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# kAudioFormatProperty_ChannelLayoutSimpleName

A simplified name for channel layout.

```
var kAudioFormatProperty_ChannelLayoutSimpleName: AudioFormatPropertyID { get }
```

## Discussion

A simplified name for channel layout. Compared to the value of the [`kAudioFormatProperty_ChannelLayoutName`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioFormatProperty_ChannelLayoutName) property, the name in this property omits the channel labels. The specifier is an <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreAudioTypes/AudioChannelLayout> struct containing the layout description. The value is a <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFString> object. The caller is responsible for releasing the returned string.

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