How can I increase the volume on MP3 files

[BrendanChandler]

I have downloaded a series of talks in MP3 format but the volume is too low to be able to hear it easily when I play them on my PC. How can I increase the volume.

Can I increase the volume available from my laptop, so that greater volume is available to all files ?
Can I increase the volume of the file itself?

Thanks kind people for yoour help

Brendan

[ElliotAMP3]

Hi Brendan,

You can increase the volume on your laptop by double clicking on the speaker icon on your Windows taskbar; although if it is already up full then you'll need to fiddle with the files themselves.

If you do have to fiddle then try a free program called Audacity (you can get this at www.download.com) as this will allow you to add extra amplification to the files and has a fair few filters etc for improving the quality of audio files. (I use it for recording from my electric drum kit and it always seems to work very well).