Control Sound with Cabinet Buttons

[emulor]

I leave here this tip to anyone who needs to use arcade cabinet buttons to control the sound, without a mouse or keyboard on Windows cabinet.

This is a AutoHotKey script. In the end of this post you have download link of compiled script to exe to use button 4 and button 8 of first joystick set to decrease and increase sound. I use it in Win7.

How it work?
    Pressing button 8 for more than 1,5 seconds increase sound by 2
    Pressing button 4 for more than 1,5 seconds decrease sound by 2

How change for your need?
    Install AutoHotKey (https://autohotkey.com)
    Click on Desktop with Right Mouse Button and creat a AHK Script, copy the code above and save with ahk extension.
    Simple change Joy8 or Joy4 for the key/button you want.
            For example: second joystick set button 3   ->   2Joy3
    You can give any letter of keyboard too, or Control, Alt (see https://autohotkey.com/docs/commands/KeyWait.htm)
    Compile ahk to exe file from AutoHotKey.

How to use?
    Make it autorun with startup.
    Create a Shortcut, and put it on Windows Startup Folder, or open the Run dialog from start menu and type shell:startup
 

$Joy8::
   KeyWait, Joy8, T1.5
   If ErrorLevel {
      Send {Volume_Up 2}
   } Else
      Send {Joy8}
   Return

$Joy4::
   KeyWait, Joy4, T1.5
   If ErrorLevel {
      Send {Volume_Down 2}
   } Else
   Send {Joy4}
Return

 

ControlVolume.exe

Edited September 26, 2018 by emulor