Premiere Pro likes stereo audio to remain stereo by default but you have complete control to change individual files or the fundamental way in which Premiere Pro imports stereo files so that they always behave like dual-mono files.
Final Cut Pro 7 users should really think about making dual-mono the new default to mimic what they’ve been used to.
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