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    • cyperghost
      cyperghost @Alturis last edited by cyperghost

      @Alturis
      I don't want to hijack the thread
      So I created a new BG-Music on Retropie - Post your favourites here

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      • coldnpale
        coldnpale @vj88 last edited by

        @vj88 said in Quick and easy guide for adding music to Emulatonstation on RetroPie. Noob friendly!:

        I have a problem with this... splash screen won't play over e.s. loading screen! Emulation always starts at splash screen end. I know that the problem is this method cause it doesn't wait without it!

        Anyone else having this issue? Is it normal or can it be avoied?

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        • Finnbro
          Finnbro last edited by Finnbro

          The above scripts are helpful, thanks!

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          • Brigane
            Brigane last edited by Brigane

            I have a problem getting both mp3 and video snaps playing at the same time. Also the in-game sound is gone.
            I think the reason is that the audio source is busy playing the audio (mp3) and it can not handle the video snaps and mp3 files simultaneously for some reason.

            This also happens when I use your image @dmmarti (Motion Blue V5) with the included background music script. Do you have an idea what I can do?

            I'm using a USB Sound Card such as this one https://www.ebay.com/itm/PC-Win7-Mac-Vista-H1-3D-Virtual-Audio-Sound-Card-Adapter-USB-2-0-7-1-Channel-/152624039538

            Any thoughts?
            Any help or thoughts are much appreciated.

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

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            • westleigh77
              westleigh77 @TMNTturtlguy last edited by

              @tmntturtlguy I had the same thought. It's been a year, thought I'd check in to see if anyone's come up with a solution

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              • edwardthehuman
                edwardthehuman last edited by

                installed this succesfully, but it mutes the game music/sounds entirely when i enter it. any solution?

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                • Brigane
                  Brigane @edwardthehuman last edited by

                  @edwardthehuman

                  This is kind of the same problem I'm having. Do you use a USB sound card or just HDMI?

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

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                  • Yuu
                    Yuu last edited by

                    @brigane I am facing a similar issue. If I have the background music enabled, all in-game sounds don't work. If disabled, no problems. I am using the 3.5 jack to get sound out. Was there ever a solution?

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                    • Brigane
                      Brigane @Yuu last edited by

                      @yuu not that I know of. I thought this would occur to other people as well but that doesn't seem to be the case.

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

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                      • zerojay
                        zerojay last edited by

                        Perhaps something caused by the audio device selected?

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                        • Brigane
                          Brigane @zerojay last edited by

                          @zerojay yeah perhaps, but how will I know :)

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

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                          • zerojay
                            zerojay last edited by

                            ...By changing the audio device selected?

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                            • Yuu
                              Yuu last edited by Yuu

                              I've had it set on either Auto or 3.5, same result; if the background music is enabled, there will be no ingame music. I need to test this with HDMI.
                              Edit: Tested with HDMI w/ HDMI Sound. This only effects the 3.5 jack output; HDMI with sound going to TV works fine.

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                              • Brigane
                                Brigane @Yuu last edited by

                                @yuu thank you for clarifying that. Now, if only we knew how to make it work with 3.5mm or a USB sound card for that matter.

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

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                                • mitu
                                  mitu Global Moderator @Brigane last edited by

                                  @brigane As you noticed earlier, it could be because the 3.5 jack output is not able to play 2 simultaneous audio streams. The solution for this would be to use Dmix (https://alsa.opensrc.org/Dmix) or PulseAudio to do the sound mixing for such configurations.

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                                  • Brigane
                                    Brigane @mitu last edited by

                                    @mitu thanks for the link. I would like to try and fix it, but I'm not quite sure how to do it. Linux isn't my strong side.

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

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                                    • steve51184
                                      steve51184 last edited by

                                      Hi I'm stuck on step 2 and 4..

                                      step 2 causes this error on boot:

                                      https://i.imgur.com/TD896Nk.jpg

                                      The command must be outdated or something I dunno I copied it perfectly

                                      And step 4 there is no retropie_welcome but above # RETROPIE PROFILE END in the /home/pi/.bashrc not at the end or anywhere?

                                      Would love any help

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                                      • zerojay
                                        zerojay @steve51184 last edited by

                                        @steve51184 said in Quick and easy guide for adding music to Emulatonstation on RetroPie. Noob friendly!:

                                        Hi I'm stuck on step 2 and 4..

                                        step 2 causes this error on boot:

                                        https://i.imgur.com/TD896Nk.jpg

                                        The command must be outdated or something I dunno I copied it perfectly

                                        And step 4 there is no retropie_welcome but above # RETROPIE PROFILE END in the /home/pi/.bashrc not at the end or anywhere?

                                        Would love any help

                                        For step 2, it's not all meant to be on the same line. Everything after done needs to be on a second line.

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                                        • steve51184
                                          steve51184 @zerojay last edited by steve51184

                                          @zerojay
                                          Fixed both errors I should've updated the post ty though.. Any ideas in this: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/159736

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                                          • Hyuma
                                            Hyuma last edited by

                                            this is awesome! @MapleStory there is a way to load playlist using some combo with joystick and buttons? I would like to have my playlist loaded only whit a combo or similar.. thanks!

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