Hey all! New to the forums.
I’ve decided to post here because I’m unsure if there’s a way to help out with the problem I’m having. It’s no hassle aside from the amount of audio tracks. Before I get into this, I’m using Audacity 2.1.3.
So my issue is that I have an 8 channel audio device. My headphones have drivers that lock down the device settings in my Playback Devices (Locked at 48KHz, 8 channel). While using all 8 channels is optional via the virtual surround setting, the device will always be on 8 channel mode (Meaning it just transmits to L/R when it’s off, all other channels are silent). This can get annoying when I’m trying to record system audio because I must have audacity set to record all 8 channels. Attempting to set it any lower will throw an error stating it couldn’t open the sound device. While this is no major issue, it can get to be a hassle to constantly delete the 6 unused channels then merge the L/R channels into a stereo track for every thing I record. Is there a way to make it so that I can only listen to my L/R channels and record as a stereo track? (I say again, just for emphasis here: I can not change the device setting for the amount of channels. It’s hard-locked by the drivers.)
Thanks. If you need any more details, just ask.