I have installed Skype 1.4 version on Ubuntu, downloaded the Ubuntu .deb package from official skype site.
I have an issue i was not having when using the stable version: sound could be heard only from left channel, no matter what i setup on Skype/Volume Control. Using some audio players i can hear with the 2 channel (left and right). This also works well with old skype release (stable, 1.3.something).

Try to select corresponding plughw: device instead of default or hw:.

Hi,

I too have the same problem, yet choosing the corresponding plughw: device, as suggested, didn't work for me. Sound only plays when selecting the hw:ICH5.0 device and only heard from the left speaker. what should I do? Thanks in advance.

Kostas

I have this problem, too

I have this problem too, but I have fixed it with .asoundrc
You probably need to adjust this to make it work for you.
After this you need to select skype_playback and skype_capture in your options.

~/.asoundrc:
pcm.ad1980 {
type hw card 1 device 0
}
pcm.skype_playback {
type route
slave.pcm ad1980
slave.channels 2
# Send Skype channel 0 to the L and R speakers at full volume
ttable.0.0 1
ttable.0.1 1
}
pcm.skype_capture {
type route
slave.pcm ad1980
slave.channels 2
# Mix all input channels to Skype capture channel 0 at full volume:
ttable.0.0 1
ttable.0.1 1
}

I also have this problem using SB Live with digital coax out or normal analog stereo jack (skype only outputs remote audio on my left speaker - unfortunately closer to my microphone also)

Is is possible with a similar configuration to redirect the skype audio just to central speaker?

In my configuration I have the HTPC connected via digital out of SB Live to the 5.1 receiver.
This way the central speaker would be used for voice as it was supposed to work, and voice comes from near the Image.

UPDATED: Ups, I forgot the digital coax 5.1 recognosed by the receiver is suposed to be an AC3 or DTS stream :(witch would need transcoding), and I guess I'm using the normal PCM sounds think they are going in stereo PCM like digital out of plain old CD-players...

Same problem with Linux Suse 10.3 using skype 2.0.0.68 audio in left ear only. Under the beta skyp3 2.0.0.63 sound worked fine. After upgrading only heard left ear. Once I played a skype test sound, both channels worked. When restarting skype, I would end up with only one audio channel. Changed sound from default to plughw solved the problem. Possible initiation error.