Solved Doom Music

[Dinierto]

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[Dinierto]

Edit: I finally solved it. It took a lot of trial and error but I fooled the thing into working finally. Thanks for your input everybody.

[Nachtgarm]

@Dinierto What have you done to get it working for you?

[Dinierto]

@Nachtgarm

First, I deleted the CFG. That made Doom create a new one and the music worked. However it messed up some of the file names (in a rather stupid way I might add) so I had to edit them. However whenever I would start Doom up after that it would add an extra set of quotation marks to my edited CFG. Finally I figured out that if I deleted all of the double quotes ("") it would replace the blank spot with a single quote. So basically I tricked it into working

[Nachtgarm]

@Dinierto so basially you have a new CFG now, which was created by the game itself? Can you please post this CFG in its entirety again please? The double quotation signs are obvious, but the rest is not... why is it working now and wasn't before...

[Dinierto]

@Nachtgarm sure thing, but it will have to be this evening since I'm at work right now. I'm curious to find out what the difference was myself.

[Dinierto]

Here you go:

# Doom config file
# Format:
# variable   value

# Misc settings
default_compatibility_level    -1
menu_background               1
max_player_corpse            32
flashing_hom                  0
demo_insurance                2
level_precache                0
demo_smoothturns              0
demo_smoothturnsfactor        6

# Files
wadfile_1                 ""
wadfile_2                 ""
dehfile_1                 ""
dehfile_2                 ""

# Game settings
default_skill                 3
weapon_recoil                 0
doom_weapon_toggles           1
player_bobbing                1
monsters_remember             1
monster_infighting            1
monster_backing               0
monster_avoid_hazards         1
monkeys                       0
monster_friction              1
help_friends                  1
allow_pushers                 1
variable_friction             1
sts_always_red                1
sts_pct_always_gray           0
sts_traditional_keys          0
show_messages                 1
autorun                       0

# Compatibility settings
comp_zombie                   0
comp_infcheat                 0
comp_stairs                   0
comp_telefrag                 0
comp_dropoff                  0
comp_falloff                  0
comp_staylift                 0
comp_doorstuck                0
comp_pursuit                  0
comp_vile                     0
comp_pain                     0
comp_skull                    0
comp_blazing                  0
comp_doorlight                0
comp_god                      0
comp_skymap                   0
comp_floors                   0
comp_model                    0
comp_zerotags                 0
comp_moveblock                0
comp_sound                    0
comp_666                      0
comp_soul                     0
comp_maskedanim               0

# Sound settings
sound_card                   -1
music_card                   -1
pitched_sounds                0
samplerate                11025
sfx_volume                    8
music_volume                  8
mus_pause_opt                 2
snd_channels                  8

# Video settings
use_doublebuffer              1
screenblocks                  0
usegamma                      0
uncapped_framerate            1
filter_wall                   1
filter_floor                  1
filter_sprite                 1
filter_z                      1
filter_patch                  1
filter_threshold          49152
sprite_edges                  1
patch_edges                   1

# Mouse settings
use_mouse                     1
mouse_sensitivity_horiz      10
mouse_sensitivity_vert       10
mouseb_fire                   0
mouseb_strafe                 1
mouseb_forward                2
mouseb_backward              -1

# Key bindings
key_right                 0xae
key_left                  0xac
key_up                    0xad
key_down                  0xaf
key_menu_right            0xae
key_menu_left             0xac
key_menu_up               0xad
key_menu_down             0xaf
key_menu_backspace        0x7f
key_menu_escape           0x1b
key_menu_enter            0xd
key_setup                 0xc7
key_strafeleft            0x2c
key_straferight           0x2e
key_fire                  0x9d
key_use                   0x20
key_strafe                0xb8
key_speed                 0xb6
key_savegame              0xbc
key_loadgame              0xbd
key_soundvolume           0xbe
key_hud                   0xbf
key_quicksave             0xc0
key_endgame               0xc1
key_messages              0xc2
key_quickload             0xc3
key_quit                  0xc4
key_gamma                 0xd7
key_spy                   0xd8
key_pause                 0xff
key_autorun               0xba
key_chat                  0x74
key_backspace             0x7f
key_enter                 0xd
key_map                   0x9
key_map_right             0xae
key_map_left              0xac
key_map_up                0xad
key_map_down              0xaf
key_map_zoomin            0x3d
key_map_zoomout           0x2d
key_map_gobig             0x30
key_map_follow            0x66
key_map_mark              0x6d
key_map_clear             0x63
key_map_grid              0x67
key_map_rotate            0x72
key_map_overlay           0x6f
key_reverse               0x2f
key_zoomin                0x3d
key_zoomout               0x2d
key_chatplayer1           0x67
key_chatplayer2           0x69
key_chatplayer3           0x62
key_chatplayer4           0x72
key_weapontoggle          0x30
key_weaponcycleup         0x6d
key_weaponcycledown       0x6e
key_weapon1               0x31
key_weapon2               0x32
key_weapon3               0x33
key_weapon4               0x34
key_weapon5               0x35
key_weapon6               0x36
key_weapon7               0x37
key_weapon8               0x38
key_weapon9               0x39
key_screenshot            0x2a

