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    Integrated Music Player for RetroPie [IMP] 2021.10 (Background Music for RetroPie and More)

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      hopwon @RapidEdwin08
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      @RapidEdwin08 said in Integrated Music Player for RetroPie [IMP] 2021.10 (Background Music for RetroPie and More):

      @hopwon You can check the IMP Output log file right after a Reboot before you Press anything IMP Related in ES.

      /dev/shm/current-playlist

      You can also check the actual Playlist Files to confirm the Path to MP3s is correct.
      (NOTE: the current-track Log file in this Location is only used when LITE Mode is DISABLED)

      /opt/retropie/configs/imp/playlist

      Are you able to get Music playing at B00T at all?
      Tried any other Settings with BGM Disabled?
      Do you hear the startup.mp3 Play at B00T?
      Trying to determine if the issue isolated to BGM settings, Audio device, or the Music Files themselves...

      Are you sure ALL the songs in the BGM Folder play?
      One known issue is that any File with a Double-Space will not play with mpg123 Issue#4
      Another known issue is with Files that have no metadata mentioned Here.

      The "unable to get current volume" is an issue with IMP Not being able to detect the audio device properly at FADE.
      You can Disable FADE for now to get rid of the message
      May be related to the audio hat in use, as I personally do not own or ever tested, but we can definitely troubleshoot that later as well if you're up for it.

      Edit* Another thought regarding the audio hat, try increasing the Delay of IMP at B00T...
      I'm guessing the audio hat has additional drivers/scripts being loaded at startup?
      I wonder if IMP is starting playback before the audio hat is loaded.
      Can you check the status of the # Current Playlist # after a Reboot?
      If it's playing, you can try increasing the Delay.

      @RapidEdwin08 Check the following:

      IMP Output post boot:

      pi@SpaceInvader:~ $ uptime
10:33:13 up 0 min,  2 users,  load average: 1.01, 0.35, 0.12
pi@SpaceInvader:~ $ cat /dev/shm/current-playlist
cat: /dev/shm/current-playlist: No such file or directory

      Red Flag?

      pi@SpaceInvader:/opt/retropie/configs/imp/playlist $ cat current-track 
High Performance MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 Audio Player for Layers 1, 2 and 3
	version 1.25.10; written and copyright by Michael Hipp and others
	free software (LGPL) without any warranty but with best wishes
Decoder: generic
Trying output module: alsa, device: <nil>

Directory: /home/pi/RetroPie/retropiemenu/imp/music/bgm/A-SIDE/
Playing MPEG stream 1 of 1: 08 - Confusion [Alternate Version] [Instrumental].mp3 ...

MPEG 1.0 L III cbr320 44100 stereo

Title:   Confusion [Alternate Version] [Instrumental]
Artist:  New Order
Comment:                             
Album:   Power, Corruption & Lies [Collector's Edition] Disc 2
Year:    2008                            Genre:  Alternative                   
> 04864+12622  02:07.05+05:29.72 --- 005=005 320 kb/s 1045 B acc    0 clip p+0.000
> 0000+0000  00:00.

> 0000+0000  00:00.

      No music playing at boot at all. I did put a 30 second delay in but no change

      Listing of music directory:

      pi@SpaceInvader:~/RetroPie/retropiemenu/imp/music/bgm/A-SIDE $ ls -l
total 253420
-rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 12623967 Feb 14 18:36 '01 - Age of Consent.mp3'
-rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 18104457 Feb 14 18:36 '01 - Blue Monday.mp3'
-rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 16461878 Feb 14 18:37 '01 - Crystal.mp3'
...... loads more

      Lets forget the fade issue for now.
      Regarding drivers for the hat, its included in the /boot/config.txt:

      # Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835)
#dtparam=audio=on
dtparam=audio=off
dtoverlay=hifiberry-amp

      This is the correct config for this device, as I mentioned everything works as expected.

