I don't know that I agree with the multiple buttons (too hard to press) but I must say that the top and bottom buttons should be used for volume without requiring a push-and-hold. I have to change volume every other song due to the volume level changing from the way the MP3 was ripped. Better yet would be what someone else mentioned - an "syncronize" function that would calculate the running average volume then adjust up or down for each new song.

Davi