Arcade Volume Control

[@TheGeekPub]

My wife decided we needed a hardware volume control on the tabletop arcade cabinet build. Let's add one!

[@alexd.5161]

I built it into the cabinet today. Thanks for the great instructions. Very helpful.

[@bleirdo_dude]

One year later...

[@glufke]

Can you create a project for a mini arcade using a Sony PVM 8045. (8 inch monitors). That would be the coolest thing to build and nobody has done so far...

[@rebel1usmc]

I’m loving the timing of these recent videos. I recently completed a bartop arcade based off of your plans, and customizing it has become my recent addiction. Someone else mentioned it, but virtual pinball should be next!

[@TheGeekPub]

Definitely on my list! But I am going to do a cocktail table first.

[@HEMIJJ]

Thanks for another great video. That bit of knowledge may very well come in handy down the road.

[@wil2fly13]

You rock. This is exactly what I was looking to do...add a vol knob into my Jamma 412-in-1 cabinet. I'll give it a try.

[@AwesomeWoodThings]

You missed the cherry at 6:42! Good addition to this awesome tabletop game cabinet.

[@TheGeekPub]

Darn it!

[@PaxtonSanders]

Great video. I love everything you and your brother do! One nit: puh-ten-shee-om-i-ter is the pronunciation of potentiometer.

[@tobyminerBTC]

Did you understand the man? If so then all you've accomplished is being a prick with this comment. You say potayto I say potaaato.

[@PaxtonSanders]

@@tobyminerBTC I understand your opinion. That was not my intention.

[@ReggieCotton]

I can't believe you don't have 1M subs!

[@robch.2901]

Thank you !! I don’t have knowledge on how to do a control volume and I want one for my home theater that doesn’t have a control and I just don’t want to step up every time . I want to extend this controller close enough to just adjust the volume without standing up

[@chucksgrace3225]

Thanks for this. Not seeing much direction on the ground green wire. Do you take one green wire and splice it from the jack and plug to that extra spot on the potentiometer you applied solder to? Im mainly asking because the diagram doesn't show the green ground wire going to the potentiometer directly.

[@christian.dev8808]

Great video! I love the mini arcade machine you've built. May have to use my rasp pi for something like this :)

[@ryankirk2459]

I would really love to see you make a virtual pinball machine, or upgrade one of your arcades to a raspberry pi 4!

[@TheGeekPub]

I really want to to do a virtual pinball machine.

[@ll_spud]

Perfect. This is exactly what I was trying to figure out how to do Thanks for this.

[@realmchat6665]

Informative video, well presented - great job and ty.

[@kylekirsch6446]

How do you determine how many ohms the potentiometer needs to be?

[@FloriDUH_JBot]

Great video. My wife decided that we needed to add a "night mode" for our 2 arcade cabinets if we want to use them after the kids go to bed. In the video, you used a B500K Ohm potentiometer (linear.) I tried an A500K Ohm potentiometer (logarithmic,) but didn't have any volume control except at the last 10% - which was basically like on/off. I am going to try the exact same B500k Ohm linear pot that you used and hopefully get better results. One of my builds has an amp, while the other is audio from a JAMMA harness. Wondering if the same pot will work for both builds.

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

I'm having the exact same problem. I know its two years ago but did you have any luck?

[@FloriDUH_JBot]

@@goodlookinouthomie1757 Unfortunately, no. Never did figure it out. Still have the pots. Maybe one day. In the meantime, I've just learned to live with it.

[@bubbadmatt8124]

Ok. You've done full standing, bartop, and tabletop cabinets. There's only one left to go.........COCKTAIL CABINET!!!!!! Please do one, I cant find a single decent how to build vid on KZbin at all.

[@TheGeekPub]

Next month!

[@bubbadmatt8124]

Yay!

[@DrLoveQc]

Great solution for retrofit.. If planned from beginning I would prefer some vol+ vol- arcade buton connected to the rpi gpio so you control the volume from the rpi! never done it but seems simple to add thoses commands.

[@TheGeekPub]

Yes. You could do that with a rotary encoder and a couple of GPIO pins. But remember, many people are building these with PCs and PC based SBCs. Not always a GPIO available or code. Plus, anyone can do this mod regardless of skills.

[@ReggieCotton]

@@TheGeekPub thats why i was so excited about this video. i use an intel nuc in my arcade. no gpio!!

