Brawl Custom Song Maker GUI v1.5! Bugfixes+Volume?

[MK26]

This program mocks me. I get an error upon opening it, which I choose to ignore. When I choose the directory and displays all the songs on my SD card, I can't play anything from it. What am I doing wrong?

Do you have .net framework 3.5?

I figured out that I needed that patcher code from Phantom Wings to get the music working, and when I play it in both My Music and the GUI program, it works fine. But as soon as I got to stage select, it freezes every time.

So I figured perhaps if I updated my Geckos it would work better. Now this weird DOS program comes up when I try to boot up the game with the patch code for custom music. So from what I can gather:

1. It is not a problem with my SD card (1GB should it matter).
2. The music converted nicely and can work.
3. Must be something either with the code (doubt it) or Geckos (more likely).
4. Or I just made a simple but dumb mistake that I have yet to notice (most likely) lol.

In either case, I'm stumped......

Possible stuff to test:
If you ever used the Music Swap codes, use the My Music Reset codes
Try a GCT with only FPC 3.5.1 on it, and see if it still doesn't work
Get rid of all your textures and check if it still works
Cut+Paste everything on your SD Card onto your desktop, and Cut+Paste back (basically a perfect defrag of the card)

 

[Alphatron]

I have Netframework 3.5. The program opens fine, and can be used if I ignore the "folder structure not detected" error upon opening it. It gives me an error upon trying to convert an mp3 to brstm. And it merely displays my SD card's song list, refusing to let me play them.

I also do not know how to use this program to set loops for songs(yes, I know the sample numbers) but I didn't get that far.

 

[Grey Belnades]

I also do not know how to use this program to set loops for songs(yes, I know the sample numbers) but I didn't get that far.

When converting a wav. or mp3. into a brstm.

There should be a checkbox that says Loop, the program loops it for you.

 

[Alphatron]

Now that I'm actually using a computer, I'll post the error I get whenever I attempt to convert a song to brstm format.

ERROR: Cannot open tmp/C12R.dsp for reading!

 

[kupo15]

Other than making the song extra long, is there a way to loop the song back to a certain point? Most of my music (Soul calibur) has an intro then it loops back to after the intro so you only hear that intro when the song first starts.

 

[** Ace **]

QUESTIONS

1. Does this require twilight hack?
2. Does this codes for Gecho OS?(or whatever its called)

 

[Dantarion]

It requires that the game be launched with GeckoOS or another code supported game loader.

 

[** Ace **]

It requires that the game be launched with GeckoOS or another code supported game loader.

Then where is the codes that are required for this?

 

[kupo15]

I assume there is no function then....

 

[Alphatron]

Nah Kupo, there is. Before converting the song, once you add it to the queue, double click the number 0 under the word "loop".

 

[kupo15]

Oh, I see. Well what does that do exactly? I didn't do that the first time but the track still looped in the game (with a gap of silence in between which I probably need to edit out of the mp3)

Does the loop feature loop it back to a specific point in the song and if so, how do I figure out what to put to loop back to a specific time?

 

[Alphatron]

Yeah, just use Aurdacity or some other program to find the sample numbers for where you wan tot loop the song.

 

[kupo15]

Ok, so I thought I knew what to look for in audacity, but it turns out just to be the exact time in the song, like 5.397879846298384602 secs. Do you know how to find the data that the program is looking for to select a loop starting point? You said is called sample numbers?

 

[Alphatron]

In Audacity, click the view tab. Go to Set Selection format. Click the one that says Samples (Snap to Samples).

And for anyone who knows, this program doesn't change the Hz from 44100 to 32000, does it?

 

[MK26]

alpha:

1) try re-downloading the program
2) you dont need to change the Hz for the brstms to work

 

[Alphatron]

I re-extracted it and got it to work. And I know you don't need to change the Hz sample rate. I just wanted ot know if the program did that.

Today lesson: WinAce sucks. Use just about anything else.

 

[** Ace **]

Then where is the codes that are required for this?

where is code?

 

[UTDZac]

You can find the code if you spend a little time reading the stickies in the Smash Workshop forum.

http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=225642

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Heck you even posted in that thread 5 hrs before your last post. Though it would be nice if the OP included this code... or a link to it since it is required to use results of this program.

 

[Alphatron]

^http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=225642

Okay, so this program works well for me now. One gripe though. If you don't label everything in the SD hash, when quitting the program, it doesn't give you a songs.db for anything you named at all. Is the generated songs.db on quit useful only if you've replaced every song in the game? Or is it better for me to hand edit the file with your other awesome tool?

 

[kupo15]

Thanks a lot alphatron. One quick question, what does "rehash" do? Sounds scary which is why I haven't touched it

Wait. Just got a Warning, Loop not divisible by 14336 (I think that was the numb) Does this mean it won't loop where I want it to go? I didn't know it has to meet this condition?

 

[MK26]

loop end minus loop beginning must be divisible by 14436

if it isnt, the end number will round down to the nearest number that conforms to (loop beginning+14436*x), where x is an integer

 

[Chepe]

Yeah, the loop point has to be divisible by 14336, because the game automatically goes to the closest multiple of that number to loop from your set loop point.

Here's my strategy to get a perfect loop on Audacity before I export a WAV file to convert:

1. Find the loop point you want and write it down (I call this number LOOP).
2. Find the closest multiple of 14336 that's a larger number than your choice and write it down (I call it CLOSEST).
3. Find the difference between those two numbers, so basically what you got in step2 minus what you got in step1. Write it down (I call this number ADD).
4. Go back to the very beginning of the song (Edit -> Region Restore), and add silence to the very beginning of the song (Generate -> Silence) and input the number you found in step3 in samples (not seconds!).

