Two Mics in Garage Band, Separate Volume Controls

Hi, I am doing an interview.  I have two USB powered mics plugged into my macbook pro.  I set up the micrphones as an "aggregate device" in Audio MiDi Setup.  I have the male voice on one track as podcasting male narrator noisy.  The female voice is set up as podcasting female narrator noisy.  The two tracks are recording, but I can't seem to adjust the volume controls.  Not sure where to lower the volume on one track and bump up the volume on the second track. Any idea what I need to be doing.  Also, I am not hearing a thing in my headsets.  Thanks for your help.

Also, I am not hearing a thing in my headsets. 
Set the monitor to "on" in the track info.
The two tracks are recording, but I can't seem to adjust the volume controls. 
Do you mean in the track info or the main track volume? You set the basic recording level in the info pane to max out your gain, but of course you can still mix the tracks after recording using the track volume slider.

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