# muting one channel on stereo track during edit

**URL:** <https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/muting-one-channel-on-stereo-track-during-edit/38720>\
**Category:** Windows\
**Created:** [June 9, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/muting-one-channel-on-stereo-track-during-edit/38720 "2015-06-09T22:59:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![maford](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@maford](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/maford)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/muting-one-channel-on-stereo-track-during-edit/38720/1 "2015-06-09T22:59:28Z")

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While recording (in stereo mode) a piano piece, my Zoom recorder was pointing the wrong direction, reversing the L and R channels. Hence the L (base) is too loud, over-powering the R (treble). I cannot “blue in” just the R to increase its volume. Both L and R get blued in. Is there a work-around? (It’s a nice recording, and I don’t want to convert it to Mono.) Help would be appreciated! I have the latest Audacity 2.1.0 and am exiting on a Dell laptop with Windows XP.

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**Author:** ![kozikowski](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/919ad9/32.png) [@kozikowski](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/kozikowski)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/muting-one-channel-on-stereo-track-during-edit/38720/2 "2015-06-10T01:54:14Z")

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Use the little black down-arrow to the left of the track. \> Swap Stereo Channels.

Koz

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**Author:** ![maford](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@maford](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/maford)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2015, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/muting-one-channel-on-stereo-track-during-edit/38720/3 "2015-06-10T05:04:17Z")

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Thanks so much. That little black arrow did the job!

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**Author:** ![Gale\_Andrews](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Gale\_Andrews](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/Gale_Andrews)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/muting-one-channel-on-stereo-track-during-edit/38720/4 "2015-06-10T14:38:08Z")

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Please have a look at [Important information for Windows XP users](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/important-information-for-windows-xp-users/37650/1) if you have not already done so.

Gale