The audio player on my WordPress site has become painfully slow on desktop browsers. Sometimes it freezes for a second or two, other times it keeps the previous track running even after I click a new song, so two tracks play at once. The lag seems random—there’s no clear link to queue length, rapid switching, or initial load. What I need is a clean, stable player experience: quick response when a visitor hits play, seamless switching between tracks, and absolutely no overlapping audio. The plugin in use can be inspected once you’re inside the admin area; I’m open to either tightening up the current setup or swapping to a better-performing alternative if that proves faster. Please trace the root cause (theme conflicts, JavaScript bottlenecks, cache settings—whatever is hiding in there), apply a solid fix, and verify the result right on the live site so desktop users hear instant, single-track playback every time.