From: d88-jwa@hemul.nada.kth.se (Jon Wtte)
Subject: Re: Stereo sound problem (?) on mac games
Keywords: sound stereo, Quadra, 900, PowerBook, 170
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In <1qsfak$skc@network.ucsd.edu> dpb@sdchemw2.ucsd.edu (Doug P. Book) writes:

>But, the following games only play out of the left channel:

...

>But still, STEREO system beeps do play in stereo, through BOTH speakers.

Mac sound hardware is diverse; some macs play in stereo and
mix the output (the SE/30 for instance) while others play in
stereo but ONLY has the left channel for the speaker, while
some are "truly" mono (like the LC)

Developers know that stuff played in the left channel is
guaranteed to be heard, while the right channel isn't. Some
send data to both, some only send data to the left channel
(the first is preferrable, of course)

Cheers,

					/ h+
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