Music In Lua

[splodger15]

I am going to add music into my lua script but i was wondering if i can have multiple tracks so for example:

Music.playFile("Song 1.mp3", true)
Music.playFile("Song 2.mp3", true)
Music.playFile("Song 3.mp3", true)

If these were my songs how could i have these songs playone after another so if song 1 finishes i want it to start song 2

I have had a try at adding it to my script



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-- Created by splodger15


----------detect other cars collision--------------
function detectCollision(player, opponent)
if (player.x + character:width() > opponent.x) and (player.x < opponent.x + opponent.pic:width()) and (player.y + character:height() > opponent.y) and (player.y < opponent.y + opponent.pic:height()) then
screen.waitVblankStart(60)
end
end

Music.playFile("Song 1.mp3", true)
Music.playFile("Song 2.mp3", true)
Music.playFile("Song 3.mp3", true)
Room_width = 480
Room_height = 272
player1x = 15
player1y = 136
road=Image.load("images/road.PNG")
background=road
car1=Image.load("images/car1.PNG")
player1=car1
car2=Image.load("images/car2.PNG")
car3=Image.load("images/car3.PNG")
car4=Image.load("images/car4.PNG")

----------walls------------

wall1 = Image.createEmpty(480,2)
wall2 = Image.createEmpty(2,272)
wall3 = Image.createEmpty(2,272)
wall4 = Image.createEmpty(480,2)

wall1 = {x = 0, y = 0, height = wall1:height(), width = wall1:width() }
wall2 = {x = 450, y = 0, height = wall2:height(), width = wall2:width() }
wall3 = {x = 0, y = 0, height = wall3:height(), width = wall3:width() }
wall4 = {x = 0, y = 299, height = wall4:height(), width = wall4:width() }



player = {}
player.x = 250
player.y = 100
playerHeight = 63
playerWidth = 33

car2 = {}
car2.x = 128
car2.y = 90
car2Height = 63
car2Width = 33
car2.pic = Image.load("images/car2.PNG")

car3 = {}
car3.x = 228
car3.y = 90
car3Height = 63
car3Width = 33
car3.pic = Image.load("images/car3.PNG")

car4 = {}
car4.x = 28
car4.y = 20
car4Height = 63
car4Width = 33
car4.pic = Image.load("images/car4.PNG")

character = car1

------------------player sprite loading--------------

function rands1()
rand2 = math.random(1,3)
end

function rands2()
rand3 = math.random(1,3)
end

function rands3()
rand4 = math.random(1,3)
end

XScrollPosition = 480

numberOfScrolls = 0

while true do
math.randomseed(os.time() )
rand=math.random(1,3)
random1 =math.random(20,99)
random2 =math.random(90,185)
random3 =math.random(192,220)

pad = Controls.read()
screen:clear()

oldx = player.x
oldy = player.y
screen:clear()

if pad:left() then
character = car1
player.x = player.x - 2
end

if pad:right() then
character = car1
XScrollPosition = XScrollPosition - 10
if XScrollPosition < 0 then
XScrollPosition = XScrollPosition + 480
numberOfScrolls = numberOfScrolls + 1
end
end

if pad:up() then
character = car1
player.y = player.y - 2
end

if pad:down() then
character = car1
player.y = player.y + 2
end

if pad:triangle() then
dofile("index1.lua")
end

if pad:square() then
Image:save("screenshot.png")
end

if pad:start() then
break
end


if rand ==1 then
car2.x = car2.x -10
car3.x = car3.x-10
car4.x = car3.x-10
end

if rand ==2 then
car2.x = car2.x -10
car3.x = car3.x-10
car4.x = car3.x-10
end

if rand ==3 then
car2.x = car2.x -10
car3.x = car3.x-10
car4.x = car3.x-10
end

if car2.x <=0 then
car2.x =510
car2.y = random1
rands1()
end

if car3.x <=0 then
car3.x = 520
car3.y = random2
rands2()
end

if car4.x <=0 then
car4.x = 500
car4.y = random3
rands3()
end

screen:clear()

screen:blit(XScrollPosition, 0, road)

if XScrollPosition > 0 then
screen:blit(XScrollPosition - 480, 0, road)
else
screen:blit(XScrollPosition + 480, 0, road)
end

if numberOfScrolls > 30 then
dofile("eol.lua")
end

if player.x > 448 then
Player.x = 448
end
if player.x < 0 then
player.x = 0
end

if player.y > 240 then
player.y = 240
end
if player.y < 0 then
player.y = 0
end


detectCollision(player, car2)
detectCollision(player, car3)
detectCollision(player, car4)

-----------blit background and player------------

screen:blit(player.x, player.y, character)
screen:blit(car2.x, car2.y, car2.pic)
screen:blit(car3.x, car3.y, car3.pic)
screen:blit(car4.x, car4.y, car4.pic)
screen.flip()
screen.waitVblankStart()
end

[PSPKOR]

Well the statement 'Music.playFile("Song 1.mp3", true)' means play that file and the true part means for it to loop, so to start with you want that false.

Also you want them to be split up, so to say if song 1 is not playing, play song 2.

But the main thing wrong with what you are doing is having the songs in .mp3 format bacause Lua player doesn't play .mp3 files.

Go here to find out more info on music and sounds in Lua-
http://evilmana.com/tutorials/lua_tutorial_10.php

[NoQuarter]

There is a recent lua player mod that is capable of playing mp3 and ogg
That may be what he is using.

[PSPKOR]

Didn't know about that, do you know where I could find it?
Someone should try to improve the music in the Lua player as its fairly poor at doing music stuff.

[NoQuarter]

Yeah it's here at dcemu,I don't remember where but just look around.
Ok so I'm lazy and already downloaded it and don't feel like looking again.
But it is here,make somethin cool with it for all of us

[S34MU5]

You got music then.

[splodger15]

You got music then.

Yeh alot has been added in this next release

Also is there any mp3 to xm converter

Cause i tried to convert the songs to wav and the were a massive size of 44mb

i dont understand the music in lua

[PSPKOR]

i dont understand the music in lua

I dont blame you for not understanding it, the music in Lua its rather bad to work with.

Also is there any mp3 to xm converter

Cause i tried to convert the songs to wav and the were a massive size of 44mb

If you look at my first post and follow the link then read that tutorial, it gives you a good converter to get it to the correct formats.
In case you want to know I use .it format, not sure if its the best but it seems to be the easyest to convert to.

PS- .WAV file should only be used for sound effects not music.

[splodger15]

Thanks PSPKOR i have got all my songs to it format

But still figuring out this to put music into the script