Stereo To Mono How?

When i try to find from google i keep getting those nano errors cannot find file or directory chatgpt part will say type command pulseaudio it says pulseaudio command not found
how do I change from stereo to mono?

Mod edit:
I’ve changed the question to make it not seem like a personal rant.

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To start, I’m going to ask/tell you to please stay way from ChatGPT regarding Linux. It had led many a person astray.

Further, as far as I’m aware, Manjaro doesn’t use PulseAudio, but Pipewire.

Welcome to the forum! :vulcan_salute:

There is no such command. pulseaudio is a sound server, although depending on what image you installed the system from, you may be using pipewire instead — they don’t work well together.

If in doubt, why not consult the actual documentation, eh? :stuck_out_tongue:

:point_down:

Because you didn’t look, and you think you’re still on Microsoft Windows. :smiling_imp:

man i researched the archwiki pipewire, no mentions of mono

Might be unneccesary

See:

https://askubuntu.com/a/1441611

except the installation command would be:

pamac install easyeffects

More importantly, see:

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Man, I bet you didn’t research [HowTo] Request support and Forum Rules - Manjaro then… :roll_eyes:

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i already did the permanently enable mono audio post. But nano keeps complaining. File or directory not exist, kate also does that.

Then create the directory and file:

mkdir -p ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d
touch ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/mono-playback.conf

And go from there…

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Then may be you made an error, because the file does not exist.

You have to reread the “permanently enable mono audio post” carefully. (whatever this is) :footprints:

1. Please provide System Information

inxi --admin --verbosity=8 --filter --no-host --width

2. Please show us the exact command(s) you are using.

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Manjaro provides manjaro-pulse and manjaro-pipewire so user can choose either software audio server

There is such a command - pulseaudio — Arch manual pages but it is not needed to remap a PulseAudio sink to mono
Method to force mono audio? - #2 by nikgnomic
Permanently enable mono audio output - #4 by nikgnomic
PulseAudio/Examples/Remap stereo to mono - ArchWiki

That is probably correct if pulseaudio is not found

pipewire-pulse can use PulseAudio module-remap-sink to remap audio channels to mono

pactl load-module module-remap-sink sink_name=mono master=NAME_OF_AUDIO_SINK  channels=2 channel_map=mono,mono

Or install easyeffects and set Stereo Tool plugin to ‘Mono Sum L+R’

AskUbuntu - How can I downmix stereo audio output to mono in PipeWire

For pipewire-jack (“pro-audio” profile) audio channels can be remapped manually in patchbay GUI (qpwgraph, helvum etc)

Archwiki does not have such information for PipeWire

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