# How do I set volume? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 8, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-volume/262651 "2008-06-08T17:26:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Daimz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/daimz/32/2383_2.png) [@Daimz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Daimz)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-volume/262651/1 "2008-06-08T17:26:53Z")
How to I set the volume of an mp3 when it first loads on to page? I’m not concerned about making a volume bar I just want to make the volume lower. this is how I have set up my music at the moment: ```auto var s:Sound = new Sound(new URLRequest("5.mp3")); var sc:SoundChannel = s.play(0, 99); sc.soundTransform = new SoundTransform(0.1,-0.2); ``` ---
**Author:** ![Garfty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8baadc/32.png) [@Garfty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Garfty)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-volume/262651/2 "2008-06-08T17:40:24Z")
s.volume = int; replace int with a number of your choice, try .3 ---
**Author:** ![Daimz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/daimz/32/2383_2.png) [@Daimz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Daimz)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-volume/262651/3 "2008-06-08T17:41:16Z")
thanx alot ---
**Author:** ![Garfty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8baadc/32.png) [@Garfty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Garfty)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-volume/262651/4 "2008-06-08T17:43:24Z")
no probs man, let me know if it works ---
**Author:** ![Daimz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/daimz/32/2383_2.png) [@Daimz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Daimz)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-volume/262651/5 "2008-06-08T17:45:38Z")
it didn’t work came back with this error. > Access of possibly undefined property volume through a reference with static type flash.media:Sound. sc.volume = 0.3; is how i put it in. ---
**Author:** ![Garfty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8baadc/32.png) [@Garfty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Garfty)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-volume/262651/6 "2008-06-08T17:49:54Z")
try just .3, without the 0 ---
**Author:** ![Daimz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/daimz/32/2383_2.png) [@Daimz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Daimz)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-volume/262651/7 "2008-06-08T18:03:16Z")
still the same problem?? ---
**Author:** ![Garfty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8baadc/32.png) [@Garfty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Garfty)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-volume/262651/8 "2008-06-08T18:04:00Z")
Any chance I could take a look at the files?? ---
**Author:** ![Daimz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/daimz/32/2383_2.png) [@Daimz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Daimz)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-volume/262651/9 "2008-06-08T18:18:58Z")
sure think man here a link. [http://www.arctosdesign.com/sound.zip](http://www.arctosdesign.com/sound.zip) ---
**Author:** ![Garfty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8baadc/32.png) [@Garfty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Garfty)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-volume/262651/10 "2008-06-08T18:23:32Z")
something’s messed up with that man, tried opening it on my pc and my macbook ---
**Author:** ![Daimz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/daimz/32/2383_2.png) [@Daimz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Daimz)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-volume/262651/11 "2008-06-08T18:31:19Z")
ok try this [http://arctosdesign.com/music.zip](http://arctosdesign.com/music.zip) ---
**Author:** ![Garfty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8baadc/32.png) [@Garfty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Garfty)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-volume/262651/12 "2008-06-08T18:34:56Z")
Nope sorry man, what you using?? mac or pc? ---
**Author:** ![Daimz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/daimz/32/2383_2.png) [@Daimz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Daimz)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-volume/262651/13 "2008-06-09T00:04:39Z")
mac and it still not working? ok ill put up fla and the song: [http://arctosdesign.com/sound.fla](http://arctosdesign.com/sound.fla) [http://www.arctosdesign.com/5.mp3](http://www.arctosdesign.com/5.mp3) ---
**Author:** ![littlespex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6f9a4e/32.png) [@littlespex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/littlespex)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-volume/262651/14 "2008-06-09T00:54:31Z")
Try sending the SoundTransform object to the play function: ```auto var s:Sound = new Sound(new URLRequest("5.mp3")); var st:SoundTransform = new SoundTransform(0.3, -1); var sc:SoundChannel = s.play(0, 99, st); ``` ---
**Author:** ![dthought](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/dthought/32/3573_2.png) [@dthought](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dthought)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-volume/262651/15 "2008-06-09T13:41:01Z")
Or you could try: ```auto var st:SoundTransform = sc.soundTransform; st.volume = volume; sc.soundTransform = st; ``` Where volume is some number between 0.0 and 1.0 - whether you have a leading 0 in front of the decimal point is up to you - it’s just for readability. Personally, I always prefer them because it makes seeing a number less than 1.0 easier 🙂