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    Only one speaker works when playing iTunes

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Burns, Dec 15, 2008.

  1. Burns

    Burns Newbie

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    I have a brand new Asus X50SL laptop. Both speakers work fine for system sounds, for Windows Media player, start-up chimes, error beeps, in the sound control panel setup page, etc.. But when I use iTunes, only the left speaker works. I can't tell if the right speaker is failing but it does sound as if the MP3 is playing as a mono track from only one speaker.

    Any ideas?
     
    Burns, Dec 15, 2008
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    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    Does it happen no matter what mp3 file you play in itunes?
     
    ALLurGroceries, Dec 15, 2008
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    this is the first I have heard of that. I would take that machine back and get a new one.
     
    jjgoo, Dec 15, 2008
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    How do you get here:

    From there:

     
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    What version of itunes are you running?
     
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    Actually the problem seems to have corrected itself. Maybe the computer just needed to be restarted after I installed iTunes. Stereo speakers work now.

    It was the newest version of iTunes by the way and I tried various formats ie mp4s, locked mp4s bought from iTunes store, a track imported from a CD, mp3, etc.
     
    Burns, Dec 15, 2008
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