Why can't I make this sound quieter?

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#1

I have a sprinting mechanic in my game that makes an audio play a breathing sound when sprinting. The longer you sprint, the louder the audio gets. But the starting volume is so loud. So, in my script, I set the volume to 0.01, along with the sound’s settings in the workspace. Here’s the LocalScript that plays the audio:

local UIS = game:GetService('UserInputService')



local Bar = script.Parent:WaitForChild('Background'):WaitForChild('Bar')



local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer



local NormalWalkSpeed = 10

local NewWalkSpeed = 20



local power = 10

local isPlaying = false


local sprinting = false

local breathe = workspace.breathing
breathe.Volume = 0.01


repeat wait() until game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character



local character = player.Character



UIS.InputBegan:connect(function(key, gameProcessed)

	if key.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.LeftShift and gameProcessed == false then

		character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = NewWalkSpeed

		sprinting = true
		
		if not breathe.IsPlaying then
			breathe:Play()
			breathe.Looped = true
			isPlaying = true
		end

		breathe.Volume = 0.01

		while power > 0 and sprinting do

			power = power - .1
			breathe.Volume = breathe.Volume + 0.01
			

			Bar:TweenSize(UDim2.new(power / 10, 0, 1, 0), 'Out', 'Quint', .1, true)

			--Bar.BackgroundColor3 = Bar.BackgroundColor3:lerp(Color3.fromRGB(255, 42, 42), 0.001)

			wait()

			if power <= 0 then

				character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = (NormalWalkSpeed)

			end

		end

	end

end)



UIS.InputEnded:connect(function(key, gameProcessed)

	if key.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.LeftShift and gameProcessed == false then

		character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = NormalWalkSpeed

		sprinting = false

		while power < 10 and not sprinting do

			power = power + .03
			breathe.Volume = breathe.Volume - 0.01
		
			Bar:TweenSize(UDim2.new(power / 10, 0, 1, 0), 'Out', 'Quint', .1, true)

			--Bar.BackgroundColor3 = Bar.BackgroundColor3:lerp(Color3.fromRGB(255, 166, 11), 0.001)

			wait()
			
			if power <= 0 then

				character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = NormalWalkSpeed

			end

		end

	end

end)
#2

You can use a compressor with no makeup gain, low threshold, and a high ratio. Instead of adjusting the sounds volume you could then adjust the compressors threshold.

#3

Could the Audio itself just be so loud that the lowest volume on roblox cant turn it down? Also I know this might be a dumb question but have you checked your computer sound. It might be louder than normal. I do that all the time.

#4

I mean, maybe. The compressor did work, though, so thanks @wowland856 !

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