VolumeAssistant

Despite the latest advancements, studies and experiments in the medical field, no clear-cut solution can completely cure hearing loss, which is why people are advised to apply prevention strategies in order to avoid complications when reaching old age, such as decreasing the volume level or opting for speakers instead of headphones.

As such, in order to safeguard your hearing and reduce the risk of tinnitus, a neat program called VolumeAssistant comes into play, applying a certain algorithm that automatically normalizes your computer’s main volume by increasing the intensity of quieter sounds and decreasing it in the case of loud ones.

Once installed, double-clicking on the program’s automatically generated desktop shortcut will summon a straightforward interface that dynamically displays the highest and lowest frequencies of the sound emitted by any application or file on your computer. This is done in order to help you visualize the corrections that are automatically made by the app, which essentially takes control of Windows’ main audio source and tries to keep it a constant level that can be set by the user using the left-placed slider.

As a result, sound effects that are of a higher intensity are brought down to a lower level, while quieter audio elements get their volume increased to form a balanced movie watching experience that lets the audience avoid incredibly loud screams or explosions, while also allowing you to hear quieter dialogue parts and ensure you do not miss important plot developments without having to sacrifice screen real estate by enabling closed captions.

Finally, those who want a more customizable experience can check out the developer’s improved version of the program, known as Volmatic, boasting a more elegant and accessible interface, advanced settings that allow you to tweak the level of correction boost and speed according to the sound patterns of the program you are currently using, along with the option to exclude certain applications or video games where footsteps always need to be heard in competitive matches.

Whether your TV or current speaker setup tends to overemphasize various frequencies that drown out lower ones, leading to inaudible cutscenes or dialogue in movies, or you are watching interviews with improperly tuned audio equipment that raises the microphone’s volume gain of the guest compared to the host, VolumeAssistant may be the right tool for you, considering its universal applicability and ease of use.