# Chat macros
chatmacro0                "No"
chatmacro1                "I'm ready to kick butt!"
chatmacro2                "I'm OK."
chatmacro3                "I'm not looking too good!"
chatmacro4                "Help!"
chatmacro5                "You suck!"
chatmacro6                "Next time, scumbag..."
chatmacro7                "Come here!"
chatmacro8                "I'll take care of it."
chatmacro9                "Yes"

# Automap settings
mapcolor_back             0xf7
mapcolor_grid             0x68
mapcolor_wall             0x17
mapcolor_fchg             0x37
mapcolor_cchg             0xd7
mapcolor_clsd             0xd0
mapcolor_rkey             0xaf
mapcolor_bkey             0xcc
mapcolor_ykey             0xe7
mapcolor_rdor             0xaf
mapcolor_bdor             0xcc
mapcolor_ydor             0xe7
mapcolor_tele             0x77
mapcolor_secr             0xfc
mapcolor_exit             0x0
mapcolor_unsn             0x68
mapcolor_flat             0x58
mapcolor_sprt             0x70
mapcolor_item             0xe7
mapcolor_hair             0xd0
mapcolor_sngl             0xd0
mapcolor_me               0x70
mapcolor_enemy            0xb1
mapcolor_frnd             0x70
map_secret_after              0
map_point_coord               0
automapmode               0x1

# Heads-up display settings
hudcolor_titl                 5
hudcolor_xyco                 3
hudcolor_mesg                 6
hudcolor_chat                 5
hudcolor_list                 5
hud_msg_lines                 1
hud_list_bgon                 0
hud_distributed               0
health_red                   25
health_yellow                50
health_green                100
armor_red                    25
armor_yellow                 50
armor_green                 100
ammo_red                     25
ammo_yellow                  50
hud_active                    2
hud_displayed                 0
hud_nosecrets                 0

# Weapon preferences
weapon_choice_1               6
weapon_choice_2               9
weapon_choice_3               4
weapon_choice_4               3
weapon_choice_5               2
weapon_choice_6               8
weapon_choice_7               5
weapon_choice_8               7
weapon_choice_9               1

# Music
mus_e1m1                  "e1m1.mp3"
mus_e1m2                  "e1m2.mp3"
mus_e1m3                  "e1m3.mp3"
mus_e1m4                  "e1m4.mp3"
mus_e1m5                  "e1m5.mp3"
mus_e1m6                  "e1m6.mp3"
mus_e1m7                  "e1m7.mp3"
mus_e1m8                  "e1m8.mp3"
mus_e1m9                  "e1m9.mp3"
mus_e2m1                  "e2m1.mp3"
mus_e2m2                  "e2m2.mp3"
mus_e2m3                  "e2m3.mp3"
mus_e2m4                  "e2m4.mp3"
mus_e2m5                  "e2m5.mp3"
mus_e2m6                  "e2m6.mp3"
mus_e2m7                  "e2m7.mp3"
mus_e2m8                  "e2m8.mp3"
mus_e2m9                  "e2m9.mp3"
mus_e3m1                  "e3m1.mp3"
mus_e3m2                  "e3m2.mp3"
mus_e3m3                  "e3m3.mp3"
mus_e3m4                  "e3m4.mp3"
mus_e3m5                  "e3m5.mp3"
mus_e3m6                  "e3m6.mp3"
mus_e3m7                  "e3m7.mp3"
mus_e3m8                  "e3m8.mp3"
mus_e3m9                  "e3m9.mp3"
mus_inter                 "inter.mp3"
mus_intro                 "intro.mp3"
mus_bunny                 "bunny.mp3"
mus_victor                "victor.mp3"
mus_introa                "intro.mp3"
mus_runnin                "runnin.mp3"
mus_stalks                "stalks.mp3"
mus_countd                "countd.mp3"
mus_betwee                "betwee.mp3"
mus_doom                  "doom.mp3"
mus_the_da                "the_da.mp3"
mus_shawn                 "shawn.mp3"
mus_ddtblu                "ddtblu.mp3"
mus_in_cit                "in_cit.mp3"
mus_dead                  "dead.mp3"
mus_stlks2                "stlks2.mp3"
mus_theda2                "theda2.mp3"
mus_doom2                 "doom2.mp3"
mus_ddtbl2                "ddtbl2.mp3"
mus_runni2                "runni2.mp3"
mus_dead2                 "dead2.mp3"
mus_stlks3                "stlks3.mp3"
mus_romero                "romero.mp3"
mus_shawn2                "shawn2.mp3"
mus_messag                "messag.mp3"
mus_count2                "count2.mp3"
mus_ddtbl3                "ddtbl3.mp3"
mus_ampie                 "ampie.mp3"
mus_theda3                "theda3.mp3"
mus_adrian                "adrian.mp3"
mus_messg2                "messg2.mp3"
mus_romer2                "romer2.mp3"
mus_tense                 "tense.mp3"
mus_shawn3                "shawn3.mp3"
mus_openin                "openin.mp3"
mus_evil                  "evil.mp3"
mus_ultima                "ultima.mp3"
mus_read_m                "read_m.mp3"
mus_dm2ttl                "dm2ttl.mp3"
mus_dm2int                "dm2int.mp3"

