It does not matter which website or which video player the website uses, whenever I open any webpage with a video the audio volume is always 100%. If i open a link with a video on yahoo or ESPN the audio volume is always 100%. I always wear headphones and it hurts my hearing if i forget to change the volume level before the video starts playing. Can I change this in the browser settings (Firefox or Chrome) and is this some sort of HTML standard or preset value?
Google-chrome – why is default audio volume always at 100%
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I don't understand why people think Virtual Audio Cable will help to solve this problem. As far as I can see, it has no way of capturing output from a specific application and routing it to a given output device. It can make a new virtual output device and then that output can be routed to any input device, so that e.g. you could set a VAC as the default output and then direct that to the input of a recording program, but you can NOT (as far as I can tell after an hour of reading the docs) tell it to route the output from iTunes to your speakers and from Halo to your headset. Where is that idea coming from? Am I missing something in the docs?
Windows Media player does allow one to set the playback device separate from the default playback device... Organize, Options, Devices, Speakers (double click, or select and Properties), then Select the audio device. If you set it to Default Audio Device, it will track your default setting in windows. To use another device, just select that device.
So, using that setup, you can set your Windows Media Player to play music or a movie on the speakers, and your game will play on the default device, which you would set to be the headset.
I would really like to find a way to do this with programs that don't have a setting like Windows Media Player. E.g. Spotify can only go to the default device.
From Change Video Pitch Using the VideoLAN (VLC) Player :
Open your VLC player. Under Tools, click Preferences, at the bottom. Now, click Audio, at the top. Untick Enable Time-Stretching audio. SAVE.
If you play a normal video, nothing else is required. But if you find a video that you are playing needs a pace and pitch adjustment, quickly click on Playback, Speed, and try (at first) clicking on the appropriate fine speed adjustment.
From How to Change the Pitch in Windows Media Player :
Open the audio or video file in Windows Media Player. If the file is playing in the Library window, click the bottom-right "Switch to Now Playing" button. Step
Right-click anywhere in the Now Playing window, point to "Enhancements" and then select "Graphic Equalizer."
Select the graphic mode you prefer, such as individual adjustments or loose/fine groups. The icon next to the selection describes it, and a textual description appears if you hover your mouse pointer over the option. Step
Click and drag the sliders to change the pitch. You might notice the greatest effect around the 2 KHz slider, but what produces the most effect varies between people.
Click the small "X" at the top right of the Graphic Equalizer pop-up to close the utility.
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Firefox ( NOTE: Works for HTML5 video)
1:Load about:config in the browser's address bar. 2:Confirm that you will be careful if this is the first time you open the configuration screen. 3:Search for the preference media.default_volume. 4:Double-click on the line and a prompt should appear. 5:It's default value is 1.0 which equates 100% volume. 6:Use it to change the value using the same system, e.g. 0.1 for 10%, or 0.6 for 60%.