PicoDrive 1.51 not picking up mp3 SegaCD

[slipk487]

i have the file names as stated in readme and fails to start mp3.

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[TelcoLou]

It's a known issue; it can't play any mp3 files. I read somewhere, that another file type for them may work (.wav, I think (?))

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[slipk487]

tried wav and didn't work. disabled mp3 and left pcm audio on.

[b2p1mp]

WAV does work, you just have to change some setting in the options. I spent hours messing with a game, failing over and over. Finally I got WAV working perfect. I could post the settings i used during the conversion of the bin/cue and in the emulator a bit later. I stayed up half the night getting it working proper and I do not feel like touching the vita atm.

[slipk487]

So mp3s work you need a cue

my cue

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FILE "SonicCD.cso" BINARY
  TRACK 01 MODE1/2352
      INDEX 01 00:00:00
      POSTGAP 00:02:00
FILE "SonicCD_02.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    PREGAP 00:02:00
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_03.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_04.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_05.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 05 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_06.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 06 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_07.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 07 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_08.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 08 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_09.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 09 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_10.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 10 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_11.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 11 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_12.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 12 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_13.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 13 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_14.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 14 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_15.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 15 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_16.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 16 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_17.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 17 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_18.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 18 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_19.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 19 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_20.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 20 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_21.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 21 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_22.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 22 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_23.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 23 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_24.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 24 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_25.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 25 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_26.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 26 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_27.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 27 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_28.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 28 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_29.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 29 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_30.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 30 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_31.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 31 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_32.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 32 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_33.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 33 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_34.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 34 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "SonicCD_35.mp3" MP3
  TRACK 35 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00

[siuam]

Some games (e.g. shinning force) cannot load mp3 even in PC ver.

[b2p1mp]

I get it working by using bin2cso to convert the iso to wav/iso/cue format. I use the command line in windows for these steps:

bin_to_cso_mp3.exe -i -w "name of game.cue" foldername

Notes:
1. The backup must be bin/cue format.
2. If your game has spaces in its title then you are required to use "". If no spaces then you can leave those out.
3. In my example foldername is the name of a folder that will be created on your pc that will contain the newly formatted game. The folder is created in the same folder as the game backup. You do not need to specify a path or drive letter.
5. I place the game backup into the same folder as the bin_to_cso_mp3.exe to make things simple.
6. You may need to download the encoder lame.exe to be able to encode the audio properly. Place it in the same folder as the other files.
7. When placing the name of the game into the command use the TAB key to auto complete long filenames.
8. Place the folder containing the wav/cue/iso into any folder in picodrive and launch using the .cue file via the emulator.