Volume via Laptop versus CDs

[Megamix]

The volume via my laptop is considerably lower than straight from CD - is this to be expected?

[D.J Abie]

Hi

Its a very common problem its all to do with the soundcard in your laptop.

I had the same problem until I bought an external usb soundblaster soundcard, Now my laptop is louder & has better quality sound than C.Ds.

Also make sure your MP3 Music is good quality with a birate above 128 kps.

The larger the music file = Less compression = Better quality sound

MP3 converting software is easily available free on the net.

Good Luck !!!

[DJMaxG]

The volume via my laptop is considerably lower than straight from CD - is this to be expected?

How do you connect your laptop to your sound system?

[CRAZY K]

The volume via my laptop is considerably lower than straight from CD - is this to be expected?

Depends whats between them.

i.e. Laptop direct to mixer from headphone socket--- or sound card.

When customers roll up and ask for a direct play out from their laptop headphone socket sounds pretty loud to me.

Maybe you need to increase the output volume on the laptop

[Megamix]

i use a macbook via a USB on a Numark CM200USB - the laptop is on near enough max but I do have it on AutoGain

[DJMaxG]

i use a macbook via a USB on a Numark CM200USB - the laptop is on near enough max but I do have it on AutoGain

CDs tend to be recorded in WAV (1411kbps), where`s the majority of laptop users will have the files stored in MP3 (320kbps or under) file format.

Without knowing what bit rates you use, and without going into high end studio sound cards, I would say that you have mostly done everything to get the sound quality sounding decent.

[Mark Wild]

Maybe you need to increase the output volume on the laptop

This is probably what you need to do, also if your mp3 files are compressed to hard they will indeed sound quieter than CD's.

[DJMaxG]

Depends whats between them.
Maybe you need to increase the output volume on the laptop

The volume control on the laptop is for the laptop soundcard. The OP is using the CM200USB. (the laptop sound dial has no control over it)

[Excalibur]

I found I struggled to get enough volume direct from the socket on the laptop. An external soundcard is a far better bet. I had no probs with the Soundblaster, but the Numark IO is better still, and two outputs.

[Mark Wild]

I found I struggled to get enough volume direct from the socket on the alptop. An external soundcard is a far better bet. I had no probs with the Soundblaster, but the Numark IO is better still, and two outputs.

I'd never use the internal sound card from the lappy as they are normally kak