# \#sampledsignals

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## [Why does SampledSignals.jl store a 2-channel audio as a 2-column Matrix rather than a Vector?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-does-sampledsignals-jl-store-a-2-channel-audio-as-a-2-column-matrix-rather-than-a-vector/104284)

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**Author:** [@sadish-d](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sadish-d)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-does-sampledsignals-jl-store-a-2-channel-audio-as-a-2-column-matrix-rather-than-a-vector/104284 "2023-09-27T13:21:29Z")

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Since each sample from each channel is supposed to be read/played together, I would think that it makes sense to put samples for one channel in the odd indices of a vector, and samples from the other channel in the even …