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Set stereo output to mono in Windows 7
I have looked everywhere in sound settings and accessibility settings within Windows 7. I cannot find ANY settings to make the computer output the stereo sound to MONO. I have REALTEK integrated soundcard on my Gigabyte motherboard. I have checked in those settings as well. The ONLY thing I have been able to do is change the balance, and that doesnt solve my problem. You see, I am deaf in my left ear, so in stereo recordings that I am listening to with headphones on, I miss alot of the sounds within the music or movie or whatever I am listening to. On my Mac, all I have to do is click a button in the settings, and the computer will play stereo sound through BOTH speakers, which is what I want on my PC. I cant believe this feature isnt available in Windows 7. Any ideas?
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Right click on the volume icon on taskbar > Playback Devices > select the device > Configure > Choose Mono > click next > click finish
ya theres another longer way to do this too just make it a single channel out put but still running to two speakers BAM MONO
Hi Xandris,
It’s not possible to change stereo output to mono in Windows 7.
You may either go for third party players that support stereo to mono output. Alternatively you can get a Mono Plug Adapter that converts stereo to mono output.
If you want to leave any feeback about Windows 7, here's a link for that purpose.
http://mymfe.microsoft.com/Windows%207/Feedback.aspx?formID=195
Note: Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Third Party Software can be solved. Using Third Party Software is at your own risk.
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Shinmila H - Microsoft Support
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now i know this thread is more than 5 years old but I have a definitive solution for anyone who uses windows 7 and realtek audio manager.
in order to get the left and right channels playing in one ear u have to go to the speakers tab in realtek audio manager and set it to any of the settings that say cd quality or dvd quality (any of the settings that have 16bit) then click ok you'll have to do that each time u change it other wise nothing will change.
this will work but the trade off is the reduction in audio quality. my recommendation just go up the settings list in the default format tab until u find a setting that gives u mono and the audio quality u want.
to test it afterwards just use realteks speaker config tab with the play button to test if it plays both sides
From reading this it seems most people aren't aware that the headphone/speaker jack that you plug into the headphone socket on any audio device is designed to play stereo but if you don't push it in full it plays the audio in mono albeit a little quieter.
You can push the jack in full and then pull it back out slightly, it should click into place and your audio will now be mono. Forget downloading software and messing with settings. All 3.5mm jacks do this.
This should be part of accessibility settings. Some people can hear out of one ear.
