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my right speaker doesn't work. i can switch audio device to mono (audio/audio device/ mono) but it reverts to stereo every time i play another song.

If you use DirectX audio output, you can force the default speaker setup ( Tools -> Preferences... Show settings: All and Audio -> Output modules -> DirectX ).

If you use DirectX audio output, you can force the default speaker setup ( Tools -> Preferences... Show settings: All and Audio -> Output modules -> DirectX ).

ok i set output to directx and speaker configuration to mono, saved it, but it doesn't do anything. it still starts everything in stereo.

If you use DirectX audio output, you can force the default speaker setup ( Tools -> Preferences... Show settings: All and Audio -> Output modules -> DirectX ).

ok i set output to directx and speaker configuration to mono, saved it, but it doesn't do anything. it still starts everything in stereo.

nevermind. it's working now. don't know why it didn't earlier.

VLC restart is needed after change.

Thanks to the VLC team for this product, this feature is just the best, as I'm deaf in one ear, this helps ALOT !!!!

I'm deaf in one ear, this helps ALOT !!!!

If I were you I would invest in some hearing aids or aid. lol

Command line -sout-mono-downmix should do it

How do I know if I'm using DirectX audio output, or not? It's not listed as a running process in Task Manager. I've seen DirectX files but I don't remember when or where... a different computer maybe?

As to Command line -sout-mono-downmix , sarexpert, my friend is not good at the command line. Does he have to use the command line for everything if he uses the line you suggest, or can he combine it with the GUI?

(Oh, and I'm pretty sure the poster has heard of hearing aids but not everyone can benefit from one. Duh.)

Rick

I was a careless reader "( Tools -> Preferences... Show settings: All and Audio -> Output modules -> DirectX )." but when I was in All Preferences, I did see this very preference. So now I know how to tell.

But I set it to Mono and played a "stereo demonstration" record that I googled off of the web, and it was in no way mono. It was 30 minutes with plenty of stereo experience, just as much as when set at stereo. Remapping everything to right made no difference either. It was still stereo and it came out both speakers. And checking the stereo to mono converter did nothing either. Actual testing is better than relying on what settings are labeled.

Unless closing the sound file and starting again, or restarting VLC would have made a difference? Sorry