# How to play a stereo sound file on one channel with a multichannel system?

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**Created:** [16 March 2025 21:15 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/how-to-play-a-stereo-sound-file-on-one-channel-with-a-multichannel-system/5606 "2025-03-16T21:15:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xon](https://uzu.lurk.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/838e76/32.png) [@Xon](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Xon)\
**Post date:** [16 March 2025 21:15 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/how-to-play-a-stereo-sound-file-on-one-channel-with-a-multichannel-system/5606/1 "2025-03-16T21:15:34Z")

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Hello,

I asked this question on Discord, but trying also here in case maybe someone knows how to do this.

With a stereo sound file, how to get only one channel played in Tidal with a multichannel system, e.g. 4 outputs ? I would like to have the flexibility of playing a stereo sound file on 2 channels, but also on 1 channel on a multichannel system.

```haskell
d1 $ s "clubkick" #pan 0 -- outputs one channel on the left on a stereo system
d1 $ s "clubkick" #pan 0 -- outputs two channels on a quad system

```

Should I maybe modify `DirtPan.defaultPanningFunction` in SuperCollider ? Not sure how to do this. But maybe there is simpler way maybe in Tidal with a specific parameter to do this ? Or do I have to create sound folders for both mono and stereo sounds ?

Many thanks,

Christophe

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**Author:** ![yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/yaxu/32/2_2.png) [@yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/yaxu)\
**Post date:** [17 March 2025 17:06 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/how-to-play-a-stereo-sound-file-on-one-channel-with-a-multichannel-system/5606/2 "2025-03-17T17:06:46Z")

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Hi @xon, there's an issue about this sort of thing here, to adjust panwidth and so on:

> <https://github.com/musikinformatik/SuperDirt/issues/36>
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> There "stereo image" of a sample is lost when played in SuperDirt. For example, …a sample that inherently contains right and left panning sounds like a "mono" sample without any panning in SuperDirt. Example:
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> https://soundcloud.com/kindohm/stereo-image-difference/s-Oh8f6
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> The above is a recording of the sample played in SuperDirt, then in Classic Dirt. The sample has a panning oscillation that should be audible in any audio player. In SuperDirt, it sounds like a "mono" sample that doesn't pan. In classic Dirt, the panning is audible.

However, unfortunately I think it needs some work.

You could try the integer channel parameter `# channel 0`, `#channel 1` etc, I'm not sure if that would mono sum or bleed into the next channel though.

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**Author:** ![Xon](https://uzu.lurk.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/838e76/32.png) [@Xon](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Xon)\
**Post date:** [20 March 2025 01:00 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/how-to-play-a-stereo-sound-file-on-one-channel-with-a-multichannel-system/5606/3 "2025-03-20T01:00:59Z")

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Thank you so much to point me in the right direction.  
I have to study this now!