audacity-support/troubleshooting/solving-recording-problems/only-the-left-channel-is-recording.md

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Learn about causes and fixes for this problem.

Only the left channel is recording

Causes

Most microphones are mono microphones, so they by default record on the left channel only.

Fixes

To hear your audio on both speakers, make sure you record in mono, and that the track is center-panned.

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