IMovie9 places random audio when exporting!

I have a problem that seems absurd. Forgive me for not being too technically inclined.
I have spent countless hours editing a movie with music overlaid as well as audio grabs moved etc. It looks great on screen - usually.
Sometimes when played back it loses some of the original sound. If I go to the audio of that clip and basically do nothing but check it and hit 'done', it returns.
More confusing is when I export. I have tried exporting to iDVD and Toast to put it on DVD and for some reason it places random audio. There will be a car scene with music that I placed and suddenly there will be voices or waves crashing from a totally different source. There is no evidence of this audio when I check the project.
Another problem is that it refuses to remove audio when I have reduced the volume to zero, for example when I have fast motion and don't wish to hear the squealing sound. My only solution is to detach the audio and delete it. This is a problem that is frustrating but can work around. The first issue is my main issue as it makes all my efforts worthless.
The management of the audio seems quite random and uncontrollable during export.
Does anyone have any ideas or experiences
Thankyou

Of course that's always the way
As soon as I posted the question I found the possible answer.
Speed changes not on the marks like 200% or 400% cause the problem. I have many at 80%. Exactly where I want it and if I change to 50% (looks crap) or 100% (kinda pointless) it will stuff up my timing completely.
Wonderful. Starting to dislike iMovie. hmm

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