Some audio muted in iMovie 10.0.6

Frustrating problem: If I import movie clips from my iPhone into iMovie, there is no problem with the audio. If I import movie clips from my Sony NEX-6 or Lumix LX5 cameras I can't hear the audio (they are .mov files). The waveform is there in iMovie, just no sound. These problem clips play happily with sound off the desktop, in QuickTime, in iTunes and in Aperture, but not in iMovie. I have tried a few fixes, but to no avail:
Using encode in the Services contextual menu on the desktop
Getting Handbrake to convert to H264
Trying to import from Aperture into iMovie (rather than from the SD card)
Nothing…
Oddly, iMovie on my MacBook Pro plays the sounds on these clips. So I have tried to carefully compare and contrast settings and support files; they all look the same (but I am obviously missing something). I reinstalled iMovie on the iMac and cleaned auxiliary files with CleanMyMac. Nothing…
I have compared which QT components are installed in the various Libraries; they are the same on MBP and iMac. I am now at a loss and any thoughts or help would be gratefully received.
Thanks in anticipation

Apparently the Adjust button was removed in iMovie 10.0.6 and the adjustment controls appear permanently see: http://www.lynda.com/iMovie-tutorials/Whats-new-1006/159634/364979-4.html (I was puzzled since I had never noticed this until I checked).
The instructions in the Apple manual should apply but without the need to click on Adjust.
I have not used the automatic audio adjustment s myself (always do it manually) and it is not clear from the manual exactly whether volume, balance or both are adjusted. maybe someone-else can clarify exactly what it does.
Geoff.

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