ValveSoftware / ValveSoftware/SteamOS
audio mono/balance default issue
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Description
Your system information
- Steam client version:1784669098
- SteamOS version: 20260716.2
- Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] yes
- Opted into SteamOS beta?: [Yes/No] yes
- Have you checked for updates in Settings > System?: [Yes/No]yes
Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:
at steam boot, audio devices default to mono in one side in initialization on a semi-regular basis (possibly to do with the switching between audio devices) this goes away when sometimes when passing by the mono option in accessibility options.
Steps for reproducing this issue:
- reset steam
- connect headphones
- reset steam
- connect a different pair.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with the listed Steam reset and headphone-switching sequence, then compare behavior when passing through the accessibility mono option. Trace the SteamOS audio-device initialization and switching path; done means repeated device changes preserve correct stereo output and balance.
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Assessment
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100