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Title: Speaker Sound Controls
Post by: MamedInCanada on April 11, 2014, 09:12:55 pm

I have a Logitech 5.1 Speaker System, the volume control is on one of the speakers. I would like to put the system in my MAME cabinet, but control the volume by a knob say in the center or left side of the speaker grill.

Any ideas?

I'm lost, can I extend the volume control to a potentmeter? Dismantle speaker and put circuit board behind grill? Can I buy a volume control and have the speaker set connect to it then to computer?

Thanks

Title: Re: Speaker Sound Controls
Post by: Slippyblade on April 11, 2014, 09:44:16 pm

Take apart the speaker with the volume.  Odds are, it's already a potentiometer that can be unsoldered and have extension wires soldered to it to allow you to position where ever you want.

Title: Re: Speaker Sound Controls
Post by: BadMouth on April 12, 2014, 09:32:33 am

Simplest way is to use an inline volume control like this between the computer and the speaker amp.

(http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mrnpdFMyAi10r-zmZ_xZ1ZA.jpg)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-Universal-Car-Amplifier-Bass-RCA-Level-Volume-Control-Knob-AALC-LC-1-/400574803642?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d441e6eba (http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-Universal-Car-Amplifier-Bass-RCA-Level-Volume-Control-Knob-AALC-LC-1-/400574803642?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d441e6eba)

You can also just hack a potentiometer into the audio cable (before the amp).
There are instructions on here somewhere if you search for them.
For the price, I'd just buy the premade thing.

Going this route, you just leave the original speaker control turned on and turned up.
If everything in your cab is controlled by a smart power strip, that will cut power to the speakers when the pc is turned off.

Title: Re: Speaker Sound Controls
Post by: TheOne on April 12, 2014, 01:27:51 pm

...or you can just use a software controlled volume program and assign a "shift" button for volume up and down.

Title: Re: Speaker Sound Controls
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on April 12, 2014, 06:34:17 pm

CabVol is a good one written by the forum user DaOldMan. You can use the joystick and a hot key to lower/raise the volume.

Title: Re: Speaker Sound Controls
Post by: TheOne on April 13, 2014, 08:56:14 am

Yep, that's the one I use.

Title: Re: Speaker Sound Controls
Post by: thomas_surles on April 13, 2014, 11:34:33 pm

I took apart the speaker and made a simple extention to the knob.

Title: Re: Speaker Sound Controls
Post by: surface tension on April 15, 2014, 08:27:49 am

Just throwing in my 2c...

Similar to CabVol, you can use buttons if you're using a Minipac and assign +/-.

If you're set on using a pot, then as has been said, just extend the wire.

Title: Re: Speaker Sound Controls
Post by: MamedInCanada on April 15, 2014, 01:24:26 pm

Thanks for all the great options...I'm gonna open them up this weekend and see what I can do.

Thanks again!!!

Title: Re: Speaker Sound Controls
Post by: MamedInCanada on June 07, 2014, 07:32:24 pm

UPDATE:
I purchased the Logitech X-540 since it had a seperate control, removed speakers for front, center, and rear; filled in the old speaker holes, paint, drilled new holes, mounted the controller in the center for easy access, looks good...and thanks again for the ideas!