iTunes automatically stops/starts music whenever I start/stop Skype call Couldn't find any similar questions.

So I like that my iTunes music automatically pauses when I accept a Skype call, but usually during a Skype call I turn up the volume. Then when my Skype call ends, my music comes back, but blasted in my ears. Is there a setting I should know of to prevent this?

I am on a Mac Air running Mountain Lion.
iTunes has a separate volume control that seems to run independently of the master volume control. It's in the top-left corner, press ⌘↑ or ⌘↓ in iTunes to adjust.

Yours may be too low relative to the master volume.

Skype too has a separate volume control. In the Skype app press ⌥⌘↑ and ⌥⌘↓ to adjust call output volume only.