Audio Switching in Multi Clips

I'm using FCP 6.0.3 and have assembled 2 multi clips. Each multi clip as video from 2 cameras. In the second multi clip, by selecting Audio-->All in the Viewer window and selecting my timeline window, I can set edit points that allow me to change which camera's audio feed is being used. However, in the first Multi clip, I only appear to have the ability to use only a single audio for the entire clip. It "beeps" at me whenever I attempt to set new edit points for Audio.
Is there any kind of feature I may have inadvertently enabled (i.e. via a keyboard short cut) that would prevent me from setting audio edit points to switch between the audio of the 2 cameras.
NOTE - I do not want to switch the audio stream every time the I set a video edit point. Rather I am looking to use the audio mainly from 1 camera but selectively use the other camera's audio when someone was talking near the mic of the first camera.

I'd think you could make a 2 pass sort of multiclip edit that would work for you. Select the video only to be edited, then go through another pass of the material and select the audio to be edited only. It's done from the pop up menu in the Viewer. (the little oval button on the far right upper center just over the picture.
Jerry

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