How to set a specific starting volume for <audio> tag

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I only have basic knowledge of HTML and CSS and have looked through Google extensively trying to find an answer to this question -- it all seems to point to JavaScript and/or jQuery. I tried it, and I can't get it to work.

I have an audio file that starts to play when my website loads. I want to set a specific starting volume so that my visitors don't get a heart attack if their volume is high.

This is what I have:

HTML:

<audio id="bgAudio" autoplay="autoplay" controls="controls" loop="loop" src="audio/025.mp3"></audio>

CSS:

#bgAudio {
position:fixed;
z-index:1000; 
width:250px;
}

JavaScript:

backgroundAudio=document.getElementById("bgAudio");
backgroundAudio.volume=0.5;

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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