audio dropout; audio glitch
Technical term for interruptions or artifacts in audio playback or recording, including stutter, clicks, pops, and similar issues.
There are several audio dropouts in this recording.
The cause of the audio dropout was a poor cable connection.
Compound of 音 (おと, 'sound') and 途切れ (とぎれ, 'interruption, break'). The reading おととぎれ is a straightforward combination of the readings of its components.