“Would-be home buyers continue to face the compounding challenges of affordability and low inventory.” Consumer spending has fallen in rate-sensitive sectors like housing, Khater continued. The answer was Boom 2 *.“Mortgage rates continue their upward trajectory as the Federal Reserve signals a more aggressive stance on monetary policy,” Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, said in a statement. Tom couldn’t make the Sharknado movie trailer loud enough to be realistic (yes I know that is sort of funny), even with his Mac at full volume, and he turned to me for help. wins the coffee cup for inspiring this blog post. Probably a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) function (of course) but who cares, it works! Give it a try for yourself.

You are probably wondering how they do it. There’s a nice equalizer for those who like to tweak their sound but you can leave that alone too. The bottom of the Boom 2 menu gives access to Boom 2’s preferences, but by default they’re set the way they ought to be, so you don’t have to bother if you don’t want to. When you click it, you’ll get a volume slider representing the amount of boost that Boom’s providing. (If you download from the Mac App Store all of this is done for you automatically.)Īfter installing, look for the Boom 2 icon in your menubar. Then, click the “Install” button, give it a minute, and “boom” you’re done. It’s the same price at Mac App Store so get it as you like to.īoom 2 is an application, so drag it to your Applications folder and open it from there with a double-click. You can download Boom 2 directly from the publisher. You need Boom 2 *.īoom 2 is easy to get, and easy to install and use. Whatever the reason, sometimes you turn your Mac up full blast and you still want it louder. Maybe Apple should put better speakers in their Macs. Maybe you don’t feel like turning up your hearing aids just for one little YouTube video. Maybe you’re listening in a noisy environment. Maybe the stuff you’re trying to listen to is hard to hear because it was recorded at a low volume.

There are lots of reason why you might want to turn the sound up beyond the maximum. Read all about Boom for iOS in this blog post.

UPDATE May 2016: you can now get Boom for iOS! It’s by Global Delight, the same people who make Boom 2 for the Mac, and it’s sensational. However, if you use the coupon code BOOM3D33TM you’ll save 33% and get it for $11.38. How much louder will it get? Well, think of it this way: with Boom 2, your Mac’s volume goes to 11. All you need is a remarkable piece of software called Boom 2. You don’t need an amplifier or external speakers to do it. Here’s how you boost the maximum sound volume beyond what your Mac thinks “full blast” is– because sometimes “full blast” isn’t loud enough.

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