Lost Audio; Story of First Project

I've enjoyed reading the experiences people have posted about their first project in FCP X, so here's mine... (via Dropbox). I've never used FCP, but have been using iMovie. As a newbie, I found I have three advantages over more experienced users:
- I don't have to unlearn FCP.
- My iMovie experience was a real plus.
- The missing pieces of FCP X that are important to many, do not impact my start at the bottom of the learning curve.
I have run into one serious problem since I wrote my article for our AppleGram: In moving some Events and Projects, using FCP X, I've lost all the audio in both files, except for some audio source files in Events. Any help will be appreciated...
Bye R@y
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Hey guys, these questions are very helpful, guiding me to better explain what is going on/not going on!
No audio is not playable in clips, either event or project, play or skim.
Yes, I see waveforms both places.
DB level was set to 0 db and still looks correct.
No RED icon for audio.
Yes, this project played perfectly and was exported successfully; trouble began when I moved it.
No, audio is not detached from video.
Yes, see the waveforms fine.
BTW, I'm now on my 2nd install of FCP X; on the first install I NEVER had audio in Events, but it was OK in Projects. After the "move" that started all the trouble, same problem in both Events and Projects.
Thanks again!
Bye R@y

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