Turn It Up! Your volume control is at a comfortable 7 – not too high, not too low. Your friends entirely disagree, and frequently request you turn it up or turn it down, often in a somewhat inappropriate tone of voice. Ever aiming to please, you try to accomodate their requests and increase or decrease the volume by one step accordingly. There are 11 steps on your volume control: 0, 1, 2, and so..