diff --git a/src/ImGuiVisitor.cpp b/src/ImGuiVisitor.cpp
index 5fa8551..9636d9a 100644
--- a/src/ImGuiVisitor.cpp
+++ b/src/ImGuiVisitor.cpp
@@ -796,11 +796,18 @@ void ImGuiVisitor::visit (MediaSource& s)
                     if (ImGuiToolkit::TextButton("Volume")) {
                         mp->setAudioVolume(100);
                     }
+
+                    ImGui::SetNextItemWidth(IMGUI_RIGHT_ALIGN);
+                    int m = mp->audioVolumeMix();
+                    if ( ImGui::Combo("##Multiplier", &m, "None\0Alpha\0Opacity\0Alpha * Opacity\0")  ) {
+                        mp->setAudioVolumeMix( (MediaPlayer::VolumeFactorsMix) m );
+                    }
+                    ImGui::SameLine(0, IMGUI_SAME_LINE);
+                    if (ImGuiToolkit::TextButton("Multiplier")) {
+                        mp->setAudioVolumeMix( MediaPlayer::VOLUME_ONLY );
+                    }
                 }
-
             }
-
-
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/src/MediaPlayer.cpp b/src/MediaPlayer.cpp
index c5cf159..f3bbb97 100644
--- a/src/MediaPlayer.cpp
+++ b/src/MediaPlayer.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ MediaPlayer::MediaPlayer()
 
     // default audio disabled
     audio_enabled_ = false;
-    audio_volume_ = 100;
+    audio_volume_[0] = 1.f;
+    audio_volume_[1] = 1.f;
+    audio_volume_[2] = 1.f;
+    audio_volume_mix_ = VOLUME_ONLY;
 
     // start index in frame_ stack
     write_index_ = 0;
@@ -484,6 +487,9 @@ void MediaPlayer::execute_open()
 
     opened_ = true;
 
+    // set volume
+    setAudioVolume();
+
     // register media player
     MediaPlayer::registered_.push_back(this);
 }
@@ -1686,8 +1692,6 @@ void MediaPlayer::setAudioEnabled(bool on)
         if (media_.hasaudio ) {
             // apply
             reopen();
-            // reset volume
-            setAudioVolume(audio_volume_);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1695,12 +1699,50 @@ void MediaPlayer::setAudioEnabled(bool on)
 void MediaPlayer::setAudioVolume(int vol)
 {
     // set value
-    audio_volume_ = CLAMP(vol, 0, 100);
+    if ( !(vol < 0) )
+        audio_volume_[0] = CLAMP( (float)(vol) * 0.01f, 0.f, 1.f);
 
     // apply value
-    if (pipeline_ && media_.hasaudio)
-        gst_stream_volume_set_volume (GST_STREAM_VOLUME (pipeline_), GST_STREAM_VOLUME_FORMAT_LINEAR, gdouble(audio_volume_) * 0.01);
+    if (pipeline_ && media_.hasaudio) {
 
