I use Soundforge to create a stereo channel wav (or mp3) file from the original avi file. There is a 'light' version of Soundforge but not a free one.

You can then reintroduce onto your timeline

I've since bought a stereo mic for when I need it.

Gillian

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Win XP, Athlon 1.8, G force 3 T, 1 60gig drive + 1 250 gig, Pinnacle Studio 9 plus mostly, Premiere 6, and Vegas 5 sometimes, Soundforge, Cool Edit.