.vgm music file support

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Original issue 388 created by 47iscool on 2014-07-24T18:24:10.000Z:

I know vgm supports several instruments but would be possible to maybe add this in the future to run VGM's which have YM2612/PSG code?

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Comment # 1 originally posted by ekeeke31 on 2014-07-24T19:22:55.000Z:

I already thought about that but adding a music player in this emulator is not really top priority.
I leave this open though as I think it is a nice feature and would love to see someone add this as a coding exercice...

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Comment # 3 originally posted by iceknightmail on 2014-07-24T19:49:46.000Z:

In the meanwhile, perhaps it would be easier to support direct rips of the music data? These aren't ripped, trimmed and looped "by hand" and include every song inside the ROM, even those that can't be directly accessed by the running engine (many hidden tracks have been found this way, lately).

There's a big archive of Mega Drive music rips over here: http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=32473&st=30&p=791421&#entry791421

And here's more than 300 Master System and Game Gear direct rips: http://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?t=5887

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Comment # 5 originally posted by ekeeke31 on 2014-07-26T09:25:29.000Z:

It would not be easier, it is just another file format to support.

That's the problem actually with adding a music file player in emulator, once you add support for one music file format, someone comes out saying "it would be perfect" if it supported this other format, then another, etc, etc... ;-)

This is an emulator afterall and I do not see much benefit listening to those files on your Wii rather than with existing PC music players, hence why it's really low priority and definitively not something I would spend my free time on.

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Comment # 6 originally posted by iceknightmail on 2014-07-28T01:59:00.000Z:

Oh, I thought the direct rips would be the easiest music format to support. I guess my assumptions were wrong.

In any case, here's a direct link to the current pack (player included), in case you'd like to have a look at it for any reasons: http://www.mediafire.com/download/amxq1le5i2e8gy6/SMPS_Research_Pack_v3.7z

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Comment # 7 originally posted by 47iscool on 2014-07-28T04:17:33.000Z:

Is this for Linux or something? I see no Windows executable inside the SMPS package.

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Comment # 8 originally posted by iceknightmail on 2014-07-28T20:20:05.000Z:

Oops, turns out the player was in a separate link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/xkwvx59nx3wxgxx/SMPSPlay_2-00_bin.7z

My mistake.

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Comment # 9 originally posted by 47iscool on 2014-07-30T05:43:33.000Z:

Thanks