Voiceover recording in iMovie

Hi
I have been trying to record Voiceovers, but have a problem. When I hit the record button I would like to be able to heard the original audio with the clip, this seems to be impossible.
Is there a way to hear the original audio in the headphones while recording a voiceover?
Thank you
This is with iMovie 5, but i could upgrade to iMovie 6 if this is solved?
  Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

"If there any other tools people use to record voiceovers while being able to listen to the original audio?"
You could export your audio to an AIFF file and then bring that into GarageBand to add your voice over tracks.
iLife '06 makes the process even easier. You can actually see your movie play inside GarageBand.
I wouldn't buy iLife '06 today though, there's good reason to belive that iLife '07 may be announced at MacWorld.
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