Re: ITunes (Win) - audio distortion builds up slowly

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From: metro98k (sdflkjsdflkj_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/25/04 

Date: 24 Jun 2004 21:42:30 -0700

Don't think that's what it is. System is top of the line as of
September-03, so memory or processor speeds/overload shouldn't be a
problem.

Galley <Galley@Spam-Jammer.galleytech.com> wrote in message news:<eeqkd0drp0c55tpql615uc33gsn6ho9lm0@4ax.com>...
> On 23 Jun 2004 14:10:36 -0700, sdflkjsdflkj@hotmail.com (metro98k) spewed forth
> these words of wisdom:
>
> >I am running ITunes 4.6 (same thing happened with 4.5) on Win XP.
> >Most of my files are MP3s.
> >
> >The problem is that after I have listened to a few (5 or so) songs in
> >ITunes, I start to hear these snicks or clicks in the background (they
> >sound a little bit like the sound you hear if you plug in or unplug
> >headphones while they are playing). It starts with just a couple, and
> >they steadily increase in frequency the more songs I listen to, until
> >there are a couple a second. It doesn't change if I stop the player
> >or skip tracks. But if I shut down ITunes and restart it, everything
> >sounds fine (for a while).
> >
> >1) Anybody have this problem?
> >2) Anybody know anywhere else I can post this question?
> >3) Anybody know how to fix it?
> >
> >Thanks a lot - I have searched the web, Apple's support site and the
> >documentation, and I can't find any answers.
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >
> >metro
> >
> >(PS - the mp3s themselves are not distorted - they sound fine when played elsewhere)
>
> You may be low on system memory, or your processor may be getting pegged.

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