Exporting music in FCP using Compressor problem

Hi Everyone,
I am attempting to export a project with music in the time line. The music is Wav, Aiff and one Mp3 files. When I export the video using compressor all the music is missing. I have attempted to clear all FCP presets and restart several times. I have FCP 6.6
The music does play fine in the time line.
Thanks for any help!

James M. has it right. Convert the MP3 and the WAV files to AIFF, 48khz, 16 bit and use those in your Sequence. You might even have to convert the existing AIFF file(s) if they aren't 48khz, 16 bit.
Once you've edited the new files into your Sequence, do an Audio Mixdown, then export.
-DH

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