Stereo to mono

From: Franck C (tumauras_at_pas.com)
Date: 02/21/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:08:02 +0100

Hi everybody,

I ask this question here but it is only about audio buffer treatment.

I have a linear stereo buffer and I want to convert it in mono buffer.

What should I do ?
Take only the first Word (Bit per sample =16) of each sample or make
the sum of first and second word ?

If I use the first possibility, it is possible we won't have some
particular sounds which are only on the right channel.

If I use the second possibility, it saturates, even if I am carful of
MAXWORD and MINWORD.

Franck