How to equalize sound volume

I often listen to mp3 files on my computer as background music. Windows 7
uses Windows media player to decode and send the signal to my amplifier and
speakers. I set the the volume control in the system tray for a comfortable
(low) volume).

However, if I switch from mp3 background music to classical music from one
of the internet radio stations, the volume is much too loud.

How can I reduce the volume from my internet radio input so that it will
always be the same as the volume from my mp3 collection?

My computer uses Realtek Audio Manager. It allows me to balance the
left/right speakers and change the volume but I cannot control the volume
separately for my Mp3 and web radio. Otherwise I have to manually change the
volume from these two devices every time a change the source.

Thanks for any help.

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On Mon, 14 Sep 2015 09:18:22 -0700 "Walter E." wrote in
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How can I reduce the volume from my internet radio input so that it will
always be the same as the volume from my mp3 collection?


Take a look at: http://www.howtogeek.com/115656/3-ways-to-normalize-
sound-volume-on-your-pc/

Media player has that function built in. (I haven't tried it.)

A Google search for "volume leveling windows media player" yields a lot
of info.

Jason

On 9/14/2015 9:18 AM, Walter E. wrote:
I often listen to mp3 files on my computer as background music. Windows 7
uses Windows media player to decode and send the signal to my amplifier and
speakers. I set the the volume control in the system tray for a comfortable
(low) volume).

However, if I switch from mp3 background music to classical music from one
of the internet radio stations, the volume is much too loud.

How can I reduce the volume from my internet radio input so that it will
always be the same as the volume from my mp3 collection?

My computer uses Realtek Audio Manager. It allows me to balance the
left/right speakers and change the volume but I cannot control the volume
separately for my Mp3 and web radio. Otherwise I have to manually change the
volume from these two devices every time a change the source.

Thanks for any help.


Do you have [C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SndVol.exe]? If so, copy SndVol.exe
and paste it as a shortcut on your desktop. This allows you to mute
various sound sources, set a global sound volume, and set sound volumes
for individual sources. In Windows XP, a similar capability also
included balancing between left and right speakers both globally and for
individual sources.

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David E. Ross

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spend more time belittling hungry children
than they do trying to fix the problem of
hunger? http://mazon.org/

Walter E. wrote:

I often listen to mp3 files on my computer as background music. Windows 7
uses Windows media player to decode and send the signal to my amplifier and
speakers. I set the the volume control in the system tray for a comfortable
(low) volume).

However, if I switch from mp3 background music to classical music from one
of the internet radio stations, the volume is much too loud.

How can I reduce the volume from my internet radio input so that it will
always be the same as the volume from my mp3 collection?

My computer uses Realtek Audio Manager. It allows me to balance the
left/right speakers and change the volume but I cannot control the volume
separately for my Mp3 and web radio. Otherwise I have to manually change the
volume from these two devices every time a change the source.

- Right-click on the volume tray icon.
- Select "Playback devices".
- You get the Windows' Sound applet.
- Scroll until you see the current sound device (should be checkmarked).
- Select that device and click Properties.
- Under the Enhancements tab, select Loundness Equalization.

Or:

- Double-click on the Realtek HD Manager tray icon.
- Under the Sound Effects tab, select Loudness Equalization.

I've never used it but it might work to levelize the sound extremes.
Soft sounds should get amplified and loud sounds should get attenuated.

Under Windows XP, there was a mixer for different filetypes. Went away
in Windows 7 (don't know about Vista because I got stuck using it for
only a couple months). In Windows 7, and ONLY while an application is
loaded, you right-click on the volume tray icon and select Mixer. You
will see separate volume control per audio application. For example, if
Internet Explorer is open then I see a volume slider for it in the
mixer. When Windows Media Player is loaded, I see an entry for that in
Mixer. Alas, looks like Mixer is not dynamically refreshed to reflect
what audio apps are open so I have to exit and reload it to see a change
in audio apps. In Windows 7, the mixer works by app, not by filetype.
Also, I don't know that the volume setting for an app will stick so when
you load that app again later that the same volume is applied.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/the-ne...-mixer-control

The problem with controlling volume by filetype is that changing the
volume in one app would change the volume in all apps that played the
same filetype. So Microsoft moved volume control back into the apps.

Microsoft ****ed up the window for WMP. Used to be you could display
enchancements at the bottom of the window, like mixer and "Crossfading
and auto volume leveling". Now they show as separate windows (which
don't always pop on top of other windows) but only if you have the Now
Playing skin selected. You cannot drag that window around to get them
out of the way so instead you have to drag the Now Playing window. I
would much prefer the enhancements window be docked to the bottom of the
Now Playing window. You cannot enable auto volume levelling as a
permanently enabled option to apply to all later played media. Nope,
you can only select it while media is playing and it only works if the
media type supports auto levelling. Inside the statically positioned
non-docked enhancements window are left-right arrows to flip between the
enhancements. One of the other enhancements is Quiet Mode. Turn it on
and select Medium or Little Difference to see if you have a preference.
Another enhancement is SRS WOW Effects. It's used to increase
spatialization. I don't use it because my speakers already have that,
so enabling the one in WMP makes for a weird sounding playback. If you
have SRS enabled, turn it off which will reduce volume. The Digital
Dolby enhancement might affect playback volume but that depends on how
much Dolby compression had been applied, if any, in the media. You
could create a custom mixer template that attenuates across the board
and then use that enhancement to switch to your custom mixer template.

If you want different volumes for different filetypes then the app has
to support that feature. I don't see that in WMP. Personally I find
the Mute and Up/Down volume buttons on my media keyboard works well and
soon as I hit the buttons instead of having to wade through menus or
enhancements.

