output volume

You still doesn't say what you want to do with output volume. Nobody here understand what you are saying.

If you want to watch a bunch of youtube videos (and they all have different volumes) or listen to a bunch of mp3 music files (and they all have different volumes) --- and you don't want to touch the volume knob when the next youtube video comes on --- then just use loudness equalization in your realtek audio driver.



If you want to stream, then go to streaming forums to figure out how to use different audio plugins with obs studio.

sandyt said:

You still doesn't say what you want to do with output volume. Nobody here understand what you are saying.

I doubt that, both you and somebody else on page 1, literally stated the solution needed: "loudness equalization".

Realtek Audio is not default Windows software, I have other drivers for my audio apparently.

OBS studio is streaming software if I get it right. I'm needing some software with a smaller footprint ..

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Found the solution
Basically, the general output volume can be measured by something that is called "VU meter"

I have no real clue what it measures, but it surely isn't decibels, but what I know is that it measures the output volume to the best way this can be done in some scientific correct matter.

There's many VU meters around, like this one:

VUMeter 1.2
2010 James Champan
vuplayer.com
vuplayer.com
vu_meter.zip

... but the problem is that they are visual only. So, they display whatever, and that's it. I need my sound to be adapted on base on this value. I don't need a VU meter display to see my sound is too high, cause I can hear that already.

So, what I need is the functionality of adapting sound (general sound), and that can only be done if the "sound meter" talks to my system in some or another way.

Enter: Orban Loudness Meter,
A meter which measures different things, amongst which a VU meter,
and, this is important:
It writes a data file.
And THAT datafile will be read by something, and that same thing also is capable of adjusting sound (for example through NIR, a solution mentioned on page 1, somebody who knew exactly what I was doing). The thing is, this needs to be done by code, otherwise I'll be switching the sound knob anyway. So, it reads VU meter (or other volume meter), adjust the general volume to lower if first reading is high. The opposite if VU meter (or other) is too low. And no action if between acceptable range.

Orban Loudness Meter
Version 2.9.6 - Copyright 2017 (Orban)
Free Orban Loudness Meter — Orban
setup_Free_Orban_Loudness_Meter_2.9.6.zip

My suggestion: Get a meter that measures the actual volume being output. Make note of what percentage on the Windows volume control corresponds to what actual physical volume as measured by the meter. Make a list of several places along the way, maybe every 5 or 10 percent and what that corresponds with in real life.

sandyt said:

You will never get your answer because we still don't know what you are talking about.

You are making a bunch of theoretical sound bites that makes zero practical sense.

VU meter is an obsolete analogue metering format. You hear the term VU meter because of computer software plug-ins that emulate analogue hardware. But it is a strictly nonsensical metering format in the digital world.

Q. What’s the difference between PPM and VU meters?

If you don't know what I mean, how do you know what I don't mean ?

Maybe ... somebody made a digital version of a VU meter. Or, not technically "VU" because that may mean whatever it does, but it would measure the same. It's actually already in Windows by the way.

So, what you're saying is that people made a volume meter, called it VU meter, it measures volume ... but for you, that is not good enough. Granted, but that is not my problem.

Not sure what you mean with "theory", the only theory I see is you saying it can't be done, while the software exists, and I actually wrote my own.

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hsehestedt said:

My suggestion: Get a meter that measures the actual volume being output. Make note of what percentage on the Windows volume control corresponds to what actual physical volume as measured by the meter. Make a list of several places along the way, maybe every 5 or 10 percent and what that corresponds with in real life.

Well, yes that is what is needed ... but I needed a good meter ...

And I found it, being the Orban one because that is also creating a data file (Excel file in fact).
Then I created a tool to read that file while being written, and that is now controlling my sound.

If the "volume" generated by Windows as the general volume is too loud, I decrease the volume slider, because that is independant of the volume "created" by Windows, no matter what application or applications.

But thanks for confirming the fact that some people actually understood and were able to write a good response in about 3 sentences. You're the man !