My Macbook speakers cut off when playing music/videos

Hey, I'm new to the boards but have last generations macbook (all black).
All my system and software updates are up to date.
When I play music in itunes the song continues to play but the music cuts out. I thought it was just itunes but when I tried playing a video in imovie, the same thing happened.
Any ideas? Thanks.

I'm experiencing the same problem. My speakers pop lightly - kind of static-like - and when I play music in iTunes or a video, on YouTube for example, the sound cuts in and out. This JUST started happening about 3 days ago. Frustrating.

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Originally Posted by apratimsau
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