Is there a sound card with a volume leveling feature?

powerfulcrunch

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I want a volume leveler so that I don't have to constantly jocky the volume down during loud scenes and up during dialog. Ads on Pandora blasting my ear drums is also annoying.

This should work on all formats not just specific dolby formats that support volume leveling. I have googled for a program but could not find one. I then thought of writing my own http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11814214/is-there-any-way-to-read-the-current-level-of-volume-being-sent-to-the-speakers | http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd371455(v=vs.85).aspx but I really don't like messing with WIN32 API's for hours on end only to maybe get results. It's still an option though.

Do any sound cards support volume leveling for all sounds? The cheaper the better.