diff --git a/data/effects/audiobalance.xml b/data/effects/audiobalance.xml
index d689b737612eb081a59de915348cb134341bb8b6..fd39284f296310cbcadc98bdd08f36b60ac2ee85 100644
--- a/data/effects/audiobalance.xml
+++ b/data/effects/audiobalance.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	<name>Balance</name>
 	<description>Adjust the left/right balance</description>
 	<author>Dan Dennedy</author>
+    <parameter type="fixed" name="start" min="0.5" max="0.5" default="0.5" />
 	<parameter type="animated" name="split" max="1000" min="0" default="0.5" factor="1000">
 		<name>Balance</name>
 	</parameter>