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IOUserAudioChannelLabel

Constants to set the preferred channel layout on an audio device.

Declaration

enum IOUserAudioChannelLabel : uint32_t;

Discussion

These channel labels attempt to list all labels in common use. Due to the ambiguities in channel labeling by various groups, there may be some overlap or duplication in the labels below. Use the label which most clearly describes what you mean.

Topics

Left Channels

Right Channels

Center Channels

Back Channels

Surround Channels

Low-Frequency Effects Channels

Monaural Channels

Alternate Content Channels

Mid/Side Recording

X/Y Recording Channels

First-Order Ambisonic Channels

Binaural Recording

Headphone Channels

Unnumbered Discrete Channels

Numbered Discrete Channels

Generic High Order Ambisonics ACN Channel

Numbered High Order Ambisonics ACN Channels

Special Values

Reserved Values

Enumeration Cases

See Also

Working with Channel Layouts