Why does the sound orient towards the left speaker?

So, occasionally the sound on my computer orients itself greater on the left side of my speakers. I never tell it to change from the centered, balanced position. I notice this change primarily when using Itunes or DVD player. When i notice an odd crackly noise, i check my sound configurations through system preferences, and find to my surprise the sound is favoring the left side of life. Is there a way to lock this configuration to prevent unwanted fluctuations, like in some other setup panels? Or, does anyone have any bright ideas why my computer prefers to play sound from the left?
powerbookG4 15" aluminum   Mac OS X (10.4.7)   sound issue

Hi snowbum, Welcome to the Discussions.
For over a year, this has been a known issue, Version Tracker has some software to help keep in balance:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/26786
Joe

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