Zaxxon audio

caver01

@stevep Assuming you have installed advmame (which you can do via the RetroPie configuration screens if you need to), you should have a directory for roms for this emulator:
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame

You need to put your advmame roms in that directory, restart Emulation Station and you should be able to launch them from a MAME system that appears. I don't know which version of Advmame is the default, but you can pick that using the runcommand feature at launch. For the sake of argument, let's say you are using Advmame 1.4.

So, make sure your roms are from a .106 romset. but crucially, that your samples are ALSO for this set. Samples are not universal. They have evolved, so you need to use the right version of samples for the romset.

Next, open the .rc file. Again, for the sake of argument, for advmame1.4:
/opt/retropie/configs/mame-advancemame/advmame-1.4.rc

Look for the following line:
sound_samples yes
Make sure this says yes

Then, look for:
dir_sample SAMPLEDIRECTORYPATH

Wherever that SAMPLEDIRECTORYPATH setting is pointed, that is where you must place your sample files. Each sample should be a zip file that corresponds to the name of the ROM for which is used.

Save the .rc file, launch your game (again, using advmame1.4 in our example) and you should have samples working.

If you don't:

You put samples in the wrong location. See above.
Your sample is the wrong format/wrong ROMset version.
You don't have samples enabled. See above.
Something isn't named properly (wrong directory name in your path, like 'samples' when maybe it should be 'sample', or the zip name doesn't match.

Verify all of this detail, and if it still fails, describe EXACTLY what you are doing, where things are located, what your config looks like, what version of advmame you are using, what your rom files are called, your sample file, and we should be able to get it figured out.

Most of the trouble I have had with this was because of two things: Either my samples were the wrong versions, or I had them in the wrong folder.

AlexMurphy

@caver01 Yeah, cheers mate, just getting a chance to look at this again. Samples are now working for Zaxxon & Jackson (bootleg) in advMame 3.4. Still can't get any sound out of libretro 2003 but that's good enough for me. Thanks again.

caver01

@AlexMurphy I have samples working in both. If you want to compare folders and/or file sizes, let me know.

AlexMurphy

@caver01 Thanks for the offer. I have this 710 KB (727,146 bytes) and there are 12 .wav files inside. It's named correctly zaxxon.zip and it's in ...BIOS/mame2003/samples/ It's from the 0.78 set. Samples is set to ONCan't figure out the issue at all.

caver01

@AlexMurphy Ok I will check my setup when I get home in a bit.

caver01

@AlexMurphy

zaxxon.zip:
727,146 bytes

2048 -rwxrwxrwx  1 randy  staff   30014 Dec 24  1996 00.wav
2048 -rwxrwxrwx  1 randy  staff   17842 Dec 24  1996 01.wav
2048 -rwxrwxrwx  1 randy  staff   63640 Dec 24  1996 02.wav
2048 -rwxrwxrwx  1 randy  staff   40464 Dec 24  1996 03.wav
2048 -rwxrwxrwx  1 randy  staff   66338 Dec 24  1996 04.wav
2048 -rwxrwxrwx  1 randy  staff   56082 Dec 24  1996 05.wav
2048 -rwxrwxrwx  1 randy  staff  104736 Dec 24  1996 08.wav
2048 -rwxrwxrwx  1 randy  staff  169014 Dec 24  1996 10.wav
2048 -rwxrwxrwx  1 randy  staff  154188 Dec 24  1996 11.wav
2048 -rwxrwxrwx  1 randy  staff    4172 Dec 24  1996 20.wav
2048 -rwxrwxrwx  1 randy  staff    6898 Dec 24  1996 21.wav
2048 -rwxrwxrwx  1 randy  staff   87022 Dec 24  1996 23.wav

~~We definitely have different samples~~,<edit> I don't know why I thought they were different! </edit> I wonder if the ones in the set are correct. What I am showing you here works. I just tested, and I have audio. Perhaps these are from an older set? Worth trying I guess.

AlexMurphy

@caver01 Thanks, no they are the same .wav files. zaxxon.zip is the exact same size. It's a head scratcher but no massive deal as I said it runs perfectly on advmame and that's good enough for me. Cheers for the help.

chipsnblip

repacking the zip archive might help in this case

caver01

Weird. I don't know why I thought the numbers were different!

What about updated binaries? I know the sample path changed, but that was a while ago.

AlexMurphy

@caver01 I'm all up to date. Thanks again, don't worry about it. No big deal as advMame runs it perfectly. You seem to be fretting over this more than I ever did!

stevep

@caver01 Here is some screenshots of advmame setup:
![0_1495482194901_advmame3.PNG](/forum/assets/uploads/files/1495481714818-advmame3-resized.png

Still not working but plays fine on my pc. I'd appreciate you taking a look see. I think everything is in the right folders.

stevep

Here is the config file .It didn't upload with my last message

AlexMurphy

@stevep Create a file called samples or re-name the one you have called "sample" or change the file path in the config to point to the correct directory.

EDIT: I see it is . But try changing every thing to "samples" mine works like that.

AlexMurphy

@stevep Which advMame are you using? Just asking. There are 3.

stevep

I have all 3 but I'm currently working with 1.4

AlexMurphy

@stevep Are you sure you are running them with 1.4 because you may not be.

stevep

Yes...I don't quite follow your last post .The rc file reads

dir_sample /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/sample

That's where I put them...also when I open the emulator on retropie it tells me I have a game called sample....

AlexMurphy

@stevep okay, You are editing the 1.4 rc file. Are you using 1.4?

caver01

@stevep You have the files in the correct place as far as I can see. It does not have to be plural "samples", it just has to match the path that is listed in the .rc file. Make sure you are launching with 1.4. Then, check your sample file size. It may differ from the one we have been talking about above, since the romset for advmame is different.

caver01

@stevep do you also have
sound_samples yes
in your .rc file?