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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stunaep on January 20, 2003, 01:56:01 pm

Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Stunaep on January 20, 2003, 01:56:01 pm
So... how can I reverse the stereo of my speakers with software?

Don't ask... it's a long tale.
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Stealth on January 22, 2003, 12:51:20 pm
if you want to play a song backward (from end to beginning) then i can help :p

otherwise sorry
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Stunaep on January 22, 2003, 01:01:49 pm
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Originally posted by Stealth
if you want to play a song backward (from end to beginning) then i can help :p

otherwise sorry

:wtf:  Reverse the stereo... as in play the right speaker sound from the left speaker and vice versa.
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Stealth on January 22, 2003, 01:06:14 pm
i know, i was kidding when i said that in my last post ;)

i know how to do it in Flash, and i know how to do it in Cool Edit Pro

in fact, i recommend you download the demo of Cool Edit Pro, it's very easy to do it in that (i.e., play everything through left speaker, play everything through right speaker, play left speaker through right speaker and right through left, etc.)
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: beatspete on January 22, 2003, 01:58:35 pm
Not aware of any software... cant just move the speakers, no?
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Knight Templar on January 22, 2003, 08:16:37 pm
I actually installed my speakers backwards.. turned out pretty sick.. :blah:
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: StratComm on January 22, 2003, 10:43:06 pm
Are they internal?  I don't see what would prevent you from switching the feed output lines...
Title: Re: Reversing stereo
Post by: Nico on January 23, 2003, 02:43:06 am
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Originally posted by Stunaep
So... how can I reverse the stereo of my speakers with software?

Don't ask... it's a long tale.


Funny, I have the same pb. and the cool little box that allowed to reverse stereo in 98 is gone in XP. Bloodly MS idiots, why the hell did they remove it?
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Stunaep on January 23, 2003, 10:06:33 am
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Originally posted by beatspete
Not aware of any software... cant just move the speakers, no?

no. That is all you need to know. I cannot also meddle with hardware, since that'd reduce my 4 year guarantee to 1.
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Stealth on January 23, 2003, 10:31:07 am
look at my last post dude!  i gave you the software to use!
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Stunaep on January 23, 2003, 10:49:51 am
yes, but I want something that would run on background and do that all the time.  It's a bit too much brainwork to turn left when I hear a dragon locking on to me on the right.
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Stealth on January 23, 2003, 12:02:19 pm
the wires going to the speakers... somewhere from the speakers to where they connect to the sound card, cut the wires (there's two of them) and then switch them

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Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Stunaep on January 23, 2003, 12:49:52 pm
I repeat for the third time:

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I cannot also meddle with hardware, since that'd reduce my 4 year guarantee to 1.
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: kode on January 23, 2003, 12:52:10 pm
so get an extension cord and meddle with that.
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Stealth on January 23, 2003, 12:56:41 pm
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Originally posted by Stunaep
I repeat for the third time:

 


ahhh yeah...

the speaker wire plugs into the sound card at the (back?) of the computer...

go to radio shack or something and get one of those extender wire things, and then switch the wire on that

ex:

[----] [----]     <--- Speakers on computer
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |   <--- wire going to computer
   <--- connecter that attaches to sound card
 [[]] <--- instead of connecting to sound card you connect to beginning of extention.
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |  <--- extension cord
 \\/  <--- cut the wires and switch them
 |  |
 |  |
 { }  <--- extension cord connects to sound card

do you get it?  it's hard to explain, basically you get speaker wire extension, and switch THEM, so it doesn't affect your hardware


EDIT:
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I repeat for the third time:

I cannot also meddle with hardware, since that'd reduce my 4 year guarantee to 1.


no, check the thread, you only said that once...
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Stealth on January 23, 2003, 12:57:17 pm
dammit kode, i said that before you :)
we had the same idea

great minds think alike
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Stunaep on January 23, 2003, 01:35:10 pm
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Originally posted by Stealth


ahhh yeah...

the speaker wire plugs into the sound card at the (back?) of the computer...

go to radio shack or something and get one of those extender wire things, and then switch the wire on that

ex:

[----] [----]     <--- Speakers on computer
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |   <--- wire going to computer
   <--- connecter that attaches to sound card
 [[]] <--- instead of connecting to sound card you connect to beginning of extention.
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |  <--- extension cord
 \\/  <--- cut the wires and switch them
 |  |
 |  |
 { }  <--- extension cord connects to sound card

do you get it?  it's hard to explain, basically you get speaker wire extension, and switch THEM, so it doesn't affect your hardware


I'll do that. Thought of it before, just wanted to know if there was a software solution. It's just a lot of trouble finding the cords.
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Thorn on January 23, 2003, 01:58:43 pm
flipping the speaker wire plugs is not meddling with hardware since you probably had to plug them in when you brought the machine home...
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: StratComm on January 23, 2003, 02:07:03 pm
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Originally posted by Thorn
flipping the speaker wire plugs is not meddling with hardware since you probably had to plug them in when you brought the machine home...


I'm guessing it's one plug, but I fail to see how changing something you had to set up to begin with could be a violation of the service agreement.  Most computer setups are near-foolproof these days (because most people setting them up don't have a clue what they are doing)
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Stealth on January 23, 2003, 03:15:06 pm
yeah, even if the speakers do 'break'... don't worry about the warranty, just buy new ones... they only cost like $5.00 these days :)
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Thorn on January 23, 2003, 04:03:18 pm
For those cheap tin ones... yes...
a good system can go anywhere from 60 to 400....
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Stealth on January 23, 2003, 05:31:38 pm
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Originally posted by Thorn
For those cheap tin ones... yes...
a good system can go anywhere from 60 to 400....


or more for one of those surround sound deals with the subwoofer, but i'm guessing he doesn't have one of these, since he's expressed no discontent at cutting the wires other than the fact that it spoils his warranty :)
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: StratComm on January 23, 2003, 06:34:58 pm
I have a surround sound w/ sub that only cost me like $50.  And even if I had permanently mounted my speakers I could still switch the left and right chanels from where they plug in to the computer.  I've gotten curious as to what kind of system Stunaep is working on...
Title: Reversing stereo
Post by: Stunaep on January 24, 2003, 12:57:03 pm
beh, those were rather expensive speakers, and I'm saving all my cash for a DVD player (not for computer, for TV, sure I could plug the PC to a TV with a TV-Out, but the TV  is in another room, and I, unfortunately, still live with my parents).

Anyway, I got the extensions, and swithced them. problem solved.