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Topic: Recording/monitoring in mono on inputs 5/6 or 7/8 on Fireface UC

I have two Avalon 737sp mic preamps going into my RME Fireface UC's inputs 5/6 b/c both are rack mounted and I'd prefer to keep the cables out of sight.  However, when I want to record say a bass or a mic out of just one of the Avalons (say the one going to Fireface input ch 5), I can only hear out of the left channel. 

Everything records fine, but monitoring just ch 5 in both hardware outputs 1/2 doesn't seem possible unless I click the mono button next to AN 1/2 in TotalMix.  Am I missing something here??  Seems like I should easily be able to monitor and record on inputs 5, 6, 7 or 8.  No?

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Re: Recording/monitoring in mono on inputs 5/6 or 7/8 on Fireface UC

Did you turn off Stereo on the UC input *and* correct its PAN to 0? By default when you turn an input from Stereo to Mono the pan settings are hard left + right on the former stereo channels.

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Re: Recording/monitoring in mono on inputs 5/6 or 7/8 on Fireface UC

Yes I did click the wrench icon, click off stereo, then made AN5's pan be 0 (in the middle).  Is there something else I am missing?  It makes no sense to me why this wouldn't just work.

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Re: Recording/monitoring in mono on inputs 5/6 or 7/8 on Fireface UC

You did not click on your monitoring output (selected the desired submix) before fiddling with pan. The Matrix will tell you more.

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Re: Recording/monitoring in mono on inputs 5/6 or 7/8 on Fireface UC

Ah, ok...I will check into that when I get back home.  Thanks!