And you can now export the Audacity project as a WAV. All you have to do now is when you are converting the file, be sure to put the number found in step2 as your "loop begin". Basically what you did was add a few samples of silence to make your loop point catch up to the closest multiple of 14336 that was ahead of it. I hope this helped you!

 

[kupo15]

Ok, so I have this song that is 2984007 samples long. I want it loop back to sample 12283.

2984007 /12283= 242.93796303834568102255149393471

So following your format:

1.) 12283
2.) 243
3.) -12040
4.) Add -12040 in samples and not seconds.

Two things. One, a negative number? Two, how do I add in samples and not seconds?

 

[MK26]

wait... is it 14436x samples from the beginning of the song, or 14436x samples from the start of the loop?

if the second, kupo you'll need the closest muktiple of 14436 thats larger than 2984007, then subtract 2984007 from that number and add the difference at the beginning of the song

But i was sure it was the first option...

 

[kupo15]

It is from the beginning of the song. It has a little intro that can't be looped then the looped part.

Here is the song if it helps
http://rapidshare.com/files/296691695/SC_CSS_2.mp3.html

 

[Plaid02]

I'm having issues with huge discrepancy in volumes of my songs. Is there any way to fix that without remaking them from scratch? Sorry if this has already been answered.

 

[MK26]

It is from the beginning of the song. It has a little intro that can't be looped then the looped part.

Here is the song if it helps
http://rapidshare.com/files/296691695/SC_CSS_2.mp3.html

you'll need the closest muktiple of 14436 thats larger than 2984007, then subtract 2984007 from that number and add the difference at the beginning of the song

I'll even do the math for you...
2984007/14436 = 206.7
207*14436 = 2988252
2988252-2984007 = 4245

Add 4245 samples to the beginning of the song (which will shift your loop start and end points back 4245 samples, don't forget that), and you'll get a perfect loop for your song.

 

[Chepe]

I'm having issues with huge discrepancy in volumes of my songs. Is there any way to fix that without remaking them from scratch? Sorry if this has already been answered.

I would like to know this as well, because the features list in the op says this:

- Attempts to normalize the audio levels in files so they all have the same volume

And I definitely forgot to use the Amplify feature on some songs before exporting to WAV. I'm considering redoing those songs, unless of course the GUI made the songs as loud as possible when it created the BRSTMs...

 

[Alphatron]

How does one add silence in seconds. Audacity only lets me do it in seconds as far as I know.

 

[Grey Belnades]

How does one add silence in seconds. Audacity only lets me do it in seconds as far as I know.

Goldwave lets you insert silence, I inserted silence in mine for a minute.

 

[Alphatron]

In samples you mean? I haven't used Goldwave in forever...but so long as it allows me to add silence in samples and not seconds...

Or is there a samples to seconds converter out there?

 

[Chepe]

How does one add silence in seconds. Audacity only lets me do it in seconds as far as I know.

Strange, my Audacity lets me add silence in samples by using a drop-down menu to select a time format? Are you sure you have no drop-down selection?

 

[Alphatron]

Nah, there's no drop down menu for me. Then again, I'm using Audacity 1.2.6 from the Texture tools period download. What version are you using and is this one old? My edit menu doesn't have a region restore option either.

 

[Chepe]

Gah. Im not on my own computer currently. If I were to guess at the top of my head, I believe mine is version 1.3.2, but I see that the latest beta is a 1.3.9 version that's out...

Try getting the 1.3.9 version and try making your song with it. If you don't like it or it doesn't work, then I'll send you a PM in a few hours verifying the version on my computer.

 

[Alphatron]

Posting from the Wii so can't DL anything right how. Although PM me for what version you have regardless please as it would help.

 

[STUFF2o]

... when I used this today something weird happened. I had already used this fine multiple times. When I opened the GUI, all of the song titles for the yellow songs on the right were gone. Songs.db was also empty. I had made a copy of it, so I put it back, but nothing changed when I opened it again. Whenever I close the program, it says "The value for column 'Display Name' in table 'SDLibrary' is DBNull.

 

[kupo15]

I'll even do the math for you...
2984007/14436 = 206.7
207*14436 = 2988252
2988252-2984007 = 4245

Add 4245 samples to the beginning of the song (which will shift your loop start and end points back 4245 samples, don't forget that), and you'll get a perfect loop for your song.[/FONT]

Oh, so you are not even taking into account where I want to loop back too.

I still have the problem of not being able to add in samples

 

[MK26]

cut from 0 and paste at 4245

Also, i think the start of the loop is unimportant. *think*. Try it this (^^) way...

come to think of it, a better place to ask wouldve been in the BRSTM Factory...

 

[STUFF2o]

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[Xyro77]

[*] Mono/Stereo mp3,wav,ogg,flac->brstm for use with Phantom Wing’s File Replacement Code
[*] Puts files on SD card or in a folder with the proper names and folder layout
[*] Recognizes songs on your SD based on a hash stored during brstm generation
[*] Stores song and artist information for when custom song titles eventually happens
[*] Allows you to move around songs already on your SD
[*] Allows you to play brstms in your library and on your SD (Just right click)
[*]Loop Support, just find sample numbers in an external program beforehand
[*]Attempts to normalize the audio levels in files so they all have the same volume

[/LIST]

How do i do this? Does it mean a need a program from somewhere else that can loop the song for me? If so, what program?