When i record, sound only comes out of the left headphone!?

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moneymike
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When i record, sound only comes out of the left headphone!?

Post by moneymike » Sun Oct 04, 2009 7:15 pm

when i record my audio through my microphone and then i play it, it only comes out of the left headphone. is it my microphone? when i import audio from my computer, it comes out of both headphones but when i record, it doesnt. how can i do this?

please help thanks.

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Re: When i record, sound only comes out of the left headphon

Post by steve » Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:50 pm

Edit menu > Preferences > Devices tab.
Set Recording channels to "1 (mono)"

Does that work?
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Re: When i record, sound only comes out of the left headphon

Post by masterfang » Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:05 am

i had the same problem..but now the sound is coming on both the sides..thanks for the help.. ;)

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