Distortion - from line out or interface

Hi all,
I keep getting a bit of distortion from itunes playback whether I out my line output or my focusrite interface from Itunes.
is it becuase I have a fusion drive (late 2012 mini) ? My laptop's output is not distorted .

I still have a proiblem iwth direct line in from guitar straight to computer.
http://thehangtime.com/gb/gbfaq2.html#pluginguitar

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No audio from line out

hi,
my audio works with internal speaker but nothing from line out when selected in sound controls. In audio midi setup, i do not appear to have any control on the master volume for line out, (its stuck at 0) i am suspecting a driver problem - May have been overwritten or deleterd when I tried to install Parallels 7 - now uninstalled
cheers
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What do you have connected to line out?
Line out is designed to be the input to amplifiers and not speakers.
Allan

2009 Mac Pro no audio out from Line Out and/or Digital Out.

Hey guys, I recently bought a new tv which has an optical input and thought I'd buy an optical cable to connect it to my Mac Pro's (4.1 model 2009 I believe) digital out port which I have never used before .
The issue I'm facing since is that I can't get out from my mac pro to my tv. I also bought a cable to direct sound from my mac pro's line out, to my tv's red/white stero audio ports.That didn't work either.
When I select Digital out as the default audio output in Sound preferences the OS says that there are not default audio controls for that device and the sound icon in the menu bar is greyed out while when I switch to line out output I can control volume but no audio is coming from my TV.
I've been searching on forums and didn't find any relevant answer so if someone knows what may cause this that'd be really helpful.
*ALSO: I've got windows 8 instaleld on my mac pro as well. The digital out doesn't work there as well although the line out does send sound to the TV.
** I also have soundflower installed and perian although I don't think any of them would mess things up like that.
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That's normal. Is the correct audio input selected on the TV?

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A while ago, I observed no sound coming from several speakers in our 5. sound system. 2 of the speakers provide sound. Also running windows xp and audigy 4.
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uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers 5.2.6.6?
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Why is it that I have line-out selected as my output source for audio, and music can be played through it, but for a week now, sound effects like those from mail, are coming from the internal speakers?
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Here is an example of a iPhone/iPad/iPod D/A device on Amazon. I'm sure there are many more you can check out.
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I use the noteability app alot, recording audio at a live lecture works great. However, due to a bug you can not add an audio file directly into your notes (at the moment), you must record them.
I have a bunch of podcasts that I would like to add to my notes. I know I could play them from my mac and record audio through the ipads mic but what I hoped to do was connect a male to male cable between the line out of my mac into my ipad, playing the audio without interferance. This didn't work
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Yup, my digital speakers are connected through the digital out jack.
Device manager shows the device working correctly - no issues or exclamation marks.
Not one ioda of hardware was moved, not one cable unplugged or any other config changed before or after the re-formatting of the hard dri've. Software o/s and applications only.
The soundblaster card properties in device manager shows no conflicts....everything is working fine, but there is a setting somewhere that is being missed I suspect; I have gone ever every option in all of the soundblaster audigy audio control software installed that came bundled with the card, checked online for latest drivers which I've got installed, and did a clean uninstall/reinstall using creative's 6 step-by-step guide. I also checked all windows xp based audio controls even though I've checked the option that enables the audigy controls to sync with the windows ones as you probably already know.
To my knowledge, there is no way to disable line out signal from this card - its there, you plug in your external and go. And with no config changes at all, no hardware changes, no cables unplugged etc. I don't know what else to do. (except email creative support which I did a few minutes ago).
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How can I not show my e-mail address in "from" line when sending out e-mails?

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Okay here is where I am at so far and thanks for sticking with me, we may have success eventually! Can you confirm the following:
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Yes
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How do I get a line out signal from my macpro mid-2012

I went to Preferences, Sound, Output. The only option is HEADPHONES.
I want to send music from iTunes to a sound mixing board. I can use the headphone port, but the signal is weak and poor sound quality. I used to use my iPod which works well because I have a cable that takes a line signal off the ipod port (the one you use when you are charging or communicating with the computer)
I am using a digital mixer now controled with the Mac and don't want to mess with two peripherals when working a job.
I have only recently moved from DOS/Windows machines after 30 years with them. My last Windows laptop was a Toshiba. Whenever I plugged something into the 1/8" port it would ask, "Headphones or Line Out?"

Do you have a 13" model? I believe (I could be wrong) that the 2012 13" model only supports line in, no line out. You used to be able to switch the port to in or out but I don't think that feature is available in newer models (again, I could be wrong - I don't have a 13" to test).
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Still no audio.
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Google does show a few people having very low line out audio level problem.
No answers yet.
I'm hoping it's a setting.
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