Volume2 Beautiful and convenient Windows sound volume control. Programs for setting up sound Setting up additional features
If you are an ardent music lover who sits a lot at the computer, then you probably often listen to music on it; you have a cool multimedia player installed that allows you to work with your music collection as conveniently as possible. But can your record player give you the ability to control volume conveniently and clearly? Many laptop users have this option. Users of desktop computers have it worse, since the volume can be adjusted either from the multimedia keyboard or by clicking on the “Volume Control” with the mouse. But there is another very good and visual way to adjust the volume using the mouse wheel by hovering the cursor over the taskbar. At the same time, a large and stylish control will be displayed on the desktop, which will show the current volume status. All this can be done using the Volume2 utility.
The program allows you to flexibly configure the volume control, including its appearance on the taskbar and desktop. In the settings, you can select several options for displaying the regulator on the desktop of your computer. It is worth noting that they look very stylish!
Don’t think that this is where the program’s capabilities end! In addition to the beautiful regulator, you can change the values of a huge number of different settings. On the “Basic” tab you will find a list of devices for which you can change the volume, and there you can also specify a separate application in which the volume should be adjusted.
On the “System Tray” tab in Volume2, you can set the appearance and settings of the indicator located in the notification area (tray). Here you will find many different options for displaying the indicator, which change beautifully when the volume changes. The main thing when using this indicator is to turn off the standard one so that there is one, not two, indicators in the clock area.
In the “Mouse Events” section, you can configure the behavior of the mouse on the application tray icon, the method of changing the volume using the mouse wheel, and change a number of other settings. For example, you can set the volume to be adjusted with the mouse wheel when you hover over the window title or when you hover the cursor over the desktop. By default, this setting is set to “Taskbar”, that is, with standard settings, the volume is adjusted with the mouse wheel when you hover the cursor over the taskbar.
In addition to volume control, the Volume2 program allows you to set various additional features that have nothing to do with volume. For example, you can assign hotkeys not only to control volume, but also to control screen brightness, eject discs from a CD/DVD drive, and safely remove USB devices. Another interesting feature of the program is the ability to set a schedule for performing various tasks. You can automate the process of turning off or lowering the volume at certain times of the day, automatically launching applications at a given time, and also show messages on the screen on a schedule.
In general, Volume2 is quite packed with a wide variety of settings that may seem useful to some music lovers. Naturally, the program is completely Russified (the author is our compatriot) and understanding the settings will not be difficult if you have the time and desire to customize your system, making it as convenient as possible for working and listening to music. The utility runs under the Windows 7/Vista/XP operating systems.
You are familiar with this situation: you turn on your computer, your favorite Windows operating system starts, and you see that there is no volume control. The sound itself is there, but you cannot adjust it, since the volume icon is not displayed.
In fact, this is normal for Windows OS, and the next time you boot, the volume icon should be in place. But you definitely shouldn’t restart your computer because of such a trifle!
P.S. By the fact that this situation is the norm for Windows, we mean that this happens quite often, and not that this fact is normal.
In most cases, the following steps help
1) Check if the volume display is turned on.
For unknown reasons, this setting sometimes gets lost and the volume display turns off.
a) Right-click in an empty space in the tray area (next to the clock and language bar), and go to properties.
b) Or open the Control Panel, go to the “Notification Area Icons” section (icon mode), and click on the “Turn system icons on or off” link.
Make sure the volume is turned up. If the volume is “Off”, turn it on by setting it to “On” and press Ok.
2) Restart Windows Explorer.
You can restart Explorer immediately without completing the first step.
To restart Explorer, open the Task Manager (“ctrl + shift + Esc”), go to the “Processes” tab, find and end the “explorer.exe” process. Next, click “File\new task (run...)”, write explorer and click Ok.
After the above steps, the volume icon should return to its place.
Surely, almost every user wants the sound reproduced by his computer to be of the highest quality. If you are one of them, then most likely you have thought about how it can be improved. The most effective solution, of course, would be to buy better equipment, such as a good audio system, an additional sound card, and things like that.
However, you can do without this, because there are many programs designed to customize and improve the sound quality of your computer. This material will present the most effective of them.
The most popular driver package for configuring built-in Realtek sound cards. Provides basic audio customization options.
Unlike competitors, it ensures the correct operation of the sound card and has only the most necessary functions.
Volume2
A small program that is a replacement for the standard Windows volume control. In addition to standard features, it has several additional functions.
Having the least functionality among other programs, Volume2 aims only to increase the convenience of volume adjustment and does an excellent job of it.
FxSound Enhancer
FxSound Enhancer contains a small set of simple but effective tools for improving sound. They allow you to improve sound quality in real time.
This program allows you to adjust individual sound parameters, such as, for example, increasing clarity and enhancing low-frequency sounds. However, its free version has somewhat reduced capabilities.
ViPER4Windows
This program has enormous capabilities for customizing sound. With the right skill, you can achieve almost professional sound quality.
ViPER4Windows includes all the same features as FxSound Enhancer and, in general, has the largest set of tools for changing sound parameters among its competitors, but also requires some knowledge to get quality results.
All of the programs presented above for changing sound parameters have the necessary functions to improve the sound. All you have to do is choose the most suitable one for yourself.
Volume2 is a program for controlling the sound volume level on your computer. Volume 2 Alternate Volume Control (also known as "Volume Squared") displays an on-screen volume indicator in the form of a stylish on-screen display (OSD) that appears the moment you change the volume. The program features over 70 beautiful and stylish volume controls and over 40 audio volume status icons to display in the system tray! Controlling the volume of music with Volume2 will become much more convenient; the utility allows you to change the sound volume by rotating the mouse wheel and using hotkeys.
It's time to change the volume control
Volume2 is a much more functional and convenient audio volume control than the standard Windows volume slider. The beautiful volume gadget Volume2 allows you to set the sound volume change step, add a sound effect when changing the volume, use a stylish on-screen menu (OSD) to control the volume, select a sound volume indicator skin to display in the taskbar, use wheel rotation and mouse movements to change the level volume. With Volume 2, you can set up hotkeys to turn down, turn up, and turn off the volume on your computer, and you can also set a schedule for the volume to change automatically.
The download archive contains the portable version of Volume2 and the program distribution.
Screenshots of the Volume2 program
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