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Check to see if there is an Audio Equalizer in the icon in the taskbar usually like Audio control panel, but its not windows audio panel it is specific for your audio software.
Check to see if there is an Audio Equalizer in the icon in the taskbar usually like Audio control panel, but its not windows audio panel it is specific for your audio software.
Win-7 does have lower overall output than WinXP, I have a tri-boot system and XP audio has approx 50% more volume. My guess...? It's overhead for Win-7's licensed DSP effects. If the volume was as high as XP using the effects would cause distortion.
Try this.
In the System Tray, right click on the Microsoft speaker icon.
Select "playback devices".
Select your default output, (speakers).
Select the properties button at the lower right.
Select the Enhancements tab.
Select the check box that says "Immediate Mode"
If you have an EQ setting, raise all sliders by 20-30%, this will cause a system wide volume increase.
Also, scroll down the effects and find Loudness Equalization (this is actually a compressor) If it's selected, deselect it, if it's not selected, select it, see which setting gives you the most volume.
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sidenote:
Microsoft has licensed "MaxxAudio Copyright (c)" from Waves Audio Ltd, a highly respected company that's provided DSP plugins for pro audio use.
You can find this info in the registry, search on AudioProcessingEngine
the second or third one you come to has listings in the "classes" strings.
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