06840: [possible] Sound volume seems to be low

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
06840	Sound	Minor	Always	Jan 9, 2018, 15:52	Jan 9, 2018, 18:12

Tester	StHiryu	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Unofficial Binary)
Assigned To		Resolution	Won't fix	OS	Windows Vista/7/8 (64-bit)
Status [?]	Closed			Driver	sega/mdconsole.cpp
Version	0.193	Fixed in Version		Build	64-bit
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	06840: [possible] Sound volume seems to be low
Description	Playing several games like Super Street Fighter II and Turbo OutRun, the sound of the games is lower. Checked with some videos of those games in youtube (not a reliable source after all), and some emulators like KegaFusion.
Steps To Reproduce	Just play some games with mame and compare the sound with other emus like Fusion for example.
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Flags	Possible
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No.14635 Haze Senior Tester Jan 9, 2018, 17:05 edited on: Jan 9, 2018, 17:05	the sound volume is set lower on purpose because it needs to be able to mix in the SegaCD and 32X audio if you have those devices connected otherwise MAME can't handle the mixing once you add those and you just get nasty clipping instead.
No.14637 StHiryu Tester Jan 9, 2018, 18:05	Thanks, Do you know how much the volume is lowered (in dB)?
No.14639 Tafoid Administrator Jan 9, 2018, 18:12	Basically, beyond the scope of what MAME is going to do about it. Closing