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Mapping volume up and down buttons
« on: August 31, 2009, 04:38:41 pm »
Hi,

I want to map volume buttons to turn the volume up and down with hotkeys.  I tried some programs but they all seem to use the windows key along with another key (for example win+u for volume up).  This causes problems with mame and windows in general when I tried it (I am using an i-pac). 

What I would like to do is to find a way to map a volume up system button (like the multimedia buttons on the front of a laptop for instance).  Does anyone know how to do this.  Or if you have suggestions on how to map the volume up and volume down to a pushbutton using an i-pac let me know.

Thank you.
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Re: Mapping volume up and down buttons
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2009, 04:49:04 pm »
CabVol should work for you.  It uses a hotkey, but it doesn't have to be the Windows key, and it works fine with the IPAC.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=69901.0
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Re: Mapping volume up and down buttons
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2009, 05:43:24 pm »
Second that. Cabvol works great, esp with a hotkey and spinner.
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Re: Mapping volume up and down buttons
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2009, 06:17:45 pm »
I use CabVol and it works great.  Another vote from me for a great program.

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Re: Mapping volume up and down buttons
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2009, 03:47:30 am »

I use Volume Tray 2.0 which is configurable to any key. It boots up at 50% volume and lets you adjust the volume either direction by tapping on the chosen up and down keys. It's freeware:

http://www.brothersoft.com/volumetray-137145.html
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Re: Mapping volume up and down buttons
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2009, 04:13:36 am »
I also use volume tray. Very configurable and simple to use.
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Re: Mapping volume up and down buttons
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2009, 11:45:09 am »
I need to try these out...
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Re: Mapping volume up and down buttons
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2009, 12:44:32 pm »
some games are louder then others, would be nice if mame saved the master volume slider.
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Re: Mapping volume up and down buttons
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2009, 02:19:46 pm »
On a similar topic...

Is there a way of adjusting the volume in MAME directly, so a button for up and another for down? As opposed to bringing up the master volume then using the stick.
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Re: Mapping volume up and down buttons
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2009, 05:43:20 am »
Have you mapped a shifted function from your IPAC to the tilde ~ key ?

You can then change volume in mame during gameplay..

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Re: Mapping volume up and down buttons
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2009, 09:52:05 am »
Quote from: jtslade on September 02, 2009, 05:43:20 am
Have you mapped a shifted function from your IPAC to the tilde ~ key ?

You can then change volume in mame during gameplay..

Maybe I didn't explain myself very well. Is there a way of configuring a volume up and a volume down button without bringing up the master volume using the tilde key?
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