<p>You'll have to create a padded version and loop that.</p>
<pre><code>ffmpeg -i voice.mp3 -af apad=pad_dur=2.0 padded.mp3
</code></pre>
<p>and then</p>
<pre><code>ffmpeg -stream_loop X -i padded.mp3 ...
</code></pre>

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<p>I am trying to loop a voice.mp3 in FFmpeg. And it is looping successfully with the stram_loop X command.
But the problem is it's looping breathless. How can I add a few seconds of silence between loops?</p>

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# How to add a few seconds of gap between looped audio in FFMPEG

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-02-01)

I am trying to loop a voice.mp3 in FFmpeg. And it is looping successfully with the stram\_loop X command.
But the problem is it's looping breathless. How can I add a few seconds of silence between loops?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-02-01. Score: 1

You'll have to create a padded version and loop that.
ffmpeg -i voice.mp3 -af apad=pad_dur=2.0 padded.mp3

and then
ffmpeg -stream_loop X -i padded.mp3 ...


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