[Nachtgarm]

OK. I see the error. Your first prboom.cfg had double quotations already which I didn't see at first. So that can't be working...

The whole music part was messed up:

# Music
mus_e1m1                  "e1m1.mp3""
mus_e1m2                  "e1m2.mp3""
mus_e1m3                  "e1m3.mp3""
mus_e1m4                  "e1m4.mp3""
mus_e1m5                  "e1m5.mp3""
mus_e1m6                  "e1m6.mp3""
mus_e1m7                  "e1m7.mp3""
mus_e1m8                  "e1m8.mp3""
mus_e1m9                  "e1m9.mp3""
mus_e2m1                  "e2m1.mp3""
mus_e2m2                  "e2m2.mp3""
mus_e2m3                  "e2m3.mp3""
mus_e2m4                  "e2m4.mp3""
mus_e2m5                  "e1m7.mp3""
mus_e2m6                  "e2m6.mp3""
mus_e2m7                  "e2m7.mp3""
mus_e2m8                  "e2m8.mp3""
mus_e2m9                  "e3m1.mp3""
mus_e3m1                  "e3m1.mp3""
mus_e3m2                  "e3m2.mp3""
mus_e3m3                  "e3m3.mp3""
mus_e3m4                  "e1m8.mp3""
mus_e3m5                  "e1m7.mp3""
mus_e3m6                  "e1m6.mp3""
mus_e3m7                  "e2m7.mp3""
mus_e3m8                  "e3m8.mp3""
mus_e3m9                  "e1m9.mp3""
mus_inter                 "e2m3.mp3""
mus_intro                 "intro.mp3""
mus_bunny                 "bunny.mp3""
mus_victor                "victor.mp3""
mus_introa                "intro.mp3""
mus_runnin                "runnin.mp3""
mus_stalks                "stalks.mp3""
mus_countd                "countd.mp3""
mus_betwee                "betwee.mp3""
mus_doom                  "doom.mp3""
mus_the_da                "the_da.mp3""
mus_shawn                 "shawn.mp3""
mus_ddtblu                "ddtblu.mp3""
mus_in_cit                "in_cit.mp3""
mus_dead                  "dead.mp3""
mus_stlks2                "stalks.mp3""

and that's the reason why it was working for me, since my prboom.cfg had single (correct) quotations (see above). Is the CFG, that you've posted first the one you got form the get go, or the one you already edited?

[Dinierto]

Right, that's what I had to fix. I still don't get why Doom did it though. Seems like a huge bug.

[Dinierto]

@Nachtgarm said in Doom Music:

OK. I see the error. Your first prboom.cfg had double quotations already which I didn't see at first. So that can't be working...

The whole music part was messed up:

