Welcome back, in today’s video I’ll be showing you how to make your headphones
quieter on a Windows 11 PC or laptop. You might want to know how to lower the volume
of your headphones if they are too loud even on a low volume setting. You can follow the
methods in this video to lower the volume of any sound output device, including headphones,
speakers and more. We’ll first go through a few quick methods that may or may not help, and then
we’ll move onto the main method. We do need to download some software for the main method,
but the setup is fairly simple, and I’ll guide you through the full process step by step. Remember
to leave a like and feel free to subscribe if the video helps, let’s get into the methods.
The first thing to mention is that it might be worth changing the port that you use on your PC.
This is unlikely to help but it could be worth a try. Also, if you can try using a different
connection type. Again, this is unlikely to help but if you have the option to switch to or from a
3.5-millimetre connection you could try it. Next, we can try changing some of the sound
settings. There might be the option to turn on a few features that may make the sound
slightly quieter. It’s worth a try and you can see what you think. To do this,
first go to the main settings page by searching for it. In the settings, click on system from
the options on the left, although you should be in here by default. Within here, click on sound.
Now in the sound settings, click once on your headphones or chosen output device.
Look for some options that you can turn on. For example, there might be an option called spatial
sound or enhance audio. Try turning these on and see if that slightly lowers the sound.
The final quick thing to test before the main method is to turn on bass boost. It might
seem a little counter-intuitive, however in my experience the overall volume is slightly lower,
just with a little more bass. Again, feel free to skip but its worth trying.
To turn on bass boost in Windows 11, first go to the control panel. You can get there by searching
for it. In the control panel, choose hardware and sound and then sound. It should now open
a new window, in here make sure you are in the playback tab and then double click on
your headphones. Now go the enhancements tab if you can and check the box next to bass boost.
Not all headphones will support a bass boost so don’t worry if you don’t see it.
If you select the bass boost option and then click on settings, you can change or lower the
amount it boosts it by, so have a play around with these settings to see if you can lower the volume.
We’ll now move onto the main method that should definitely help lower the volume.
We’re going to get a piece of software called Equalizer APO. Head to the link in the description
to get to this page. As you can see, this software gets thousands of downloads every week.
Click on the green download button here where my mouse is to start the download. The download
should start automatically in five seconds. If the download doesn’t start automatically,
click on the grey ‘problems downloading?’ button here. Then click on the blue direct link button,
it should download now. If you are using a 32-bit operating system, you will need to download that
version from another place. Click on the downloads tab here and then select the 32-bit version.
That should then start automatically downloading but once again if it doesn’t, use the direct
link. Once the download has completed for any version, open the installer then select yes on
the user account control screen. When the installer opens, click next, then I agree,
and then choose a destination folder for the software. The default destination should be fine
but just remember where it is as we’ll need to go to it later. Click next and then install. Once the
installation is complete, you will be prompted with a window that asks you to choose a device.
You need to choose the device you wish to lower the volume for, it could be called speakers,
Realtek high-definition audio or the name of your device. If you don’t see your device,
you could try connecting it using another port on your PC. If you are unsure which is your device,
select more than one or even all of them just to be sure. You select the devices by checking
the boxes next to them. With your chosen devices selected, click ok to move on to the next section.
You will now need to restart your PC, you can do this now or later.
Return to the video once you have done that and then we’ll be able to continue with the method.
So hopefully you have restarted your PC and you are back now
for the next part of the tutorial. Firstly, we need to find where we saved the software,
the file should be called Equalizer APO and if you chose the default destination,
this will likely be the program files folder which is located within your main drive.
Open it and then select the application called editor. If it says that Equalizer APO has not
been installed to the selected device, click yes and try another output device like earlier.
Once you are in the software, it will have the devices that it is installed to at the top. Choose
your device from this list. If, once again, you aren’t sure which your device is, you might want
to change the settings for all of the devices. Also, if for some reason you lose surround sound
with this software, you might be able to turn it back on with the drop-down box in the top right.
In the editor, there should be a preamplification section at the top. If there isn’t, click on
the green plus icon, then basic filters, then preamp. You can manually lower the gain with the
arrows and if the instant mode box is checked you should be able to hear a decrease in the volume.
It is also worth clicking on file and then save if you don’t notice any difference. Also bear in
mind that if you didn’t restart, the software will not work yet. Before you exit the software, make
sure you’ve clicked on file and save. Finally, if you ever want to uninstall the software,
you can do so by running the uninstall application which is within the main Equalizer APO folder.
And so that is how to make your headphones quieter on a Windows 11 PC or laptop. Click the card on
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