FCPX to Compressor 4.1 to WMV (using Flip4Mac) - Audio Popping Noise

This week I exported WMVs from FCPX 10.1.3 via Compressor 4.1.
A strange 'popping noise' appeared in the final exported files that was not present in the original source clips in FCPX.
I ran through every conceivable AV quality setting in the Windows Media Quicktime Export Components to isolate the problem but to no avail.
To humour myself I used a free online WMV conversion tool which produced a WMV that didn't have the audio popping noise.
Eventually I contacted Telestream/Flip4Mac and asked if anyone else had reported the issue.
They said they had started to receive reports of similar problems occuring when exporting to WMV from Compressor.
THE SOLUTION:
Export a ProRes MOV from FCPX via Compressor
Open that MOV in Flip Player and select Export > Format > Windows Media

This is what I see.
Russ

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PS : It also solve my other problem : FCPX --> ProRessHQ --> Compressor 4 --> Blu-ray .264 of 1.69GB
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