Whys my music really quiet

[GoldenMerc]

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Any ideas why its like that?
Ross

[beth]

spotify have an inside volume limit or some kind of volume control to make songs all sound the same i believe so have a look into that but i have always found spotify to be quite quiet.

[GoldenMerc]

Yeh the volume on spotifys full, but its super quiet :(

[Chippiewill]

Seems like it maybe a problem with your (/onboard) sound card, try updating your sound drivers.

That's a very unusual problem to have, main volume being on max but having a lower output than the software.

Edit: If you have a separate sound configuration application to the windows default check it's not low in there.

[GoldenMerc]

Seems like it maybe a problem with your (/onboard) sound card, try updating your sound drivers.

That's a very unusual problem to have, main volume being on max but having a lower output than the software.

Edit: If you have a separate sound configuration application to the windows default check it's not low in there.

It's all standard PC. Think my dad got it off some website with no OS then i just installed windows 7, really odd :(

[Chippiewill]

It's all standard PC. Think my dad got it off some website with no OS then i just installed windows 7, really odd :(

Tried installing drivers at all then?

[Tomm]

What are you playing it through and what port are you connecting it to?

[jasey]

I have heard of lots of people with problems with Spotify volume. Is music from, say, iTunes at good volume?

[Vause]

Spotify was always quiet for me, hence why i stopped using it. my itunes sounded fine but spotify was so quiet i just gave up, aha

[GoldenMerc]

Tried installing drivers at all then?
Nopeee :P

What are you playing it through and what port are you connecting it to?
Aux ports, not USB

I have heard of lots of people with problems with Spotify volume. Is music from, say, iTunes at good volume?
Youtube's a hell of a lot louder thats why its wierd :S

[Tomm]

What are you connecting to the aux port?


Nopeee :P

Aux ports, not USB

Youtube's a hell of a lot louder thats why its wierd :S

[GoldenMerc]

my headset :P

[Chippiewill]

Nopeee :P
99% sure it's a driver issue, look up your motherboard and go get them. If you're lucky they'll be optional windows updated but you should go get them from the motherboard manufacturer anyway.

What are you connecting to the aux port?
The device he's using to listen to the music is clearly not going to be the cause of the software issue causing the output volume of spotify to be cut down on the system mix. ESPECIALLY if it's an Aux output.

[N!ck]

Have a look at the balance levels in the audio device configuration.

[Tomm]

Actually it will cause a morepronouncedaffect if he is using the line out (or aux out, whatever you want to call it) rather than the headphone out. The line out is not amplified and is not designed to drive headphones, it can't supply enough current. The line out has a high impedance compared to the low impedance of the headphone out socket as it is amplified.

Although, I did not take a good enough look at the original post as I did not notice the volume is not showing correctly in the volume mixer. But either way, you still should not use headphones on a line out jack.

I noticed you use skype. Try this:

In control panel, Sound, then Communications tab. Select "Do nothing" and see if that helps.


99% sure it's a driver issue, look up your motherboard and go get them. If you're lucky they'll be optional windows updated but you should go get them from the motherboard manufacturer anyway.

The device he's using to listen to the music is clearly not going to be the cause of the software issue causing the output volume of spotify to be cut down on the system mix. ESPECIALLY if it's an Aux output.

[jasey]

Ah, I think I understand the problem too. Follow the advice they gave you and see if it works. Let us know! Good luck, friend!

[GoldenMerc]

I think i found the problem, i normally put my usb speakers in when my parents are out. Then obviously pull it out when i want to listen through headphones. sorted by a restart.
+Rep for all the help x

[Chippiewill]

I think i found the problem, i normally put my usb speakers in when my parents are out. Then obviously pull it out when i want to listen through headphones. sorted by a restart.
+Rep for all the help x
If it required a restart it was almost certainly a driver/software problem, probably won't happen again however so I wouldn't worry. Glad to hear you fixed it though.