      Current settings:

      ,-------------------------------------------------------.               
 | Music @Boot: ON  Delay: 030 |          LITE Mode: OFF | 
 | startup.mp3: ON  @quit: ON  |      INFINITE Mode: ON  | 
 | BGM A~SIDE:  ON B~SIDE: ON  |    Music OVER Game: OFF | 
 | Shuffle Playlist @Boot: ON  | FADE Volume Out/In: x5  | 
 | 0MXM0N:OFF  RANDOMIZER: BGM |    DELAY @Game End: OFF | 
 | Volume%40 @Screensaver: VID |    Stop IMP @Sleep: ON  | 
 `-------------------------------------------------------'  
 http.server: [OFF] [http://192.168.1.85:8080] [STOPPED]
 Music: /home/pi/RetroPie/retropiemenu/imp/music

      My guess at this stage is that the audio driver is not loaded at startup, even with the 30 second delay.
      More than happy to help troubleshoot/assist in making this work with you

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        hopwon @hopwon
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        @RapidEdwin08 Bit more info:

        Running these from the cmd line:

        bash /opt/retropie/configs/imp/boot.sh

        Waits 30 seconds then starts playing music beautifully ,then gives me this error output:

        sed: -e expression #1, char 0: no previous regular expression
sed: -e expression #1, char 0: no previous regular expression
sed: -e expression #1, char 0: no previous regular expression
pi@SpaceInvader:/opt/retropie/configs/all $ 

        pi@SpaceInvader:/opt/retropie/configs/all $ cat autostart.sh
#while pgrep omxplayer >/dev/null; do sleep 1; done
emulationstation --no-splash#auto
bash /opt/retropie/configs/imp/boot.sh > /dev/null 2>&1 & #auto
emulationstation #auto

        Two ES entries, is this by design?

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          hopwon @hopwon
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          @RapidEdwin08
          Manually changed autostart.sh to

          #while pgrep omxplayer >/dev/null; do sleep 1; done
bash /opt/retropie/configs/imp/boot.sh > /dev/null 2>&1 & #auto
emulationstation --no-splash#auto

          And lo and behold it works! BGM happiness :)

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            RapidEdwin08 @hopwon
            last edited by RapidEdwin08

            @hopwon said in Integrated Music Player for RetroPie [IMP] 2021.10 (Background Music for RetroPie and More):

            Two ES entries, is this by design?

            No, I'm pretty sure IMP added the Extra emulationstation #auto entry by mistake due to the installer not taking into account the emulationstation --no-splash#auto entry.
            Basically the autostart was loading Emulationstation Twice, and IMP was only set to start before the 2nd entry.
            In this state, if you were to Quit ES, it would have reloaded a 2nd time, this time with IMP playing.
            Glad you found this.

            There should be a backup named autostart.sh.b4imp
            Can you confirm the content of the Backup autostart.sh before IMP?
            I will try to update the installer to accommodate.

            cat /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh.b4imp

            Thanks for the Feedback

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              hopwon @RapidEdwin08
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              @RapidEdwin08 said in Integrated Music Player for RetroPie [IMP] 2021.10 (Background Music for RetroPie and More):

              @hopwon said in Integrated Music Player for RetroPie [IMP] 2021.10 (Background Music for RetroPie and More):

              Two ES entries, is this by design?

              No, I'm pretty sure IMP added the Extra emulationstation #auto entry by mistake due to the installer not taking into account the emulationstation --no-splash#auto entry.
              Basically the autostart was loading Emulationstation Twice, and IMP was only set to start before the 2nd entry.
              In this state, if you were to Quit ES, it would have reloaded a 2nd time, this time with IMP playing.
              Glad you found this.

              There should be a backup named autostart.sh.b4imp
              Can you confirm the content of the Backup autostart.sh before IMP?
              I will try to update the installer to accommodate.

              cat /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh.b4imp

              Thanks for the Feedback

              Here you go:

              pi@SpaceInvader:/opt/retropie/configs/all $ cat autostart.sh.b4imp 
#while pgrep omxplayer >/dev/null; do sleep 1; done
emulationstation --no-splash#auto
pi@SpaceInvader:/opt/retropie/configs/all $

              You are correct, I put the second ES line back in and tried what you suggested and indeed, when I quit ES, it restarted with BGM!

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                RapidEdwin08 @hopwon
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                @hopwon For the Fade issue...

                Are you able to Adjust/Retain Volume in ES Sound Settings?
                Or does the Volume setting get lost when you try to adjust from ES.
                If Volume does not retain, try to find the correct Combination of AudioDevice/AudioCard, then you can try to Enable Fade again in IMP and Test.

