I'll walk you through recording a mono track correctly.ġ) The first thing to do is to assign your input source, in the track controls area, click on the button that reads 'Rec 1', this will pop up the Record Devices dialog box.Ģ) In the Record Devices dialog box select the Left Channel as your recording source then click on OK, now you will see that the input box in the controls area reads 'Rec 1L'.ģ) Arm the track for recording by clicking on the red 'R' button in the track controls area.Ĥ) On the transport controls, hit the record button and you're recording! There is also no need to use the track mixer plugin to simulate stereo. There's no need to record a stereo track for a mono source such as a single microphone, if you record a mono track the sound will come out of both speakers unless you move the track's pan control to one side or the other.