Headset playing sounds on reversed sides...

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So, when I have the headset plugged into the front jack, the left sounds come out of the right headset speaker and vica versa. When plugged anywhere else, it's OK.

Any idea? :(
 
brain worms are interfering with your auditory system
 
I've seen ways to reverse channels, but I don't remember exactly where. It was probably software that came with the audio card.

Another thing, you'd have to reverse the channels every time you want to use headphones, and revert the setting afterward.

There are probably leads going to the headphone output on your card, but if they happen to be wires, maybe they were connected backwards to the headphone jack. Could easily happen in a factory environment where it was built. You could switch them relatively easily if they are wires.

If they are hard leads built into the board, then it's very unlikely that is the problem.
 
Why dont you just flip the headset around?
 
Sadly, behind the head headphones. I tried it, too uncomfy.

I blame the onboard sound. Given me nothing but problems :(
 
had a look in Utilities / Audio Midi Setup, but i couldn't find anything that would do it (but a lot of stuff was greyed out, maybe you should check on your system).

short of that, you could certainly go to radio shack and find some combination of connectors that would allow you to 'cross the streams', as it were.

a couple days ago, i repatched my (home) studio, including incorporating two new pieces of gear in my listening chain. i loaded up the song i'd started mixing the day before, and to my horror found the L/R channels swapped. i checked all (or so i thought) the connections 3 times, all the routing, crawling behind furniture following cables. total PITA. finally found that the mac sound out port, which i break out to a y-cable, was plugged into the L/R of my mix board backwards. doh.
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some info in here.

The cord could be plugged into your mobo backwards? Buy a channel swapping jack?


and this:

I use Winamp 2.95 to play my music and there's one thing i noticed when configuring my sqrsoft output plug-in. I saw something in the options which allows the speakers to be reversed. If you use winamp, you could always use this option.
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Isn't there a way to set speaker settings to mono if it's giving you that much grief?
 
Avoidist said:
Isn't there a way to set speaker settings to mono if it's giving you that much grief?
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I don't want a roundabout, I would like a fix. I'll look into the "plugging in backwards" deal...didn't know that was possible D:
 
I thought there was an easy way in XP and tried Googling "reverse stereo", but I can't seem to find much.

And Shammy, don't make me laugh.
 
The Front Audio connector, as I suspected, CANNOT be reversed without busting some shit up. I made sure it was seated very nicely. My mobo is Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L, if that helps. Google is rendering me nothing useful, so I much be failing at keywords.

*EDIT* also, audio is Realtek ALC888/S/T @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller

Thank you Everest.
 
CyberPitz said:
The Front Audio connector, as I suspected, CANNOT be reversed without busting some shit up.
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Can you give me a pic? Are we not dealing with a standard 1/8" trs jack here? How in the **** do you reverse that? You can't. Stereo TRS jacks work by sending the left channel through the tip contact, and the right through the sleeve contact.

Something is wrong on a software level. Have you tried other headphones or speakers in the jack? That'd be a way of knowing for sure that something isn't somehow ****ed up with your headset, which I really doubt.
 
Yes, I plugged the headset into the rear ports, where my speakers are, and they work 100% correct.

The way the plug looks for the front audio is 7 pins with 1 slot blocked as the "key". I can't get a pic, as I don't have any sort of camera.

*EDIT* and Veggies, I said you CANNOT reverse it without breaking shit. Seems like you thought I said I could.
 
Oh, I thought you were talking about the 1/8th jack part of your headset, not the part where your audio thing plugs into your pc. Reversing that wouldn't help either methinks :p
 
Haha, yeah. "Hay guys, I had the headphones plugged in upside down!"

Haha, that would be quite interesting....heh..*tries*
 
You can cut and reverse the wires on your headphones, or buy something like this, and reverse the wires on it.

http://www.audioadvisor.com/images/GREXT_000.jpg

(headphone extension cord)

You can get one of those cords anywhere from $1 to $10 depending on where you get it and how long it is.

www.monoprice.com is probably the cheapest, but shipping will be several dollars. might just go to a retail store like wal-mart and grab one for $5
 
In all honesty, I don't plan on purchasing anything to fix the problem. If all else fails, I'll just unplug my speakers and plug it in the rear port....or plug it into my volume control which plugs into the sub and buy an external mic. TBH, easier to just unplug speakers and such, because I can do all that with 1/2 an arms reach :O
 
This plus this, connect the RCA jacks in reverse (red to white, white to red), and bam, instant stereo swap.

Those adapters would run you, say like 8 bucks total.

And yeah I know you just said you didn't want to buy anything.
 
Your main speaker doesn't have a head phone jack on it? I have a really cheap pair of Creative speakers, and the main speaker has a head phone jack that I just plug my head phones in when I need them...
 
They do....

CyberPitz said:
If all else fails, I'll just unplug my speakers and plug it in the rear port....or plug it into my volume control which plugs into the sub and buy an external mic
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No mic connection, though. I'd have to go through the back.
 
