Audio Meters view in Dual Mono configuraton

Can't understand why, setting a clip in Dual Mono configuration in the event browser, FCPX set the Audio Meters window in Mono view
whereas the same clip put on the timeline set the Audio Meters in the normal stereo view
It didn't happen in previous FCPX versions

IIn the browser the meters are looking at the clip. In the timeline you're seeing the meters for the project, probably the default stereo.

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