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Request: A Song to Test L/R Loudness

post #1 of 9
11/22/10 at 7:12pm
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Not sure where to put this thread; this seems like the best place.

 

I'm pretty sure my headphones have a slight imbalance (not too bad, only about 15% louder in one ear I'd say.) However, it's quite annoying. I want to know if it's the headphones, my ears, or the source that is causing the imbalance, but since it's so slight and most music is stereo, it's a little hard to tell exactly what the problem is. Does anyone know of an audio file (don't care if it's a song) that could be useful in figuring this out? Thanks.

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post #2 of 9
11/22/10 at 7:23pm

"Lost in the Supermarket" by the Clash has a guitar line that goes from one ear to the other. I'm not sure if you should be using a song to test L/R balance, though, but it's not like an appropriate song won't do the trick.

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post #3 of 9
11/22/10 at 7:24pm
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Originally Posted by 12345142 View Post

"Lost in the Supermarket" by the Clash has a guitar line that goes from one ear to the other. I'm not sure if you should be using a song to test L/R balance, though, but it's not like an appropriate song won't do the trick.


Thanks, I'll try it out. And it doesn't have to be a song, an audio file that either stays completely mono or has a part that goes one ear to the other or whatever would do the trick. I'm not sure if there's designated audio for this situation.

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post #4 of 9
11/22/10 at 8:46pm

Wondergirls-Nobody :P

 

you can give this song a try lol

 

btw,you can use Audacity(free software) to test out your headphones.

pure tone/noise/anything... suitble

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post #5 of 9
11/23/10 at 3:56am

The best way to test this is with a MONO song. Any mono song will do. You should have everything coming from the dead center. If it's off, either it's not a mono song or you have an imbalance.

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post #6 of 9
11/23/10 at 11:56am

Well, foobar2000 has a mono downmix feature which I also use, but I assumed that the OP didn't use foobar.

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post #7 of 9
11/23/10 at 2:45pm

Another method is to unplug one of the inputs of your amp. Using a cheap Y-splitter plug both inputs into the same channel.

 

This is also useful to eliminate the source as the source of the offset.

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post #8 of 9
11/25/10 at 6:10am

Download Audacity, a free audio editor, and generate noise or tones. Matter of minutes.

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post #9 of 9
11/26/10 at 4:23pm
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Originally Posted by LFF View Post

The best way to test this is with a MONO song. Any mono song will do. You should have everything coming from the dead center. If it's off, either it's not a mono song or you have an imbalance.



1+ Also it might be your ears....supposedly I hear slightly better in the left O-o

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