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Inspiring
July 28, 2026
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When I'm working with headphones on, the audio preview only works in my right ear

  • July 28, 2026
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I'd like to be able to hear the preview in my left earbud, too. That would be convenient and less stressful. Working with two audio channels is much more convenient—where is this hidden option? Why hasn't this been made publicly available yet? P.S. Please don't tell me about headphones, cache, or updates.

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

    Correct answer Paul_Gringo

    @Kevin-Monahan Yes! I found out that the Audio Metters panel works in two different modes, and it has different settings in the Source window.

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    Community Expert
    July 29, 2026

    To help us diagnose the problem, can you please share a screenshot of your timeline with Audio Meters and waveforms displayed.

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 28, 2026

     

    I work with headphones, hear both sides ever since Premiere 6.5.

    Might want to check windows setting or update audio driver.

    As you have all kind of issues most of us cannot reproduce I suggest you have a good hard look at your computer configuration.

    Inspiring
    July 28, 2026

    Maybe we just need to make the functionality WORK PROPERLY? Here are my settings. I don't have these kinds of problems in Davinci; my devices and updates have nothing to do with it here.

     
     

     

     

    Intel Core i7-14700K 3.4GHz/33MB s1700 BOX MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk Max Kingston Fury DDR5-6400 65536MB PC5-51200 be quiet! MSI PCI-Ex GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Trio OC 16GB GDDR7 SSD Samsung 990 Pro 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe 2.0 V-NAND 3bit MLC SSD Samsung 990 Pro 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe 2.0 V-NAND 3bit MLC Toshiba MG Series Enterprise 20TB 7200rpm 512MB MG10ACA20TE 3.5 SATA III Windows 11 Pro 25H2