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    • ExarKunIvE
      ExarKunIv @gazzhally
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      @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

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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
                        last edited by

                        @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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                            • ExarKunIvE
                              ExarKunIv @backstander
                              last edited by ExarKunIv

                              @backstander

                              i know that im running 4.2.1 now, and i have "drastic" as the last one...but i don't think i updated the emulator. ill give that a shot

                              EDIT
                              ok weird it is now working. all i did was move "drastic" to be the first game in the list

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                              • anasazi29A
                                anasazi29 @dragon3gabriel
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                                @dragon3gabriel Hey man. There is alot to read with over 200 posts on this particular subject, but I was wondering if you found out how to get the BGM script to mute the sound when using the PPSSPP emulator? I did. In the script under emulators just put in "PPSSPPSDL" and reboot.
                                The emulators execution is that name and causes the script to acknowledge and mute accordingly.

                                Thanks,
                                Anasazi

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                                  RaoulAngel
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                                  So I am just seeing all this for the first time. I am putting together an NES classic styled project, that uses this script to play menu music, but I was wondering if there is a way to (from a menu or something) select the music playing as a choice. Some people might not want to have it. I am planning on giving these away at functions and meetings and stuff for people to enjoy, and trying to tweak the thing to make it as idiot-proof as possible. I would like to remove any configuration menus and such but also somehow give the user a way to toggle to menu music off if they choose.

                                  Any ideas?

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                                    vinnyl69 @Livewire
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                                    @Livewire
                                    @Livewire

                                    re: Background Music [Continued from Help/Support] coolcv

                                    hello! the background music does not turn off when going into coolcv for colecovision games. i have read that sometimes emulators need to be added to the emulator list for this to work. can you give some guidance on finding this 'list'?? thanks!!

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                                      backstander @vinnyl69
                                      last edited by backstander

                                      @vinnyl69
                                      https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/68239
                                      You would need to edit your music.py script and add coolcv_pi (or whatever the emulator's process name is) to the "emulatornames" list:

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

                                      I've had better results added them to the end of the list.

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                                        vinnyl69 @backstander
                                        last edited by

                                        @backstander
                                        worked! was a lot more simple than i thought.... did not realize the file could be opened in notepad. thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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                                        • edmaul69E
                                          edmaul69 @Livewire
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                                          @Livewire i cannot get the music to stop in coolcv by adding it to line 25. ive tried ,"coolcv" ,"coleco" and ,"colecovision"to no avail.

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                                            backstander @edmaul69
                                            last edited by

                                            @edmaul69

                                            @Livewire i cannot get the music to stop in coolcv by adding it to line 25. ive tried ,"coolcv" ,"coleco" and ,"colecovision"to no avail.

                                            Did you try "coolcv_pi"? Make sure you have the "_pi" after "coolcv".

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