Problems with buttons on embedded swf files or workaround how to loop mp3s? ...

Hello there,
I'm new to the topic of flash and rich media in pdf files so please forgvie me if I ask a Newbie question.
Here's the situation. I have an image slide show of ~18s and an audio file of ~3mins that I want to play as loops embedded in a pdf file.
I tried the following:
1) Created an swf file of the slide show with audio included, embedded in pdf -> works, but the swf file is off, since audio starts over with slide show, i.e-. after 18s. 
2) Created an swf file of the slide show and an mp3, embedded two objects in pdf  -> Audio can be muted by button (multimedia_pause), but won't loop
3) Created two swf files: one for the slide show, one audio only, embedded two objects in pdf -> Audio loops, but cannot be muted by button (multimedia_pause)
So can please somebody give me a hint on how to loop the mp3 file (preferred, smaller total file size) or why the mute button action won't work on the swf-file?
Any enlightening link is also most welcome! Thanks in advance!
Regards
bderfnam

Dave -
I know your reply was created nearly a year ago, but hoping you see it. I have the similar problem. My captivate contains audio whereby the audio is embedded on each slide, indepent of each slide within the captivate file. So, for a captivate course that has 10 slides, I'll have 10 audio files, one audio file (.mp3) on each slide.
OK, now each slide has each audio file timed perfectly with captions that appear on each slide. So that when the audio (a narrator) says for example:
"The user places the date and top of the page when the test failed ...and then the individual then signs at the bottom where indicated."
There would be 2 captions - One caption for the first part of the .mp3, and one caption for the second part of the audio. (all on one .mp3 on the main timeline)
When I press the Pause/Play button the .mp3 it just repeats itselve over and I hear the same voice running on top of each other in unison. Not sure how I can fix this where the Pause button on the control bar (the only control bar on the entire course), pauses everything on the slide.
Do you see what I am saying?
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Kevin

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