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I think that modern people can no longer imagine life without technology. This is especially true for a personal computer. After all, with its help you can work, communicate and do much more.
To perform some operations, you can use both the mouse and the keyboard. The fact is that any keyboard has certain key combinations (so-called “hot keys”) that allow you to execute certain queries or commands.
For example, by simultaneously pressing “Win+R”, you can quick search on a personal computer, in other words, you can perform assigned tasks using various key combinations. You can also use them to adjust the volume level personal computer, laptop or netbook.
Of course, there are keyboards where you don’t have to worry about remembering the key combination, since there are two buttons on them that are responsible for increasing or decreasing the sound. But, unfortunately, such buttons are not present on all keyboards.
It is also not always convenient to increase the volume. This is especially true for various games, when in order to perform this action you have to minimize the window or exit it altogether. This article will talk about how to increase sound on a computer using the keyboard.
How to increase volume on PC using keyboard
It is very convenient when the keyboard has special buttons for controlling sound, but not all have them. Because developers are increasingly trying to reduce the number of keys. To do this, the functionality of the removed keys is distributed among those that remain, making them multifunctional keys.
For example, some developers put speaker icons on the keys with the letter “F” or highlight in a different color the keys that, in addition to the main specific function, are also responsible for sound. For these purposes, some developers create certain combinations that are used to reduce or increase the volume.
So on small keyboards, it is possible to control the Winamp program and therefore, when listening to audio recordings through it, if you need to make the sound quieter or louder, you can simultaneously hold down the “Shift+2” or “Shift+8” keys. Sometimes this combination is replaced by simultaneously pressing Shift and the up or down arrow.
NirCmd utility
In addition there is special utility, which is called "NirCmd". Of course, you can use it to assign a convenient keyboard shortcut to increase or decrease the volume, but these keys will not perform their functions in full-screen mode. You don't really use them during the game either. So I don't think this is a good option. Although, whatever suits you.
Keyboard combinations to increase sound on a laptop
With laptops everything is quite simple. Almost every keyboard has a key called Fn. It is usually located in the lower left corner. On the top of the keyboard, where the F1 through F12 keys are located, two of them should have speaker icons.
Most often these are “F11 and F12” or “F7 and F8”, and the image of the speakers can also be on the up or down arrow keys. Thus, to make the sound louder or, conversely, decrease it, simultaneously hold down the “Fn” key in combination with a key in the form of a speaker.
For example, holding “Fn+F11” on Asus laptops will decrease the volume, and using “Fn+F12” will increase the sound.
How to increase sound on a computer using the keyboard, summary
As you can see, increasing or decreasing the volume level on a personal computer, laptop or netbook using the keyboard is quite simple, and most importantly, very convenient in some situations.
However, depending on your device, operating system, hotkeys may not match those described in the article. What to do? It's not all that complicated. Bring up “help” by pressing F1 (look at your keys, look for a question mark if there is none on F1).
In the Edit section, find a list of hotkeys for your device. Remember or write down the keyboard shortcuts, or simply the keys responsible for adjusting the volume on your personal computer. Good luck!
Interesting articles.
Quite a common situation. The sound is quiet, although the volume control is set to maximum. This problem occurs mainly in laptops. Desktop computers have virtually no problems with this.
How can this be? Let's figure it out.
Audio driver problem
One of possible reasons, as the name suggests, is an audio device driver. After all, many failures and malfunctions in PC operation are directly related to outdated or inappropriate drivers.
If the speaker system or speakers start to sound quiet, this applies to all applications and system sounds, it's time to update your audio device drivers.
- Open "Device Manager". Start → Control Panel → Device Manager. For Windows 8 and 10, press Win + X and select “Device Manager”.
- Expand the items “Sound, gaming and video devices”.
- Select your audio device and use its context menu to call the “Update driver” command.
- Select the automatic search type and start scanning Microsoft servers for availability of more new version drivers for sound card.
This is the easiest option to update the driver, but not the most reliable and correct. The fact is that Windows downloads software from Microsoft resources, and not from the official websites of the developer of the driver for the corresponding device, so it would be more reliable and correct to download the installer from the official resource of the audio card manufacturer, motherboard or laptop and install it manually.
