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Title: Volume Control Help
Post by: urbecrisch on February 18, 2007, 04:20:47 pm

Can anyone please direct me to a link or tutorial on how to hook up my speaker volume on the CP or CAB.  I've been looking for awhile now and can't seem to find a good link.  TX.

Title: Re: Volume Control Help
Post by: leapinlew on February 18, 2007, 05:03:06 pm

You haven't found anything? Lots of people have done this - either they move the speakers POT connection and connect it externally, or they use windows volume control.

Griffin makes a USB volume control:
http://www.smalldog.com/product/39847/ss (http://www.smalldog.com/product/39847/ss)

Title: Re: Volume Control Help
Post by: FrizzleFried on February 18, 2007, 05:15:10 pm

Quote from: leapinlew on February 18, 2007, 05:03:06 pm

You haven't found anything? Lots of people have done this - either they move the speakers POT connection and connect it externally, or they use windows volume control.

Griffin makes a USB volume control:
http://www.smalldog.com/product/39847/ss (http://www.smalldog.com/product/39847/ss)

Isn't that basically a USB spinner (with tactile feel)?

Title: Re: Volume Control Help
Post by: leapinlew on February 18, 2007, 05:34:16 pm

Quote from: FrizzleFried on February 18, 2007, 05:15:10 pm

Quote from: leapinlew on February 18, 2007, 05:03:06 pm

You haven't found anything? Lots of people have done this - either they move the speakers POT connection and connect it externally, or they use windows volume control.

Griffin makes a USB volume control:
http://www.smalldog.com/product/39847/ss (http://www.smalldog.com/product/39847/ss)

Isn't that basically a USB spinner (with tactile feel)?

I don't know. After I posted the link to him - I ordered one.  :)

it's software allows for control of the volume - I'll see if it works in mame.

Title: Re: Volume Control Help
Post by: Fozzy The Bear on February 18, 2007, 06:28:00 pm

Quote from: leapinlew on February 18, 2007, 05:34:16 pm

it's software allows for control of the volume - I'll see if it works in mame.

Its software allows control of any rotary function, and yes it does work in MAME. Been there tried that got the T-Shirt. The resolution is OK but not up to GGG Spinner standards.

Oh yeah! almost forgot, the base lights up too... another thing to note, is that it's way overpriced on that site. WAY cheaper off e-bay.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

Title: Re: Volume Control Help
Post by: urbecrisch on February 18, 2007, 06:56:23 pm

Yeah, just checked ebay and it's a lot cheaper. Tx for the info.

Title: Re: Volume Control Help
Post by: xmenxmen on February 19, 2007, 01:54:56 pm

Or grab a cheap sound blaster card on ebay and hack it.

http://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/features/42574/Sound_Blaster_Volume_Knob.html

Link also comes with a howto video.. . hehe..

Title: Re: Volume Control Help
Post by: Bones on February 19, 2007, 02:02:39 pm

This might help.

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=35285.0;attach=20767;image)

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=35285.msg443705#msg443705