On Friday, January 2, 2004, at 09:57 PM, R B Williams wrote: > I know - but that's not it. The original DV master came from a Canon > with level control. > I have also tried importing audio tracks from a commercial CD and > found the same > pattern. > > Remember, I'm losing sound as it approaches very soft passages only. > > I just loaded a 12 minute AIFF into iMovie. A jazz piece by the art ensemble of chicago . It has soft and loud passages. I was unable to duplicate your problem and I can't think what could be causing it. ERICA! J