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PocketCDG

You have to provide both .cdg and .mp3 file. RetroArch and LibRetro do not share any copyrighted content.

Background

A MP3 karaoke music player.

Author/License

The PocketCDG core has been authored by

  • RedBug

The PocketCDG core is licensed under

A summary of the licenses behind RetroArch and its cores can be found here.

Extensions

Content that can be loaded by the PocketCDG core have the following file extensions:

  • .cdg

Features

Frontend-level settings or features that the PocketCDG core respects.

Feature Supported
Restart
Screenshots
Saves
States
Rewind
Netplay
Core Options
RetroAchievements
RetroArch Cheats
Native Cheats
Controls
Remapping
Multi-Mouse
Rumble
Sensors
Camera
Location
Subsystem
Softpatching
Disk Control
Username
Language
Crop Overscan
LEDs

Directories

The PocketCDG core's internal core name is 'pocketcdg'

Geometry and timing

  • The PocketCDG core's core provided FPS is 50
  • The PocketCDG core's core provided sample rate is 44100 Hz
  • The PocketCDG core's core provided aspect ratio is 1

Setup

Create a folder or put files with both .mp3 and .cdg extensions in the existing folder. The PocketCDG core can load any MP3+CDG file combination. It will then show the lyrics onscreen and on-cue like a true karaoke player, and it will also highlight the text which should be currently sung.

Controllers

The PocketCDG core supports the following device type(s) in the controls menu, bolded device types are the default for the specified user(s):

User 1 device types

  • None - Doesn't disable input. There's no reason to switch to this.
  • RetroPad - Joypad - Stay on this.
  • RetroKeyboard - Keyboard - Has keymapper support but isn't hooked up to any core inputs. There's no reason to switch to this.

Controller tables

Joypad

User 1 Remap descriptors RetroPad Inputs
Pause
Start
Up
Down
Left
Right
Shutdown

See also

Media