Player or file problem
If the sound is too quiet when watching a movie, the problem may be either the player or the audio track itself. In the first case, we can advise you to update the application to latest version and install the latest edition of codecs.
Many people who make so-called rips (RIP) of films reduce the volume of the audio track so that when the video is posted it will not be blocked or even detected by the owners. The point is that sound studios they try to block illegal attempts to distribute audio, the rights to which belong to them, and by changing the frequency of the sound, the user ensures that search robots do not distinguish between identical content at slightly different frequencies. If the sound is the same in all players, then it is a quiet soundtrack.
Incorrect volume setting
Often, beginners reduce the volume using the software method, and then turn the speakers all the way, but do not achieve the required volume. IN similar situations You need to make the sound louder in the operating system itself, and not on the device that plays it.
- We start playing an audio or video file to monitor the volume level in real time.
- Click on the “Speakers” icon located in the tray (bottom right near the clock).
- Move the slider to the right until we achieve the desired volume.
Multimedia keyboards and laptops are equipped with special buttons to control the volume. If the sound on your laptop is too quiet, you can easily increase it using hotkeys or combinations thereof. For example, Fn + →, which will save you from unnecessary clicks on icons of various menus.
Increased the volume, but it didn't help? We go to the volume mixer, where the sound level of each of the programs that reproduce sound is regulated.
- For this purpose in context menu icon “Speakers” select “Open volume mixer”.
- We find the problematic application or device and adjust its sound volume.
Quiet sound in headphones
Devices such as headphones are made to break quickly, but not before their warranty period expires. If the sound in your headphones becomes too quiet, first check them on another device (laptop, smartphone), they may be faulty.
Muffled sound, weak bass and lack of mids or highs are a fairly common problem with inexpensive computers. speaker systems. Standard means Windows does not allow you to configure the sound parameters that are responsible for this, so you have to resort to the help of third-party software. Next, let's talk about programs that help enhance the sound on a PC and improve its performance.
This program is multifunctional tool to improve the quality of the reproduced sound. The functionality is quite rich - general amplification, virtual subwoofer, 3D effect, the ability to use a limiter, flexible equalizer. The main feature is the presence of a brain wave synthesizer, which adds special harmonics to the signal, allowing you to increase concentration or, conversely, relax.
SRS Audio SandBox
This is another powerful software that allows you to change sound settings. Unlike Hear, it doesn't have as many fine-tuning options, but beyond simply increasing the volume, many important parameters adjustable. The program uses signal handlers to different types acoustics – stereo, quadraphonic and multi-channel systems. There are also ones for headphones and speakers on a laptop.
DFX Audio Enhancer
The functionality of this program also helps to enhance and embellish the sound in inexpensive speakers. Its arsenal includes options for changing sound clarity and bass level and applying a volume effect. Using the equalizer, you can adjust the frequency curve and save the settings as a preset.
Sound Booster
Sound Booster is intended solely to enhance the output signal in applications. The program installs a regulator in the system that allows you to increase the sound level up to 5 times. Additional features avoid distortion and overload.
Audio Amplifier
This program helps to enhance and equalize the sound in files with multimedia content - audio tracks and videos up to 1000%. Its batch processing function allows you to apply specified parameters to any number of tracks simultaneously. Unfortunately, it's free trial version allows you to work with tracks no longer than 1 minute.
Participants this review know how to process beep, increasing the volume and improving its parameters, differing only in the set of functions. If you like to tinker with fine settings and achieve the best possible result, then your choice is Hear or SRS Audio SandBox, and if time is short and you just need decent sound, then you can look towards DFX Audio Enhancer.
It's hard to imagine a smartphone without volume buttons. Pressed on one side - it decreased, pressed on the other - increased. However, there are smartphones where the volume never rises above average: the level scale shows the maximum, but the sound is still quiet.
What is this? Breaking? Marriage? Not at all. The phone manufacturer took care of your ears. To prevent you from going deaf from loud sound, it has limited the ability to turn on the speakers at full power. However, this can be fixed.
Let's consider standard and non-standard methods increasing the volume on your smartphone, which can be used to bypass manufacturer restrictions.
