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Menu change sound not working and volume question
« on: April 09, 2009, 02:23:57 pm »
I configured Mala to use certain sounds when scrolling up and down a list and they don't work.  The sounds for launching and quiting a game work as well as switching lists and Mala exit.

The only sound I can't get to trigger is the up/down sound.  I tried swapping the sounds for up/down and next/pre list and the up/down still didn't work, so it's not a problem with the sound file.

Another issue I have is that if I set things like the menu sounds to a reasonable level, the sound in games is very low.  If I turn up my speakers for the games, my ears bleed when I go back to Mala.  It looks like Mame is defaulted to max volume and even then some games are very quiet with my speakers turned all the way up.

I know there is a volume setting for the background music, but that doesn't seem to change the effects.  I have the background music set to about 20% and, with my speakers cranked, the BG music still shakes the cab but the in game sound is really quiet.  I want the opposite.  Loud games and nice subtle background music... (Can NIN be subtle BG music?  ;D

Do I have to map the volume up/down in Mala?  I was under the impression that was just for ingame.  On the subject of mapping, I mapped next song to button 9 and previous song to button 12 and previous song doesn't work.  I flipped it and then next didn't work, so you'd think it'd be a problem with the button, but if it was, why does the button work in Mame to bring up the menu and work in the Mala test screen?

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Re: Menu change sound not working and volume question
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2009, 09:42:39 pm »
* You probably have not checked (gui -options - display delay - gui sounds)

* You can lower 'mame' volume. hit the tab key for the menu of options

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Re: Menu change sound not working and volume question
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2009, 08:55:04 am »
So you need to have the delay set for the sound to play?  I didn't want there to be a delay so I turned it off.
* You probably have not checked (gui -options - display delay - gui sounds)

* You can lower 'mame' volume. hit the tab key for the menu of options

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Re: Menu change sound not working and volume question
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2009, 08:21:26 pm »
So you need to have the delay set for the sound to play?  I didn't want there to be a delay so I turned it off.
* You probably have not checked (gui -options - display delay - gui sounds)

* You can lower 'mame' volume. hit the tab key for the menu of options

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That check box is for delay 'exceptions'.   IE No delay.  You want this ON!

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Re: Menu change sound not working and volume question
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2009, 11:28:57 am »
Heh, no, I turned the whole delay thing off figuring nothing would be delayed.

I turned the delay on and then just disabled it for everything and now it works.  ;D