Music skipping like cd

All of a sudden the playback in itunes sounds like a scratched CD! It just started a few days ago, i updated itunes and still having the same problem. it does this on all songs, purchased, burnt, etc, even on the music store preview snippets. help!

hiya!
we'd better check on the usual suspects from this document. if you've got an itunes version 5.0.x or 6.0.x, you need to check on the QT 7 sound out settings:
iTunes and QuickTime for Windows: Songs and other audio don't play correctly
love, b

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If you are having unusual audio playback issues in iTunes on your Windows machine, you may find the troubleshooting steps in the following article helpful:
iTunes and QuickTime for Windows: Audio does not play or plays incorrectly
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1362
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