Panning / left and right switched

Hi all,
I know it seems rather silly, but my left and right seem to be switched and I don't know how to solve it. I use a Presonus Firestudio Mobile, that is FireWire connected, I connect my headphones to the card's hp-output, so there's no cables to switch...
Anyone got a suggestion other than "Get used to it"?
thnx,
eltho

Hi,
get used to using the Gain Plugin. There you can swap L/R if you have to. But there's also the possibility that your headphones are wrong cabled. You should cross-check this.
Fox

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