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Title: MAME volume keys do nothing?
Post by: Dekieon on February 14, 2013, 02:07:13 pm: I was thinking of getting some buttons for volume for my MAME cab. However when I click the - and = in MAME to change the volume nothing happens. Should I be clicking something else to make these work? Does a setting need to be turned on somewhere to make these keys work? I can press the ` key and set the master volume, but I would prefer to use the volume keys that MAME says it has.

What am I doing wrong?
Title: Re: MAME volume keys do nothing?
Post by: boomstick on February 24, 2013, 08:32:35 am: Often wondered about this myself
Title: Re: MAME volume keys do nothing?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on February 24, 2013, 10:17:40 am: Give Cabvol a shot.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,69901.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,69901.0.html)
Title: AW: MAME volume keys do nothing?
Post by: Endprodukt on February 24, 2013, 05:40:25 pm: Mame volume keys are for games that had digital volume buttons like blitz for example. Volume keys were often used in service mode too. Especially in racing games. You can find these on pinball games as well.
Title: Re: MAME volume keys do nothing?
Post by: gtxjoe on February 24, 2013, 07:33:34 pm: There is another mame volume key, which is defaulted to the ` key (usually above the tab key). Press that, a volume bar will show up and then try joystick left/right to adjust (or maybe joystick up and down
Title: Re: MAME volume keys do nothing?
Post by: Dekieon on February 25, 2013, 08:14:30 pm: I see, I was hoping those buttons somehow controlled the volume for all games as I was going to add up/down volume buttons. I don't like the way the master volume control works using the joystick, so I will have to get the volume control via the amplifier I suppose.
Title: AW: MAME volume keys do nothing?
Post by: Endprodukt on February 26, 2013, 07:22:52 pm: I just soldered the volume put to the side of my control panel. Quick access and I rarely have to use it.