Some scenes washed out/can't select specific clips to edit?

Basically, some parts of the video look like this:
I found out how to lower the brightness. It's not a perfect fix, but it works for me since I'm not using it for anything special. The problem is, when I don't know how to edit one or two particular clips without changing the rest of the video. Unless, someone has a better idea on how to fix this lighting problem.
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Am I missing something simple?
It's simple, but not at all obvious:
If you have Show Track Keyframes or Show Track Volume selected, you can't select or move your audio (unless you grab the video portion). The rationale is that, while adjusting clip keyframes/volume is relative to sequence time, adjusting track keyframes/volume is absolute to sequence time. This is a "save me from myself" kind of thing, where the assumption is that you're only adjusting track volume once your clips are in their final time positions in the sequence. By not being able to select the audio while you're adjusting track volume, you're prevented from accidentally moving your audio around whilst adjusting levels/keyframes. It does make sense, but it's not at all obvious what the solution is when you don't even know what the problem is!
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