Panasonic SD900 5.1 sound in FCP X

I have been importing into FCP X from my Panasonic SD900, everything works great except that the 5.1 sound is converted into 2 channel stereo. Anyone know how to solve the problem? It could be a bug?
Interestingly, I have found a work around, first import the footage into FCP X, detach and delete audio, I then use Aunsoft MTS Converter to convert the MTS files to Apple ProRes 422 and reimport these into FCP X, from these files I detach the audio and delete the video. Its then possible to combine the video and sound again (without video quality loss).
Tim G

OK, this may be a bit odd, but I just solved my problem! At least for practical purposes. For those who might run into this same problem, here's what I found:
I have an Apogee Ensemble and noted that I was, indeed, getting audio (at least visually) from the Timeline clip as demonstrated by the volume light flashing on channel 3 of the Ensemble. This was visual only since I was only monitoring stereo output from channels 1 and 2 and could not hear channel 3.
I went to the Inspector to check both the Event Clip and the Timeline Clip. I clicked the Audio Tab. In both the Event clip and the Tilmeline clip, the audio was properly noted as: "Four Mono" (because that's how the HPX170 records---in 4 channels). For some reason (which I still don't understand) the audio from the Event clip played fine. But he audio from the clip in the Timeline was silent (that is, no output through channels 1 and 2)..
Selecting the Timeline clip, I then clicked on "Channel Configuration" in the Inspector. That gave me the option of switching from "Four Mono" to "Stereo." This obviously then routed the signal to the channels 1 and 2 of my Ensemble so I could not monitor them. Problem solveed!
Again, I don't know why the audio of the Event Browser clip was properly routed in "Four Mono" mode when the audio of the Timeline clip was not (while in the same mode). But by switching the Timeline clip to "Stereo" it was fine.
One small step for man, one lightly larger step for mankind, in the New FCP X World!
Cheers,
Rob

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