: In the bottom-left corner of the Preferences window, under the "Show settings" section, click the radio button for All . This changes the simple menu into the advanced tree menu.

If 300% is still not loud enough, you can use VLC’s internal graphic equalizer to add massive preamp gain, pushing the audio past the 400% threshold.

VLC includes a multi-band graphic equalizer that features a built-in pre-amplifier slider.

Enabling the increased volume in VLC is a straightforward process:

This is the "ninja" method for instant boost during playback. You do not need to open any menus.

This is the million-dollar question when it comes to software amplification. The answer is nuanced, but it boils down to two main issues: and potential hardware damage .