[colechristensen]

I don’t, the “volume” adjusters on websites are all ... fake?

There are several layers of volume control but the last one on the stem level is the only real one (ok maybe one more level on a physical speaker amp if you have it)

Application levels can only cut dynamic range by adjusting volume, i would expect the default level to be full, if i want something quieter i’ll turn down the system loudness

The nominal loudness of a sound is sometimes inconsistent but that is on the sound mastering level not the application level.