Has anyone else noticed that Windows 11 lowers the volume at the start of playback for certain audio for about a half second and then plays at normal volume? I noticed that its really bad with short sound effects, like less than a few seconds. I have to stick my ear next to my speaker to hear the effect because it is so short, but I can barely hear it. But if you play those same sound effect a few seconds later, its start out just fine at normal volume. But if you wait more than say 7 seconds, it reverts back to cutting the volume at the start. Very strange.
Happens when playing mp3s as well. But for me, it seems to only happen with loud songs, I can barely hear the music start for the first half second, then it kicks in. Softer songs seem to just play normally at the beginning.
Happens in every audio program on Windows so not specific to one in particular.
I think Windows is adding some sort of 'noise gate' similar to what you'd hear when playing your guitar with a noise gate pedal where it's cutting certain levels of volume, but in this Windows case, only at the beginning. Maybe to reduce random short noises that might somehow pop up that a normal user would not want to hear?
Does anyone have a fix for this? This is extremely annoying.
Thanks!
Happens when playing mp3s as well. But for me, it seems to only happen with loud songs, I can barely hear the music start for the first half second, then it kicks in. Softer songs seem to just play normally at the beginning.
Happens in every audio program on Windows so not specific to one in particular.
I think Windows is adding some sort of 'noise gate' similar to what you'd hear when playing your guitar with a noise gate pedal where it's cutting certain levels of volume, but in this Windows case, only at the beginning. Maybe to reduce random short noises that might somehow pop up that a normal user would not want to hear?
Does anyone have a fix for this? This is extremely annoying.
Thanks!
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