Tip #4122 - Vista Sound and Volume Controls
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Vista
Sound and Volume Controls
As you probably already
know, Microsoft has added a number of new features and enhancements to
its Windows Vista operating system, with one of those being the new sound
controls. They really are a welcome addition in terms of features and
ease of use. New to the Vista sound controls is the ability to individually
control the volume of software applications that use sound, including
the background Windows sounds. From now on, users will no longer have
to listen to the clicks, bells and other somewhat annoying sounds if they
don't want to. This new feature is especially helpful when you have music
or another type of media playing on your computer. Keep reading for all
the details!
Access to most of
the available sound features in Vista is now easily accomplished by right
clicking on the sound icon in the notification area of
your taskbar. From there, you can open the new Volume Control, open the
Audio Devices Panel, as well as, set the default System Sound Events.
These items may also be accessed by going to Start, Control
Panel, Hardware and Sound, Audio Devices
and Sound Themes.
Opening the Audio
Devices section will allow you to view the active Output and Input sound
devices on your system. From this panel, you may access the Advanced Properties
of each device as well, such as tone adjustments, speaker configuration,
levels and other general options for that device. From the sound icon,
you can also choose the System Sound Events, which will allow you to set
your default Windows sounds, such as the beeps and clicks you hear when
doing various Windows tasks, etc.
Opening the Volume
control from the sound icon will allow you to adjust the volume of any
currently open applications that happen to use sound. To the far left
is the Main Volume and to the right, you'll see the individual sliders
for open applications. The first slider under the Applications section
is for the Windows sounds and so on. Now, each slider can be adjusted
independently and they only control a specific application. The icons
above each slider helps you to easily identify the application and if
you hover your mouse over the icon, it will give you more detailed information.
Cool, huh?!
Hope this one helps
you out with your Vista sounds and volumes!
~ Ramachandran Kumaraswami
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