Narration stops briefly, then resumes. Why?

Why does the audio stop during a narration?
I recorded and edited narration for a Keynote presentation in Garage Band, exported to iTunes, converted to mp3. Then I dropped the narration file into the audio well in Keynote. I recorded the presentation, pressing the space bar for transitions and animations.
When I play the presentation back, at the seventh slide, which has no animations, the audio cuts out unexpectedly for about 10 seconds, then returns.
I have turned off power saving settings and re-recorded, to no avail, as the problem persists.
I'd be grateful for any help.

Unless there's a "dead spot" in the file, it's usually an indicator that the HD is "buffering" when it does that.
Causes can be:
Overfull HD (less than 1Gb or 5% available space)
Defective or failing HD (transport is stopping intermittently)
Unwanted "napping" of the HD (Energy Saver settings)
There are others but those are the most likely.
If you have plenty of room on your HD, then it'd be between the other two.
If you see the "beachball" with other apps, when you shouldn't be seeing it, it could be a sign that your HD is going bad.
If you have your Energy Saver settings to not "put disks to sleep when possible", then it's probably the HD going bad.

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