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    Quick and easy guide for adding music to Emulatonstation on RetroPie. Noob friendly!

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @BobHarris
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      @bobharris If you only have 1 file, then just running mpg321 /path/to/mp3file would be enough, i.e. no parameters would be needed.

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      • BobHarrisB
        BobHarris @mitu
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        @mitu Ok thanks!

        Pi 3B , 64 GB Sandisk ultra flashdrive, 19 systems, 872 hand picked classic gaming gems :-) Dual shock 4v2

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        • coldnpaleC
          coldnpale @mitu
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          @mitu thanks a lot! I'll check this as soon as I am back home!

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          • FinnbroF
            Finnbro
            last edited by

            I have a couple questions involving this bgm method, would be interested if anyone has any input.

            1. I've been wanting to modify this where it starts a new song after exiting a game, instead of resuming the same song. My current fix was to edit the /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onend.sh to be the exact same as the autostart.sh in the same folder. This effectively reloads RetroPie every time I exit a game, and while it does give me the intended effect of playing a new song, it is a bit inconvenient with the extra loading time and not resuming from the same place I was in the games menu. Anyone know of a more elegant method?

            2. Does anyone know of a script where you can have a button that sets a different folder for bgm music, as well as some kind of skip button? I have the on/off button enabled in my RetroPie menu thanks to /u/columboscoat over on /r/RetroPie, but these extra options would be fantastic additions to my build. I have a folder for chiptunes and a folder for remixes, would be awesome to be able to switch them on the fly. I've done some research on the ins and outs of mpg123, but it is way over my head.

            Thanks in advance.

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            • cyperghostC
              cyperghost @Finnbro
              last edited by cyperghost

              @finnbro said in Quick and easy guide for adding music to Emulatonstation on RetroPie. Noob friendly!:

              I've been wanting to modify this where it starts a new song after exiting a game, instead of resuming the same song. My current fix was to edit the /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onend.sh to be the exact same as the autostart.sh in the same folder. This effectively reloads RetroPie every time I exit a game, and while it does give me the intended effect of playing a new song, it is a bit inconvenient with the extra loading time and not resuming from the same place I was in the games menu. Anyone know of a more elegant method?

              That easy to do.
              modify /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onstart.sh with pkill mpg123 > /dev/null 2>&1
              This terminates mpg123 if you start a ROM

              modify /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onend.sh with mpg123 -Z /media/usb0/BGM/*.mp3 > /dev/null 2>&1 &
              The /media/usb... thing represents the path were the mp3 are deployed

              Does anyone know of a script where you can have a button that sets a different folder for bgm music, as well as some kind of skip button? I have the on/off button enabled in my RetroPie menu thanks to /u/columboscoat over on /r/RetroPie, but these extra options would be fantastic additions to my build. I have a folder for chiptunes and a folder for remixes, would be awesome to be able to switch them on the fly. I've done some research on the ins and outs of mpg123, but it is way over my head.

              Als no problem. Trigger a GPIO event that terminates mpg123 and restarts it with annother folder path. That's a kind of "SKIP" function.
              Sadly mpg123 is a bit limited with controls but it's enough imho for a BGM player.

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              • FinnbroF
                Finnbro @cyperghost
                last edited by

                @cyperghost Thank you so much for the quick response! I will try this stuff and report back if I need further assistance.

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                • V
                  vj88
                  last edited by

                  Hi everyone!!!
                  I have a problem with this... splash screen won't play over e.s. loading screen! Emulation always starts at splash screen end. I know that the problem is this method cause it doesn't wait without it!
                  Any help please?
                  Ps sorry for bad english
                  Thanks.

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                  • coldnpaleC
                    coldnpale
                    last edited by

                    It happens for me also like that.. I thought it was supposed to be like this. It's not a big issue but would be nice to save some more time.

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                    • cyperghostC
                      cyperghost
                      last edited by cyperghost

                      Did not see .... I once gatherd some interesting sniplets that can be very usefull for music control.

                      This script Toggles mpg123 - so if mpg123 ist not running it will be started. If it's running the process will be stopped. If the process is stopped it will be continued!
                      The other script Plays annother track. This is simple the same procedure as I posted to @Finnbro - It kills the mpg123 process and restarts it with parameter -Z.

                      Be aware to change pathes to your MP3 or playlist collection.

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                      • Z
                        zerojay
                        last edited by

                        You can use that with the script that allows you to run commands with combinations of button presses to do all that on the fly.

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                        • AlturisA
                          Alturis
                          last edited by

                          Interesting. Going to try these loops as "music"

                          Arcade Background noises
                          http://arcade.hofle.com/

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                          • cyperghostC
                            cyperghost @Alturis
                            last edited by cyperghost

                            @Alturis
                            I don't want to hijack the thread
                            So I created a new BG-Music on Retropie - Post your favourites here

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                            • coldnpaleC
                              coldnpale @vj88
                              last edited by

                              @vj88 said in Quick and easy guide for adding music to Emulatonstation on RetroPie. Noob friendly!:

                              I have a problem with this... splash screen won't play over e.s. loading screen! Emulation always starts at splash screen end. I know that the problem is this method cause it doesn't wait without it!

                              Anyone else having this issue? Is it normal or can it be avoied?

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                              • FinnbroF
                                Finnbro
                                last edited by Finnbro

                                The above scripts are helpful, thanks!

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                                • BriganeB
                                  Brigane
                                  last edited by Brigane

                                  I have a problem getting both mp3 and video snaps playing at the same time. Also the in-game sound is gone.
                                  I think the reason is that the audio source is busy playing the audio (mp3) and it can not handle the video snaps and mp3 files simultaneously for some reason.

                                  This also happens when I use your image @dmmarti (Motion Blue V5) with the included background music script. Do you have an idea what I can do?

                                  I'm using a USB Sound Card such as this one https://www.ebay.com/itm/PC-Win7-Mac-Vista-H1-3D-Virtual-Audio-Sound-Card-Adapter-USB-2-0-7-1-Channel-/152624039538

                                  Any thoughts?
                                  Any help or thoughts are much appreciated.

                                  Systems: Raspberry Pi 0/2/3 Model B+
                                  Os: RetroPie 4.5
                                  Frontend: Emulationstation & Attract Mode

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                                  • W
                                    westleigh77 @TMNTturtlguy
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                                    @tmntturtlguy I had the same thought. It's been a year, thought I'd check in to see if anyone's come up with a solution

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                                      edwardthehuman
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                                      installed this succesfully, but it mutes the game music/sounds entirely when i enter it. any solution?

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                                      • BriganeB
                                        Brigane @edwardthehuman
                                        last edited by

                                        @edwardthehuman

                                        This is kind of the same problem I'm having. Do you use a USB sound card or just HDMI?

                                        Systems: Raspberry Pi 0/2/3 Model B+
                                        Os: RetroPie 4.5
                                        Frontend: Emulationstation & Attract Mode

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                                        • Y
                                          Yuu
                                          last edited by

                                          @brigane I am facing a similar issue. If I have the background music enabled, all in-game sounds don't work. If disabled, no problems. I am using the 3.5 jack to get sound out. Was there ever a solution?

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                                          • BriganeB
                                            Brigane @Yuu
                                            last edited by

                                            @yuu not that I know of. I thought this would occur to other people as well but that doesn't seem to be the case.

                                            Systems: Raspberry Pi 0/2/3 Model B+
                                            Os: RetroPie 4.5
                                            Frontend: Emulationstation & Attract Mode

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