Windows media player really quiet

For example, VLC will be vlc. Although this seems to be less common nowadays, many laptops and some netbooks actually have a volume control slider, or more likely a rotary volume control on the side or front of the laptop. This is a hardware control and behaves the same way as an inline volume control on a set of headphones and is completely separate from any operating system volume controls or levels. The control is usually on the side or front of the laptop, often near the line out, mic and headphone connection sockets.

Note these controls are separate to the media controls on some laptops that are between the keyboard and the screen, those do actually alter the master volume level in Windows. The easy way to find out is change the level on your media keys and watch the sliders in the Sound Mixer window.

Depending on what type of sound source is being played, it is sometimes naturally lower in volume than other types. For example AC3 audio can sometimes appear to be quiet when played through a 2 speaker Stereo system. On the Preset drop down menu on the left select Loud. You can then alter the master sound level or the level in the media player safe in the knowledge the AC3 or DTS audio is already at its safe maximum level.

Download AC3Filter. On my keyboard, I play it regularly. I press the keys the same way I used to the same weight. I need to press it harder in order to actually play with a normal sound. Volume is always too low. Same video plays fine volume wise on computer.

To get my TV to play these videos at a volume comparable to watching normal TV, I have to convert the videos boosting the volume and then play converted result on TV. Should I boost volume on these conversions or normalize? Could be that your videos have 5. That is a very well known cause of low volume when playing media files and worth checking.

If that is the case, find a video converter program that can convert the audio to 2 channel stereo, the sound will play at normal levels then. When I test the RealTek the sound bar goes all the way up but any other sound the highest it shows on the bar is less than half of the halfway mark.

This is my own issue. If i go into the playback devices, the volume level bar next to my speakers never gets higher than the second bar out of what looks like But I never affects the volume I want to hear. All my volumes are cranked up to maximum and certain videos and music are still quiet. Is there a program that can play all the quieter sounds louder than before and all the louder sounds that would be out-of-bounds at the same volume as before?

I know lots of people complain about this. Sir you are a legend. Had been troubled by the volume issue since I purchased my HP laptop. AC3filter suggestion solved it all. Thank you so so much mate. Problem solved.

Is there a way to increase the volume of an individual file without increasing the volume of everything. I am using Windows Media Player, Windows 7 and have 3 Audio files that are really quiet while all the others are fine. If I increase the basic volume once the 3 have played the others are way too loud, so I need a way to just increase the volume on them 3.

It is not possible to individually raise the volume of audio files except to say that you can try turning the volume up when those files play or you can try running the troubleshooter linked below to see if it resolves the issue.

Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Staying in Device Manager, you should see that the Realtek device has been removed. Do the following. It will find your audio device and then install the generic "High Definition Audio Device". This may take a few minutes. Once it is done, your sound will work properly and it won't be updated by Windows on a reboot. The above method will work, but you can never update the driver or you will break it again.

Until Realtek gets their drivers working properly, you will also have to keep Windows from auto-updating as well. Not a perfect solution, but it works. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. For Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 8.

Get it now. Click the Start button, type features , and select Turn Windows features on or off. Note: To troubleshoot issues like playback and codec problems, see the "Get help" section in Windows Media Player. Windows 10 Windows 8.

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