IMovie '09: I can't add sound files or voice recordings.

I’ve been working on a project in iMovie (’09, version 8.0.6) for the past while, one which involves me importing external sound clips and recording my own voice. However, I went to work on my project again recently, only to discover that I can no longer add sound clips or record my own voice--attempting to do so will only result in iMovie getting stuck, leaving me with no option other then to force quit (which caused further problems I was only able to rectify by restoring an older version of the file from my backup drive). Additionally, certain other tasks run noticeably slower then usual (such changing the audio level on a sound clip); comparing the most recent version of my project to older versions (for clarification, these would be versions prior to the one I used to restore the file after the issues encountered with force-quitting), the older versions complete these tasks noticeably faster, and additionally don’t have any issues adding sound. The same goes for other unrelated projects, which appear to work even faster. What I want to know is, does it sound as if the issue is with a specific thing I’ve changed between my current version and my backups, or is it in general that the program’s just getting slower due to the increase in content? And, if it’s the latter, is there any way I can fix this?
For reference, the issue does not appear to with the size of the file; another, unrelated, project of mine is twice the length and size of the one with issues, and yet it works perfectly fine.

thank you, i tried them b4, not working.
but now the problem solved. i did the following:
1: change my itunes language settings back to english ( it was chinese b4)
2: close itunes than re open it
3: i downloaded a ringtone app on my iphone to allow me to customise the songs into ringtones on my iphone
4: sync my iphone
5: find the ringtones under my iphone's app in itunes sync
6: copy the tones in my computer
7:drag them back to my itunes ringtone lib,
all done~~~~ it took a few step, but at least it worked.
tried the change file format thing again, still not working

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