Large .WAV file getting slowed/transposed down!

Hello all! HELP!
Why is it that I drag and drop a .WAV file into Garageband (it is a LARGE .WAV file at 779 MB) and it loads just fine and then plays the file DOWN a half-step lower??? So it slows down the whole file, in essence.
Any ideas?
MRuckles

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