The phrase "cut the volume" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to reducing or decreasing the sound or intensity of something: I had to cut the volume on the stereo because my neighbors were complaining about the noise.
By tripling the pressure, he cut the volume of air to a third, and so on.
The chief executive, Maurice Myers, said the economic downturn had cut the volume of Waste Management's business more than expected.
The central bank cut the volume of bills that it tried to sell this week by three-fifths compared with last week.
Overall, chocolate makers say the changes have cut the volume of packaging by half, saving thousands of tons of materials and thousands of lorry journeys.
Many analysts predict that proponents of bond buying, also known as quantitative easing, will agree to cut the volume of monthly purchases initially by a small amount, perhaps as little as $10 billion.
Yet, for all his idiosyncracies, it is hard to think of anybody who understands the link between sport and commerce more clearly.In this section Cut the volume Connections needed Mr Formula One Death, Japanese-style A case of office block The charm of old money Raining cat and dog food Happy families?
Wisely, Yang's superb translators Stacy Mosher and Guo Jian have cut the book to one volume for the English edition.
Russia cut the total volume of gas it was pumping by the amount Ukraine imports.
Swaled Streets In Seattle, greening the street with landscaped areas called swales has cut the total volume of storm water runoff from the street by 99percentt.
(The sanctions, which will cut the small volume of trade between the two countries, are punishment for Syria's alleged pursuit of chemical weapons and support for terrorist groups).
By 9 45 p.m., his aides had cut off the volume on the news shows, asking a band to strike up a version of "You Make My Dreams".
