Volume adjustments- too loud, or too low

I live in an apartment complex with very thin walls.
I watch dvds and stream videos/tv shows from the internet. sometimes there is no secondary volume adjustment for the video I am watching
when I use the keyboard volume adjustment there is a HUGE difference between the very lowest volume and mute.
is there a way to make it so there is broader range of "scale" or any setting where I am able to set a desired default "low" setting?
Thanks in advance from a new iMac recruit
Kyle
Message was edited by: Geeswell
Message was edited by: Geeswell

Hi Kyle,
"To change your volume by smaller increments, hold down the Shift and Option keys as you press the volume keys."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/8353.html
Or have a look at this little app http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/32675/iadjust-audio
Hope it helps
Stefan

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