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One simple thing that bugs me is Mono Buttons.
On input channels it works wrong, audio gets boosted/doubled in level. On output channels it works kinda as it should, still bosting audio slightly. Why is that?

Mono is also made to double channel in case of single channel microphone (Right = Silence).
Then Left and Right are exactly the same:

Left = L + R
Right = L + R

If the signal is originally stereo, you may get naturally a gain (up to +6dB) because it adds 2x signal (Left + Right).

Yes Exactly. I understand case when mic is on 1 channel, but something like Line/mic switch on input should determine how mono should work, since this one is not normal.

you may simply adjust the Gain slider after the MONO process.

Sure. But im doing some audio production and processing, i am constantly switchig to mono to check audio phasing and azimuth.. so amount of how much to set slider lower is kinda not not ideal.
Also when audio near 0dB switching to mono audio engage limiter, so.

you may use the MONO button on BUS (this process is including a gain compensation) and is more made to check the MONO compatibility as you want to do.