No Sound from imported itunes song.

Help. New to FCE. I get waveforms and sound when working with the audio associated with the video i have downloaded... but when i try to import audio from itunes - i get nothing.... just a straight line - no waveforms - no sound.
what am i doing wrong????
thanks for your time.
Paula

If it's from the itunes music store (apart from the new DRM free stuff) it's DRM protected and won't import.
Obviously you're aware of the use of copyright stuff.
If it's not music store stuff, you need to convert to AIFF within itunes before importing to final cut.
Here's something of Tom's which will help after you've obtained the necessary clearances etc, etc...
http://www.fcpbook.com/Audio4.html
When you next see Tom, give him the green star.

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