Headset Issue..

i3uu · Jul 20, 2009

Okay so I've been having a problem with my headsets for the past quarter of a year but could never figure out what was going wrong. The problem i'm having is the sound is coming through my headset backwards, or in other words, sound that SHOULd come out of the LEFT side, ACTUALLY comes out the RIGHT side(and vice versa). This happened with my last headset which caused me to buy my new one (which i am regretting because it's performance is not that which i would have liked) so i know it's not a broken headset. I would assume it has to be with the settings on my computer, but to my knowledge, i haven't changed any settings (and i am the only one who uses this computer). Has this ever happened to anyone else or does anyone else know a solution? It's really frustrating to play a game like Call of Duty 4 and hear footsteps on the right only to be shot from the left :\

I am using realtek HD audio drivers and windows 7 build 7100.

Kursah · Jul 20, 2009

Does this only happen in Windows 7? have you tried different drivers/os?

Are they surround headphones or stereo? Are you using front panel or from the rear green/front output connection? Dunno if your P5Q uses the same ADI2000 onboard as mine, but I never had that issue...though I never used FP either. See if we can get a little more info, I know you can swap channels on the center/sub for some 5.1 settings, but I don't recall a swap of the L and R channels, do you have Virtualization enabled? Is it all games?

inferKNOX · Jul 20, 2009

It seems to me like you're using your front panel audio and it is plugged into the motherboard with the left channel plugged to the right header and vice-versa, thus supplying each channel with the wrong audio.

Mussels · Jul 20, 2009

.... are you wearing the headphones upside down or something?

alexp999 · Jul 20, 2009

Check in the realtek manager the sound is not reversed

Check in the sound device tab its not reversed

Are your speakers sounds reversed?

Have you tried the headset in the speaker jack in the back?

Rey17 · Jul 20, 2009

Mussels said:
.... are you wearing the headphones upside down or something?

LOL....

i3uu · Jul 21, 2009

hmm, i think the plug being put in backwards or something could be a possible problem. I'd have to open up the case and check that out. The speakers that are plugged into the rear ports (5.1 system) work perfectly fine. Hmm..

inferKNOX · Jul 21, 2009

then it's definitely your front panel being plugged in back to front as I said.

richardbel · Jul 21, 2009

funny, i remember i had same problem back when i bought my headset.. :roll:

Mussels · Jul 21, 2009

richardbel said:
funny, i remember i had same problem back when i bought my headset..

Front panel header being around the wrong way, or wearing your headphones upside down?

FemTech · Jul 23, 2009

inferKNOX said:
It seems to me like you're using your front panel audio and it is plugged into the motherboard with the left channel plugged to the right header and vice-versa, thus supplying each channel with the wrong audio.

I second this motion... Front Panel Audio can be tricky... Also you might check the driver settings to make sure nothing is switched there...

3ogdy · Jul 23, 2009

A friend of mine had this problem too with 2.0 Genius speakers in windows xp SP2 and it was an option in the realtek sound manager or so which was giving a stereao reverse effect.Once unchecked that option everything went back to normal.

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