Importing mpg files into FCP

A client brought me their external HD, and I am seeking to import footage into FCP. The video comes across fine, but their is no audio...what am I missing here?

You can't work with MPEG files in FCP. Yours also have multiplexed audio which is why you can't hear them.
You need to convert the files with [MPEG Streamclip|http://www.squared5.com]
See my MPEG Streamclip tutorials: [Part One|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2059475&tstart=0] and [Part Two|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2070861&tstart=0]

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