# we need volume control (pelxamp)

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/we-need-volume-control-pelxamp/233202>\
**Category:** Plex Labs\
**Created:** [April 20, 2018, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/we-need-volume-control-pelxamp/233202 "2018-04-20T00:37:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![alael](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/alael/32/16686_2.png) [@alael](https://forums.plex.tv/u/alael)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/we-need-volume-control-pelxamp/233202/1 "2018-04-20T00:37:51Z")

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Hello!

we need audio control in plexamp because otherwise we have no way to control the music, for example if i am playing game and i just want a light background music its either the music completely cover the game audio or i dont hear it cause windows audio control are really bad,

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**Author:** ![elan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elan/32/5_2.png) [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/we-need-volume-control-pelxamp/233202/2 "2018-04-20T05:36:37Z")

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You can use keyboard shortcuts to control the volume `CommandOrControl+Option+Up/Down`.

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**Author:** ![Joe\_Kilner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/joe_kilner/32/15013_2.png) [@Joe\_Kilner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Joe_Kilner)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/we-need-volume-control-pelxamp/233202/3 "2018-04-24T12:57:42Z")

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A ha!

I had accidentally turned the volume down at some point and it was driving me crazy! I couldn’t tell why plexamp was so much quieter than everything else on my system! CtrlAlt+Up and everything is back to normal!

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/we-need-volume-control-pelxamp/233202/4 "2018-04-24T13:34:33Z")

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You know, on Windows there is also this:  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/6/e/6e55c5e49bb85ba7adbc1329f64434d6eb668fc2.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/we-need-volume-control-pelxamp/233202/5 "2020-01-08T01:39:26Z")

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