ChristopherNeff Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Hello. I hope Troubleshooting is the right place for this one, as I usually put all of my other threads under Noobs. I have been using Big Box lately, and customizing the shit out of it and really like it so far. I just discovered a feature that allows me to set a background song for Big Box to play and then I chose to select the option to prioritize it over all video audio. Then, I put this same audio file into every single Console, Platform, and even in Platform Categories. But I've noticed 4 problems with it that I don't know what to do to fix it, and I tried Googling it but I didn't really find anything. So, here they are: 1. The audio file doesn't work on any view I have set as default. Here's what that means. If I set Platform Categories as the default view then the audio file won't play and the videos will be playing with their own audio instead. If I click on any Platform such as Consoles, Arcade or Handhelds, it will start playing there. If I click on any Console such as PSONE, SNES, N64, etc, it will play there as well. But not on the view I have set as default. And if I click back to go back to it, the videos are still playing with their audio and not the music file. So, I thought maybe Platform Categories just couldn't play it for whatever reason, and so I decided to set Platforms as the default view instead which shows every Console, Handheld and Arcade on one screen. Now, the audio file won't play on Platforms and the videos play with their own audio instead again. But if I click on any Consoles such as PSONE, SNES, N64, etc, those still work. Going back to the Platforms via the back button still plays the video audio and not the music audio. It played on the Platforms view when I didn't have it set as default however, but not when I do. 2. This leads to the second problem. That means that the audio file won't automatically load when I launch Big Box without some input first and also won't load on whatever I have set to default. Only if it's not default and I go there myself. What I want is to have Platform Categories as my default view and have the audio file automatically play at launch with the video audio muted just like how the main theme music plays automatically when you turn on a PS4 or PS5 and works on all menus. 3. How do I set the background music to play on the Pause Themes that can be installed or even the default one? What I would like is that when I am playing a game and I go to the Big Box Pause Screen where it shows options to quit, reset, look at manual, etc, instead of it being silent, I would like it to play my background music just like a PS4 and PS5 would do if you pressed the PS Button on the Controller during a game (although the game doesn't actually pause on a PS4 or PS5). And yes, I have sounds enabled for the Pause Menu in the Big Box settings but that only makes it so you hear menu sounds like clicking on the menu items. (Side Note: For some reason, all of the menu items make a sound on the Pause Menu except for Quit Game. What's up with that?) 4. And finally, I had to put the music file into every single Platform, Console, and Platform Category to hear the music all throughout Big Box. The Problem with having to do it this way is that any time I switch Platforms, Consoles, or Platform Categories, the music starts over, each time I go forward, and each time I back out to where I was previously. So when Attract Mode starts, every time it switches a Platform, Console, or Platform Category, the music resets, which is jarring and somewhat off putting. What I would like is to somehow be able to set one music file that works across the entirety of Big Box across the board or at least have an option in the Settings somewhere that I need to tick. That way, the music will just play continually on loop without interruption, seamlessly as I navigate to different Platforms, Consoles, and Platform Categories, Think of the PS4 and PS5 again. The theme music just plays continuously and is consistently integrated as you go to all the different menus and options, etc. It doesn't have to start over each time you go to a different menu, go forwards and back out to where you were previously. So, how do I get this set up that way? I hope some of these aren't too nit picky and/or unappreciative sounding. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proghodet Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 You're adding music files to specific platforms - that's why they don't work where you want them to. I have all my background music files in \\Launchbox\Music\Background Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusadeRGP Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Created a Bitbucket ticket suggestion of #3 https://bitbucket.org/jasondavidcarr/launchbox/issues/6800/pause-screen-music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopherNeff Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 40 minutes ago, crusadeRGP said: Created a Bitbucket ticket suggestion of #3 https://bitbucket.org/jasondavidcarr/launchbox/issues/6800/pause-screen-music So, I take it that means that it's not actually currently possible? And also that it's something you didn't initially think of before but now you want it, or you were just doing it for me? Thank for you that BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopherNeff Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 13 hours ago, proghodet said: You're adding music files to specific platforms - that's why they don't work where you want them to. I have all my background music files in \\Launchbox\Music\Background I have that as well. But in that folder, it shows Platform Categories, Platforms, and Playlists. Don't I have to copy the music file into every single one of those folders including all of the sub folders within them like I have been doing? Or, are you saying that I was supposed to just put the file into the root Background folder and not mess with any of the other folders that are in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusadeRGP Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 I've had that ticket for a few months now but not many votes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proghodet Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 8 hours ago, Christopher_James_Neff said: I have that as well. But in that folder, it shows Platform Categories, Platforms, and Playlists. Don't I have to copy the music file into every single one of those folders including all of the sub folders within them like I have been doing? Or, are you saying that I was supposed to just put the file into the root Background folder and not mess with any of the other folders that are in there? Yeah, try to have them all in the root. If you use folders for specific platforms they will override whatever you have in the root folder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopherNeff Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, proghodet said: Yeah, try to have them all in the root. If you use folders for specific platforms they will override whatever you have in the root folder. Yeah, that worked for me now. I deleted all the other copies and put the file into the root background folder and now problems 1, 2, and 4 are solved. I only have one single music file that I wanted to use anyway, not a bunch. At first, I was just copying that one music file into every folder and subfolder that is within the background folder though. So, now, with all of that out of the way, can you please help me with problem number 3? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proghodet Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 44 minutes ago, Christopher_James_Neff said: So, now, with all of that out of the way, can you please help me with problem number 3? Thank you. I don't think having music in the pause screen is a feature yet. You can vote on @crusadeRGP's ticket and hope that enough people vote on it so it gets implemented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopherNeff Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) On 4/30/2022 at 10:09 PM, proghodet said: I don't think having music in the pause screen is a feature yet. You can vote on @crusadeRGP's ticket and hope that enough people vote on it so it gets implemented. How do I vote? I don't see a vote button on the site that is linked. All I see is a section to add a comment. And yes, I have an account on there. Edited May 3, 2022 by Christopher_James_Neff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proghodet Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 If you're logged in you just need to click "vote for this issue". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopherNeff Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 On 4/30/2022 at 11:45 PM, proghodet said: If you're logged in you just need to click "vote for this issue". I am logged in. Where is it at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proghodet Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Next to last line, near the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopherNeff Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 11 hours ago, proghodet said: Next to last line, near the bottom. I don't see anything like that underneath the replies, but I can still comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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