Volume levels

[nelson]

Is there a way to adjust the volume within NT itself? I find that the "order filled" voice (etc.) is much louder than my background sounds, such as chat room environments, skype, etc,

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

Sorry no. You would need to adjust the sound level in your PC.

[ct]

You can also modify the existing sound with sound editing software.

Cliff

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

True, but it will be overwritten on next NT update plus the installer eventually might detect that an installation file changed and will update that back to default. We do not recommend that.

[ct]

Dierk

ok, understand the overlay issue but didn't know about the installer issue.

Cliff

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

The installer checks for for file consistency (to some extend). This is a standard Microsoft MSI installer feature. This could make the installer restoring corrupted files (detected by some logic).

It might or might not work for sound files. For that reason we do not recommend changing any (!) file in <program files>/NinjaTrader6.

[tb2000]

Thread's a little old but as I did not find a solution elsewhere I thought I'd post my fix.

As it seems you can modify the NT WAV files with an audio editor - only keep a copy of your work in case the NT installer overwrites (your) files.

Sorry for intruding (if) but I ran across exactly the same issue when starting on NT, and adjusting the vol at system level does not work for me as it renders other sources of sound too low, so I had to patch the files because sounds were just too brutal.

A suggestion - without having NT to become an audio control center: why don't you folks just offer different sets of WAV files at install time - for me a 20dB level reduction and all is fine.

tb

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

Thanks for your suggestion. We'll add it to the list of future considerations.

Note: We recommend NOT manipulating any of the NT installer files.

[MJT]

Would it be possible in a future upgrade to move the sound files to ...My Documents/NinjaTrader 6.5/.. then we could add new sound files or modify existing ones without impacting the installation files?

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

Thanks for your suggestion. We'll add it to the list of future considerations.

[Taters]

It would be great to be able to differentiate which chart an alert was firing from. I would love to make my own and either have them user selectable or just "hard code" the reference .wav file to a specific Price Alert indicator (for example my voice saying "TICK above 1000" instead of just a standard beep).:)

[TraderEyal]

Adding another vote for the ability to choose custom wav files. I'm starting to cringe every time I hear those high volume voice sounds for order fills.

[Richard Von]

Another vigorous vote for sound control. There ought to be an overall NT volume button and also a way to turn alerts on and off for indicators on a chart.

The NT sounds are much, much louder than other sounds so they scream out at me if I want to hear the other sounds at all.

Also, some hard coded indicators have sounds I don't want to hear but have no way to turn off.

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

>> Also, some hard coded indicators have sounds I don't want to hear but have no way to turn off.
Which ones in particular?

[Richard Von]

Not NT supplied indicators, but provided by other suppliers to me.

[NinjaTrader_Ryan]

Hi Richard:

Thank you for replying.

You would have to contact the company or developer of the 3rd Party indicators and request thier assistance in disabling these alert sounds.

[Richard Von]

It is often not possible to get 3rd party suppliers to modify their indicators/alerts. What I am requesting is a universal on/off switch built into NT.

[NinjaTrader_Jason]

Hello Richard,

I will forward your suggestion to our development team and ask them if they can add this to the list of future considerations for the software.

Thank you for your feedback.

[gdavi68]

To the NT developement team :

Its been since aug 2007 - which is about 1.5 years since the adjustable sound issue was addressed. Is there anyway to speed up the process or at least get an ETA or situation report on this issue?
Seems like there is probably a whole lot of people out there that dont like the fact that there is not options for different sounds and /or levels. What will it take to get a fire lit under the youre feet?
I say this with no sarcasm or anger - just seems very unprofessional and I would think you wouldnt want that type of image.
Thanks,
gdavi68

[gdavi68]

I take back the time it was first brought up - I saw a post where someone had brought it up in Jan of 2005. Thats 4 years and 2 FULL months!!
Seems like bring sugestions to the management team means very little.
gdavi68

[tb2000]

Hi gdavi68:

if you move to Vista you will have volume control on an application level, that fixes the issue.

If you want/need to stay in XP here's a fix that worked for me when I was on XP:
- make a working copy of the sound files in some place you like, e.g.
C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader 6.5\MySounds
- take any audio editor capable of editing wav files to adjust the volume levels to whatever you like
- copy the files to the ninja sounds directory, overwriting the files
or make a batch file that automates the copy job so in case a new ninja install overwrites the modified sound files:
create a file like "MyOwnNinjaSounds.bat":
copy /y "C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader 6.5\MySounds" "C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader 6.5\Sounds"

Good luck
tb