Druckles said:
I thought there was an easy way in XP and tried Googling "reverse stereo", but I can't seem to find much.

And Shammy, don't make me laugh.
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Maybe 3D option enabled or 5.1 instead of headphones?

And yeah, Shamrock is funny.
 
audio-splitter.jpg


$5 at Radioshack (The Source)

Problem solved
 
Baal said:
audio-splitter.jpg


$5 at Radioshack (The Source)

Problem solved
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Question?
What is a headphone splitter going to do?

Answer
Give the ability to plug in two sets of headphones that still have the channels reversed.


Try again
 
VirusType2 said:
Question?
What is a headphone splitter going to do?

Answer
Give the ability to plug in two sets of headphones that still have the channels reversed.


Try again
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What? That would work perfectly for him...

His problem was that the front speaker/headphone jack reversed the sound, they worked in the jack on the back of his PC where he has his speakers plugged in, but he didn't want to go all the way back there to switch plugs every time he needs his headphones. With the head phone splitter he can plug both his speakers and headphones in to the same rear jack and not have to switch them.

That headphone splitter is too bulky, could block other plugs, I know if I used it on mine it would block the mic jack and some other jack on my Audigy 2 zs. Look for something like these instead:

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I got something like these at Walmart, about $8.00 I think.
 
Oh, I see now. I was like "huh?" when he posted that.

Cord splitters increase the resistance though, but if they were both plugged in constantly, then it would be tolerable.


Here is an example of why it sucks.

plug laptop audio and PC audio into a splitter which plugs into an amplifier.

sound from both plays through the speakers. however, if you turn off one of the computers, the volume will double.

Very uncool. Prepare to shit bricks if you have high powered amplifier/speakers and you already have the volume up loud when it happens.
 
Sir Phoenixx said:
What? That would work perfectly for him...

His problem was that the front speaker/headphone jack reversed the sound, they worked in the jack on the back of his PC where he has his speakers plugged in, but he didn't want to go all the way back there to switch plugs every time he needs his headphones. With the head phone splitter he can plug both his speakers and headphones in to the same rear jack and not have to switch them.

That headphone splitter is too bulky, could block other plugs, I know if I used it on mine it would block the mic jack and some other jack on my Audigy 2 zs. Look for something like these instead:

*snip*

I got something like these at Walmart, about $8.00 I think.
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Some are more bulky than others. The one I posted is fairly bulky, such that it's too big no matter which way it is turned. The one I have at home is much thinner than that one though, so if I turn it so that the two jacks are vertically placed, it's fine :)
 
I have a splitter already, though it fux some shit up whenever it's in. With both the sound cords plugged in, the sound is insanely quiet. I blame the 5 year old splitter.

Again, like I said, It's not as much of a hassle as you think it is to swap out the rear plugs. If I had the computer in a weird, hard to reach spot...then yes, the splitter would be mine...
 
Why not just take the connector block for the front audio jack that's connected to the motherboard, pull the right and left audio pins out and reverse them? Sounds like they were put in the wrong way when the case was manufactured. Your motherboard manual should show you which ones you need to change. If it's AC'97 then you need to swap pin 5 with 9. If it's HD audio it might be more tricky.
 
It is HD audio....and that was what I discovered will have to be done. Oh boy:p
 
That's not a headphone splitter. It would have to be powered or else each signal would be half the strength. That looks like just a stereo splitter, male 1/8th stereo TRS to 2 female mono 1/8th L and R jacks.

But you're right, won't help any unless you had another similar thing that you could reverse it somehow, like my solution.

Edit: ERR LOL, missed a whole page here. My post was in response to http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showpost.php?p=2708743&postcount=29

Oh but it seems like my post is a bit relevant. Are you guys sure those are actually splitters that output TWO STEREO signals? Not just an L and R?

Screw the stereo splitting though, just buy the two things I said, imo. Much simpler.
 
Vegeta897 said:
Oh but it seems like my post is a bit relevant. Are you guys sure those are actually splitters that output TWO STEREO signals? Not just an L and R?
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It splits it into two whole stereo signals, it would be like having an extra speaker/headphone jack. I used mine on my MP3 player and PC to plug two headphones in so me and someone else could use headphones at the same time without trying to share one headphone.

And yeah, there was a slight issue with volume with these, having headphones plugged into both causes the volume to be slightly (but noticeably) lower, so you'd have to turn the volume up a notch when you wanted to use a second headphone, and then back down when you just used one.

About the reversed channels, the plugs/lights and other features on your case front are plugged into your motherboard with small wires. If you assembled your PC, you may have plugged the left and right wires in to the wrong plug (or the manufacturer may have if your PC is store bought). In my ASUS mother board manual it shows connectors for a front audio panel, one of them is "line out_L" and "line out_R", try looking in your mother board manual (or find out your motherboard model and search online for instructions) for where these connections are and which ones are which, and try switching them.
 
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