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**fraseyboy** · 09-27-2006, 07:52 PM

No offence to anyone, but IMO all of the Mp3 players for the PSP's interfaces are either too complicated or too simple. So I was thinking about making (or getting someone to make) something which looked like the interface on another Mp3 player such as the Ipod.

I suck at graphics, so I made this little mockup draft of what it could look like.

Just picture it with shiny silver bars and stainless steel L and R tabs. Personnally, I think it would be great to have on the PSP. When the L button is pressed, the L tab would slide out and show all the music you have on your psp. There would be letters along the top that you can move to with the left and right buttons, that make it show only tracks that begin with that letter. The R tab would bring out a list of all the playlists you have. Pressing select would bring up options, with stuff like Play mode (can be adjusted with the analouge stick as well), equalizer ect. All this can be done without stopping the music.

If people showed enough interest in it, I would have to get someone else to code it and do the graphics as I only know Lua

If they don't, I'd TRY make it in Lua, and use graphics from google and not release it to the public.

So what do you think? Anyone willing to make it?

**Matt123** · 09-27-2006, 07:56 PM

I really like the Idea I hate playing my music on the XMB becuase I can't underclock and it always starts my music over and stuff becuase I hit L by accident or something.

**Access_Denied** · 09-27-2006, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt123

I really like the Idea I hate playing my music on the XMB becuase I can't underclock and it always starts my music over and stuff becuase I hit L by accident or something.

That's why you put it on hold and use the remote that they supplied with the PSP.

And, why do you need an MP3 Player. Just use the XMB. Who cares about good graphics? And there is a really good MP3 player that someone already made. Good graphics and everything. Don't know the name of it though.

**Ten_In_2010** · 09-27-2006, 08:10 PM

Not to go off topic, but is there an MP3 player for the PSP with auto volume leveling?

**fraseyboy** · 09-27-2006, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ARza

That's why you put it on hold and use the remote that they supplied with the PSP.

And, why do you need an MP3 Player. Just use the XMB. Who cares about good graphics? And there is a really good MP3 player that someone already made. Good graphics and everything. Don't know the name of it though.

Not everyone got the value pack with the remote. I got the PSP standard pack imported from japan before it came out here, and it has no remote.

Its not just the graphics. The XMB Mp3 player sucks for finding music when you have alot. It has no equalizer. You can't put the CPU down to save battery. You can't have playlists. There are no visualizations. There is no album art. The XMB MP3 player isn't really that good at all...

And there is another MP3 player out called Simpleamp, but I find the interface a bit hard to use.

gamer.naveen · 09-27-2006, 10:42 PM

If you wane with C , I may help you.
Or i can design the pics/graphics.

**Ranmax09** · 09-27-2006, 11:22 PM

So this is gonna have a equalizer? If yes, please add the option for it to save the equalizer Settings

DJSP Doesn't let me save the equalizer settings and it looks ugly.

**fraseyboy** · 09-28-2006, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamer.naveen

If you wane with C , I may help you.
Or i can design the pics/graphics.

That would be great for graphics!!! Can I see a sample of your graphics skills? If you dont have anything to show, maybe you could redo my crappy draft of the interface and make it fancy! I think I might get someone else to code it so you don't get overworked

And yes, you will be able to save EQ settings, if its not too hard

**Raphael** · 09-28-2006, 01:48 AM

You have some nice ideas about the HMI implementation of a player there. Did you come up with those on your own or did you see something like that in another program?
In the first case, would you mind if I take up some of these ideas? It would be for PMP Mod.

**fraseyboy** · 09-28-2006, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raphael

You have some nice ideas about the HMI implementation of a player there. Did you come up with those on your own or did you see something like that in another program?

Thanks! I think I pretty much came up with them on my own. I was lying in bed, trying to get to sleep and it came to me, just like that :P

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raphael

would you mind if I take up some of these ideas? It would be for PMP Mod.

Hmm... Well that depends. I really think the ideas in my interface would be great for an mp3 player. If you made it so PMP Mod had an MP3 playing feature, that would be good as well.
Buy anyhoo, yeah you can use my ideas in PMP Mod. Love your app btw

**kosmosis** · 09-28-2006, 03:14 PM

it would be a good project but i turn the screen off wen i play music =p

**iball®** · 09-28-2006, 03:15 PM

In other words, you want to make it look like the iPod interface?

**p0p5ux** · 09-28-2006, 03:19 PM

Exactly dude!!!! iPod's Interface!!!! That's so cool, you could also add a fast movement option like, you choose artists right, swing between artists by just pushing L and R....or choosing albums, genre, time...something like dat!

Also, something like a lyrics system, that's sounds good too right!?

**iball®** · 09-28-2006, 03:21 PM

Why not just buy an iPod? It's a better MP3 player than the PSP anyway.

