Balance:

If your computer has stereo capability, you can use the Balance slider to adjust the balance. The slider has a "detent" at the 50-50 balance point. Typically, you'll only want to change the record balance if your audio inputs are not at the same level.

Before adjusting the record balance, make sure that the play balance is calibrated for your output configuration. You can do this by using the Audio Tool: Save As window to convert a monaural file to stereo and then adjusting the play balance until the left and right speakers produce the same output level.

Once the play balance is calibrated, you can record a segment of audio data and play it back to determine if the record balance is correct.

On systems that support the monitor function, the record balance may not affect the monitor output. To determine the actual effect of record-balance changes, you must record and play back a sample of stereo audio.