Audio Editing Issues

Hi
Has anyone worked out something for these situations?
1: I have source footage with 2 tracks ... dual mono... wireless mic 1 and wireless mic 2.  I edit the clip into a Project (set up as Stereo out) and need to balance the two audio clips. I can select the clip ... set it to Dual Mono in the inspector... and Pan Left/Right.  But to adjust the levels of the individual channels it seems I have to right click on the clip in time line  and select "Open In TimeLine". Now I see the 2 channels. The Format settings need to re-set to dual Mono and pan settings to Stereo Left / Right .... now I can Pan the tracks and set a Level Envelope curve for each on the timeline... but can't hear the rest of the Program Mix!!!
Is there a way to just get all of  clips's audio tracks to show in the Main Timeline. Expand doesn't seem to do it? Seems soooo basic.
2: If Im editing video and audio into the timeline how do I choose which audio tracks to edit into the program. I see how to select Audio / Video or both .... but if I just want one track?  Do I have to keep switching audio tracks on and off in the Source clip via the inspector?
Thanks
Lee

Unless you can balance the two channels in the separate timeline and then mix the combined tracks in the main timeline you don't have a good solution. You can break the clips apart in the timeline, but be warned there is no way to put them back together again short of putting each clip into a compound clip and having to open and close it to work with it. It also creates other editorial limitations.
2.  Afraid so. You can also switch tracks off and on for ttimeline clips in the inspector.
Audio is very limited in FCPX.

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