New picade volume control

Picade
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How do I adjust volume on the new picade

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If I remember correctly; hit start in the EmulationStation menu and go into audio settings.

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but which of the buttons on the picade is start, i have pressed them all

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It depends which one you configured as start when setting up the controls. For me it’s always the front left.

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found my probloem, I am using an existing retro pi config that already had a controler & keyboard configured.
no just need to work output the best keys to remap
front buttons definitely seem to be the ones to use

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Yup, Start/Select all the way for me!

This is my configuration: New Picade - Software configuration issues

[LT] /--------------------------------\ [RT]
           [U]           [B] [Y] [RS]
        [L][D][R]      [A] [X] [LS]
     \--------------------------------/
        [START]             [SELECT]

But then I play GBA games on it, so take my advice with a pinch of salt!

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Thanks, this is just the sort of suggestion I was looking for
although i will probably swap start & select as these buttons are used for coin & player 1 start in mame with start on the right

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Hi Y’all -

Volume in the menu is at 0% but sound remains at maximum level – great on a Saturday afternoon but not at 11:00 PM on a weekday.

Any better/different method. I may just have to fit a volume control.

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Hi Chuck,
That sounds like a configuration issue. What are your “Audio card” and “Audio device” settings on the sound menu?

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Having this same issue in 2020 using the picade 10". Audio is very loud, volume control in emulation station shows 0% for DEFAULT / PCM. If I adjust the volume and go out of the menu then back in, it just resets to 0% (but still max volume). When I enter or exit a game, I also see [Failed to find mixer elements]. Seems to be the last issue I’m battling; any help would be appreciated.

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Fixed it. Oops. Apparently my /etc/asound.conf was completely blank so I just downloaded it from github, rebooted, and now it’s working (ref: https://github.com/pimoroni/picade-hat).

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Hello Fortnado.

Can you explain how the asound.conf is copied to the SD?
I am not that good in Linux and I am still learning.

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Hi, you can use external usb flash(format FAT32), and just copied file from flash drive ( before you need install pixel desktop and connect mouse and keyboard, it’s more comfortable working with Configuration / Tools >> Raspbiantools >> Install Pixel Desktop Environment )
Or you can use terminal and download file directly to folder:
curl 8https://github.com/pimoroni/picade-hat/blob/master/etc/asound.conf -o /ect/asound.conf
Remove “8” before https

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Thanks!! I Will try this and wil let you know if I can get it done. And if it works.

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I checked: “GitHub - pimoroni/picade-hat: Picade HAT input daemon and setup script” and the asound.conf is identical to what I have in etc/. But the problem still persists. Any other ideas?

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Do the instructions to select the ALSA audio device from within Retropie here help? (under ‘adjusting the volume’)