vvolume controls work against ech other

[divxdude]

reducing my winamp volume forces my game volume down also..
how can i unlink those 2 controls from afftecting the other?
i need more game vol and less music.

 

[RandomFool]

I think Vista includes this functionality. You could also try messing with the eq on winamp to de-amplify the song. I'm not sure if that would make it make it quieter or just sound really bad though.

 

[nakedfrog]

Change the volume from in-game, perhaps? Or maybe there's a plug-in for WinAmp that will do this, I'm not sure. By default, adjusting WinAmp's volume adjusts the system Wave volume.

 

[BFG10K]

Why don't you keep the software sliders at max and use the physical volume knob on your speakers?

 

[Lonyo]

Use the equaliser setting in Winamp, instead of the volume control.
I set the preamp to make Winamp quieter, helps for games like Company of Heroes where the in-game volume even at max is absurdly quiet.

Originally posted by: BFG10K
Why don't you keep the software sliders at max and use the physical volume knob on your speakers?

How would that help him increase game volume relative to Winamp?

 

[divxdude]

yeah thats the only thing thats the right direction but still even with winamp EQ at -012 db
winamp is still louder than the game by 2-3x or more.

 

[badkarma1399]

um...try clicking the speaker icon in the tray, then click mixer. you should be able to adjust the volume for different programs there. For vista at least.

 

[divxdude]

nope just the wav/mp3 slider works which equals the winamp volume which when adjusted to a low position also forces the game vol down linearly to like 1/3 of of the winamp.

so no matter what i do even with (game vol=9 +winamp EQ=-12db) winamp still overpowers
the game vol by alot.

 

[Anubis]

thats strange, doesnt happen here, winamp and windows volume are seperate, im on XP Sp2 and whatever the latest version of winamp 5 is