Windows 10: Headphone sounds keep changing the left and right balance randomly

Discus and support Headphone sounds keep changing the left and right balance randomly in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I use a program to play sound on the right ear a little quieter because of a hearing deficiency, but recently last 2 ish weeks my sound balance keeps... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Lars-KristianBerg, May 10, 2023.

  1. Headphone sounds keep changing the left and right balance randomly


    I use a program to play sound on the right ear a little quieter because of a hearing deficiency, but recently last 2 ish weeks my sound balance keeps changing. I dont know if its because either of the sides become quieter or louder or something else completely but Im having to constantly change the amount of volume in the app to get the sound to play at about equal volume to my ears on either side of the headset. Ive been using this program for years and never had an issue until now and I havent downloaded/updated anything since.

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    Lars-KristianBerg, May 10, 2023
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  2. Junaid_A Win User

    My left headphone randomly lowers it's volume.

    Hi,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community forums.



    • What is the make and model of the headphone?


    This could be due to the change in Balance levels of the playback device. I suggest you to try the steps listed below and check if it works.

    • Right click the sound icon on the taskbar and choose
      Sounds
      .
    • Select your headphone, and click on Properties.
    • Click on Balance under Levels
      tab, adjust Left and Right to the same levels.
    • Save the changes and check if the issue persists.


    For more troubleshooting tips on audio issues, refer Fix sound problems in Windows 10.



    Hope it helps.

    Regards,
     
    Junaid_A, May 10, 2023
    #2
  3. Bluetooth headphones Left/Right Level Balance in Windows10..

    hello all there,
    just joined this forum.
    i want to adjust my bluetooth headphones level balance slider move individually but when i slide one slider other automatically move with first one (image attached).
    so is this possible to move slider individually..actually i want that sound comes only from right side and left side must be mute.
    thanx.

    Headphone sounds keep changing the left and right balance randomly [​IMG]
     
    LeoTheLion, May 10, 2023
    #3
  4. Mala_S Win User

    Headphone sounds keep changing the left and right balance randomly

    Move audio to one side for speakers but not headphones

    Hello J1mmyth3F1sh,

    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

    • Is your headphones getting detected in the Playback settings?
    • Are you trying to play the audio on both Speakers and Headphones at the same time?

    Ideally, if you have configured Sound settings to play on your left speakers, the same goes with the headphones. The sound starts playing only on the left side of your headphones according to the settings changed.

    Meanwhile, we can try configuring the headphones and change the balance level in the sound settings and see if it works. Kindly check with the steps listed below and see if it helps.

    Method : Run audio test for your headphones.

    • Open Control Panel from the Start menu and click on
      Sound.
    • In the Sound window, click on your
      Headphones and select Configure option at the bottom left.
    • By running the test, check if both sides of your headphones are working fine.

    If that doesn’t help, I would suggest you to check with the audio balance by following the steps listed below:

    • Open Sound settings from
      Control Panel,
      and right click on the Headphones to open its
      Properties.
    • Click on Levels tab and select
      Balance
      button. In the Balance window, you can use the slider to balance both left and right headphones equally.

    However, I commend and appreciate you for recognizing this behavior. This is a valuable suggestion as there may be other users with a similar requirement. Hence, I suggest you to leave a
    Feedback for this product so
    that our developer team can look into this and check if it can be implemented in the future updates.

    Regards,

    Mala S

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Mala_S, May 10, 2023
    #4
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