Author Topic: Windows 10 - Sound JUST SLIGHTLY quieter than normal (Read 1391 times)

Arekan · September 05, 2016, 02:47:12 PM

I'm someone who likes to sit at a solid 100% volume all the time, however, I've noticed (both times) that I've switched to Windows 10 from Windows 7, 100% is no longer actually 100%.
I pay extremely close attention to audio and volume is actually pretty important, so I'm noticeably bothered by this. I've googled around and the only issues I've seen people get fixes for is having no audio, or the audio is extremely quiet. That's not my problem, it's just.. slightly quieter than normal. Some things are just as loud as they should be, though, which is odd. I'm thinking Windows 10 has some sort of audio drivers that I don't want but I don't want to go fiddling with that until I know that's the issue.

So, techs of the BLF, does anybody know how I can go about fixing this, or where I can go to find an answer for this?

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Planr · September 05, 2016, 02:58:24 PM

oh boy yet another person having problems with windows 10

and people wonder why i dislike the OS so much

McZealot · September 05, 2016, 03:06:24 PM

I assume you've tried it with multiple audio devices? It could just be a different speaker/headphone config

DestroyerOfBlocks · September 05, 2016, 03:11:13 PM

Quote from: Arekan on September 05, 2016, 02:47:12 PM

I'm someone who likes to sit at a solid 100% volume all the time

what the forget

Quote from: Planr on September 05, 2016, 02:58:24 PM

oh boy yet another person having problems with windows 10

and people wonder why i dislike the OS so much

every os has problems you wank stain

Arekan · September 05, 2016, 03:15:42 PM

Quote from: DestroyerOfBlocks on September 05, 2016, 03:11:13 PM

what the forget

I've kinda grown on with it. Loud noises don't startle me and it helps me when I'm editing audio.

Quote from: McZealot on September 05, 2016, 03:06:24 PM

I assume you've tried it with multiple audio devices? It could just be a different speaker/headphone config

The only other thing I have is speakers and I don't really care how loud they are. It'd also be somewhat difficult to test because my speakers at 100% is muuuuch louder and I usually want those quiet. I wouldn't be able to tell if they were affected.

Quote from: Planr on September 05, 2016, 02:58:24 PM

oh boy yet another person having problems with windows 10

and people wonder why i dislike the OS so much

So far, despite just a couple problems here and there getting things set up, I like Windows 10 pretty well.

McZealot · September 05, 2016, 03:16:47 PM

You should probably download the appropriate software for your headphones (Realtek HD Audio?) and just tell it to permanently raise the volume on those by 10% or so.

Arekan · September 05, 2016, 03:27:30 PM

I think I fixed it? I reinstalled drivers and noticed that under the Realtek HD Audio Manager, the sound was at 70%. That syncs with the volume mixer though, I think, so that must have reset when I reinstalled? Either way, I turned it up, and it seems to be fixed.