SEGA CD - RetroArch 1.7.0 and 1.6.9 do not play game songs

RetroArch Windows devices
#1

Hi guys.

Songs are not played by the Genesis Plus GX core or by the PicoDrive core. Sound effects work correctly on both cores.

For my tests, I used the BIOS of the TOSEC project (2012-04-23).

I tested all my Sega CD files with the clrmamepro using the DAT project Redump (Sega - Mega-CD - Sega CD - Datfile (335) (2017-12-15 22-42-36)), there are no errors with the files, there are no incomplete files.

When I use the same files with Kega Fusion 3.64, the sound plays correctly.

I use the onboard audio from the Asus Crosshair VI Hero motherboard.

What could be the problem?

*Sorry for my bad English.

#2

Are the audio tracks of your games in MP3 format? If so, that will not work. The audio tracks need to be in a raw BIN format. The only imaging software I know of that will convert your MP3 tracks to BIN is Nero Burning Rom.

#3

Final Fight
Final Fight.PNG604×588 47 KB

All my files are like the sample image, the games are composed of bin and cue files.

The contents of the cue file are:

CATALOG 0000000000000
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 01).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 01 MODE1/2352
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 02).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:02:00
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 03).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:02:09
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 04).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:01:67
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 05).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 05 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:01:72
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 06).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 06 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:02:11
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 07).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 07 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:01:73
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 08).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 08 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:01:74
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 09).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 09 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:02:09
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 10).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 10 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:01:74
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 11).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 11 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:01:73
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 12).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 12 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:02:10
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 13).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 13 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:02:05
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 14).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 14 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:01:74
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 15).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 15 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:01:71
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 16).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 16 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:02:03
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 17).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 17 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:02:09
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 18).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 18 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:02:12
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 19).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 19 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:01:71
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 20).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 20 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:02:04
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 21).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 21 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:02:06
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 22).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 22 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:02:08
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 23).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 23 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:01:74
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 24).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 24 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:02:08
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 25).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 25 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:02:06
FILE "Final Fight CD (USA) (Track 26).bin" BINARY
  TRACK 26 AUDIO
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:01:69
#4

Hmm, perhaps the cue sheet isn’t in correct format. I’ve had trouble with Sega CD games before. Try downloading the Sega Cue Maker and see if it helps. After you open the software simply choose the directory where your game BIN files are and click ‘Generate CUE’. This software has fixed a lot of CUE sheet issues for me.

http://www.racketboy.com/downloads/sega-cue-maker.htm

#5

Many thanks for the answers ndavis82.

When I went to check the cue file as you suggested I realized that the problem is that I am running the compressed file games (zip format). When I run the zip file through RetroArch, RetroArch extracts only the first file:

erro

When I extract the contents of the zip file and run the cue file directly, the music work correctly.

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