---
title: preferredInputOrientation
framework: avfaudio
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfaudio/avaudiosession/preferredinputorientation
---

# preferredInputOrientation

The audio session’s preferred stereo input orientation.

## Declaration

```swift
var preferredInputOrientation: AVAudioSession.StereoOrientation { get }
```

## See Also

### Enabling stereo recording

- [inputOrientation](avfaudio/avaudiosession/inputorientation.md)
- [setPreferredInputOrientation(_:)](avfaudio/avaudiosession/setpreferredinputorientation(_:).md)
- [AVAudioSession.StereoOrientation](avfaudio/avaudiosession/stereoorientation.md)