Background Music [Continued from Help/Support]

[CheatKode]

Hi, I recently made a modification to Livewire's python script to support pausing music when video playback starts in a window or screensaver, if you have this feature is enabled on an es theme. Essentially, it will now detect the omxplayer video process and pause accordingly. I have also tested timers to ensure music stays paused when loading between videos to ensure music does not go on and off as you browse through games.

I hope this proves helpful, CK

Pastebin link - Kode's retropie_music.py

[ExarKunIv]

@cheatkode

nice work.

i dont have any vids yet, but it is nice to know that i will not have over lapping sound.

thx for this

[Vinc3Has3]

@synack I love the simplicity. It worked instantly!

After tinkering for a bit, my preference was to have a new piece of music start when returning from a game, instead of picking up the previous song where it left off. I changed the (runcommand-onstart) to simply kill mpg123, instead of pausing, and the (runcommand-onend) to re-open mpg123 with the same parameters you used in the autostart. Now, when I exit a game a new random piece of game music begins (I downloaded a slew of game music rips). The transition seems smooth (I was afraid that re-starting the player might throw me out of the Emulationstation screen for a moment, but it's a clean return to the game list.

Hopefully, I did it right - no smoke emanated from my Pi... =)

EDIT - Of course, after looking at the thread again - you already mentioned how to do that earlier in the thread (duh). But, I suppose tinkering on my own is the way to learn, right?

[theWinterDojer]

@vinc3has3

Someone suggested that earlier and he did provide an update somewhere for that, it's a very long thread. Maybe with your tinkering powers you can help me!

Do you have any idea as how to play songs in order, like a playlist, as opposed to a randomly chosen song?

[Lumpeidi]

Hi,

This works all fine! Thx!
But i have a question.

I have many songs in the rome file.
Also i set a startsong for the first boot from ES.
This all works great.
Song play at start and than random music.

But i wanna have a second "startsong" who plays if i leave the game /emulator.

for example:

RPI3 boot -> ES Starts -> Startsong "A" plays -> after song, random music starts -> Start game -> exit game -> Startsong "B" plays -> after song, random music starts

can someone help me?

System:

RPI3
Retropie 4.2.16

[theWinterDojer]

@Lumpeidi

Is the startsong only for Livewire's method or Synack's? That's exactly what I've been looking for!

[Lumpeidi]

@thewinterdojer

I use this methode:

[ExarKunIv]

@thewinterdojer

i think @Livewire is the only have that has the ability to pick a start song

but i think both have the ability to start a new song when exiting a game.
i just dont think you can have a second pick song to start like @Lumpeidi is asking for, but maybe someone can find a way

i use livewire's so i know that it works.

[Nayin]

I am trying to add the amiberry emulator without success.
What is the exact name of "amiberry" to add in emulators line?
Thx!

[Hankola]

@livewire
Run "sudo nano /etc/rc.local"
This file should have a bunch of commented stuff at the top, and "exit 0;" near the bottom. Above exit 0, put the following code, replacing the path with where you installed the script to earlier: "(sudo python /home/pi/PyScripts/Test1.py) &". For full disclosure, the & at the end runs the script in the background, which is necessary as it will run infinitely until the system shuts down.
As before, press control+x, y, and enter to save changes.

When I try to run this my file is empty. Can I simply type it in as it is written in other posts or videos?

[cyperghost]

Here we can toggle/restart music via @synack method

[Hankola]

@synack I am having an issue of where I edit the bashrc. File...I mean where do I put the text info in this long line of stuff...and how do I save that?

[ExarKunIv]

@hankola

it cant be empty, if it is retropie will not run. you much be mistypeing something ( i do it all the time)

just type sudo nano /etc/rc.local

#
# rc.local
#
# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
# value on error.
#
# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
# bits.
#
# By default this script does nothing.

# Print the IP address
_IP=$(hostname -I) || true
if [ "$_IP" ]; then
  printf "My IP address is %s\n" "$_IP"
fi

sudo python /home/pi/scripts/fan.py &
sudo python /home/pi/scripts/HID.py &

sudo python /home/pi/scripts/shutdown.py &

(sudo python /home/pi/scripts/BGmusic.py) &

"/opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv" --daemon --detach --dbus disabled --detach-kernel-driver --id 0 --led 2 --deadzone 4000 --silent --trigger-as-button
exit 0

this is mine. so as you can see there is a lot of stuff even before i add the line for muisc.

to answer your other question. yes if you type
sudo python /home/pi/PyScripts/Test1.py
it will start the script

[ExarKunIv]

@hankola

your using livewire or synack method?

[Hankola]

@exarkuniv trying to use whichever will give me desired results. Which do you recommend?

[ExarKunIv]

@hankola

depends on how you feel doing the coding.

livewires give you more ability to edit the script.

synack is easier to set and go.

personally i use livewires i like how it fades the song better then it just ending

[Hankola]

@exarkuniv
depends on how you feel doing the coding.

livewires give you more ability to edit the script.

synack is easier to set and go.

personally i use livewires i like how it fades the song better then it just ending

Okay, I am super green. Synack method worked to start and stop the music great. But editing the bash file has me confused. When I follow his directions I do get a file, but it isn't like the other .sh files. There is not a command to save, nor any directions on where to add the file; I assume it's not a random placing.
So far I can undo everything by editing the .sh files...
I can't uninstall mpg123...no idea how, I would love the live wires method, but I have no idea how to get my .rclocal file to show up with something in it.

[ExarKunIv]

@hankola

since you have messed with synacks way look here

it is the same program, but i think it is explained better and smoother for people to follow.

[Hankola]

@exarkuniv
Okay, this worked for me. Does this method play randomly if I dump a bunch of mp3s into this folder?

[ExarKunIv]

@hankola
if you followed the link then no. it will start right where is ended. but if you edit the following then it will do random

To start a new set of tracks (upon game exit) instead of continuing from the last, you'd replace the original instructions do the following

edit /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onstart.sh

pkill mpg123

edit /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onend.sh

mpg123 -Z /home/pi/bgm/*.mp3 >/dev/null 2>&1 &

or if you wanted to keep logging the played tracks, you'd use this line instead in the runcommand-onend.sh script

mpg123 -Z /home/pi/bgm/*.mp3 2>>/dev/shm/playlist &