---
title: preferredVolume
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfoundation/avcomposition/preferredvolume
---

# preferredVolume

The asset’s volume preference for playing its audible media.

## Declaration

```swift
var preferredVolume: Float { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This value is typically, but not always, 1.0.

## See Also

### Inspecting preferences

- [preferredRate](avfoundation/avcomposition/preferredrate.md)
- [preferredTransform](avfoundation/avcomposition/preferredtransform.md)
- [preferredMediaSelection](avfoundation/avcomposition/preferredmediaselection.md)
- [preferredDisplayCriteria](avfoundation/avcomposition/preferreddisplaycriteria.md)