+        // base volume
+        gdouble new_vol = (gdouble) (audio_volume_[0]);
+
+        // apply factors
+        if ( audio_volume_mix_ == MediaPlayer::VOLUME_MULT_BOTH )
+            new_vol *= (gdouble) (audio_volume_[1] * audio_volume_[2]);
+        else if ( audio_volume_mix_ == MediaPlayer::VOLUME_MULT_2 )
+            new_vol *= (gdouble) (audio_volume_[2]);
+        else if ( audio_volume_mix_ == MediaPlayer::VOLUME_MULT_1 )
+            new_vol *= (gdouble) (audio_volume_[1]);
+
+        gst_stream_volume_set_volume (GST_STREAM_VOLUME (pipeline_), GST_STREAM_VOLUME_FORMAT_LINEAR, new_vol);
+    }
+}
+
+void MediaPlayer::setAudioVolumeMix(VolumeFactorsMix m)
+{
+    audio_volume_mix_ = m;
+    setAudioVolume();
+}
+
+void MediaPlayer::setAudioVolumeFactor(uint index, float value)
+{
+    if (index > 2)
+        return;
+
+    if ( ABS_DIFF( audio_volume_[index], value ) > EPSILON ) {
+
+        // set value
+        audio_volume_[index] = CLAMP(value, 0.f, 1.f);
+
+        // apply value
+        if ( audio_volume_mix_ == MediaPlayer::VOLUME_MULT_BOTH ||
+             (index == 1 && audio_volume_mix_ == MediaPlayer::VOLUME_MULT_1) ||
+             (index == 2 && audio_volume_mix_ == MediaPlayer::VOLUME_MULT_2) ) {
+            setAudioVolume();
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 //static void audio_changed_callback (GstElement *pipeline, MediaPlayer *mp)
diff --git a/src/MediaPlayer.h b/src/MediaPlayer.h
index d9e0f6d..02b0ca8 100644
--- a/src/MediaPlayer.h
+++ b/src/MediaPlayer.h
@@ -271,10 +271,20 @@ public:
      * NB: setAudioEnabled reopens the video
      * */
     void setAudioEnabled(bool on);
-    void setAudioVolume(int vol);
+    void setAudioVolume(int vol = -1);
+    void setAudioVolumeFactor(uint index, float value);
+    typedef enum  {
+        VOLUME_ONLY = 0,
+        VOLUME_MULT_1 = 1,
+        VOLUME_MULT_2 = 2,
+        VOLUME_MULT_BOTH = 3
+    } VolumeFactorsMix;
+    void setAudioVolumeMix(VolumeFactorsMix m);
+    inline VolumeFactorsMix audioVolumeMix() const { return audio_volume_mix_; }
     inline bool audioEnabled() const { return audio_enabled_; }
-    inline int  audioVolume()  const { return audio_volume_; }
+    inline int  audioVolume()  const { return (int) (audio_volume_[0] * 100.f); }
     inline bool audioAvailable() const { return media_.hasaudio; }
+
     /**
      * Accept visitors
      * */
@@ -320,12 +330,15 @@ private:
     bool enabled_;
     bool rewind_on_disable_;
     bool force_software_decoding_;
-    bool audio_enabled_;
-    int  audio_volume_;
     std::string decoder_name_;
     bool video_filter_available_;
     std::string video_filter_;
 
+    // audio
+    bool audio_enabled_;
+    float audio_volume_[3];
+    VolumeFactorsMix audio_volume_mix_;
+
     // Play speed
     gdouble rate_;
     typedef enum  {
diff --git a/src/MediaSource.cpp b/src/MediaSource.cpp
index d3ab9cb..c50aab4 100644
--- a/src/MediaSource.cpp
+++ b/src/MediaSource.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,14 @@ void MediaSource::update(float dt)
 
     // update video
     mediaplayer_->update();
+
+    // update audio
+    if (mediaplayer_->audioEnabled() ) {
+        // apply alpha as volume factor 1
+        mediaplayer_->setAudioVolumeFactor(1, alpha());
+        // apply opacity as volume factor 2
+        mediaplayer_->setAudioVolumeFactor(2, mediaplayer_->currentTimelineFading());
+    }
 }
 
 void MediaSource::render()
diff --git a/src/SessionCreator.cpp b/src/SessionCreator.cpp
index 3ebbbca..03a3350 100644
--- a/src/SessionCreator.cpp
+++ b/src/SessionCreator.cpp
@@ -898,6 +898,9 @@ void SessionLoader::visit(MediaPlayer &n)
         int audiovolume = 100;
         mediaplayerNode->QueryIntAttribute("audio_volume", &audiovolume);
         n.setAudioVolume(audiovolume);
+        int audiomix = 0;
+        mediaplayerNode->QueryIntAttribute("audio_mix", &audiomix);
+        n.setAudioVolumeMix( (MediaPlayer::VolumeFactorsMix) audiomix);
         bool audioenabled = false;
         mediaplayerNode->QueryBoolAttribute("audio", &audioenabled);
         n.setAudioEnabled(audioenabled);
diff --git a/src/SessionVisitor.cpp b/src/SessionVisitor.cpp
index 44a75d1..e3d768c 100644
--- a/src/SessionVisitor.cpp
+++ b/src/SessionVisitor.cpp
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ void SessionVisitor::visit(MediaPlayer &n)
     if (n.audioAvailable()) {
         newelement->SetAttribute("audio", n.audioEnabled());
         newelement->SetAttribute("audio_volume", n.audioVolume());
+        newelement->SetAttribute("audio_mix", (int) n.audioVolumeMix());
     }
 
     if (!n.singleFrame()) {