any way to get itunes/osx to play mono (for 1 headphone listening)

[Sean Dempsey]

I can only use 1 headphone at work, so I'd like to have both the left and right channels come out that 1 earbud, which would essentially be a mono signal instead of stereo.

Is there a way to do this? There's no balance tool in iTunes, and in OSX sound prefs, I can pan the sound all the way to one side, but that doesn't actually combine the channels, it just only plays that one side.

I'm missing half the song on songs that have alot of heavy panning.

 

[Hellhammer]

Try MonoMaker

 

[RickyB]

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[Porco]

It's silly there isn't a built-in software solution for this, but how about getting a stereo to mono adapter like this one?:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=1227&C=SO&U=strat15

 

[ianray]

Software solution: System Preferences -> Universal Access -> Hearing -> Play stereo audio as mono.

Enjoy

 

[Porco]

Software solution: System Preferences -> Universal Access -> Hearing -> Play stereo audio as mono.

Enjoy

Ahhh... That must be a Snow Leopard addition, it isn't available on Leopard (I posted from my G5). Nice. Unless you're still stuck on PPC macs.

 

[lewis82]

Why don't you buy a mono earphone such as this one?:
http://www.mouse2house.co.uk/produc...p7gHDbjtSTYzdV5oxZGbf00YFYSAtL3zxFUj7rWqJzc63

See the connector in the picture? It's a TRS (tip ring sleeve). However, the 3,5 mm port is designed for TRRS. Consequence: you would be getting a short circuit.

 

[ianray]

Ahhh... That must be a Snow Leopard addition, it isn't available on Leopard (I posted from my G5). Nice. Unless you're still stuck on PPC macs.

Oh, that's a shame I have always admired Apple's accessibility options -- and rather assumed that they have "always been there"...!

 

[RickyB]

See the connector in the picture? It's a TRS (tip ring sleeve). However, the 3,5 mm port is designed for TRRS. Consequence: you would be getting a short circuit.

Sorry. I'll delete my post.

 

[ttopp]

In utilities then audio midi you can change the output to mono should work on ppc to

 

[Sean Dempsey]

Software solution: System Preferences -> Universal Access -> Hearing -> Play stereo audio as mono.

Enjoy

This works. Thank you very much!