A method for determining whether to adjust volumes of individual audio components in a media asset based on a type of a segment of the media asset that is playing back, the method comprising: determining that a user is playing back a segment of a plurality of segments of a media asset; in response to determining that the user is playing back the segment: retrieving metadata corresponding to the segment from a database; determining, based on the metadata, a type corresponding to the segment; parsing a plurality of audio components of the media asset that are playing back during the segment; and determining a respective category corresponding to each respective audio component of the plurality of audio components; determining, for each respective category, whether to adjust a volume of audio components corresponding to the respective category by: retrieving, from the database, for each respective category, volume parameters that correspond to the type corresponding to the segment; and determining, for each respective category, whether the audio components corresponding to the respective category are set to a volume that is within the volume parameters; and in response to determining that the audio components corresponding to the respective category are not set to a volume that is within the volume parameters, adjusting the volume of audio components corresponding to the respective category to a volume that is within the volume parameters. determining that a user is playing back a segment of a plurality of segments of a media asset; in response to determining that the user is playing back the segment: retrieving metadata corresponding to the segment from a database; determining, based on the metadata, a type corresponding to the segment; parsing a plurality of audio components of the media asset that are playing back during the segment; and determining a respective category corresponding to each respective audio component of the plurality of audio components; retrieving metadata corresponding to the segment from a database; determining, based on the metadata, a type corresponding to the segment; parsing a plurality of audio components of the media asset that are playing back during the segment; and determining a respective category corresponding to each respective audio component of the plurality of audio components; determining, for each respective category, whether to adjust a volume of audio components corresponding to the respective category by: retrieving, from the database, for each respective category, volume parameters that correspond to the type corresponding to the segment; and determining, for each respective category, whether the audio components corresponding to the respective category are set to a volume that is within the volume parameters; and retrieving, from the database, for each respective category, volume parameters that correspond to the type corresponding to the segment; and determining, for each respective category, whether the audio components corresponding to the respective category are set to a volume that is within the volume parameters; and in response to determining that the audio components corresponding to the respective category are not set to a volume that is within the volume parameters, adjusting the volume of audio components corresponding to the respective category to a volume that is within the volume parameters.