This week far finer-grain control over audio volume has been released for most Android devices. This control comes in an unofficial app by the name of Precise Volume – and it comes without cost. There ...

macOS has two distinct volume control options in the Sound preference pane that affect how a Mac produces sound. The Alert volume slider in the middle controls sound effect and notification volume; ...

The Volume Control icon in the system tray is the quickest way to control the volume on your Windows 11/10 PC. However if after a recent update or a software installation, it no longer responds to ...

I have my MacBook Pro connected via thunderbolt to my Dell monitor. The Dell monitor has a line out port to my powered speakers. Unfortunately, my speakers have independent volume controls in the back ...

Did you like playing audio (music and videos) on your Windows computer? You must have encountered a loudness issue at times. It is not limited to Windows; it occurs on all devices and operating ...

Editor’s note: The following review is part of Macworld’s GemFest 2013. Every day (except Sunday) from mid-July until late September, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a ...

It’s hard to put a good button on wireless headphones. Like I’ve said before, wireless headphones need to include audio playback controls, and they need to do so in a way that makes it easy for ...

Boston Acoustics showcased a group of versatile, easy-to-use Volume Controls and Speaker Selectors at the International Consumer Electronics Show. The RVC90i, which uses a rotary knob to adjust volume ...

Since 2005 or so, I’ve been listening to music on my Mac through an Altec Lansing FX6021 speaker system with two stereo speakers and a subwoofer. The sound has been excellent, and I have appreciated ...

Digital potentiometers (pots) offer advantages for audio volume (gain) control applications and can replace bulky mechanical pots, especially in handheld portable devices such as MP3 players, PDAs, ...