                If Volume is working fine and AudioDevice/AudioCard Settings are correct, can you confirm the output of these commands:

                cat /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_settings.cfg | grep "AudioCard"
cat /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_settings.cfg | grep "AudioDevice"
amixer | grep "Simple mixer control" | grep -v 'Capture'

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                  buzzardbait @RapidEdwin08
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                  @RapidEdwin08 Took me a few days to get this tested. I ended up using the method from ~/imp/imp_setup.sh - selecting Add quit song option from the [PC/0ther] Utilities. And it did work!

                  But before that, when I entered:

                  cat /etc/systemd/system/impquit.service

                  I did get this message returned:

                  [Unit]
Description=IMP Stop + Quit Song
DefaultDependencies=no
Conflicts=reboot.target power off.target halt.target shutdown.target
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=oneshot
RemainAfterExit=yes
ExecStart=/bin/true
ExecStop=/opt/retropie/configs/imp/impquit.sh

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

                  I don't know enough to figure out what was going on from there, but if that's helpful, thought I'd pass it along.

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                    hopwon @RapidEdwin08
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                    @RapidEdwin08 said in Integrated Music Player for RetroPie [IMP] 2021.10 (Background Music for RetroPie and More):

                    @hopwon For the Fade issue...

                    Are you able to Adjust/Retain Volume in ES Sound Settings?
                    Or does the Volume setting get lost when you try to adjust from ES.
                    If Volume does not retain, try to find the correct Combination of AudioDevice/AudioCard, then you can try to Enable Fade again in IMP and Test.

                    If Volume is working fine and AudioDevice/AudioCard Settings are correct, can you confirm the output of these commands:

                    cat /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_settings.cfg | grep "AudioCard"
cat /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_settings.cfg | grep "AudioDevice"
amixer | grep "Simple mixer control" | grep -v 'Capture'

                    Hi, been away for a few days.
                    The fade issue fixed itself once we worked out that that IMP was not starting due to the duplicate entries in autostart.sh.
                    Everything is working perfectly now :)
                    Massive thanks again for your time.

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                      buzzardbait @buzzardbait
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                      @RapidEdwin08 reading @hopwon 's responses and despite me pretty much getting things to work, you mention a few things that might solve my problem.. Previously I was copying a lot of old configs from backups of RetroPie 4.7.x for fresh installs onto a new card, which probably impacted my RetroPie 4.8.3 setup. I pulled up some of the log files and I was getting some error messages that made sense- I wouldn't be surprised if some of that stuff might have been interfering with IMP in certain ways.

                      Working on a fresh install with a fresh card- been careful to sort through the configs I'll need only, from my old backup, and we'll see what happens. Thanks- I'll report back.

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                        RapidEdwin08
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                        @hopwon said in Integrated Music Player for RetroPie [IMP] 2021.10 (Background Music for RetroPie and More):

                        emulationstation --no-splash#auto

                        Current version of IMP Setup has been updated to adjust for the issue @hopwon experienced with multiple emulationstation entries in autostart .sh.

                        The installer was already configured to look for [--no-splash #auto], but Not [emulationstation --no-splash#auto].

                        @hopwon I don't know if it was a typo or not, but I'm pretty sure there's supposed to be a SPACE before #auto in your entry here:

                        emulationstation --no-splash#auto
                        emulationstation --no-splash #auto

                        I'd venture to guess you are probably still seeing the ES splash screen without that space before #auto.
                        Either way, IMP Setup will now accommodate this scenario, and correct it.

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                          mitu Global Moderator @RapidEdwin08
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                          @RapidEdwin08 said in Integrated Music Player for RetroPie [IMP] 2021.10 (Background Music for RetroPie and More):

                          @hopwon I don't know if it was a typo or not, but I'm pretty sure there's supposed to be a SPACE before #auto in your entry here:
                          emulationstation --no-splash#auto
                          emulationstation --no-splash #auto

                          No, a space is not required after the parameters. If your detection script tries to look for the line where emulationstation command is started, either look for ^emulationstation or #auto to find it, both should work fine.

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                            RapidEdwin08 @mitu
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                            @mitu said

                            No, a space is not required after the parameters. If your detection script tries to look for the line where emulationstation command is started, either look for ^emulationstation or #auto to find it, both should work fine.

