Thanks, Tim.  That fits with what I’ve experienced.  The problem is that the 
volume of the VO voice is way disproportionately louder than the volume of the 
music.
Cheers,
Donna


> On Aug 6, 2021, at 10:33 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries 
> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> With the HomePod and HomePod minis, the volume of the Siri voice is 
> controlled by the main volume of the HomePods.  So, if you set the volume to 
> 40%, then the Siri voice will be a certain level.  If you increase the volume 
> to 80%, then the Siri voice will be louder.  I don’t believe that it is 
> directly proportional, but it is controlled by the volume of the HomePods 
> themselves,.  I normally just tell Siri to set the volume to such and such a 
> percent and go from there.
> 
> Later…
> 
> 
> Tim Kilburn
> Jamf Certified Tech
> Apple Professional Learning Specialist
> Apple Teacher
> (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)
> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
> 
>> On Aug 6, 2021, at 6:29 AM, Dave Carlson <dgcarlson0...@gmail.com 
>> <mailto:dgcarlson0...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> This issue with the home pod mini reminds me of one with the very old iPod 
>> nano. The firmware was never updated nor was very robust. The VO voice is 
>> always much louder than the audio being played. And never a way to adjust 
>> one independent of the other.
>> Hopefully Apple will not let this same issue live on in the home pod mini 
>> platform.
>> 
>> Dave Carlson
>>  Oregonian, Farfar, Engineer, Musician, Pioneer, and Woodworker
>> 
>> On Aug 5, 2021, at 7:40 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> 
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>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Does anyone know if there’s a way to increase or decrease the volume of the 
>> VO voice on a HomePod mini?
>> TIA,
>> Donna
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