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Videos talking in detail about both PS1 Music™ apps!

Jester Interactive blessed Playstation 1 with wonderful sample-based music sequencers, easy to use with joypad, enabling generations of music producers to make quality beats without having expensive studio equipment, even nowadays! On PS1 there's 2 editions of Music™: "Music - Music Creation for the Playstation" (Guide will be referring to it as Music1, or M1) "MTV Music Generator" (US) / "Music 2000" (EU) (We'll call it Music2000, or M2K) I created this page to archive and collect all the information I've got about both PS1 releases into one place, for future interested musicians!

Provided links will look like this!

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1. Differences between Music1 and Music2000; 2. Features, Controls, Workflow, Tips, Bugs; 3. Emulation - Performance, Setup, Recording; 4. VJ in-depth guide 5. Other Music™ software (PC version, PS2 sequels)

-BIOS;

1. Differences between Music1 and Music2000; 2. Features, Controls, Workflow, Tips, Bugs; 3. Emulation - Performance, Setup, Recording; 4. VJ in-depth guide 5. Other Music™ software (PC version, PS2 sequels)

1. Emulation - Setup, Recording:

1. Differences between Music1 and Music2000; 2. Features, Controls, Workflow, Tips, Bugs; 3. Emulation - Performance, Setup, Recording; 4. VJ in-depth guide 5. Other Music™ software (PC version, PS2 sequels)

-Disk image;

1. Differences between Music1 and Music2000; 2. Features, Controls, Workflow, Tips, Bugs; 3. Emulation - Performance, Setup, Recording; 4. VJ in-depth guide 5. Other Music™ software (PC version, PS2 sequels)

-Emulator downloads;

1. Differences between Music1 and Music2000; 2. Features, Controls, Workflow, Tips, Bugs; 3. Emulation - Performance, Setup, Recording; 4. VJ in-depth guide 5. Other Music™ software (PC version, PS2 sequels)

-Additional Settings;

1. Differences between Music1 and Music2000; 2. Features, Controls, Workflow, Tips, Bugs; 3. Emulation - Performance, Setup, Recording; 4. VJ in-depth guide 5. Other Music™ software (PC version, PS2 sequels)

-Community;

1. Differences between Music1 and Music2000; 2. Features, Controls, Workflow, Tips, Bugs; 3. Emulation - Performance, Setup, Recording; 4. VJ in-depth guide 5. Other Music™ software (PC version, PS2 sequels)

-Recording;

1. Differences between Music1 and Music2000; 2. Features, Controls, Workflow, Tips, Bugs; 3. Emulation - Performance, Setup, Recording; 4. VJ in-depth guide 5. Other Music™ software (PC version, PS2 sequels)

-Sampling;

1. Differences between Music1 and Music2000; 2. Features, Controls, Workflow, Tips, Bugs; 3. Emulation - Performance, Setup, Recording; 4. VJ in-depth guide 5. Other Music™ software (PC version, PS2 sequels)

-Decompiling;

1. Differences between Music1 and Music2000; 2. Features, Controls, Workflow, Tips, Bugs; 3. Emulation - Performance, Setup, Recording; 4. VJ in-depth guide 5. Other Music™ software (PC version, PS2 sequels)

-Multi-Channel-Export;

Ones below are not finished yet, please be patient <3

1. Differences between Music1 and Music2000; 2. Features, Controls, Workflow, Tips, Bugs; 3. Emulation - Performance, Setup, Recording; 4. VJ in-depth guide 5. Other Music™ software (PC version, PS2 sequels)

2. In-Depth analysis of PS1 series:

1. Differences between Music1 and Music2000; 2. Features, Controls, Workflow, Tips, Bugs; 3. Emulation - Performance, Setup, Recording; 4. VJ in-depth guide 5. Other Music™ software (PC version, PS2 sequels)

-Comparison, Controls;

1. Differences between Music1 and Music2000; 2. Features, Controls, Workflow, Tips, Bugs; 3. Emulation - Performance, Setup, Recording; 4. VJ in-depth guide 5. Other Music™ software (PC version, PS2 sequels)

VJ mode;

1. Differences between Music1 and Music2000; 2. Features, Controls, Workflow, Tips, Bugs; 3. Emulation - Performance, Setup, Recording; 4. VJ in-depth guide 5. Other Music™ software (PC version, PS2 sequels)

-Legacy of Music™;

1. Differences between Music1 and Music2000; 2. Features, Controls, Workflow, Tips, Bugs; 3. Emulation - Performance, Setup, Recording; 4. VJ in-depth guide 5. Other Music™ software (PC version, PS2 sequels)

-Workflow, Bugs;

1. Differences between Music1 and Music2000; 2. Features, Controls, Workflow, Tips, Bugs; 3. Emulation - Performance, Setup, Recording; 4. VJ in-depth guide 5. Other Music™ software (PC version, PS2 sequels)

PC & PS2 entries;

1. Differences between Music1 and Music2000; 2. Features, Controls, Workflow, Tips, Bugs; 3. Emulation - Performance, Setup, Recording; 4. VJ in-depth guide 5. Other Music™ software (PC version, PS2 sequels)

-AM/PM Modulation;

I also placed around videos and tracks made using M2000!

