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Windows 7 Low Volume?

post #1 of 9
9/12/11 at 10:33pm
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I recently moved from Windows XP to Windows 7, and while generally pleased with the sound I'm getting, I'm a little annoyed by the fact that Win7 runs considerably quieter than XP. On XP I had my Little Dot I+ set at about 20-25, but on Win 7 I have it set to 50-60. Is there a reason for this, and it is possible to bring the volume up without destroying sound quality?

 

A little extra info: I'm using a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 sound card, and I do have the system volume set to 100%.

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post #2 of 9
9/14/11 at 3:20pm

Historically, Windows has a "Master" volume, plus mixer volume controls (e.g., CD, Wave, mic, etc.)  Make sure both are set to 100%.  In Win 7 , hover over the speaker icon in the tray, click it to bring up the volume control, and then click "Mixer".  Make sure all relevant items are set to 100%.

 

Also, right click the speaker icon, click Playback devices, double click your SB Audigy 2 device, then click Levels tab, then click Balance button, and make sure L & R are both 100%.

 

If that doesn't help, then at least we know these software settings aren't part of the problem.

 

David

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post #3 of 9
9/14/11 at 8:06pm
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Tried all that, didn't fix it.

 

It just seems weird to me that this is so much quieter than XP.

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post #4 of 9
9/15/11 at 9:25pm
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Originally Posted by Kukuk View Post

Tried all that, didn't fix it.

 

It just seems weird to me that this is so much quieter than XP.


I have the same card and windows 7.  Windows is not quieter than XP from my experience.  I do note that Media Center's volume is lower, that's the application not windows itself.  I would look through you mixer settings and even your speaker volume to make sure one of your inputs is not too low. 

 

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post #5 of 9
9/16/11 at 1:03am

Might be a matter of updating your drivers.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-sound/deskto-volume-set-to-max-but-sounds-low/6b0a30c2-947d-e011-9b4b-68b599b31bf5

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post #6 of 9
9/16/11 at 3:57am
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Originally Posted by Bloodoath View Post




I have the same card and windows 7.  Windows is not quieter than XP from my experience.  I do note that Media Center's volume is lower, that's the application not windows itself.  I would look through you mixer settings and even your speaker volume to make sure one of your inputs is not too low. 

 


 

The mixer volume is set to 100%, as are the volumes in the "Levels" menu, and the balance on each channel for each is set to 100%.



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Originally Posted by Roseval View Post

Might be a matter of updating your drivers.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-sound/deskto-volume-set-to-max-but-sounds-low/6b0a30c2-947d-e011-9b4b-68b599b31bf5



Drivers are up to date.


Edited by Kukuk - 9/16/11 at 4:04am
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post #7 of 9
9/16/11 at 8:13pm
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Welp, found the problem. For whatever reason, running through ASIO is the problem, which is weird since I had no such problem with XP and ASIO4ALL. Anyone know how to bring volume up in ASIO?

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post #8 of 9
9/16/11 at 8:53pm
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Welp, found the problem. For whatever reason, running through ASIO is the problem, which is weird since I had no such problem with XP and ASIO4ALL. Anyone know how to bring volume up in ASIO?


Use WASAPI? It was designed to make use of the way Vista and 7 handle audio streams.

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post #9 of 9
9/17/11 at 1:51am
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Use WASAPI? It was designed to make use of the way Vista and 7 handle audio streams.



Alright, coolness, that'll do.

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