More volume #3373
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Hey wireless-fr, I totally get the “100% volume isn’t loud enough” pain, especially on Windows with headphones that just want to scream louder. Since you’re thinking about adding an over-100% volume option to your app, here’s how people currently push volume beyond 100% officially on popular systems, especially on Linux distros where it’s often built-in: How to boost volume over 100% (official ways on popular OSes) Windows:Windows itself caps volume at 100%, but some drivers and sound cards support Loudness Equalization in the sound control panel (Right-click speaker icon → Sound Settings → Device Properties → Enhancements). It can make audio louder without clipping. macOS:No built-in way to go past 100%, but third-party apps like Boom 3D or eqMac offer official volume boosting on top of the system max. Linux (official distro support):Most modern distros with PulseAudio or PipeWire support pushing volume over 100% right out of the box — no hacks needed! Open your system’s Sound Settings or Volume Control. The volume slider usually goes beyond 100% (up to 150% or even 200%). For example, in Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Debian, and their flavors, this is standard. You can also use pavucontrol (PulseAudio Volume Control) to get a more detailed interface and push playback streams past 100%. On newer distros using PipeWire (Fedora 36+, Ubuntu 22.10+ with PipeWire), the same over-100% boosting works via the sound settings or pavucontrol-like tools. This is officially supported and safe — just beware that pushing volume too high can cause distortion or damage headphones. Hope this helped, have a good day! |
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I would ask you in future updates to make possible for app to go above 100% volume. As for me 100% in windows, app and headphones dont seem to be loud enough.
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