<p>I also just noticed that sometimes when I use the keyboard in another window while the video is still playing, the audio will come back.</p>
<p>So, alt-tab into the other window, let the audio stop, type something in the current (non-Premiere) window, and the audio comes back. Not a &quot;solution&quot;, but it does result in audio playing while Premiere is not the focused window.</p>

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David
<p>I had the same problem. It seems to be working now, after I changed the setting under Preferences -&gt; Playback, and unchecked &quot;Disable video output when in the background&quot;.</p>
<p>Edit: Ten minutes after I posted it, my &quot;solution&quot; stopped working. So YMMV. Sorry.</p>

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David
<p>I often need to transcribe clips in Premiere.
To do this, I will open (eg) TextEdit, and switch between the two apps.
Sometimes Premiere will allow audio playback in the background, and sometimes it just mutes.
Does anyone know why or how this happens, and any method to get it to more reliably play when backgrounded?</p>

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2020-10-12T12:45:42.020Z
What kind of footage is it? Is your hardware able to play it without a problem? And is this when it's playing in the source monitor or in a sequence? Also, not related to your problem but to your task: there are [plugins](https://digitalanarchy.com/transcribe-video/transcriptive.html) that might help, and [older premiere pro versions](https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/speech-analysis.html) had a transcription option as well.
Saaru Lindestøkke
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2020-10-12T12:57:08.697Z
bog standard mp4s or ProRes files usually... I have transcription services, it's just occasionally, I need to play and type things.. Now it's working fine of course... Earlier it wasn't.
tomh
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2020-10-12T13:10:36.587Z
Hardware is MacBookPro 15 inch 2018 running MacOS 10.14.6, CC2020.
tomh
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Ok, I don't know what might be causing this. Can you perhaps include a screenshot of your [audio hardware preferences](https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/preferences.html#audio_hardware_preferences). It could help others identify the problem.
Saaru Lindestøkke
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2020-10-20T22:53:30.213Z
I always thought this was just a bug. I was editing an MP4 on Windows 10 yesterday, and it muted about half the time when switching to another app. Usually I'm editing .m2ts from a camera, which doesn't seem to mute quite as often. But it also mutes intermittently for me when editing on mac as well. I've never tried to resolve it, I just switch back to Premiere, stop/start the clip playing to bring the sound back, and switch back to the other app.
Peter Barton
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When does Premiere allow audio to play in the background?
tomh
# When does Premiere allow audio to play in the background?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-10-12)

I often need to transcribe clips in Premiere.
To do this, I will open (eg) TextEdit, and switch between the two apps.
Sometimes Premiere will allow audio playback in the background, and sometimes it just mutes.
Does anyone know why or how this happens, and any method to get it to more reliably play when backgrounded?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What kind of footage is it? Is your hardware able to play it without a problem? And is this when it's playing in the source monitor or in a sequence? Also, not related to your problem but to your task: there are [plugins](https://digitalanarchy.com/transcribe-video/transcriptive.html) that might help, and [older premiere pro versions](https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/speech-analysis.html) had a transcription option as well.  
> **username_0**: bog standard mp4s or ProRes files usually... I have transcription services, it's just occasionally, I need to play and type things.. Now it's working fine of course... Earlier it wasn't.  
> **username_0**: Hardware is MacBookPro 15 inch 2018 running MacOS 10.14.6, CC2020.  
> **username_1**: Ok, I don't know what might be causing this. Can you perhaps include a screenshot of your [audio hardware preferences](https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/preferences.html#audio_hardware_preferences). It could help others identify the problem.  
> **username_2**: I always thought this was just a bug. I was editing an MP4 on Windows 10 yesterday, and it muted about half the time when switching to another app. Usually I'm editing .m2ts from a camera, which doesn't seem to mute quite as often. But it also mutes intermittently for me when editing on mac as well. I've never tried to resolve it, I just switch back to Premiere, stop/start the clip playing to bring the sound back, and switch back to the other app.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2023-11-17. Score: 0

I also just noticed that sometimes when I use the keyboard in another window while the video is still playing, the audio will come back.

So, alt-tab into the other window, let the audio stop, type something in the current (non-Premiere) window, and the audio comes back. Not a "solution", but it does result in audio playing while Premiere is not the focused window.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-11-14. Score: 0

I had the same problem. It seems to be working now, after I changed the setting under Preferences -> Playback, and unchecked "Disable video output when in the background".

Edit: Ten minutes after I posted it, my "solution" stopped working. So YMMV. Sorry.


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