yes, that's how it supposed to work. You should record a single mic as a mono file... not stereo. If you want to record stereo, plug in two mics (preferably a matched pair), one in channel one and one in channel two and this will give you your left and right channels. when recording only one mic (mono) you need to change the settings in your software to record mono, not stereo, so you don't have a stereo track with sound in only one channel and nothing in the other.

Well when I go into the options for recording device (adobe audition) there are three options, stereo, L, and R. When using one mic (mono) plugged into input 1: Choosing L only records the left. Choosing R records nothing. Choosing stereo again only records the left. So how do I get a normal mono recording with the same track in both speakers? Theres no option for mono...

Seem like this is the question of the week. Three people asking similar questions at the same time.

The record input should be left. The channel type should be mono. It looks like you only have the first part taken care of.

If you are having problems + want a complete failure of a fix, visit http://www.rs-met.com, downoad ChannelMatrix 2x2, and put it in the first VST slot. Then set the values to:
1 0
1 0
And you're good to go. I do this with Kristal cause it fails hard with mono/stereo issues.

Theres got to be something wrong with my firebox. There is no right channel. When I plug the mic into the second input and select the Right recording input in Adobe, it shows the track being recorded, but when I pan it 100% Right there is no sound at all. Panning it 100% Left there is sound. I can't explain this at all. How do I select the Channel Type gecko?

nvm problem solved. thanks everyone.

How did you solve the problem?