# How do I get the average volume of an audio file?

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/how-do-i-get-the-average-volume-of-an-audio-file/14247>\
**Category:** FMOD Engine\
**Created:** [December 11, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/how-do-i-get-the-average-volume-of-an-audio-file/14247 "2018-12-11T23:45:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![zeros2619](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7993a0/32.png) [@zeros2619](https://qa.fmod.com/u/zeros2619)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/how-do-i-get-the-average-volume-of-an-audio-file/14247/1 "2018-12-11T23:45:19Z")

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I want to get the volume of the audio file and play it at the volume I want.Does FMOD provide such an interface?

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**Author:** ![cameron-fmod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/cameron-fmod/32/261_2.png) [@cameron-fmod](https://qa.fmod.com/u/cameron-fmod)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/how-do-i-get-the-average-volume-of-an-audio-file/14247/2 "2018-12-17T03:20:12Z")

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The FMOD API uses a multiplier (eg. 0-1) for setting the volume, with 1 being the original volume, you can set it above 1 to amplify the volume but increasing the signal level too far may cause audible distortion.

Normally this is better done inside the FMOD Studio Tool.