Windows 7 boot camp audio...too loud, even after fix

I've just recently upgraded to Windows 7 (32-bit) and also updated to Boot Camp 4.0 as well.
Once the Boot Camp update finished, the audio was scratchy and distorted. Fortunately I've installed the most recent version of Realtek HD Audio drivers.
The sound just gets clearer and however it gets too darn loud even it's on the middle volume. I've looked upon the sound manager from Realtek drivers but there isn't any advanced sound controls to keep the sound low and balanced.
Does anybody happened to this before and give me some good solution so to make the sound as balanced as possible?
By the way, it happened to me before when I was running Windows XP SP3 under the previous Boot Camp version. Then I've discovered the advanced controls to get the sound low and balanced and it worked like a charm! I wonder if I could do the same thing on Windows 7?

Just so you're aware dude this is a common issue with those running any version of Windows!! lol

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