Loud or Hissing Noises Cause an Auto-Volume Leveling

[AubreyXVI]

If I play a song that has either hissing noises or just plain loud noises, a volume control seems to kick in and make the sounds softer. This is beginning to bug me. On some songs, if the singer just pronounces an "S", it auto-corrects it! I've tried looking through the output options and such, but couldnt find anything. Please help!

I am using the most recent version of winamp.

[Sawg]

Not a built in feature of Winamp. Check for any DSP plugins running.

Preferences > Plugins > DSP/Effect.

And there is even a chance it might be something to do with your sound card drivers.

[AubreyXVI]

I'm not using a DSP/Effect, i just checked. Also, I doubt its a Sound Card thing since this only happens with winamp.

[siebe83]

Any other third-party plugins?

Also try these DirectSound output tweaks.