An option to play back all audio in mono rather than stereo

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ncrecc
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An option to play back all audio in mono rather than stereo

Post by ncrecc »

Not sure if this would count as an accessibility feature or just plain practical. For example, I can only hear out of my right ear as of right now, so this would be plenty useful for me.
filbo
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Re: An option to play back all audio in mono rather than stereo

Post by filbo »

This seems like something you should solve at the system or even hardware level. System: tell your system-wide audio mixer to meld together both channels and deliver to the right ear. Hardware: set up external device to do the same, between machine & headphones. (I assume headphones because if speakers, it's all in the air and would make less difference -- though of course still some...)

How to do those software & hardware feats? Both should be possible, but depends on your system etc. Might require add-on software; some sort of open source dingus should be available.
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