How to change the sound in headphones

An advantage among the sound design of films, musical compositions and computer games is the two-channel audio output mode. Failures in the stereo mode or failure of the headphones themselves often manifest themselves by turning off one of the streams or replacing them with each other.

General sounds, or those intended for the center channel, will be heard unchanged. Depending on the specifics of the audio track being listened to, changes will be noticed more often or less frequently. If there is a so-called three-dimensional effect in sound, the perception of the picture can change greatly. But the individual sound waves are split into the left and right earbuds.

How to swap headphones

If you have a PC and the necessary drivers, this operation will not be difficult. To configure the channel layout, as well as possible error detection, you must follow:

• Start Menu;
• Control Panel;
• Equipment and sound;
• Audio device management;

As a result of these actions, a window will open where in the “Playback” tab you should select the speakers or headset currently in use. And click the “Configure” button. Now here you need to select the audio output settings step by step, and you can immediately swap channels.

NOTE: Not all speakers or headphones support functions where you can change the functions.If such changes cannot be made using this method, it means that you either need to update the drivers, or you will not be able to change the position of the channels in this way.

What to do if the headphones swapped places themselves?

There are several options for identifying the cause and solving this problem. Methods from simple to complex:

• Check the operation of other headphones on the same device. If everything works correctly, then the problem is in the headphones - they need to be replaced or tried to be repaired.
• If this happens during a computer game, it wouldn’t hurt to go into the settings and perhaps disable the “reverse channels/stereo” function. If this function is enabled, then it is its operation that causes the headphones to be rearranged among themselves.
• Go to the “Control Panel” and try to change the sound channels among themselves, as described above. It will only help if the headphones support this function.
• In the Start menu, enter the search for “Realtek” and open the found manager. The very first tab (it may be called “Speaker Configuration” or simply indicated by displaying the speakers) shows two speakers. Pressing them one after another should produce a sound in the corresponding ear. If everything sounds correct, then the problem is in the specific program that produces the sound (browser, computer game). If the sounds are played in reverse, then you need to insert the headphone or speaker plug into the adjacent sound jack on the motherboard. If the sound is produced in both channels when pressed, then there is a general constant effect. You can disable or select the audio effect in the second tab right there.
• Update drivers for headphones.This can be done by going to the “Start” menu, entering “Device Manager” in the search, then opening the manager window and in the “Sound Devices” tab, select the one you need, hold down the right mouse button and select “Update Drivers”. If you have an Internet connection, this operation will go quickly.
• Do the same with the motherboard drivers. This operation is performed in the same menu, but in the “System devices” item.
• There may be a problem with the sound card at the architectural level. To test this theory, you will need to try replacing the PC motherboard with another one (if the sound card is built-in), or installing a known working discrete audio module. If after such replacements the headphones work normally, then the reason is precisely in the hardware shell. If it is not possible to install additional parts on your computer, you can take it to technical support for checking.