Audio Dictatorship: Seizing the Means of Volume Production

Music blasting while Team's notification sounds are inaudible? Tired of waking up at 3am to random pc noises?

Windows has one master volume slider. That's it. EarTrumpet gives you a slider for every app.

What Is EarTrumpet?

EarTrumpet replaces the Windows volume control with one that shows every app playing audio - each with its own volume slider.

Click the volume icon, see all your apps, adjust them individually.

It's what Windows volume control should have been from the start.

Install

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/eartrumpet/9NBLGGH516XP

One click, done. EarTrumpet replaces the default volume icon automatically.

How to Use It

Click the speaker icon in your system tray (where you normally adjust volume):

You'll see:

Master volume slider at the top
Individual slider for each app playing audio

Drag any slider to adjust that app's volume independently.

Key Features

Individual App Volume

Spotify at 80%, Discord at 50%, game at 100%. Each app remembers its setting.

Move Apps Between Devices

Have headphones and speakers? Right-click an app and move it to a different output device.

Playing music on speakers but want game audio in headphones? Drag and drop.

Scroll to Adjust

Hover over the EarTrumpet icon and scroll your mouse wheel. Master volume goes up or down without clicking.

See What's Making Noise

Random sound playing? Look at EarTrumpet - it shows which apps are actively playing audio. Find the culprit instantly.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Set up hotkeys for per-app volume control if you want even faster access.

What About Windows Volume Mixer?

Windows has a built-in Volume Mixer (right-click the volume icon → Volume Mixer). Why use EarTrumpet?

Feature	Windows Mixer	EarTrumpet
Access	Multiple clicks	One click
Interface	Old Control Panel style	Modern, matches Windows 11
Device switching	No	Yes
Scroll to adjust	No	Yes
Remembers settings	Sometimes	Yes

EarTrumpet is faster and more reliable.

Use Cases

Gaming + Voice Chat

Game audio at full volume, Discord/TeamSpeak at comfortable level, neither drowns out the other.

Music + Work

Spotify in the background at low volume, Teams/Slack notifications at normal volume.

Presentations

Mute everything except the video you're presenting. No embarrassing notification sounds.

Finding Mystery Sounds

Something making noise? Open EarTrumpet, see which app is active, mute it.

Pairs Well With

Twinkle Tray - Control monitor brightness from system tray (like EarTrumpet but for brightness)

Together they give you quick control over two things Windows makes unnecessarily difficult.

System Requirements

Windows 10 or 11
That's it

Free, open source, minimal resource usage.

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