How to boost up volume in Winamp?

2006-06-23 19:14:31

I just built a new compter but the volume is lower when I play my music files off of winamp. I am useing the same sound card(turtle beach) off of my old computer. The new computer has a intergrated real teck sound card in the motherboard board but I diasbled it. Another difference I am useing between the two computers is my new one I am useing Windows SP2 and the old one I was useing SP1. For some reason, though,  my music files on my new system with winamp aren't as loud as my old system. I have checked everything to make sure....I made sure there was no DSP plug ins in Winamp active, I made sure that no Replay Gain was going on, and I made sure all the settings were the same as in my old system. It doesn't make since...the only thing I can guess it is ethier the intergrated sound card(even though it is disabled in bios), the motherboard(don't know why that would make a diff), or the SP2, or I am just looseing my hearing(hope not). I know foobar is good, but I am a loyal Winamp user so I'm not going to switch. Does anyone know of a plug in for Winamp that would boost the volume and keep the signal clean without distortion(I don't like equalizers)?

How to boost up volume in Winamp?

Reply #1 – 2006-06-23 19:44:51

Udate your soundcard drivers.

How to boost up volume in Winamp?

Reply #2 – 2006-06-24 04:57:46

Are you using Waveout?  You may have the waveout volume turned down in Windows.

How to boost up volume in Winamp?

Reply #3 – 2006-06-25 03:13:27

If you just can't find a fix (like me, my new laptop's realtek HD is quieter than I'm used too and nothing fixed it) you can try a compressor like this one, and there's a few others out there too.

How to boost up volume in Winamp?

Reply #4 – 2006-06-25 03:29:48

You might just have the volume turned down in the volume control. Wave or master.

How to boost up volume in Winamp?

Reply #5 – 2006-06-25 04:22:01

I have checked the Windows Master Volume and Wave volume. I am useing the DirectSound Output Plugin in winamp so it does not deal directly with Windows wave out. When I did use the Real Teck sound card, just to see what it was like, it was alot louder...I don't know why.