Audio ok in Project Assets but disappears in TimeLine

Hi
Am in APE12. OSX Mavericks.
Importing video from Panasonic HCX920.
All was good.
Suddenly - exactly the same conditions - new clips have lost their audio when played in the TimeLine.
The audio is there and fine if the clip is played when the clip in the Project Assets area is double-clicked and appears in the small window.
Also in Organizer the new clips are not playing audio when previewed in the big window that opens for them.
Old clips from same source are playing fine.
In Properties I cannot see any discernible difference, but I am a newbie and may be missing something.
Thanks for your help.
William

William
Conforming of audio is very relevant even for "short" clips with audio.
And, when you import your video with its linked audio or just audio for the first time, did you observe a conforming bar at the bottom right of the Expert workspace in action? If so, did you wait for the conforming to go to completion before moving forward in the project?
I would delete whatever you have in the Media Cache Files Folder (if the Mac version has one). I am not targeting hard drive space consideration at this point, rather I would like to rule in or out damaged/corrupt conformed audio files.
Under the circumstances, I do not see that happening easily but...
I checked your Panasonic HCX920 video and audio specifications. From what I read you could be recording Dolby Digital 2 or 5.1 channel. Which one are you using? And, what are you setting as the project preset? Are you recording 1080p or 1080i?
Have you checked in Input/Output settings in Edit Menu/Preferences/Audio Hardware ASIO? Or the Mac counterpart.
Also, it may be worthwhile to take an in depth look at the properties of the old and the new. The MediaInfo program is the best for that (use Tree View)
http://mediainfo-mac.en.softonic.com/mac
If you decide to pursue that thought, just be careful with your download and install choices to avoid unwanted downloads in the process.
We will be watching for your progress. Some Premiere Elements Mac users may be by with suggestions specific to Premiere Elements on Mac.
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