Playback distortion in Audition

[shrike]

I hope someone can clear this situation:

I have Audigy2 ZS and Adobe Audition, versions 2 and 3. Audigy2 ZS supports 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion during playback with sampling rates of 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz in 7.1 mode and up to 192kHz in stereo mode and Analog to Digital conversion during recording in 8, 16 or 24-bit at sampling rates of 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz.

My problem is this - when I record something in 96kHz at 32 bit stereo, I get a wave that plays back distorted, chopped and in one word terrible, when played in Audition, but plays OK in any other player (Winamp, WMP, Creative Media Source).

When I downsample this same wave (96kHz, 32 bit, stereo) to 48kHz, 32 bit, stereo, playback in Audition goes OK and everything is fine with the sound.

When I record in 48kHz, 32 bit, stereo, everything goes well, recording and playback, no distortion whatsoever.

Now, everything written above relates to both versions of Adobe Audition, 2 and 3.

So, if someone can explain me what am I doing wrong and why doesn't Audition plays back wave normally when all other players do, I would appreciate it very much.

Of course, it's very important for me to play back my waves in Audition for editing them, and I don't want to downsample them before editing, it's always better to edit them in higher quality and downsample later if needed.

Thanks in advance,

shrike