How To Add Background MUSIC In Just 5 Commands!

installtekz

So it took a while to create the script and everything and I also ran out of time for this project but here it is.

How to add background music with just 5 commands.

I have a script on my site that once downloaded and ran, it will setup the music with some options such as adult music on/off, manual on/off, boot-up with music on/off and also playing music over the games.

https://installtekz.com/how-to-add-music-to-retropie-on-a-raspberry-pi/

I hope to return to this project in the future for improvements if needed.

#music #retropie

crawsome

@installtekz Any thoughts on adding a track-skip option to the menu? Maybe uploading to Github? Thanks! I love the tutorial and the work you did!

RapidEdwin08

@installtekz Thank You for all your work on this script.
I installed on RetroPie v4.7.1 and it works flawlessly.

For a "track-skip" Option, here's what I'm using for a Script 'Music Next Track.sh':

#!/bin/bash
pkill -KILL mpg123
mpg123 -z /home/pi/RetroPie/music/*.mp3 &> /dev/null &
exit 0

Also, I wanted more visibility after changing Settings, so I'm calling your 'info.sh' after any scripts that modify the settings.
Example of 'Startup With Music On.sh' calling your info script after :

#!/bin/bash
echo "1" > /home/pi/music_settings/onoff.flag
BGM="/home/pi/RetroPie/retropiemenu"
bash $BGM/info.sh
exit 0

ClassicGMR

@installtekz said in How To Add Background MUSIC In Just 5 Commands!:

#music #retropie

Just... wow. I tried a few different things to do what this does. I can't believe this is the first time I have found this particular thread considering how often I searched for BG Music for RetroPie!!

I installed it just 10 minutes ago on a PiCade running Buster 4.7.16 I think. (It's fully updated as of this post). Works FLAWLESSLY with the Arcade Ambience MP3s.

Thank you!

chieferebus

Just a heads up for people who are using a vertical screen setup through the Pi. This, unfortunately, broke the code and defaulted my screen to horizontal. I'd recommend backing up first before attempting this. There could be a way to revert the changes through the code, but for my case I'm just going to look up other alternatives.

Turrican2k

Unfortunately this link is offline.

ClassicGMR

@installtekz said in How To Add Background MUSIC In Just 5 Commands!:

https://installtekz.com/how-to-add-music-to-retropie-on-a-raspberry-pi/

@Turrican2k said in How To Add Background MUSIC In Just 5 Commands!:

Unfortunately this link is offline.

I just tried it. It seems to be up.

Georodin 0

EDIT
I fixed it, the runcommand-onstart.sh was somehow missing and then when I recreated it, I accidently used Windows EOL. So I did chmod +x and change to unix EOL. Works again :)
EDIT-END

Hey guys,
I have the problem that the music wont stop anymore when starting a game.
I also recognized that I only had the runcommand-onstart.sh.orig but the runcommand-onstart.sh was misssing in /opt/retropie/configs/all/.
So I created it again. But how and where is the runcommand-onstart.sh called? So maybe there lies the problem.

Anyway thanks in advance :)

vXDclutch

I had setup this earlier
Now I want to remove this , how do I ?

sleve_mcdichael

@vXDclutch it looks like you're meant to run the script and select "(U)ndo changes". This will attempt to restore the original autostart & runcommand scripts, the original retropiemenu entries, and remove the music scriptfiles and directories.

wtstreetglow1

@installtekz This all works great!!! Thank you all for your sharing and how to mod, @RapidEdwin08, to the original submission/ idea!!

StuMcBill

@wtstreetglow1

I’ve just installed this and it’s working great. One question I have is, is it possible to control the volume of this?

I’ve put in an mp3 of ambient arcade sounds, and it’s very loud compared to my actual game.

I’d like to drop the background volume, and boost the in game volume if possible?

ExarKunIv

@StuMcBill probably not for this one. I know others allow you too.

I didn't like that lack of abilitys in this one. So I stopped using it.

StuMcBill

@ExarKunIv said in How To Add Background MUSIC In Just 5 Commands!:

@StuMcBill probably not for this one. I know others allow you too.

I didn't like that lack of abilitys in this one. So I stopped using it.

Could you point me in the direction of ones that have the ability?

ExarKunIv

@StuMcBill

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/31580/suggestions-for-ports-2?_=1700767814325

My first post has a list of all the different ones that work

https://github.com/Exarkuniv/RetroPie_BGM_Player

Is the one that I have used and it has good options. I believe volume is one of them.

StuMcBill

@ExarKunIv said in How To Add Background MUSIC In Just 5 Commands!:

@StuMcBill

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/31580/suggestions-for-ports-2?_=1700767814325

My first post has a list of all the different ones that work

https://github.com/Exarkuniv/RetroPie_BGM_Player

Is the one that I have used and it has good options. I believe volume is one of them.

Nice one, thanks!

wtstreetglow1

@ExarKunIv Thank you for this post!! Agreed about the lack of volume control!