The Right Channel may refer to one of a pair of Channels in a Stereo configuration, which is primarily used for music. It may also refer to a channel meant to be positioned to the right of the screen in a
Surround Sound configuration. For
Matrix Surround the Right Channel may be used to derive additional
Center and
Rear Channel signals, along with the Right Channel signal.
Mono audio for movies may either be delivered only to the
Center Channel, or divided between the
Left and Right Channels.
The Right Channel may be referred as simply Right, as in the Channels are Left,
Right, Center,
Left Surround, and
Right Surround.
The image below shows the position of the Right Channel in a
5.1 Surround Sound configuration.