                            @mitu Thanks for the feedback (and everything else you do for the community), it's always appreciated.
                            I've seen some Pi Images where emulationstation is not at the beginning of the line, so I do not use ^ for the detection here.

                            Also, I thought the same thing about the space not making an impact, until I added it to my autostart .sh for testing the issue previously experienced by @hopwon.
                            In my case, on a stock retropie 4.8 build, the ES Splash screen still displays when there's no space in [emulationstation --no-splash#auto].

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                              RapidEdwin08
                              last edited by RapidEdwin08

                              [v2023.03] Released

                              LITE Mode Now Retains Last Track/Position at Poweroff if Properly Shutdown.
                              New Feature 0ptional User Gamelist (imp-user-gamelist.xml)
                              Added x2 More [SomaFM] Internet Radio Stations to [Streams] (cliqhop,darkzone)
                              Various Visual Tweaks Added to Utilities Menu and Main Menu
                              Tweaks to Installer applying to [autostart .sh] (emulationstation --no-splash)

                              Again, Thanks All for the Feedback...

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                                segasonic @RapidEdwin08
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                                @RapidEdwin08 Quick question, will it play VGM, SPC etc. like Naprosnia's player? I use it for that feature as they're small files and I can have authentic game music in EmulationStation.

                                Thanks for all your work on this, looks ace!

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                                  RapidEdwin08 @segasonic
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                                  @segasonic No...
                                  IMP uses mpg123 as the main player, so only mp3 support + .pls and m3u.

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                                    segasonic @RapidEdwin08
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                                    @RapidEdwin08 Thanks for the reply! I'll try it out anyway, got plenty of game music mp3s.

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                                      hopwon @RapidEdwin08
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                                      @RapidEdwin08 said in Integrated Music Player for RetroPie [IMP] 2021.10 (Background Music for RetroPie and More):

                                      @hopwon said in Integrated Music Player for RetroPie [IMP] 2021.10 (Background Music for RetroPie and More):

                                      emulationstation --no-splash#auto

                                      Current version of IMP Setup has been updated to adjust for the issue @hopwon experienced with multiple emulationstation entries in autostart .sh.

                                      The installer was already configured to look for [--no-splash #auto], but Not [emulationstation --no-splash#auto].

                                      @hopwon I don't know if it was a typo or not, but I'm pretty sure there's supposed to be a SPACE before #auto in your entry here:

                                      emulationstation --no-splash#auto
                                      emulationstation --no-splash #auto

                                      I'd venture to guess you are probably still seeing the ES splash screen without that space before #auto.
                                      Either way, IMP Setup will now accommodate this scenario, and correct it.

                                      It was a typo :)

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                                        Grassini @hopwon
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                                        Great player! I'm only missing one feature to be happy - changing the song using the button on the pad/keyboard (like in batocer for example, where the button is used - in this case by clicking the left analogue). Is this feasible to implement?

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                                          RapidEdwin08 @Grassini
                                          last edited by RapidEdwin08

                                          @Grassini Thanks for the feedback.
                                          I'm sure it's possible with some kind of PyScript, similar to GPi Safe Shutdown or something else...
                                          We would just need something to monitor when those Joypad Inputs are pressed, and bash a script.
                                          But I have not really looked into it, and honestly may not for a bit as I'm not too familiar.

                                          Fix for a recent issue added to IMP.
                                          Issue #5: Music Plays After ROM Exit despite Music Disabled at B00T

                                          You can Uninstall/Reinstall IMP to apply the fix.
                                          Or just run these Commands to apply the Fix for the x1 File with Issue:

                                          rm /opt/retropie/configs/imp/mpg123loop.sh
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RapidEdwin08/imp/main/main-imp/configs-imp/mpg123loop.sh -P /opt/retropie/configs/imp/
chmod 755 /opt/retropie/configs/imp/mpg123loop.sh

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                                            RapidEdwin08
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                                            [v2023.11] Released
                                            Removed OMX Monitor from Settings + omxplayer wait from [autostart.sh] (Deprecated)
                                            Added + Updated [SomaFM] Specials (doomed,deptstore,tikitime,bossa,insound)
                                            Updated mpg123 Utilities to include [v1.32.3]

                                            Thanks All for the Feedback...

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