Why does DOS Allegro play sounds so much quieter than in Windows?
This might be because you have the volume set very low: try changing this in the setup program. Also, Allegro is mixing several sounds into a single output buffer, unlike the Windows sound player that only plays one sample at a time, so each individual sound can only get a smaller percentage of the total output volume. This is just the price you pay for multiple output channels. If you don’t like it, use the setup program to tweak the number of channels: this can be any power of two less than or equal to 64, and the smaller you make it, the louder the sound will be.
