So not a hardware issue then, if all other projects play back ok..
Can you revert to an earlier saved version, and see how that plays?
If so, then perhaps the newest version had something done & saved without you realizing it.
I say this because I've sometimes changed a setting with the mouse scroll wheel, only to realize later that I didn't even catch it at the time, because I neglected to 'click out' of the VST or something, and back onto the 'main frame'.