ePSXe 1.9 - No music in a good amount of games?

[Azoshi]

I know this is a bit of a common issue, but I'm not entirely sure on the fix.

I've ripped my own discs for quite some time. (using ISOBuster)
I make sure not to run the .bin file, but to run the .cue file instead, but this doesn't exactly help the problem.
A lot of games I play don't have any music in the background. Wipeout, Ridge Racer, Destruction Derby 2, etc.

Anyone know a solution?

[gladiator (psx datacenter)]

Those games are multitrack (one track is the data and the others are the audio tracks) so you need a proper multitrack cue to run them. When you create the bin+cue images create them using a program like isobuster that will create the proper multitrack.

[Azoshi]

Those games are multitrack (one track is the data and the others are the audio tracks) so you need a proper multitrack cue to run them. When you create the bin+cue images create them using a program like isobuster that will create the proper multitrack.

I have been using ISO Buster (Using 3.0 of the program, by the way), but I might have been selecting the wrong options?

Here's what I do:
1) Boot up ISO Buster with disc in the drive
2) Right click 'CD'
3) Extract CD <image>
4) RAW (*.bin, *.iso)
5) Change the file extension to .bin
6) Let it complete, then have the .cue file automatically created in the same location



Am I missing anything?

[Zorlon]

Multi track games will only work with the internal spu since version 1.7.0 and work fine directly from iso, loading the cue file only that I can see you do anyway

previous versions of ePSXe require the disc images to be mounted via the cue in a virtual CD program such as daemon Tools Lite then ran from run cd-rom, most the SPU plugins work with mulyi track disc images

The last option is the Shark Enhanced versions of ePSXe 1.7.0 to ePSXe 1.9.0, that are hacked up version that allow a few more SPU plugins to work with multi track discs

[magnumkilla]

I've been having this problem myself. I'm using epxse 1.8 and can not get certain games to have music tracks.

Even when I use the internal plugin, it will only go through the song once and stops. It will also every now and then get a very crunchy sound about it.

Is there really no way to get multi track games to work with Pete's or Eternal plugins? or, at least, does anybody know how to get the internal spu to work for me?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!!

[Zorlon]

ePSXe Shark Enhanced allows external SPU plugins to run CDDA tracks

[magnumkilla]

Well, preliminary tests are looking positive. I'll have to fool with it some more but, this definitely seems to be a promising lead.

I greatly appreciate your quick help. I've been messing around with this emulator for some time now and through google searching, you've helped solve several of my problems. Good to get the chance to say thanks. If I ever need any more help, I'll know where to come.