Phone settings
The phone settings are the most convenient to use. And even if the sound level adjustment buttons break down. The instructions look like this:
Engineering menu
This menu was intentionally hidden by the developers of the smartphone and operating system from users so that they could not accidentally make changes that would lead to device malfunctions. With its help, you can reconfigure almost all phone parameters, including increasing speaker volume levels.
Access to engineering menu opens using a special code - universal or specific for devices of a certain brand.
Procedure:
There is 4 sound mode options, which are available for configuration:
- Normal Mode. Responsible for sound from speakers without using headphones or any other devices.
- Headset Mode. Sound in headphones.
- LoudSpeaker Mode. Responsible for adjusting the sound level on the speakerphone.
- Headset_LoudSpeaker Mode. The same as the previous point, only with headphones.
After opening Settings, you will see two fields with numbers. The first indicates the current volume value, the second indicates the maximum allowable volume. The data in the first field can be edited. 
Set it to the desired value and click the “Set” button.
The engineering menu will allow you to adjust more parameters than the standard “Settings” and volume buttons.
Third Party Applications
If the engineering menu seemed too complicated to you, you can use special applications from Google Play Market. The maximum volume level that is built into the speakers cannot be surpassed with their help, but it is quite possible to remove some restrictions.
Volume Booster GOODEV
Volume Booster GOODEV is a very easy to use application designed only for volume control. You don’t need to expect anything more from it, but it is ready to become an excellent replacement normal settings.
Instructions for using Volume Booster GOODEV look like this:
Sound amplifier
As the name suggests, the “Sound Booster” application is also responsible for adjusting and enhancing the volume level on the phone. It is also simple and, unlike the previous program, has a translation into Russian. However, “Sound Booster” does not always allow you to get results comparable to Volume Booster GOODEV. Its efficiency is slightly lower.
How to use the application:
- Please read the warning that turning up the volume too much may damage your hearing and will cause wear and tear on your speakers. Click "Ok" to continue.
- To make adjustments, use the sliders under the appropriate headings. The first slider adjusts the overall volume level, and the second one enhances it. Maximum gain is possible up to 60% of the default gain in the speakers.
Using patches
This option is suitable exclusively for experienced smartphone and PC users, since it involves working with system files using root rights. An inexperienced user who does not understand what he is doing risks damaging his smartphone.
The patches were developed by craftsmen and enthusiasts, that is, they have nothing to do with the device manufacturer. They are built into system catalogs, which leads to changes in the functions of the gadget, in particular, to the removal of speaker volume restrictions. But there is one “but”: these patches are not so easy to find, and the risk of downloading a non-working or virus package is far from zero.
Let's briefly look at the sequence of actions:
All the best to everyone!
From my own experience, I can say that users most often encounter the problem of quiet sound when reinstalling Windows OS (less often when replacing equipment with new ones).
In general, there is a quiet difference: if you turn up the volume to 100%, and the sound is barely audible, then the problem is obvious, but if you expect the volume from a budget laptop to be like music. center - no comments here, my article is unlikely to help you.
In this article I would like to give several reasons why the sound may deteriorate (crackling, grinding noises may appear) and the volume may decrease. In general, I will give tips on increasing the volume. So...
Causes of quiet sound. How to amplify the sound!
1) “Fine” sound tuning: loudness compensation and communication
Now about something more interesting - about communication...
There is such an option in Windows as “communication” - the point is that “smart” Windows reduces the volume when using the computer for conversations (i.e., as if it does a plus for you - so that you can hear the interlocutor better). But it happens that this option works very poorly - and it always reduces the sound, and not just during conversations...
To check this: click on sound icon in the tray (next to the clock) and open the “Sounds” link (see screenshot below). Then open the tab "Connection" and set the slider "no action required" (see point 2-3 on the screen below). Save the settings and restart your computer ( last action Necessarily!). Then test what the volume is.
A few words about loudness compensation
There is another option in Windows that can significantly affect the volume. It's about about subtleness - special option to eliminate loudness differences taking into account the peculiarities of human perception. If you have problems with quiet sound- I recommend this one enable option .
To do this you need to go to settings "SOUND", open tab "Play" , then select your playback source (speakers, headphones) and go to them properties (see screenshot below, arrow 1-2).
