How do I install and have music playing for Launchbox and Big Box while in menu screens?

[M_Graham]

Hey everyone, I'm sort of new to the Launch/Bigbox scene and am trying to learn the ropes. 

I was wondering if there was a way to integrate music (like the Wii menu music) into Launchbox and Big box and have it play in the background while I navigate through the menus to pick a game or while i am tinkering with settings.

I'm sure it's not that difficult and I am likely overthinking how to do it, but any help or advice given would be welcomed.

Thank you.

-M

[faeran]

Hi @M_Graham,

You can place background music files in:

LAUNCHBOX\Music\Background

You can also play platform specific music by placing music files in:

LAUNCHBOX\Music\Background\Platforms\[Platform Name]

 

Then just make sure you have the background music option enabled in Big Box, which can be found in:

Options > Sound > Enable Background Music

 

[ennahh76]

is there a way of having the music play on the first menu only?  if i have it playing in the first menu, it plays in the playlists as well if i don't have something else assigned to that playlist.

Edited June 3, 2024 by ennahh76

[Airpyr8t]

Is there a way to make bigbox play from a playlist instead of having multiple copies of my mps'3 everywhere? I remember seeing something about vlc media player linked to Bigbox somehow. So is playing from an srt or m3u  or similar file possible?

Edited Monday at 10:18 PM by Airpyr8t