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    • edmaul69E
      edmaul69 @Livewire
      last edited by

      @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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          x5PUDx
          last edited by

          I had to make an edit to rc.local for my PS3 controller to work and my BGM has stopped working, just wondering if someone could give this a once over and point me in the right direction.

          if [ "$_IP" ]; then
            printf "My IP address is %s\n" "$_IP"
          fi
          (sudo python /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/music/script/retropie_bgm.py) &
          sixad --start &
          exit 0
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          • ExarKunIvE
            ExarKunIv @x5PUDx
            last edited by ExarKunIv

            @x5PUDx

            try moving sixad to be before your music script

            like this

            if [ "$_IP" ]; then
              printf "My IP address is %s\n" "$_IP"
            fi
            
            sixad --start &
            
            (sudo python /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/music/script/retropie_bgm.py) &
            
            exit 0
            

            thats all i got, i dont use a ps3 controller so i cant try it out

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              Muddyhardcore
              last edited by

              Went through this entire thread and not a single person simply answered the question of how to get Music to STOP playing when launching something from Ports or in my case Launching Kodi from its own system menu. Could anyone just give simple instructions on what lines to add to where?

              Pi 3, Retropie 4.2.7, 128GB SanDisk SD , CanaKit 5.1v Power Supply, 8bitdo NES30,

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                Muddyhardcore
                last edited by

                Where on the system is Music.py located?

                Pi 3, Retropie 4.2.7, 128GB SanDisk SD , CanaKit 5.1v Power Supply, 8bitdo NES30,

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                  Muddyhardcore @vinnyl69
                  last edited by

                  @vinnyl69
                  Did you ever get an answer on the how add an emulator (in my case Kodi as it's own system) to stop the background music when it's launched?

                  Pi 3, Retropie 4.2.7, 128GB SanDisk SD , CanaKit 5.1v Power Supply, 8bitdo NES30,

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                  • ExarKunIvE
                    ExarKunIv
                    last edited by

                    @Muddyhardcore

                    to get kodi to stop it is a two part thing. one you need to make sure that it is added to the list of systems that the music script is looking for, that is if you are useing the way that @Livewire made.

                    that list is on line 25 of the script.

                    and if you followed the steps to make kodi its own system you need to change one thing.

                    when you make the kodi.sh you need to change this

                    #!/bin/bash
                    sudo Kodi
                    

                    to this

                    #!/bin/bash
                    "/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh" 0 _PORT_ "kodi" ""
                    

                    once that is done it will music will stop

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                      Muddyhardcore @ExarKunIv
                      last edited by

                      @ExarKunIv

                      Thanks I'll try the second part. Unfortunately I can't find the "list" you mention anywhere. I used WinSCP' search function and it did not find music.py anywhere. Where is this supposed to be located?

                      Pi 3, Retropie 4.2.7, 128GB SanDisk SD , CanaKit 5.1v Power Supply, 8bitdo NES30,

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                        backstander @Muddyhardcore
                        last edited by backstander

                        @Muddyhardcore

                        I used WinSCP' search function and it did not find music.py anywhere. Where is this supposed to be located?

                        RetroPie doesn't come with the music.py script, you put that script on your Raspberry Pi when following the directions on the first post. @Livewire actually calls it Test1.py but you can give it any name you want (like music.py for example).

                        Execute the command `sudo nano /home/pi/PyScripts/Test1.py` replacing `Test1.py` with the (hopefully better) name you've saved the script as. At the top is a small section labeled "CONFIG".
                        

                        https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/347/background-music-continued-from-help-support

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                          Muddyhardcore @tmak
                          last edited by

                          Ok so if I followed this video, which I did, and my folder containing my mp3 is located in /home/pi/bgm

                          What file name and where is it located that contains the script which has the list I need to edit so that the music stops when I launch kodi?

                          @tmak said in Background Music [Continued from Help/Support]:

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

                          Pi 3, Retropie 4.2.7, 128GB SanDisk SD , CanaKit 5.1v Power Supply, 8bitdo NES30,

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                          • ExarKunIvE
                            ExarKunIv @Muddyhardcore
                            last edited by

                            @Muddyhardcore

                            if you followed the vid word for word. then the script should be in a folder called scripts inside the music folder

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                              Muddyhardcore @ExarKunIv
                              last edited by

                              @ExarKunIv
                              Wow I feel like a jerk. I must have done something wrong or followed another guide. I don't have a music folder in the roms directory. I only have a "bgm" folder in /home/pi and I can't remember the directory they're in but I do have runcommand-onend & runcommand-onstart. I'm sorry for wasting everyone's time.

                              Pi 3, Retropie 4.2.7, 128GB SanDisk SD , CanaKit 5.1v Power Supply, 8bitdo NES30,

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                              • ExarKunIvE
                                ExarKunIv @Muddyhardcore
                                last edited by

                                @Muddyhardcore

                                its cool

                                you followed this guide then here
                                if you only have a bgm folder

                                but i think you changing the kodi script should work, if not we can figure something out

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                                  Muddyhardcore @ExarKunIv
                                  last edited by Muddyhardcore

                                  @ExarKunIv
                                  My kodi.sh file looks like this

                                  Kodi-standalone

                                  I set it up using this
                                  Kodi Wiki

                                  Pi 3, Retropie 4.2.7, 128GB SanDisk SD , CanaKit 5.1v Power Supply, 8bitdo NES30,

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                                    Muddyhardcore @ExarKunIv
                                    last edited by

                                    @ExarKunIv
                                    I tried to edit the current kodi.sh and it said access denied. I renamed it to kodi.sh.bak and just created a new kodi.sh using the code you provided and now the music stops when I launch Kodi. Thanks for the help and patience.

                                    Pi 3, Retropie 4.2.7, 128GB SanDisk SD , CanaKit 5.1v Power Supply, 8bitdo NES30,

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                                    • ExarKunIvE
                                      ExarKunIv @Muddyhardcore
                                      last edited by

                                      @Muddyhardcore

                                      im glad that it worked for you.
                                      :)

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                                      • madmodder123M
                                        madmodder123
                                        last edited by

                                        Is there a way to modify this script to play an .m3u music stream from the internet?
                                        It would be even more awesome to allow it to play the local files if no internet is connected.
                                        To top it off I would like to make an entry in the Retropie to manage the background music (Play from internet, play local files, or no background music).

                                        I was able to successfully play a .m3u but I am not sure how I would go about editing the script
                                        Example:

                                        wget -O - `wget -O - http://dir.xiph.org/listen/1677870/listen.m3u` | mpg123 -
                                        

                                        If anyone could point me in the right direction I would be extremely grateful

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                                        • madmodder123M
                                          madmodder123
                                          last edited by madmodder123

                                          Does anyone else get audio static when resuming/restarting the music after exiting an emulator?
                                          EDIT: It seems to fix itself when I select "Restart Emulation Station" from the menu
                                          This is with audio playing through the 3.5mm jack.

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                                            backstander @madmodder123
                                            last edited by

                                            @madmodder123

                                            Does anyone else get audio static when resuming/restarting the music after exiting an emulator?

                                            I'm not sure if this is related to your static issues but you can try adding disable_audio_dither=1 to /boot/config.txt
                                            If that doesn't help, you can also try adding audio_pwm_mode=2 to /boot/config.txt

                                            More information here:
                                            https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Sound-Issues/#white-noise-fix

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