VGM to HES converter

[mic_]

After I had written my SNES VGM player I was thinking that it shouldn't be that hard to write a playback library for the PC-Engine as well, since the PCE PSG is a wavetable synth just like the SPC.
So a couple of days ago I started writing a HuC6280 version of the playback library, and a utility program that splits VGM files into 32kB banks and combines them with the player into a HES file (the format used for PCE music rips. You can play them in winamp with nezplug++, or in an emulator like mednafen).

Now the first version is finished and available for download.
The playback source code is included in the zip.

[Conle]

 
Great work!!   

[mic_]

And here it is running on an actual TurboGrafx:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBJOw0KyXJ8

[Conle]

Just posted it on the news page 

ps -- The next player is going to be for GB/GBC ? 

[mic_]

ps -- The next player is going to be for GB/GBC ?

Who knows. It wouldn't be that difficult to do a VGM player on the Gameboy. But I've got a few other projects that I'd like to work on before that.

[Conle]

Who knows. It wouldn't be that difficult to do a VGM player on the Gameboy. But I've got a few other projects that I'd like to work on before that.

Cool  , i'll have my gb/gbc flashcart ready when that time comes   

[mic_]

I've released an updated version that can generate .PCE files that you can put on a flash card and run on a real TurboGrafx/PC-Engine.  The command to use is vgm2hes -pce filename.vgm filename.pce

[markwolfe]

I tried to get a music file to run on the LT using the flash card and it did not work, I noticed a lot of roms with just the music, I have not tried yours though.

how hard would it be to make a player that would trigger the sounds independently using the controller buttons and allow the selection of which track to play with the directional pad? for that matter a tracker program as we discussed in private message.  I got your email so we'll talk more about this but even if we had something that could trigger the individual sounds in a game sounds file, that would be a great thing.

[mic_]

ps -- The next player is going to be for GB/GBC ?

Said and done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16RwIPPifJc

No download yet.

[mic_]

Here's an archive containing the Gameboy VGM player + source code.

[ChillyWilly]

Good stuff! These music players of yours are really ice. 

[mic_]

An updated version of the Gameboy VGM player is here
Source code for the vgm2gb tool is now included as well, and should hopefully compile on Linux/OSX (with some minor changes).

Youtube video

[Conle]

This is epic 
I'll have to try it on my gb/gbc 

Edit : By the way , when you get the chance , create a proper release thread(in the offtopic section for example) so that i can post it on the news page 

[Conle]

Source code for the vgm2gb tool is now included as well, and should hopefully compile on Linux/OSX (with some minor changes).

Here's how to compile it on linux :

0.Make sure that you have the latest zlib development libraries (should be installed by default anyway)

Now , open up main.cpp and do the following changes :

1.Include extra headers:

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#ifdef UNIX_BUILD
#include <stdio.h>  //fopen
#include <string.h> //strlen
#endif

2.Wrap fopen_s :

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#ifdef UNIX_BUILD
int fopen_s(FILE** handle,const char* filename,const char* modes)
{
*handle = fopen(filename,modes);
return *handle != NULL;
}
#endif

3.Finally compile the tool and pack stuff!:

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g++ -DUNIX_BUILD main.cpp -lz -O2 -o tool