# Music
mus_e1m1                  "e1m1.mp3""
mus_e1m2                  "e1m2.mp3""
mus_e1m3                  "e1m3.mp3""
mus_e1m4                  "e1m4.mp3""
mus_e1m5                  "e1m5.mp3""
mus_e1m6                  "e1m6.mp3""
mus_e1m7                  "e1m7.mp3""
mus_e1m8                  "e1m8.mp3""
mus_e1m9                  "e1m9.mp3""
mus_e2m1                  "e2m1.mp3""
mus_e2m2                  "e2m2.mp3""
mus_e2m3                  "e2m3.mp3""
mus_e2m4                  "e2m4.mp3""
mus_e2m5                  "e1m7.mp3""
mus_e2m6                  "e2m6.mp3""
mus_e2m7                  "e2m7.mp3""
mus_e2m8                  "e2m8.mp3""
mus_e2m9                  "e3m1.mp3""
mus_e3m1                  "e3m1.mp3""
mus_e3m2                  "e3m2.mp3""
mus_e3m3                  "e3m3.mp3""
mus_e3m4                  "e1m8.mp3""
mus_e3m5                  "e1m7.mp3""
mus_e3m6                  "e1m6.mp3""
mus_e3m7                  "e2m7.mp3""
mus_e3m8                  "e3m8.mp3""
mus_e3m9                  "e1m9.mp3""
mus_inter                 "e2m3.mp3""
mus_intro                 "intro.mp3""
mus_bunny                 "bunny.mp3""
mus_victor                "victor.mp3""
mus_introa                "intro.mp3""
mus_runnin                "runnin.mp3""
mus_stalks                "stalks.mp3""
mus_countd                "countd.mp3""
mus_betwee                "betwee.mp3""
mus_doom                  "doom.mp3""
mus_the_da                "the_da.mp3""
mus_shawn                 "shawn.mp3""
mus_ddtblu                "ddtblu.mp3""
mus_in_cit                "in_cit.mp3""
mus_dead                  "dead.mp3""
mus_stlks2                "stalks.mp3""

and that's the reason why it was working for me, since my prboom.cfg had single (correct) quotations (see above). Is the CFG, that you've posted first the one you got form the get go, or the one you already edited?

I had edited that one. The one that Doom generates has the file names messed up (some of them are out of order as you might have noticed) but it has single quotations, which is why the music suddenly work when I had Doom generate a CFG. The problem was that as soon as I fixed the file names, saved, then loaded Doom again, it added quotes. The solution to that problem is to delete all double quotation marks. This results in Doom inserting single quotation marks

[Nachtgarm]

@Dinierto That still does not make sense to me somehow. When I installed my recalbox and started DOOM for the first time, the prboom.cfgwas created. After that, I just added my music and edited the file by changing the path to the files. No problems with double quotations whatsoever.

When you say "...has the file names messed up...", do you mean only Names being "out of line"? Because that does not change anything...

because this

# Music
mus_e1m1                  "e1m1.mp3"
mus_e1m2                  "e1m2.mp3"
mus_e1m3                  "e1m3.mp3"

is the same as this

# Music
mus_e1m1           "e1m1.mp3"
mus_e1m2                      "e1m2.mp3"
mus_e1m3        "e1m3.mp3"

in this case. Both will work.

And when you edit the file, you did what exactly?

• Changed the path between the quotations to each file?
• Deleted the whole path from quotation mark to quotation mark?

[Dinierto]

@Nachtgarm said in Doom Music:

@Dinierto That still does not make sense to me somehow. When I installed my recalbox and started DOOM for the first time, the prboom.cfgwas created. After that, I just added my music and edited the file by changing the path to the files. No problems with double quotations whatsoever.

When you say "...has the file names messed up...", do you mean only Names being "out of line"? Because that does not change anything...

because this

# Music
mus_e1m1                  "e1m1.mp3"
mus_e1m2                  "e1m2.mp3"
mus_e1m3                  "e1m3.mp3"

is the same as this

# Music
mus_e1m1           "e1m1.mp3"
mus_e1m2                      "e1m2.mp3"
mus_e1m3        "e1m3.mp3"

in this case. Both will work.

And when you edit the file, you did what exactly?

• Changed the path between the quotations to each file?
• Deleted the whole path from quotation mark to quotation mark?

I'm talking about this issue:

mus_e2m1 "e2m1.mp3""
mus_e2m2 "e2m2.mp3""
mus_e2m3 "e2m3.mp3""
mus_e2m4 "e2m4.mp3""
mus_e2m5 "e1m7.mp3""
mus_e2m6 "e2m6.mp3""
mus_e2m7 "e2m7.mp3""
mus_e2m8 "e2m8.mp3""
mus_e2m9 "e3m1.mp3""
mus_e3m1 "e3m1.mp3""

Notice how e2m9 is assigned to e3m1? And then e3m1 is also e3m1? I didn't do that. There are several other file names that are randomly borked like that.

When I edited the path name I only edited the part between quotation marks, and I didn't edit anything else in the entire CFG. I even tried different text editors to see if they were putting some random metadata in, to no avail. If it makes any difference at all I'm editing them on a Windows computer via SMB.

[Nachtgarm]

@Dinierto Ok now it makes sense. I will speak about this with the dev team.

[Dinierto]

@Nachtgarm said in Doom Music:

@Dinierto Ok now it makes sense. I will speak about this with the dev team.

Thanks, hopefully this helps prevent the same problem in the future. I was pulling hair out trying to get it to work!

[Nachtgarm]

@Dinierto I will try to recreate your error later and if I'm able to do it, I will open an issue on GitHub.