I don't use WMP as the default media player. I use VLC for that where I
configured to default to 33% volume when opening media. Then I'm not
caught startled with media that blasts at high volume (it was recorded
that way). If the audio is too low then I move the volume slider up.
This does mean all audio starts very soft but I'd rather have to move up
the slider to my prefered listening level than get blasted by some
idiot's desire when recording to set volume at an excessively high
level. VLC also has a "Normalize audio" setting but I don't need it due
to starting all media at a reduced volume and sliding it to my volume.

Walter E. wrote:
I often listen to mp3 files on my computer as background music.
Windows 7 uses Windows media player to decode and send the signal to
my amplifier and speakers. I set the the volume control in the system
tray for a comfortable (low) volume).

However, if I switch from mp3 background music to classical music
from one of the internet radio stations, the volume is much too loud.

How can I reduce the volume from my internet radio input so that it
will always be the same as the volume from my mp3 collection?

With WMP, no idea. With Winamp, there are various plug-ins to do precisely
that; among them, Compressor & Wider, Rock Steady et al.

Thank you Vanguard. I did what you suggested: In Windows 7, and ONLY while
an application is
loaded, you right-click on the volume tray icon and select Mixer. You
will see a separate volume control for each audio application. For example,
if
Firefox is open then I see a volume slider for it in the
mixer. When Windows Media Player (mp3 and system sounds) is loaded, I see
an volume slider for that in the mixer.
Works perfectly. Now I can independently adjust the volume for System Sounds
including MP3, for Internet sounds by changing the setting for my browser
(which is shown in the available devices) and also the general sound level
for all devices.


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Walter E. wrote:

I often listen to mp3 files on my computer as background music. Windows 7
uses Windows media player to decode and send the signal to my amplifier
and
speakers. I set the the volume control in the system tray for a
comfortable
(low) volume).

However, if I switch from mp3 background music to classical music from
one
of the internet radio stations, the volume is much too loud.

How can I reduce the volume from my internet radio input so that it will
always be the same as the volume from my mp3 collection?

My computer uses Realtek Audio Manager. It allows me to balance the
left/right speakers and change the volume but I cannot control the volume
separately for my Mp3 and web radio. Otherwise I have to manually change
the
volume from these two devices every time a change the source.

- Right-click on the volume tray icon.
- Select "Playback devices".
- You get the Windows' Sound applet.
- Scroll until you see the current sound device (should be checkmarked).
- Select that device and click Properties.
- Under the Enhancements tab, select Loundness Equalization.

Or:

- Double-click on the Realtek HD Manager tray icon.
- Under the Sound Effects tab, select Loudness Equalization.

I've never used it but it might work to levelize the sound extremes.
Soft sounds should get amplified and loud sounds should get attenuated.

Under Windows XP, there was a mixer for different filetypes. Went away
in Windows 7 (don't know about Vista because I got stuck using it for
only a couple months). In Windows 7, and ONLY while an application is
loaded, you right-click on the volume tray icon and select Mixer. You
will see separate volume control per audio application. For example, if
Internet Explorer is open then I see a volume slider for it in the
mixer. When Windows Media Player is loaded, I see an entry for that in
Mixer. Alas, looks like Mixer is not dynamically refreshed to reflect
what audio apps are open so I have to exit and reload it to see a change
in audio apps. In Windows 7, the mixer works by app, not by filetype.
Also, I don't know that the volume setting for an app will stick so when
you load that app again later that the same volume is applied.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/the-ne...-mixer-control

The problem with controlling volume by filetype is that changing the
volume in one app would change the volume in all apps that played the
same filetype. So Microsoft moved volume control back into the apps.

Microsoft ****ed up the window for WMP. Used to be you could display
enchancements at the bottom of the window, like mixer and "Crossfading
and auto volume leveling". Now they show as separate windows (which
don't always pop on top of other windows) but only if you have the Now
Playing skin selected. You cannot drag that window around to get them
out of the way so instead you have to drag the Now Playing window. I
would much prefer the enhancements window be docked to the bottom of the
Now Playing window. You cannot enable auto volume levelling as a
permanently enabled option to apply to all later played media. Nope,
you can only select it while media is playing and it only works if the
media type supports auto levelling. Inside the statically positioned
non-docked enhancements window are left-right arrows to flip between the
enhancements. One of the other enhancements is Quiet Mode. Turn it on
and select Medium or Little Difference to see if you have a preference.
Another enhancement is SRS WOW Effects. It's used to increase
spatialization. I don't use it because my speakers already have that,
so enabling the one in WMP makes for a weird sounding playback. If you
have SRS enabled, turn it off which will reduce volume. The Digital
Dolby enhancement might affect playback volume but that depends on how
much Dolby compression had been applied, if any, in the media. You
could create a custom mixer template that attenuates across the board
and then use that enhancement to switch to your custom mixer template.

If you want different volumes for different filetypes then the app has
to support that feature. I don't see that in WMP. Personally I find
the Mute and Up/Down volume buttons on my media keyboard works well and
soon as I hit the buttons instead of having to wade through menus or
enhancements.

I don't use WMP as the default media player. I use VLC for that where I
configured to default to 33% volume when opening media. Then I'm not
caught startled with media that blasts at high volume (it was recorded
that way). If the audio is too low then I move the volume slider up.
This does mean all audio starts very soft but I'd rather have to move up
the slider to my prefered listening level than get blasted by some
idiot's desire when recording to set volume at an excessively high
level. VLC also has a "Normalize audio" setting but I don't need it due
to starting all media at a reduced volume and sliding it to my volume.