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kjs-uke
Contributor I
February 23, 2023
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Sonos Voice Control voice response way too loud .... How to change response volume level ?

Turned on Sonos Voice Control and it works great.  Problem is that the volume of the Voice Control reponse is much to loud.  No matter what the level of music playing is the Sonos Voice Control reply seems to remain constant … but the volume is problematic as it is so loud.

 

Hoping there is a way to control and change the volume of the Sonos Voice Control response voice.  Does anyone know how to do this and are you experiencing the same problem where the voice response is much much too loud ?

 

The command “Hey Sonos Voice Control Softer” does lower the level of the voice control response.  If I set the music level louder though the voice control level seems to then match the music level volume.  Problem is that playing music at 70 or 80% sounds fine and not too loud but then the Voice Control level response changes and sounds much louder that the level of the music that was playing.

 

Want to be able to play music at a pleasant level and have the Sonos Voice assistant response level stay the same and at a lower level that does not hurt my ears.    This is causing me to not want to use the assistant.

 

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    Corry P
    Corry PAnswer
    Sonos Staff
    February 24, 2023

    Hi @kjs-uke 

    Welcome to the Sonos Community!

    Currently, the Sonos Voice Control volume is locked to that of the player - there are no separate levels, just as with the other Voice Assistant services.

    I can certainly tag this topic as a feature request, however - it will now be seen by the relevant teams for consideration. Thank you for the feedback!

    "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein
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    Corry P
    Corry PAnswer
    Sonos Staff
    February 24, 2023

    Hi @kjs-uke 

    Welcome to the Sonos Community!

    Currently, the Sonos Voice Control volume is locked to that of the player - there are no separate levels, just as with the other Voice Assistant services.

    I can certainly tag this topic as a feature request, however - it will now be seen by the relevant teams for consideration. Thank you for the feedback!

    "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein
      kjs-ukeAuthor
      Contributor I
      February 24, 2023

      Thanks for the info Cory.   That is how I thought it was working.  Problem is that often the content you are listening to needs to be louder/loudest (but does not seem too loud) but the Sonos Voice Assistant at max level is much too loud.   Best solution would be to have a setting so user can set the Sonos Voice Assistant level to their choice.  If this can’t be done then the voice assistant level max level should be capped so that the response does not go over certain decibel level that can harm your hearing.  I love the feature but being tied to the volume of the speaker (when speaker at higher levels) makes it unusable.  Hope the team will implement a solution quickly.  

        Muddydog
        Lyricist I
        May 25, 2023

        I couldn't agree more. Very disconcerting when the Sonos guy booms out "That's an excellent choice" and all the neighbours hear it.

          Clintoninmt
          Lyricist I
          June 3, 2023

          I agree, please add this feature to allow volume control to the voice service. 

            NewEra
            Lyricist I
            June 10, 2023

            Seconding this, the voice control volume is often way too loud.

              Phillip15
              Lyricist I
              August 2, 2023

              Please add ability to adjust the voice volume. I want to use it but it’s often too loud compared to the music I’m playing.

                Snixworks
                Lyricist II
                August 3, 2023

                I've stopped using voice control on the Sonos for this very reason, and have no intention of using it again until it's been fixed. Unfortunately this also means that I use my Sonos less and have abandoned the idea of updating my current setup.

                  Steveint
                  Lyricist I
                  August 15, 2023

                  Please implement a voice assistant volume control. 

                   

                  The current volume levels are very irritating

                    sjw
                    Local Superstar
                    August 15, 2023

                    A separate volume Control for SVC would be great.  Not from the main volume controls but a setting (it could be a percentage, a fixed or a ‘Volume +/- x type.).

                    The lack of a setting was always blamed on third party (nothing new there…) but there's no reason I can think of to not include one for SVC.

                    I also rarely use it now so Giancarlo doesn't shout at me.   My neighbours don't need to know my battery level..

                      Boommusic
                      Lyricist I
                      October 21, 2023

                      This is an issue playing Bee Gees music, but not Barry White. Maybe some songs a louder than others? Would be good to have Sonos voice match volume of recorded song so we're not given mini heart attacks 

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