[@DrLoveQc]

Yes I agree the simple stereo log pot is a great universal way and will always work! I also got a NUC laying around ready for a bartop when I stop procrastinate 🥺. Got a cheap arcade1up and parts to add hdmi on the monitor and some usb cable encoders but I read quality was crap so I returned it. wood work isnt my cup of tea but electronics so I should buy a bartop mdf kit

[@DecayingReverie]

How freaking cool!

[@smakx7049]

Great video - I'd like to see more raspberry pi / retro gaming stuff presented like this.

[@wmoecke]

"Poten-tee-ometer" sounds a bit weird, I'm used to pronounce it "poten-she-ometer". But then, I might be wrong all my life.

[@briero]

I've always said it as "poten-she-ometer" too.

[@camerontaylor5947]

Glad someone pointed this out, it's definitely she-ometer

[@ericalynn2905]

I have a 6 movie star wars tribute full size arcade and the audio says it's on but no sound. Has over 3,000 games on it but now can't hear anything so not fun. Was selling and they left because there was no sound. It just played a few weeks ago. The power went out so had to reset. Now no sound.

[@POkErr-od6ni]

It is Time for a new Video. 4 month Pause is enought... :) happy 2020

[@minecraftchest1]

Any reason that you didn't just wire it directly to the pi and have it control the software volume control?

[@speedender5691]

hi can i know which one is the input and which one is the output thanks

[@thomaswebster7223]

What speakers does he use?

[@TheGeekPub]

Links in description to everything............

[@thomaswebster7223]

@@TheGeekPub Sorry, I might be being stupid but I can't see any link to what USB powered speakers you used in the cabinet.

[@tango636]

Happy wife, happy life :)

[@TheGeekPub]

For sure!!!

[@brynshearwood9797]

Would this work with an original arcade pcb?

[@kylekirsch6446]

Is the potentiometer logarithmic or linear?

[@kylekirsch6446]

I believe your using linear

[@TheGeekPub]

@@kylekirsch6446 You should almost always use a logarithmic pot for audio.

[@kylekirsch6446]

@@TheGeekPub Thanks for the suggestion! I reviewed the kit you linked in the description, and it said your potentiometer was linear. Maybe their are both kinds in that kit. Thanks for your help!

[@kylekirsch6446]

Here's a video with similar electronics and your project but its using a linear potentiometer. The potentiometer is also 500 ohms rather than 500k ohm potentiometer.kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXuYp5uJncmJoNE

[@VINInvents]

Can I use a different potentiometer value?

[@TheGeekPub]

Depends on what line levels you're working with.

[@VINInvents]

@@TheGeekPub what do you mean by line level ?

[@TheGeekPub]

@@VINInvents Outside of what I can help you on.

[@VINInvents]

@@TheGeekPub I want to make the same thing you did.. but it is possible to use different ohm value?

[@TheGeekPub]

@@VINInvents No.

[@Bob3519]

Hey TheGeekPub, do you happen to be related to another KZbinr that specializes in retro computers?

[@TheGeekPub]

Yeppers.

[@MrJ0mmy]

the 8-bit guy

[@jirikaspar238]

Log or linear pot?

[@TheGeekPub]

I used a linear pot, B500K. I also have the same in A500K and didn't like the way it sounded.

[@jamesfatula5824]

about thosealexa spying not a problem for deaf household as it cant hear our signing .....

[@davidwayneprins]

Now you a way so once mom or dad walks away after turning it down, junior doesn't crank the volume back up.

[@tidemover]

Happy wife happy life

[@graphicsgod]

Why not the back?? To me, that would be easier for "your wife" to access the knob..

[@TheGeekPub]

Good question! Because where we have it sitting the back is up against the wall.

[@Celcius1]

Mike, a better and cleaner option not to mention easier, would have been to use a rotary encoder on the GPIO and run a plug-in to adjust the volume, no need to use an expensive dual gang pot. Here is a link to someone who has done this on retro Pi gist.github.com/savetheclocktower/9b5f67c20f6c04e65ed88f2e594d43c1

[@TheGeekPub]

I’ve seen that. It’s neat. But I disagree about cheaper or easier.

[@Celcius1]

TheGeekPub thanks for the response mike did not say cheaper but that’s ok, I found controlling thru software better in my honest opinion

[@ReggieCotton]

@@Celcius1 You did say it was cheaper. You said Mike's way was more expensive, which is the same damn thing.