Set Windows volume to maximum once for all then adjust volume with Sound Lock. This is especially useful if you watch movies which always need maximum volume then trash you ears when you are back to music listening.
Just remember to reduce volume control as Sound Lock will be temporarily disabled when you shutdown Windows or run Audacity.
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I tried this with Wrath of the Titans. We watch a lot of movies and at night, (when the wife is sleeping) I usually run over for louder parts of movies and have to turn it down, typically end up sitting in front of the PC to hear it. This worked wonders. It did keep the volume down during loud parts. Has some basic options, master or channel but regardless, it's extremely easy to use, free, saves me from having to run over to the volume control.
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