thysbelon / convert2vibformat

Convert audio files to be played in Vib-Ribbon

Convert2VibFormat

A collection of command-line scripts that take all the audio files in the current folder and converts them to a format compatible with PlayStation emulators, so one can easily play custom songs in Vib-Ribbon.

These scripts require VLC to work. The scripts for DuckStation also require chdman (if you choose to compress the output, which is recommended), which comes with mame (but does not require mame to function). Windows MAME download, Other platforms MAME download.

The .bat files are for Windows and the .bash files are for Mac and Linux (currently only tested to work on Ubuntu and Termux).

The scripts are designed to work with a specific emulator, either DuckStation or Mednafen.

To download: first click on the script that suits your operating system and choice of emulator, then click "raw", then press ctrl+s or right click "Save Page As..." to download.

Android

Users can run bash scripts on an Android phone using Termux; do not install the Play store version, it is deprecated and no longer works.

• Follow this guide to allow Termux to access your phone's storage
• Run apt update. This updates the internal list of installable apps, ensuring you do not run into errors while attempting to install apps.
• Run apt install vlc
• Follow this guide to install chdman. This guide comes with a script of its own which can be used to convert .iso files to chd, but we will not be using it for our music files; leave the prompt "Where are your games located" blank and press enter to continue.
• Download the DuckStation bash script, if you have not done so already.
  • Navigate to Convert2VibFormatDuckstation.bash.
  • Tap the three dots menu above the code.
  • Tap and hold "View raw", then click "Download link"
• Download the audio files you wish to use, if you have not done so already.
• Make sure the script and audio files are in the same folder.
• Use the cd command to navigate to the folder your script and audio files are in; this will most likely be the Downloads folder, which can be navigated to with cd storage/downloads or cd storage/shared/Download. You can always type just cd to navigate back to the home directory; you can type ls to list the contents of the current directory, with sub-directories in color.
• Run the script with bash Convert2VibFormatDuckstation.bash, or if that doesn't work: bash Convert2VibFormatDuckstation.bash.txt