Hi all, I've just rearranged my desk which has necessitated a total rewire. Unfortunately, my cheap Creative speakers (SBS A300s) are wired with the control and jack wires to the right-hand speaker, but the cables are so short I have to use it in the left-hand position. That means that my speakers are reversed - the right speaker is on my left, and the left on my right. I've had a quick Google and (almost unbelievably) cannot find a box for me to tick within Windows 7 or within the audio driver (Analog Devices SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD) controlling the onboard chipset (ADI AD2000B 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC) by which to simply swap the channels from left to right. This is surely a fairly common problem and thus a fairly obvious feature; so where is it? Does anyone have any software ideas or an all-in-one hardware solution that's cheap and neat? I can't believe this is this complicated - thanks in advance!
googling once for "reverse audio balance windows" came up with a program called Swap Speaker Software from a company called sobolsoft. The credibility of this program or its makers... no idea. To simply change the volume output to each speaker: http://www.nextofwindows.com/how-to-adjust-audio-balance-in-windows-7/ Other than this... you could maybe buy an extension cord and solve your problem ? shouldn't cost to much. Last post in this thread seems interesting as well.
Would be easy to buy a male and female jack plug and then wire them up to swap the channels. Couple of quid for the parts and some solder...
Thanks for the replies, gentlemen. Looks like you guys have run into the same information I have - i.e., that apart from orphanware (Swap Speaker Software) from a company no-one's every heard of, there isn't a software solution to this incredibly simple and basic problem. Pro Tip: if anyone reading this is a developer, this is the gap in the market you've been looking for. That's what I think I'm going to have to do. What a pain in the arse!
