FinalCut Pro: lots of Sound Problems...

Hi,
i have several problems with sound in Final Cut Pro 6.0.2, i will try and list them all:
1: I had two mp3 soundfiles in my sequence that were on different tracks, and also had a different sample rate (44.1) than than the sequenz (48KHz). So i had to render them, but final cut would not render everything only one part of the overlapping region. The rest stayed unrendered, so i selected the soundfile again and hit "command-r". Now FCP rendered the other part of the region, that was not rendered before, but to my surprise the parts that were rendered fine the first time, now were not renderd at all! Any idea what i can do against that bug. I just cannot render everything...
2. Again i was working in a sequenz and pulled in the soundeffect "Impact Metal.caf" from the SoundtrackPro library. Had to render it, everything fine so far, kept working. But after a while the soundeffect got muted. It was still there in the timeline, but it made no sound. Even deleting the Audio Renderfiles and rendering it again did not work. Any way around this bug?
3. Normal sequenz, with video and sound. Also one sourround effect with surround i guess because it has 6tracks, also from soundtrack Pro. I want to solo one track of the sequence, but its not possible, why not?
4. I load an mp3 file into the sequence that has 44.1 khz as opposed to the 48Khz of the sequence. i render it, everthing is fine. later i grab the and of the soundfile and make it longer. So I have to render the rest of it too. Fine i do it, but now the beggining of the soundfile is different, as if i would have slided it to a different position, which i didnt... Any idea?
I am getting a bit crazy around here, to many bugs..
Any help is greatly appreciated!!!

Do not use MP3s in FCP...and audio at 44.1k will also be a no no...so to have BOTH is a big no no. Convert ALL of your MP3 files to AIFF 48k 16bit stereo files.
#5 Imported music from CD or iTunes
Shane's Stock Answer #5: Importing music from CD or iTunes
To get music into FCP, it needs to be an AIFF file at 48khz, 16 bit stereo. So if you want a song from a CD, you go into the iTunes Preferences, click on ADVANCED and set this up under the IMPORTING tab:
AIFF
Sample Rate - 48.000 kHz
Sample size - 16 bit
Channels - Stereo
If you have an mp3 that you want to use, then you can convert it thru iTunes as well. As long as this is chosen as your import option, when you select a clip and click on the ADVANCED menu, CONVERT TO AIFF will be an option.
If the piece of music you want to use is something you purchased thru iTunes, I'm afraid I can't help you there. There are copywrite issues that prevent files from being converted into the format that FCP can recognize.
Shane

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