left channel
One stereo speaker's feed
The left channel is one of two audio signals in stereo sound, carrying the portion intended for the left speaker or left ear.
In recording and mixing, instruments and voices are positioned across the stereo field by adjusting their presence in the left and right channels: The guitar is panned hard to the left channel.
Headphone users hear the left channel in their left ear.
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
- audioTransmitted sound content
- audio mixCombined audio tracks' levels
- speakerOne who talks
- speaker wireConductor linking amplifier to speakers
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