STP from FCP

I'm having the hardest time sending a clip from FCP sequence 'send to' Soundtrack Pro Audio File project. That open is grey -- does anyone else have this problem and how can I fix it. At this point, it gives me Multiclip option -- can anybody help?
thanks
kchen

I knew you could open the original clip in an audio file project, but as you mentioned, this can be time consuming. Again, all of this is likely because of how it was captured in the first place. So, you have a decision. You could recapture everything making sure your audio isn't linked, or you could work on as you are. It's up to you at this point. One thing you could do to save time. Open a clip in your preview window. Mark an in and an out. Now, open that clip in STP (not from the timeline) as an audio file project. Your in out marks should show up in STP. Using marks in STP you can work on just the areas of the clip you need to . . . not wasting any render time on areas of the clip you don't need.
Hope this helps.
jimi

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