Quicktime file audio won't render in FCP

Hi and please help if you can
I have converted the windows media video files (with the extension .asf) into a Quicktime file using Quick Time Pro and Flip4Mac. I am trying to use the converted video in FCP, but when I import the converted quicktime file into FCP and I render the clip, the video will render and play fine, but the audio will not. I am getting the unrendered audio beeping sound. Did anyone encounter that problem before? Any advice.
Thank you in advance.

Try a one minute "cut" from your .asf file and export to DV Stream.
Too many Windows formats do not follow anything except M$ formats and can't be converted from a Mac. Maybe try the export from a Windows box?

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Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 07:53:14 -0800
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