Dear HoverHell, thanks for the idea. I don't have .asoundrc in my home directory. Do you think I can just create it and the system will find it? Also, I'm not sure how I would specify the device. I'm using hw:default,0 for the Skype sound output, it is not the default device. (Which sounds stupid, seeing that it's called "hw:default", but when I do not specify a device I get the laptop soundcard, not this one.) Could you have a look at the attached information and confirm how I have to clarify in .asoundrc that I mean the hw:default,0 device? Thank you! With best wishes - . . . Christian ------- Forwarded message ------- From: HoverHell To: "Christian Asseburg" <christian@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Subject: Re: Fix Skype on headphones sound only on one ear Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:49:32 +0200 Christian Asseburg wrote: > Dear ALSA users list - > > I'm using Skype for Linux on a laptop, with the laptop soundcard (card 0) > the default and a USB headset for Skype calls (card 1). Everything is > working fine, except that the sound during Skype conversations is heard > on > one ear only. I would like to hear (the same) sound on both ears. Please > point me in the right direction on how to fix this, thank you! > > . . . Christian > In asoudrc examples there's a way to solve that problem (which i didn't encounter lately though): # skype and ekiga are only mono, so route left channel to the right channel pcm.mono_playback { type route slave.pcm "default" slave.channels 2 # Send Skype channel 0 to the L and R speakers at full volume ttable.0.0 1 ttable.0.1 1 } e.g. it routes left (AFAIR) channel on 'mono_playback' device to left and right of 'default' device. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user