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Volume
Volume is the perceived loudness of a sound or the playback level set by a control.
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 3; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Volume controls how loud something is heard. In production it is related to, but not always the same as, gain, fader level, amplitude, or metered signal level.
Topics
LevelsMixing
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- National 5 Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for the National 3, National 4, and National 5 technology and music concept tables.