")

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That should be fine. If you click in the card area before pressing the shortcut key, does that make a difference? Do you use type-in-the-answer cards?

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2024, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/pause-audio-not-working/44168/7 "2024-06-02T13:05:20Z")

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