> but that a single global volume bar is almost certainly what you want most of the time Only true if volume is perfectly normalized. Otherwise you want to be

> but that a single global volume bar is almost certainly what you want most of the time Only true if volume is perfectly normalized. Otherwise you want to be able to quickly control volume per application or some context without affecting other applications, so when you switch to them you don't have to do it again. Browsers are examples of how bad it can be, with overly loud unnormalized instagram videos and no volume controls and in contrast somewhat normalized youtube volume with controls.