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    • ExarKunIvE
      ExarKunIv @gazzhally
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      @gazzhally

      which music player are you using. the one written by @Livewire or @synack .

      knowing this will help, get the help you need

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        gazzhally @ExarKunIv
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        @ExarKunIv Sorry, should have mentioned that bit lol

        Am using @Livewire 's player

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          eliex
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          I am using Livewire script. Thanks to all for all the hard work.
          I had a image (Nacho's 64GB) on my SD card.
          My Raspberry is 3 model b. The issue I am having is that on my image the livewire script was already installed. I copied the script to a friend of mines SD card. I works great, the only problem is that the volume is super low. I have tried adjusting the volume via script (maxvolume) but it stays the same. What I found out is that any mp3 that I physically had on my computer and passed to either SD card the volume would be lower than the original music on the image. Does anyone know if by transferring from the computer onto the SD card (copy/paste) I am somehow messing the volume of the mp3's?

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            livingonvideo
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            This is great, thank you! Would it be possible to keep the tracks playing during play, either on a game by game or console by console basis? I'd like to keep the music playing in the background of games that don't have their own (i.e. Atari 2600), or possibly at a lowered volume for other games (to simulate the live, 1980's arcade experience).

            Other responses in this post seem to indicate granular controls like this; I assume by playing around with the script? How exactly? I'm a noob at this, but have successfully followed technical instructions thus far. Any suggestions would be most appreciated!

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            • ExarKunIvE
              ExarKunIv @gazzhally
              last edited by

              @gazzhally

              you will need to add the game to the list of games that @Livewire has in the script for the music to stop playing.

              it is on line 25

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                gazzhally @ExarKunIv
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                @ExarKunIv As I said, it was in the code already. Yet the music does not stop.

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                • ExarKunIvE
                  ExarKunIv @gazzhally
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                  @gazzhally

                  ahhh

                  it is possible that the emulator is not called vice when it starts. or it is one of the odd ones that will not stop. i have come across that with prince of persia.
                  just like yours music will not stop.

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                    gazzhally @ExarKunIv
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                    @ExarKunIv I thought of that. Added all the different instances of vice (lr-vice64, etc) still no luck :(

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                    • ExarKunIvE
                      ExarKunIv @gazzhally
                      last edited by

                      @gazzhally

                      yea i think you have hit one that will not stop the music.

                      well the other way that @synack posted works. just not has fancy

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                        tmak
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                        Hi I'm hoping someone knows how to fix this:

                        I installed background music on retropie 4.2 pi3 per drew talks youtube video:

                        It works perfect and the music shuts down for every emulator when a game starts, except i just installed DraStic, and for some reason the music won't stop for any of the games using this emulator.

                        Does anyone have a fix for this?

                        Thanks,

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                          backstander @tmak
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                          @tmak
                          You need to edit the music.py script and add the DraStic emulator's process name to the list.

                          I haven't tested this but I think this is what you need to do. Just add "drastic" to this list:

                          #TODO: Fill in all of the current RetroPie Emulator process names in this list.
                          emulatornames = ["drastic","retroarch","ags"............]
                          

                          BTW, do you know what the name is of the "royalty free" techno song that he used in his video?

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                          • BriganeB
                            Brigane @backstander
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                            @backstander

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

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                            • ExarKunIvE
                              ExarKunIv @tmak
                              last edited by

                              @tmak

                              i have the same problem and so far it will not shut off.
                              I have added both DraStic and nds. the music still plays.

                              so sadly if NDS is wanted to be played @synack music player must be used.

                              untill someone can rework @Livewire version to just detect the same thing that @synack version looks far

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                                backstander @Brigane
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                                @Brigane
                                Over lunch I played this song in my car...man it has some crazy bass! My wife was kind of embarrassed riding around with me blasting this song when we went to lunch together ;-)

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                                  backstander @ExarKunIv
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                                  @ExarKunIv
                                  Just a note...make sure it is in all lowercase like "drastic"...also I'm not 100% sure that's what the process name is for DraStic. Whatever the actually process name is, that is what needs to be put in the script in the "emulatornames =" line.

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                                  • BriganeB
                                    Brigane @backstander
                                    last edited by

                                    @backstander lol, I think I would've driven around by myself to get the attention instead :D

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

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                                    • ExarKunIvE
                                      ExarKunIv @backstander
                                      last edited by ExarKunIv

                                      @backstander

                                      yep i know,
                                      i have it both ways, for sh#t and giggles

                                      and i checked the runcommand.log
                                      the it comes up with nds and then drastic right after.

                                      some games the music.py script does not see. so far i know of three

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                                        tmak @backstander
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                                        @backstander

                                        Hey, thanks for the tip. I did exactly what you said added "drastic" As the very last name In the emulator name list in music.py and it works! :)
                                        I used
                                        Sudo mc to locate the file then
                                        nano to edit it.

                                        So far I have tried new super Mario world and surfs up, and the music shuts down.

                                        Now I won't be keeping my gf up at 4am with that antikdote track hahaha.

                                        My next issue, is for some reason the file doesn't save in New super Mario world. I gotta search through the forums for that.

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                                          tmak @ExarKunIv
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                                          @ExarKunIv

                                          Hey, it worked for me. I'm using the latest Retro pie script. And latest version of drastic. Try that maybe.

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                                            backstander @tmak
                                            last edited by

                                            @ExarKunIv
                                            Maybe try added "drastic" as the very last emulator on the list like @tmak did?

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