Lah de dah… what do we have in this update… lets see. I’ve added some new icons in the mod player, tidyied up the code.. err, what else have I done? That’s it… added MP3 support!! I know lots of people wanted I and never stopped wanting to put it in, so I finally took the plunge and did it. I can’t really guarantee the integrity of it but it should be pretty stable. I would, however advise that you keep file sizes down by compressing the file, even 64kbps files sound good over the speakers and when plugged into an amp or speakers with a guitar over it you shouldn’t be able to tell the difference. The only proviso is that you HAVE to conert the file to mono otherwise the file will sound like it is being filtered through treacle. It was either release it now with that restriction or hold off to a later date, so I thought I’d let you have it now. While I’m here I also want to say a big thank you to Tom on the palib.info forums for putting together the PAlib mp3 support and helping me, and others, out with getting it working. People like Tom are the ones that keep this scene flowing and give coders like me the tools to make excellent, free software, for people like you. Cheers Tom.
Ok, instructions for the MP3 support
- convert file to mono and optionally decrease bitrate
- place anywhere on card
- select the media player
- browse for the file
- the file, once selected, will take a short while to copy to memory
- eat a biscuit (optional)
- the play icon will play the file, once selected it will turn to a stop icon.
- the file will continue to play between screens, I have also placed a play button on the tab viewer screen
- to play a new file you have to eject the file by clicking the eject symbol in the media player
- a new file can then be selected
- repeat to fade (3cr)
so whats next then… I’m not telling actually, you’ll notice a gap in the bottom lineup of icons on the main screen, that was where the old save icon was, which I use for debugging different units of code and where the next module of code was. All i’ll say about the next addition is that I love it, and have used it a couple of times already. I just know you’ll love it, thats why I want it to be extra feature rish and shiny when I hand it over to you lot. But for now I’m sure you’ll love the early christmas present that is Mp3 support.
EDIT: Here is a save file for anyone who is having TaBbed crash on them on load, this may not work, it is just an idea, I will work on a better solution over the weekend.
EDIT: Save file removes as not working. Look out for a new version to fix the r4 glitch soon.
December 4th, 2007 at 2:51 am
woohoo!! mp3 support!
going to try it out now.
December 4th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Hi Wizlon !
Nice to see another version of you TabBed, but I’ve got a problem. This version doesn’t work with my AceKard. It works with my SuperCard, but not with my last linker…
TabBed isn’t compatible with all linkers ?
Anyway, I’m sure that you have done some good job ! =]
Keep going !!
December 5th, 2007 at 11:42 am
Hi Eiji Kei SHINJU, thanks for your notice about the AceKard however after doing a bit of research I found that the AceKard uses it’s own file system meaning that homebrew that supports saving will not work, this is not a problem with TaBbed, it is a problem with Acekard, because of this I will not be supporting AceKard, at least for the forseeable future. To read more on this follow the link below and check out the “Homebrew on the AceKard” section.
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=39686
I hope everyone is liking this version and rest assured this is no where near the end of TaBbed, I’m working on a truly exciting feature right now!
EDIT: AceKard+ should be supported as this supports fat and DLDI patches homebrew on load. Check the link out for more info
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=43575
December 5th, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Thanks Wizlon for this info, I gonna read theses topics !
Else “Eiji” is enough. ^^’
December 5th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
I downloaded and patched this, but the stylus does not work on my M3 Simply DS. The app launches fine but I can’t do anything after that. (FWIW, I used the autopatching on the M3 as well as manually patching.)
I tested it in ideas, too, and saw the same problem.
December 7th, 2007 at 11:25 am
I’m a guitar player and I am really interested in this project.
I have run this version in my r4 ds and though the program loads and I can see the main screen I can’t interact with it, the application seems to freeze, I have no response using the stylus in the bottom screen. Is there no compatibility with the r4 flashcart?
December 7th, 2007 at 11:50 am
Ok, thanks both of you for reporting this problem, I will look into it as soon as possible. I’m guessing that it is a problem with the file system bits and bobs because an incorrect load from the flash card would cause the app to crash (like it does on an emulator) did this happen on previous versions of TaBbed?
December 7th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
Ok, I’ve tried TaBbed on my mates slot1 M3. when I first booted the app it asked it I wanted to create a save file, I said Ignore [no] and it hung up on me. I tried it again and said Yes to create a save file. TaBbed then worked fine.
I did think manually creating a “tabbed.sav” file on the root of your card would help, but I don’t think it will. Instead, download the save file from the post above and try that for now.
December 7th, 2007 at 6:47 pm
Ok Wizlon, I’ll try as soon as I go home! (Now I’m at work)
I’ll post the result. Thanks!
December 7th, 2007 at 10:00 pm
I’m back here !!! =]
I saw that I have the same problem than MasterOfPuppets, the main screen is frozen.
Actually, on my SC One, there’s no problem [the G in the list is…really nice !! ^^’], I can use it, but I’d rather use my AceKard.
December 8th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Sorry to say but I tried with the .sav file and it doesn’t work. I have read that r4 uses a .sav system in wich every .sav file is 512 kb long, and yours is only 1k.
I’ve tried to let r4 to create the save file when prompts for it, and I had the same (bad) result.
December 8th, 2007 at 10:26 pm
Hi everybody !!!
I have a tip for my problem. A weird tip, but IT WORKS !!
Firstly, I tried TabBed on the memory of my AceKard and you know what was done.
Today, I tried it on my µSD in my AceKard and it works. I really don’t understand why, but I can use it now. ^^
December 10th, 2007 at 8:46 am
The AceCard’s internal memory is a different type of memory to sd memory, meaning homebrew isn’t compatible with it, I’m glad you’ve got that sorted though. As for the R4, I think I know what the problem is now, the R4 creates its own .sav file, if there isn’t one, if there is one it checks it for bits and bobs. TabBed is also creating a .sav file of the same name, which is screwing with the r4’s file. All I should need to do is give my configuration file a different name. I’ll try and create a new version today which addresses this problem.
Thanks for being patient with me, it’s quite hard to troubleshoot a hardware problem when you don’t have access to the hardware in question. Thanks to everyone who has reported this issue , without you it may have never been addressed.