Audio Sounds Fine in Flash - Glitchy On Publish

I have AIFF streaming audio in Flash CS4 (does it in CS5 too) and it sounds fine in Flash, but when I publish it I get a glitch/noise sound in a few places. It does this no matter what audio format I export, including RAW. ???
The source doesn't have the glitch sound, it doesn't have it in Flash itself, but it does when I publish it.
Anyone know what's up with this?
Thank you!

If I change it from streaming to event, the sound publishes fine. ??
I opened the audio file in Soundtrack Pro and exported it as WAVE and AIFF and both had the same problem when exported out of Flash.

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    I was testing the system sound… CD playing in the background: Sting “If on a Winter’s Night” 02 Soul Cake playing through iTunes – standard speakers-headphones (beats-audio coasting along). 
    Sounds -> Playback Devices -> Speakers and Headphones -> Properties -> Enhancements 
    I have rewritten this part three times trying to get it right. Here’s the gist:
    I switched on the “Loudness Equalization” enhancement.  The sound jumped; it was loud and distorted.  I switched the enhancement off – the sound dropped off and didn’t come back.  I turned up the volume (with the slider) and down and up and down – and I was hearing Less and less sound from the speakers:  “Low Sound Syndrome”:  I was hearing what would be expected at setting of 7%.   Well, that sucks.  (Technical term.)
    Based on this experience, I hypothesize that it’s possible to lose one’s sound entirely just by initially adjusting this one enhancement and then losing control over the ensuing ever diminishing returns.  I didn’t continue to test this into a theory.  It’s a hypothesis.  If I had an extra dv7 sitting around, I might sacrifice it on such testing.  I gave up right away and went into recovery mode while I still had some sound.
    Recovery:
    After the Loudness Equalization was turned off,
    Recovery Attempts to recover normal sound levels included:
    Resetting all Sound to Default settings,
    Installing the driver from the webpage (standard load – download, double-click and install), reboot,
    “Hard Reset”. 
    It was finally necessary to force load the IDT HD driver to recover the sound to its normal levels; that is, the driver was Uninstalled and allowed to reinstall at boot.  (“Local” install from the Device Manager also works.)
    Commentary:
    I did not bother with a registry cleaning at this point - it may have made a difference, though it's unlikely since the driver needed to be completely reset by this time.  I advocate registry cleaning!  Bad things happen to good computers because of a dirty registry.  Use your favorite or download CCleaner (free).
    Try a Driver Update:
    You can always check for Driver updates here – If the driver does update - you may be done with this part.  Check the sound and proceed to "Enhancements".
     At the Right-Click > Update Driver Software
    Audio Driver “Uninstall”
    Control Panel -> Device Manager -> Sound, video and game controllers
              Right-Click   IDT High Definition Audio CODEC -> Uninstall
    You have a choice at this point
    If you do not have the means to replace your driver,
    THEN do not delete your driver from the computer
    OR - If you believe the driver is not working at all,
    And / Or you have tried the standard Uninstall/self-install method previously without results,
    AND You have the means to REINSTALL that driver from scratch*
    Then you may delete the driver -
    *Driver Installation From Scratch Requires the following:
    You have your IDT HD driver on your computer as a sp*.exe file, for example, in Downloads
    Reinstall with Boot:
    Shut down the system
    Reboot
    The driver may install itself at login as the system scans for hardware changes
    OR
    Reinstall WITHOUT BOOT - Initiate the scan for hardware changes:
    Right-Click on the IDT driver , >  "Scan for Hardware Changes"
    --> Check your sound at this point.  It's possible that the driver has in reinstalled itself.
    Manual Driver Installation - Comments:
    There are a couple of paths used to get the IDT driver onto your system.  You can download it from your HP Software and Driver website.  You may have been given the path to your IDT driver at the HP ftp softpaq site.  The package is downloaded as a sp*.exe file.   You may download the software as often as you need it.  Make sure you have the package downloaded before you delete your driver.
    Once you have downloaded that package onto your system, the original sp* file will stay intact.  As long as you do not delete it, you can reuse it.  Once you do install the driver onto your system, an installation directory is created in C:\SWSetup, named the same as the sp* file (without the .exe extension). 
    In C:\SWSetup\sp* are all the files necessary to reinstall your driver.  If you install the software from the sp*.exe file in your Downloads folder, the new installation will ask you whether to overwrite the data in the SWSetup/sp* with the contents of the .exe package – do it.  The reinstallation is just unwrapping and redistributing what’s in the .exe file into the same SWSetup/sp folder. 
    If the "Driver Store" is removed, that is, if the driver package is ever removed from C:\SWSetup, you can reinstall from the sp* file as long you you have it in your Downloads folder - it will recreate that SWSetup/sp* folder.
    What about Versions?
    Latest is Usually best.  If you are concerned AND you think you may not be able to get another a copy of an older driver that is in C:\SWSetup\sp*, make a copy of the folder before uninstalling any driver or making any changes.
    Installation from the Original sp* package
    Find the sp* file on your system.  It will be most likely be located in your “Downloads” folder.
    Simple Driver Installation from the 'Saved' installation sp* file:
    Close everything that isn’t needed, browsers, games, windows…
    Right-Click on the installation package (the sp* file), Select 'Run as Administrator' and start the installation
    Answer any questions…and follow the instructions
    or...
    Installation from the Device Manager
    If the driver software is still on the system from a previous installation, it is located in C:\SWSetup
    You can tell the Device Manager to access the package on the system:
    Control Panel > icons > Device Manager > (Highlight) IDT High Definition Audio CODEC >
                          Right-Click > Update Driver Software > Browse my computer for driver software
                          Browse to C:\SWSetup\sp*
                          Be sure the “Include Subfolders” box is CHECKED
    27-Nov-2011
    Audio Services Check / Restart
    This section is not strictly part of the "Enhancement" procedure.  It has been included because it is necessary that these settings be correct so that the sound can function properly.  If you are not having sound issues, skip this part...
    Check system Services to make sure that your sound related services are running as they should.
    Restart each service (except as noted):  Right-Click > Restart
    Control Panel -> icon -> Administrative Tools -> Services > bottom of page > Standard (optional - makes it easier to column sizes)
    Sound services must be showing as
    Status = Started
    Startup Type = Automatic
    Sound Services:
    Audio Service
    Multimedia Class Scheduler
    Windows Audio
    Windows Audio Endpoint Builder
    Power (check only)
    RPC (check only)
    That’s it.
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    I hope this helps your sound work better!
    Kudos are Earned!
    Kind Regards,
    Dragon-Fur

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