Comment 4 for bug 45739

I'm seconding this request. The volume on the edgy knot-3 LiveCD and (later) installed version is on 100%, and I just find it highly annoying, though it could even be hurtful to people with sensitive hearing or might damage the speakers.

The Gnome startup is so fast these days that I can press the volume hotkeys really quickly, but you still hear at least a third of the startup sound at maximum volume till the laptop reacts. It should be 40% or 50%, as michiel said.