ITunes sounds is distorted

Before the newest update my songs were playing fine, no hassle.
After a restart to make iTunes properly download the update the sound on my tracks in now crackly.
I thought it was my headphones so used 3 pairs and also played various tracks from my library through speakers, still the same exact effect.
I'm sure this has something to do with the update as my drivers are all up to date as they should be.
Anyone having similar problems?

There is an alternative downloader for 64-bit editions of Windows here:
iTunes 12.1 for Windows (64-bit — for older video cards)
that seems to address the playback issues that some users have been reporting with the full 64-bit version (the alternative installer here is the same architecture as most previous "64-bit" versions of iTunes, i.e., a 32-bit application with a 64-bit installer). The "for older video cards" label appears to be something of a misnomer as some people have reported that this corrects problems found on current / high-spec systems.
Some users have reported that after installing this alternative version it is necessary to adjust the "Play audio using:" selection in Edit > Preferences > Playback to restore glitch-free audio.

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hi gpman!
hmmmmm. apologies that this is taking a while. still trying to get to grips with the video sound issues. (i may be behind on the state of the art with this too ... i haven't been able to get out to the other forums to check on developments there.)
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bluezdawg, "Scratchy Audio when playing Video" #1, 12:10pm Oct 20, 2005 CDT
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