RetroPie forum home
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Home
    • Docs
    • Register
    • Login
    Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

    Audio problems

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved
    Help and Support
    audio amixer volume pcm
    1
    1
    404
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • C
      corminos
      last edited by

      Setup:

      • Raspberry pi 4
      • Retropie v4.6.7
      • HDMI monitor with no speakers
      • 3.5mm jack connected to a small amp

      The volume coming through my speakers is too low.

      At first, I was getting no sound out of the speakers. Then I went into the retropie-setup.sh > configuration > audio and set the audio to "headphones" and I was able to get some sound, but it was low.

      If I run the command "amixer set PCM -- 100%" I get the following error "amixer: Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0".

      I noticed that when Emulation Station starts, I get the error (multiple times):
      "lvl0: VolumeControl::init() - Failed to find mixer elements!"

      When I press start in Emulation Station and go into the audio settings, the volume is set to 0%. I can bring it up to 100%, but if I exit out and go back in, it resets to 0%.

      I'm not sure if all of these are related, but these are all the things related to audio that I have found.

      Any help is greatly appreciated.

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • First post
        Last post

      Contributions to the project are always appreciated, so if you would like to support us with a donation you can do so here.

      Hosting provided by Mythic-Beasts. See the Hosting Information page for more information.