Then open the "Improvements" tab and in the properties find the option "Loudness of Compensation" - turn it on, save the settings and check the sound quality again (by the way, in Windows 8.1 this option is called a little differently - “Advanced features/volume equalization”).
Loudness compensation
2) Checking connectors and wires
One of the most common reasons sound distortion, noise, crackling, decreased volume - poor contact between the speakers of the speakers (headphones) and the computer sound card.
This most often occurs due to “broken” connectors and plugs, as well as damage to the wire insulation (an example of a torn headphone wire is shown in the photo below). If such defects appear, I recommend replacing the wire (or re-soldering it, if you have such experience...).
Broken headphone wire
In general, a wire tear may not be “visible” - i.e. the braid on top will be unharmed, while the copper core inside will be damaged. Try to twist the wire, and if the sound disappears, then appears, distortions occur - the problem is obvious.
You can also check your headphones (speakers) by connecting them to another PC (tablet, music center, etc.). If the problem is related to the connectors on the sound card, then either repair it or use an external sound card. Now, for example, there are such “babies” the size of a regular flash drive, while many of them can produce sound quality no worse than built-in sound cards.
3) Checking and updating drivers
Drivers are to blame for every 3-4th sound problem! More precisely, their absence, or the wrong version for a given OS.
In general, most often, if there are problems with the sound driver, there is no sound at all (I apologize for the tautology). But it happens that there was (for example) Windows 7 - and then it was updated to Winodws 8/10. According to my observations, after such an update, there are problems with sound...
In Device Manager, open the tab "Sound, gaming and video devices" . This tab should display your sound card (for example, in the screenshot below - Realtek High Definition Audio).
If instead the tab is empty, or you see the “Unknown device” icon with a question mark, then there is no driver.
Important! If you have problems with audio drivers, I recommend reading the following article:
To update the driver on Windows - just click right click mouse over the device (for which you are updating drivers), and in the context menu select "Update drivers" (arrow 1-2 on the screenshot below).
For example, the screenshot below shows the program (available at the link above) Driver Booster, with which you can update sound driver you can do it in 1 click... Convenient? Comfortable!
Update audio driver in 1 click!
4) Setting up an audio driver: using Realtek as an example
The volume also depends on the settings of the audio driver (and on the version of the driver itself, but this was discussed a little higher. I propose to consider the settings based on one of the most popular drivers - Realtek...
4.1 Device selection
When you connect any device to the input of a sound card, as a rule, a message pops up from Realtek drivers, asking you to indicate what kind of device you connected. The volume level also depends on the correct type of device.
In some cases, forced switching of the device type helps: from headphones to speakers (or vice versa). Try both options.
Note: to open the window for selecting the type of device to be connected, try removing the plug from the speakers (headphones) from the sound card and inserting it again.
4.2 Adjusting the playback volume level
In Control Panel sound card Realtek - There are several volume sliders (something like the mixer in Windows). For example, if your Front slider is set to 60% (and the speakers are connected to the front system unit) - then until you raise it to 100%, the sound will not become louder!
So a simple tip: open the mixer in Realtek and set all the volume sliders (that will be there) to 100%!
Addition! If you have headphones (speakers) connected to the front panel of the system unit, try connecting them to the back side.
If you have weak sound only when watching movies or listening to music, then most likely the problem is in the audio-video codecs (or players).
The advice here is simple: REMOVE completely all codecs from the system and try to install the set from K-Lite Codec Pack(detailed description here:). Moreover, when installing, be sure to turn on the mode "Lots of stuff", as in the screenshot below. This way you will get all the necessary and modern codecs for today).
How to install codecs correctly...
By the way, pay attention to the VLC player - it is not only good for playing network video, but also for watching video from hard drive. It has an option by increasing the sound volume up to 125%!
The best codecs (in my opinion) -
10 Free Players for Windows -
6) Programs to enhance volume
Programs to increase volume on a computer -
- installed, configured once and it works (starts every time you turn on the computer);
- increase the volume up to 500%!
- supports everything popular programs, games, players, etc.: Skype, ICQ, Windows Media Player, etc.
That's all for me. I hope at least one recommendation works!
Thanks in advance for any additions on the topic. Good luck!
