Headphone volume
 

Ok i have been kinda annoyed a few times by mp3s or videos on my computer that have sound thats too soft to really hear well through the headphones i use. I know the headphones can go very loud because i use them while i game on the same computer but some mp3s and videos the volume just seems to be turned down too low so even with the volume all the way up its not loud enough. Anyone know if theres any sort of software or something that can boost the volume up more then the standard windows volume controls?

Did you turn the volume up in the media player (WinAmp, WMP, etc.)? Sometimes the volume in the actual program is turned down, so turning up the Windows volume doesn't make it loud enough.

If the volume of the sound file (MP3 or whatever) is actually too low you can get audio editing software and boost the volume of that file.

I don't know any free ones. I use a combination of different programs: Sonar; Sound Forge etc.

You can also try to normalize all of your MP3s using audio editing software that supports it (most do) ... personally I dislike normalization but a lot of people like it. It basically makes all of your sound files the same volume in relation to each other AND within the sound file itself. In other words, if there's a quiet part in an otherwise loud song the volume may be boosted for that quiet part.

Google "audacity". That's what you're after.

audacity seems to do exactly what i need =) thanks.