1. Emulation - Setup, Recording

Thanks to emulation standards nowadays, There's no issue getting both Music™ to fully function and play audio in high quality! Emulation improves over console counterpart with easy transfer & management of memory cards, custom controls adjusted to your liking, fast-forwarding (to shorten loading times) and rewinding (to quickly recover from mistakes), and 0 power-line noise during recording!

Most recommended emulator is Duckstation! It should be available regardless of platform you're using - Windows, MacOS*, Android, Linux etc.

Duckstation libretro cores

Duckstation Main page

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Duckstation libretro cores

Linux

Duckstation libretro cores

Android

Duckstation libretro cores

Windows

^Google Play link^ for APK, check github

*MacOS available only when compiled yourself :C Maybe give it a go, following instructions!

There's also Retroarch + Duckstation / Beetle core that prove to be very accurate & multiplatform, but RETROARCH IS NOT RECOMMENDED! Duckstation outperforms Retroarch by alot! Try only if Standalone Duckstation fails for you!

RETROARCH IS NOT RECOMMENDED!

Duckstation libretro cores

Retroarch

Duckstation libretro cores

video guide

DON'T USE EPSXE - It's severely outdated by any nowadays standards!

PS1 emulation wiki

for more emulation info check:

You also will need

BIOS

It's a heart of the console, required by the emulators - Installation Instructions should mention right place to place BIOS!

2. Sampling the CD: Inside Music2000 select "CD player" option (it's right next to "Load and Save") and press "No video". You will see a message asking you to change CDs - open up Retroarch, and inside "Quick Menu" near the bottom there should be "Disk Control" - Inside it, press "Eject", and "Load New Disk" which will be audio CD image you made, then press "Insert Disc" If done correct, you should see little audio player displayed in the bottom right corner - Play back track with part you want to sample, and press RECORD: Sample will start from the moment you press this button! Stop when you're done - New sample will be available in the lowest free Sample Palette number!

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DISK IMAGE

To get started, first we need one of the Music™ apps! Legally wise I need to advise to rip your own disk, or download backup from archive.org by searching:

To get started, obviously first we have to obtain one of the disk images! Legally wise I cannot advise you more than ripping your own disk or downloading backup from archive.org by searching "Music Series software PS1". Retroarch prefers images in ".bin + .cue" format, where .bin is the raw CD image, and .cue tells emulator where to start reading the .bin file. Launch your game using .cue file!

"Music Series software PS1 collection"

Duckstation prefers images in ".bin"+".cue" format, where ".bin" is the raw CD image, and ".cue" tells emulator where to start reading the ".bin" file. Launch your game using ".cue" file!

Images above link to their respective pages on ReDump.org - there you can verify your disks, see if the hashes/checksums match!

Images below link to their respective pages on ReDump.org: there you can check your CDs, see if the hashes/checksums match!

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Images above link to their respective pages on ReDump.org - there you can verify your disks, see if the hashes/checksums match!

Music 2000 and MTV Music Generator are almost exactly the same, apart from minor regional differences

100% recommending M2K / MTVMG because of new features, more samples, sampling, and the self-documened interface! (every menu has help-tip!)

Here's my personal keyboard setup - personally I find it comfortable, thought you might like to adjust it to your liking!

Done! You should be able to start Music™ by this point!

to celebrate, here's something you can be part of:

Discord Music™ Series Creative Community

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This website was written mostly dedicated towards other Musicians, to get them up and running: If you like this page, consider joining our Discord server: Quiet, but with plenty passionate and helpful folks!

2. Sampling the CD: Inside Music2000 select "CD player" option (it's right next to "Load and Save") and press "No video". You will see a message asking you to change CDs - open up Retroarch, and inside "Quick Menu" near the bottom there should be "Disk Control" - Inside it, press "Eject", and "Load New Disk" which will be audio CD image you made, then press "Insert Disc" If done correct, you should see little audio player displayed in the bottom right corner - Play back track with part you want to sample, and press RECORD: Sample will start from the moment you press this button! Stop when you're done - New sample will be available in the lowest free Sample Palette number!

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Additional settings:

Using mouse as controller:

Go to "Settings"-> "Controller Settings"->"Port 2", and there set "Controller Type" to "Playstation Mouse" This way mouse should be enabled to use right away! By turning on "Relative mouse mode" you will make sure that mouse pointer won't escape the emulator window, though you won't be able to use mouse to browse the emulator interface - Set up "Pause" hotkey to pause emu & free your mouse as you need!

Auto-Fire / Turbo buttons:

For ease of use you should enable turbo "X" button! Many options in Music2000 can't be scrolled with much precision, so you will need sometimes to press "X" to reach your preffered settings. Go to "Settings"-> "Controller Settings", and below you should see "Auto Fire Buttons" section!

Both of those nice cover-arts links to the really cool songs made using M2000!

MAIN INFU PAGE

2. Sampling the CD: Inside Music2000 select "CD player" option (it's right next to "Load and Save") and press "No video". You will see a message asking you to change CDs - open up Retroarch, and inside "Quick Menu" near the bottom there should be "Disk Control" - Inside it, press "Eject", and "Load New Disk" which will be audio CD image you made, then press "Insert Disc" If done correct, you should see little audio player displayed in the bottom right corner - Play back track with part you want to sample, and press RECORD: Sample will start from the moment you press this button! Stop when you're done - New sample will be available in the lowest free Sample Palette number!

GO BACK TO THE TABLE OF CONTENT

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