Audio filter problem- graphic equalizer

I'm a little new FCP and to using audio filters. I know that the filter I need is one of Apple's that also came with my software- AUGraphicEQ. It's a lot easier to play with than the limited 3-band equalizer of FCP's. The filter worked great for about the first 10 minutes I tried it. But for some reason, now whenever I apply this filter, it won't "stick".
For example, I've got a clip with a hiss at about 160 Hz. I can hear the hiss go away when I apply the GraphicEQ to the clip and lower the gain for that frequency while it's playing. Then- once I've stopped playback in the timeline and start again- though the filter still shows the lowered frequency in the viewer, the hiss is back. If I render the clip or even export it, the hiss is still there when I play it. Why won't the GraphicEQ apply permanently to the clip in the sequence?
I've experimented with different clips and different sequences and the same thing happens with this filter. It doesn't happen with the FCP filters; they seem to be working fine.
Is there a setting I'm not aware of that's affecting this?
Please help!

Updates are OK to run, but upgrades ala Tiger to Leopard to Snow Leopard should be done as an erase and install from the ground up, as should upgrades from say FCS 2 to FCS (2009)...
Trash your FCP preferences (User/Library/Preferences/FCP User Data/, then give it another go after you've selected to mix in RT at least 8 or 10 tracks of audio at one time... it's in the user preferences. See if that makes a difference...
If not an uninstall/reinstall of FCP might do the trick. But use this: http://www.digitalrebellion.com/fcs_remover.htm to do the uninstall with. You can choose to just uninstall FCP with it too.
However it will could be a bug with that particular filter... I don't use it as you are anyway. I'd open the file in Soundtrack pro and remove the unwanted hiss there... it's a ton better...
Jerry
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