Add option to adjust BG volume in emulationstation

lesk

raspberry pi 3
retropie v4.4
installed from retropie image on website

I've installed a python script using this guide:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/347/background-music-continued-from-help-support

I wanted to have BG music in emulationstation and it's been working great.

But now I'm wondering if there is a way to add a option in the menu
of emulationstation to adjust the volume of the BG music.

Because right now, If I adjust the volume I change volume for BG music and the sound in games.

Also, is the python way of doing it better or worse then the mpg123 way?

mitu

@lesk said in Add option to adjust BG volume in emulationstation:

But now I'm wondering if there is a way to add a option in the menu
of emulationstation to adjust the volume of the BG music.

SInce the BG music is not part of ES, why would this options appear there ? The script has it's own volume set, embedded in the script, so it would ignore any external settings. If you'd like to change the volume - modify the script and change the maxvolume setting at the beginning of the script, it's at 0.50 (which I assume is 50% of max available).

lesk

@mitu said in Add option to adjust BG volume in emulationstation:

@lesk said in Add option to adjust BG volume in emulationstation:

But now I'm wondering if there is a way to add a option in the menu
of emulationstation to adjust the volume of the BG music.

SInce the BG music is not part of ES, why would this options appear there ? The script has it's own volume set, embedded in the script, so it would ignore any external settings. If you'd like to change the volume - modify the script and change the maxvolume setting at the beginning of the script, it's at 0.50 (which I assume is 50% of max available).

I want it there because its easier and more accessible to adjust the volume from the ES menu.
If I'm playing on my Retropie setup and feel like adjusting the volume of the BG music. I don't want to use SSH, or go to my computer to navigate to the script, change it, and then restart.

I've seen people adding custom item to the menu before, and I just want to know if this is possible. And how to do it ^^
I'm not good at programing, so figuring this out for by myself is kinda impossible at this moment.

If the script will ignore any external settings. Maybe there is a another way of doing this?

drewjbx

@mitu I know this is an old thread... I am looking for this script and cannot find it. Would like to turn music volume down. I know there are a few different scripts for background music but can you tell me default locations where these scripts would be so I can edit it?

mitu

@drewjbx Isn't the script linked in the topic mentioned in the first post - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/347/background-music-continued-from-help-support ?