Weird Sound Issues with all Roms

[Abhcoide]

I am losing my mind over this and I am very grateful for any assistance!

 

I do know how to adjust ROM volume, such as with the Williams roms hitting the "end key" and adjusting with 8 and 9.  I can see in the DMD the volume going up or down.

 

The problem is, whether I turn the volume all the way up or all the way down - it doesn't seem to have any actual material impact on the sound. 

 

For example, Monopoly or Medieval Madness - sounds are quiet.  

 

I can turn the sound all the way down (on the ROM) - but I still hear the sounds.  I can turn them all the way, max to where it should be distorted, yet it is still quiet - the actual level hasn't changed.

 

What do I do?  I'm not even sure how to diagnose this, as this does not seem to be how this should be working.

 

My audio is an onboard 7.1 Realtek.

 

The speaker settings are properly configured, in that the SSF all goes to the right place.  When I do the speaker test, sounds are all coming from the appropriate places.

 

I am running PinVol, but this problem happens whether PinVol is running or not.  

 

I really don't know what to do or where to even begin!

 

Thank you in advance

 

 

[outhere]

What does it do if you set everything to a standard 2 speaker set up

[gnomulus]

Maybe your windows sound for vpinmame got turned down.  Try checking your volume mixer while it is running.  This happened to me. Not sure what version of windows your running.

[xenonph]

Hit F1 while table is running, and this will bring up rom options. Make sure you have Use Sound checkmarked.

[Abhcoide]

Thank you for the suggestions; they were good ideas!

 

1. It seems to have the same quietness on a 2 speaker setup as it does with the full surround.

 

2. I'm running Windows 10 - I looked at the volume mixer and everything looks to be in order, but I don't see anything specific to vpinmame so maybe I'm looking in the wrong place?

 

3. F1 has the Use Sound checkmark ticked.

 

I've tried a few things in the meanwhle, including making sure that the centre channel (using EqualizerAPO) - but that also didn't yield success for me.

 

[gnomulus]

Sorry just looked again and its labeled as virtual dmd.  And it will only display if your table is running.  Check it then.