diff --git a/lib/tlTimeline/Player.cpp b/lib/tlTimeline/Player.cpp
index 89d1d605..e69ec9b7 100644
--- a/lib/tlTimeline/Player.cpp
+++ b/lib/tlTimeline/Player.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ namespace tl
                         if (p.thread.rtAudio && !audioSystem->getDevices().empty())
                         {
                             p.audioThread.info = audioSystem->getDefaultOutputInfo();
+                            p.audioThread.info.channelCount = p.getAudioChannelCount(
+                                p.ioInfo.audio,
+                                p.audioThread.info);
                             if (p.audioThread.info.channelCount > 0 &&
                                 p.audioThread.info.dataType != audio::DataType::None &&
                                 p.audioThread.info.sampleRate > 0)
diff --git a/lib/tlTimeline/PlayerPrivate.cpp b/lib/tlTimeline/PlayerPrivate.cpp
index 6bcb471b..ba1f882b 100644
--- a/lib/tlTimeline/PlayerPrivate.cpp
+++ b/lib/tlTimeline/PlayerPrivate.cpp
@@ -518,6 +518,18 @@ namespace tl
             }
         }
 
+        size_t Player::Private::getAudioChannelCount(
+            const audio::Info& input,
+            const audio::Info& output)
+        {
+            size_t out = 2;
+            if (input.channelCount == output.channelCount)
+            {
+                out = output.channelCount;
+            }
+            return out;
+        }
+
         void Player::Private::resetAudioTime()
         {
             {
diff --git a/lib/tlTimeline/PlayerPrivate.h b/lib/tlTimeline/PlayerPrivate.h
index 512a8bbe..4d8db765 100644
--- a/lib/tlTimeline/PlayerPrivate.h
+++ b/lib/tlTimeline/PlayerPrivate.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ namespace tl
             void clearCache();
             void cacheUpdate();
 
+            static size_t getAudioChannelCount(
+                const audio::Info& input,
+                const audio::Info& output);
             void resetAudioTime();
 #if defined(TLRENDER_AUDIO)
             static int rtAudioCallback(