sound "glitching" in Final Cut HD

[believo]

i'm completely new to final cut. when I add sound to a project it and play it back.. the sound glitches every couple of seconds. anybody have any idea what it could be?
thanks

 

[Phat_Pat]

chances are the sound file is MP3 correct?

convert it to AIFF or other type and listen to the smooooothness of the quality sound.

THIS should do the trick.

 

[WinterMute]

You can also convert to aiff in iTunes. Remember to use 48Khz not 44.1Khz, as FCP will have to render 44.1Khz.