How to play music while gaming


PowerPCFan

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So when I play Fortnite with a headset, I like to have music playing in the background. I use my iPad as a second screen using Splashtop Wired XDisplay and open a Chrome window with my YT music gaming playlist. It works great: the game audio and music are playing at the same time. But the music is so loud I can’t hear the game over the music.

My Windows 11 install is not activated, so I can’t use built in volume tools. Are there any free audio mixing tools that allow me to change the volume of individual programs anyone can recommend??
 
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I do the same thing you can run both and you can lower the game volume
 

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FOR FUTURE REFERENCE: Windows 11 23H2 came out, and there's a new volume mixer built into the taskbar. No more NirCMD and EarTrumpet necessary!! (Uninstalling both rn)
Edit: I'm not sure you might need windows insider builds enabled to get the new update
 
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windows 11Intel i5-12600K32gb 3200mhzIntel UHD 770
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windows 11
Computer type
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Custom
CPU
Intel i5-12600K
Motherboard
Gigabyte DS3H B660M AX
Memory
32gb 3200mhz
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Intel UHD 770
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Acer Nitro XV272U V
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1440p
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650w cooler master
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Custom modded Mac Pro
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Air
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Logitech
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Windows Defender
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