Originally Posted By: Bob Calver
resolved but i think we can write this one down to extra terrestrtial activity..........OM's suggestion was worth a try - yes its a mini jack on the front panel - and the cheapie headphones gave me both channels. then plugged in my quality phones and got both channels. but it still doesn't explain why all other sound programs worked with the quality headphones apart from RB. i could get BIAB on both left and right and then only left on RB with the phones plugged in and not moved or adjusted in any way...........

thanks OM and rharv for the suggestions but i think this goes in the same box as 'what happened to the Marie Celeste........'

FWIW, headphone/headset jacks on PCs tend to have multiple connections and switches/sensors to signal to the electronics/software when something is plugged into the socket. There are quite a lot of little things that can play up.

When I first read your description of the problem, it was my immediate thought, but further description pointed to something more software-ish ... maybe.

I've had similar problems with 1/4" jack headphones with an adaptor ... weight pulls the mini-jack down and stresses the innards. All my recent headphones have a mini-jack with an adapter for 1/4".

Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful.
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