XL audio left and right reversed?

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XL audio left and right reversed?

Post by BHC303 » Wed May 02, 2012 6:57 am

Hi, when playing with the panning etc on my xl I noticed the audio is back to front / reveresd... so if I go right it goes left and vis versa.

I tried the headphones and they were correct.

Any one else having similar issue? is it a bug?

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Re: XL audio left and right reversed?

Post by nickbtx » Wed May 02, 2012 4:10 pm

I thought maybe this was the Coriolis effect. :lol:

I hadn't played with the pan control until now and I'm getting the same results you are:
+2.5V = left speaker/right headphone
-2.5V = right speaker/left headphone

Good observation

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Re: XL audio left and right reversed?

Post by BHC303 » Wed May 02, 2012 5:21 pm

Cool so its not fault then?

How do you correct the panning besides changing over the cables lol :lol: ?

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Re: XL audio left and right reversed?

Post by nickbtx » Wed May 02, 2012 5:57 pm

Actually, I think it is a "fault," but a minor one. As you suggested, one only needs to swap the output cables, but it should be corrected. Let Moog support know about this. If it's a software issue, they could correct it in the next update.

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Re: XL audio left and right reversed?

Post by BHC303 » Wed May 02, 2012 8:22 pm

I have contacted support, hope I dont have to send it away :cry:

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Re: XL audio left and right reversed?

Post by unfiltered37 » Wed May 02, 2012 8:36 pm

This is a obsessive compulsive issue for a new owner. I know how it is, when you buy something new you want everything to be perfect, but this is a non-issue. The voyager is not true stereo, its dual mono, so it doesn't matter which is right and left.

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Re: XL audio left and right reversed?

Post by thealien666 » Wed May 02, 2012 9:10 pm

I agree with unfiltered37. Don't panic, and simply reverse your cables connected to the outputs jacks. It was the same thing with the Old School version, the labeling of the output jacks are reversed when compared to headphones on that model too. It's not a software issue, it's an hardware one.

The only thing to remember is, the headphones are the right way around. Especially if you use the PAN input control voltage, -5V should pan left, and +5V should pan right in the headphones. Simply match that with your output cables.
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Re: XL audio left and right reversed?

Post by BHC303 » Thu May 03, 2012 3:25 am

cool :D

The dual mono, not true stereo comment is correct and a simple switch is the best fix, though a synth of this calibre should be spot on, after all it is held as the greatest mono synth ever :mrgreen:

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Re: XL audio left and right reversed?

Post by BHC303 » Thu May 03, 2012 5:03 pm

Moog Support have confirmed that this in normal behaviour for the xl / all voyagers so I take back my comment above :mrgreen:

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Re: XL audio left and right reversed?

Post by MC » Thu May 03, 2012 5:22 pm

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Re: XL audio left and right reversed?

Post by BHC303 » Fri May 04, 2012 1:38 am

lol, love your sig :lol:

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