Sound level for mrs. pacman

[Jamesapp]

Hello,

As stated in another thread i recently bought a mrs. pacman arcade game.

 

I wondered what people thought of the sound level. I have been progressively turning my sound down. I have noticed some distortion, in particular when you die you can kinda hear a distortion when the sound effect plays. I like the sound of most of the rest of the game it is intense and really gets you into the game. What i was trying to do was in increments keep turning the sound down(i have to remove the back door to adjust the sound) until the dieing sound didnt distort.

 

But i wondered what people felt, i remember arcades but i was a little young to actually remember an arcade like lets say from the 80s. But i wondered if there is a sweet spot where the sound is intense but no distortion? Or is it ok to have a little distortion? I also bought a spy hunter which i have right next to my mrs. pacman. And i have its sound pretty good i think? Maybe i could turn up the sound effects a little i.e. the machine guns, oil slicks etc. i think there is a seperate volume for the background music and the sound effects but not sure.

 

But i wondered what people thought of mrs. pacman especially when you die. Like i can feel the machine vibrate a little. Anyway would love to hear what you guys think.

[Jamesapp]

A related question. Does anyone know what the sound pots left and right are for my spy hunter arcade game are? I have the sound especially the music where i want it. But i would like to turn up the sound effects? I know the pots on the coin door are labbelled left and right. But i dont know which one is for the music and which one is for the sound effects?

I know i can experiment to find out i.e. turn one or both either all the way up or off and listen etc? But like i said i have the music where i like it. And would just like to tweak the sound effects. It would be nice to know anyway. The sound is good as it is. But i know when i ran the self test, the sound effects sound low. But maybe ill play it more might be ok as it is.

 

But just curious what pot is for what?

 

Also would love to hear what people felt about the mrs. pacman volume?

 

I have the games positioned where i want them. Once i set the sound volume like i want it i plan on leaving the machines set.

[Mxyzptlk]

It is probably a bad potentiometer or a blown speaker in the Ms. Pacman, can't be anything else I can think of. As far as Spyhunter goes here is the link to the manual, it is 59 pages long so have fun. http://www.arcade-museum.com/manuals-videogames/S/SpyHunter.pdf