MAMEWorld Forums - EmuChat - Re: CPS2 not loading settings

Hey BIOS-D!

> That's good to know considering I'm in the process to leave Windows for good (thanks
> telemetry).
At home I have 3 firewalls, one at desktop (TinyWall) and other two using OpenWRT+Iptables to counter Windows 10 telemetry and also using Spybot Anti-Beacon (among other tools) and local policy settings.[1][2]

And I started doing this after I noticed that my Samsung TV was accessing the internet while it was off back in 2012 way before Vault7, back in the day TV's didn't have mics but when you turn the TV off it start to access the internet and record audio of whatever happens in the room with their speakers. I've confirmed this by using tcpdump, there was audio data and codecs been transmitted to a remote amazon storage.
https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/turn-off-samsung-tv-snooping/
https://www.wired.com/2017/03/worried-cia-hacked-samsung-tv-heres-tell/

To make matters worse, this also happens with LG, Sony and every single TV that is 'Smart'.

> But my point still stands, you're over complicating simple things and you
> wouldn't have these issues if you keep it simple. And it's obvious you're over
> complicating things because you can't keep track of what you are doing and what the
> system expects. Either stick to config files per game, per system or at least don't
> collision cfg with ini files in extra abusive manners. Only a recommendation, less
> headache.

I'm systematic and perfectionist, I like to have things in order and organized. In 'mame.ini' I set things that I'll not change like video/audio modes, etc. In 'arcade.ini' I set my CRT filters so all my arcade games has the CRT effect while this doesn't affect other systems, so on and so forth.

> Remember: General INI first, then INIs per system come next, then CFG for every game
> come to the very end. It's useless to set a setting if you're gonna override it a
> next step after.

Thanks!

> Who sane enough configures mixer volumes before starting a game
> anyway? That's overboard useless.

Actually it is not, that is why the controls are there after all. Let me explain.

If we take those CPS2 boards you can see it has a RCA audio output socket, the line level reference for this type of signal it's 0.316 Volts or -10dBv at 600 ohms, I'm not an Arcade specialist but I believe the Jamma audio signal follows the same line level reference. If we mesure the output audio levels from mame it's way too hot in comparison with that line level reference, mame sound output hits '-6dBv' and sometimes '0dBv'. CPS2 games hit over '-6dBv' this causes the sound to be over saturated or too loud some times and this over saturated signal causes distortion at the high frequency range like sound effects, explosions, etc. That is why I adjust it to match the real hardware sound levels.

The sound check/test available in some systems are there so you can level match the board output level with the power amplifier used. The 'BEATMANI' machines with that big speakers and subwoofers uses sine waves so you can adjust the correct 'dBv' levels with the power amp so when the music start pumping, it will be clean, powerful and free from distortion in all frequency ranges. This is nothing new, this level matching happens in studios, when you buy a new head unit for your car that uses a RCA cable to connect to your power amp.

That is why we need controls to adjust the sound levels by system and not per game because, for example, the electronics in a CPS2 board doesn't change, so the levels on a CPS2 board is the same for all other games.

The text it's too big already so:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlT32D-0tRU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0VVWHjV130

That is why I adjust my levels.