Panning probs - no right channel

Hey guys
Hope someone can help
If I pan a track to the right the volume on it goes down
Input shows both left and right sound coming in and recording
but the pan makes it disappear
any clues??

warrenphotography wrote:
so I'm assuming the sapphire is working fine?
or it could be masking the problem, take it out of the equation by setting GB to output to the built-in speakers, is there still sound in the right channel?

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