Request: "Change hydrophone volume" option

Abd_von_Mumit · 01-31-08, 03:45 PM

At the hydrophone we have the button "Change volume". The problem is I can never see what the actual level is, as the button is all black. Do you think it would be fixed somehow? :hmm:

irish1958 · 02-01-08, 09:25 AM

There is no way to do this. What I do is set my engines to ahead slow, and then start clicking on the button until I get the maximum sound. In my experience, once it is set it stays at that level for the rest of the patrol.
If you use set keys, you can set a key to increase the sound volume. With this setup, the sound will increase in small steps to maximum.

Jimbuna · 02-01-08, 04:43 PM

You might also be able to use windows recoreder to raise the volume of the sound file.

Sailor Steve · 02-01-08, 10:59 PM

Clicking the top of the knob raises the volume; clicking the bottom lowers it. I think there are only three levels.

Abd_von_Mumit · 02-02-08, 07:01 AM

Yes, I know where to click to make it louder.

But anytime I go back to my hydrophone I fell unsure if it's as loud as it could be and click it again just to be sure. I thought a kind of mark could be added to the knob, like on these knobs for adjusting volume of speech, effects etc. in game settings.

Or maybe it could be set at max volume as a default by changing proper value in some config file?

Thanks for answers, Mates.

02-02-08, 08:50 AM

I've always had trouble hearing contacts with the amb_hydrophone noise. I therefore placed a completely silent audio file in place of the amb_hydrophone file and it is much easier to hear contacts. I also stop the electric motors and thus have complete silence for the hydrophone guy, so the far off contacts which you would not normally hear just pop right out.

Jimbuna · 02-02-08, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Abd_von_Mumit

Or maybe it could be set at max volume as a default by changing proper value in some config file?

That's precisely what I'm trying to point out......locate the file, back it up >Start>All Programs>Accessories>Entertainment>Sound Recorder.....raise the volume to a higher level of your choosing, then pop the file back in

rik007 · 02-02-08, 10:31 AM

I use a Logitech G11-keyboard. It has a very handy volume control on it which is ideal for this situation. When I'm at the hydrophone station I just turn op the volume.

It has some other features a SH-III user should have: Keys are illuminated and it has programmable function keys. So I do not need to hammer the num+ for Tc. Just one function key and I am at max Tc

01-31-08, 03:45 PM	#1
Abd_von_Mumit The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warszawa, Polska Posts: 1,453 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 4	Request: "Change hydrophone volume" option At the hydrophone we have the button "Change volume". The problem is I can never see what the actual level is, as the button is all black. Do you think it would be fixed somehow? :hmm: __________________ Long, hard, wet and full of seamen. My precious. SH3+GWX+OLC — sunk x4, retired x2; SH5+TDW — still exploring My SH5 mods: EQuaTool - Elite Quality Map Tools, Patrol Routine Scripts, No Logo Intro Menu_Animation, Less Annoying Stopwatch Links: SH5 mods I use, FileFront, Manual plotting how-to

02-01-08, 09:25 AM	#2
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	There is no way to do this. What I do is set my engines to ahead slow, and then start clicking on the button until I get the maximum sound. In my experience, once it is set it stays at that level for the rest of the patrol. If you use set keys, you can set a key to increase the sound volume. With this setup, the sound will increase in small steps to maximum. __________________ Irish1958

02-01-08, 04:43 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,526 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You might also be able to use windows recoreder to raise the volume of the sound file. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-01-08, 10:59 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Clicking the top of the knob raises the volume; clicking the bottom lowers it. I think there are only three levels. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-02-08, 07:01 AM	#5
Abd_von_Mumit The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warszawa, Polska Posts: 1,453 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 4	Yes, I know where to click to make it louder. But anytime I go back to my hydrophone I fell unsure if it's as loud as it could be and click it again just to be sure. I thought a kind of mark could be added to the knob, like on these knobs for adjusting volume of speech, effects etc. in game settings. Or maybe it could be set at max volume as a default by changing proper value in some config file? Thanks for answers, Mates. __________________ Long, hard, wet and full of seamen. My precious. SH3+GWX+OLC — sunk x4, retired x2; SH5+TDW — still exploring My SH5 mods: EQuaTool - Elite Quality Map Tools, Patrol Routine Scripts, No Logo Intro Menu_Animation, Less Annoying Stopwatch Links: SH5 mods I use, FileFront, Manual plotting how-to

02-02-08, 08:50 AM	#6
von Zelda Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Trouble hearing contacts? I've always had trouble hearing contacts with the amb_hydrophone noise. I therefore placed a completely silent audio file in place of the amb_hydrophone file and it is much easier to hear contacts. I also stop the electric motors and thus have complete silence for the hydrophone guy, so the far off contacts which you would not normally hear just pop right out.

02-02-08, 10:31 AM	#8
rik007 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 785 Downloads: 122 Uploads: 0	I use a Logitech G11-keyboard. It has a very handy volume control on it which is ideal for this situation. When I'm at the hydrophone station I just turn op the volume. It has some other features a SH-III user should have: Keys are illuminated and it has programmable function keys. So I do not need to hammer the num+ for Tc. Just one function key and I am at max Tc