macOS has two distinct volume control options in the Sound preference pane that affect how a Mac produces sound. The Alert volume slider in the middle controls sound effect and notification volume; ...

When multitasking in OS X, sometimes the programs you are using might output notification sounds or otherwise use the OS X audio system in ways that could interfere with your other tasks. If you ...

I have been using Windows since the days of Windows Vista, and Windows' setup for managing sounds has always felt inadequate. It feels like a small process Microsoft decided to complicate—adjusting ...

In Windows 10, if you click on the speaker icon, the volume control slider opens. You have to right-click on the speaker icon to see the following menu: Select Open Volume mixer to open it. Here you ...

All hail the mighty Siri Remote. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac You can set up your Apple TV’s Siri Remote to control the volume levels of a separate sound system. It might not work out of the ...

Android 15 is preparing a big redesign of the volume panel that also makes it collapsible. Android’s volume panel lets you change the media, call, ringer, notification, and alarm volume. The volume ...