**Moonchild** · 09-28-2006, 03:22 PM

I'm actually in the midst of creating an mp3 player right now. Just added equalizer support, which actually works quite good. If you need any help with adding that, just ask me

**p0p5ux** · 09-28-2006, 03:22 PM

You can call it : iPod2pSp

**tor** · 09-28-2006, 03:30 PM

http://www.psp-hacks.com/2005/07/29/...al-mp3-player/

thats a good mp3 player, its quite old so alot of people might not have heard of it, its got good visualizations though.

* MP3 playback, of course
* 7 Different Audio Visuals! (press Left or Right trigger to change)
* 4 play modes - normal, sequential, random & repeat
* Instant Audio Modifiers (button equalizer)
o Press Square to Reduce bass.
o Press Triangle to Increase bass.
o Press Circle to increase Treble.
o Press X to increase volume.

**Spirit Hawk Leon** · 09-28-2006, 03:32 PM

That'd be nice, though i would probably only use it if it had atrac3+ support (not Atrac 3), atrac3+ saves me space, at least until i get a 4gig. =/

**idk2** · 09-28-2006, 03:40 PM

I have yet to put a single mp3 on my psp just because of the lack of space on a MS, but i would suggest making the GUI as simple as possible, just displaying the bare basics. That would give it a cleaner look

**Urza** · 09-28-2006, 03:44 PM

Umm... request?

**fraseyboy** · 09-28-2006, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idk2

I have yet to put a single mp3 on my psp just because of the lack of space on a MS, but i would suggest making the GUI as simple as possible, just displaying the bare basics. That would give it a cleaner look

I (or the person who makes this) could make an option to remove the album art, and that wold make it cleaner.

I'm just going to reiterate, I am not going to make this. I am just putting the idea of the interface out there so other people can steal it (with my permission, and some credit to me

or make it with me. I have no programming (except for lua) or graphics skills.

Feel free to jazz up my pic a bit so it doesnt look like a 2 year olds drawing :P

Quote:

Originally Posted by tor

http://www.psp-hacks.com/2005/07/29/...al-mp3-player/

thats a good mp3 player, its quite old so alot of people might not have heard of it, its got good visualizations though.

* MP3 playback, of course
* 7 Different Audio Visuals! (press Left or Right trigger to change)
* 4 play modes - normal, sequential, random & repeat
* Instant Audio Modifiers (button equalizer)
o Press Square to Reduce bass.
o Press Triangle to Increase bass.
o Press Circle to increase Treble.
o Press X to increase volume.

Yeah I was around when DJSP came out. Then the creater turned it into that crappy PSPAdvance thing, which costed money and SUCKED. DJSP was pretty good, but the interface wasnt too flashy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by iball®

In other words, you want to make it look like the iPod interface?

No not exactly. The ipod has a much smaller screen. With the PSP, I could fit heaps more, including those little tabs on the side.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urza the Tyrant

Umm... request?

Request? What choo mean by that?

**Spirit Hawk Leon** · 09-28-2006, 07:03 PM

Heh, i got so bored i ended up making an interface XD

**fraseyboy** · 09-28-2006, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spirit Hawk Leon

Heh, i got so bored i ended up making an interface XD

OMG that is so ultra coolioso

I think, that if that was made into an mp3 player, the EQ should be able to be 'slide down'. Maybe sliding the analouge stick up or down would make the Equalizer come out or go back. Analouge up could change the play mode (shuffle, repeat ect) trigger L could bring out the tracks list (with letters, and the ability to sort by artist, album ect) and R would bring out the playlists.

Thats a cool interface!! Go you!!!

Now if only someone could make it into something >_>

**Spirit Hawk Leon** · 09-28-2006, 07:55 PM

Yea it'd be nice. Though for some reason it reminds me of Psix but just an mp3 player o_O

**fraseyboy** · 09-28-2006, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spirit Hawk Leon

Yea it'd be nice. Though for some reason it reminds me of Psix bust just an mp3 player o_O

Yeah i suppose it does look a bit like psix

Damn, I wish I was smart enough to learn C, then I could make it properly

If theres anyone here who knows enough to make it, please feel free!!!

**Ranmax09** · 09-28-2006, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fraseyboy

OMG that is so ultra coolioso

I think, that if that was made into an mp3 player, the EQ should be able to be 'slide down'. Maybe sliding the analouge stick up or down would make the Equalizer come out or go back. Analouge up could change the play mode (shuffle, repeat ect) trigger L could bring out the tracks list (with letters, and the ability to sort by artist, album ect) and R would bring out the playlists.

Thats a cool interface!! Go you!!!

Now if only someone could make it into something >_>

And the Equalizer Settings would be saved before exiting the program

**fraseyboy** · 09-28-2006, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ranmax09

And the Equalizer Settings would be saved before exiting the program

lol ya. So is there anyone here who can become part of the... ooh... say... MpBox Dev team? We really need a C coder who could make it...

**Ranmax09** · 09-28-2006, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fraseyboy

lol ya. So is there anyone here who can become part of the... ooh... say... MpBox Dev team? We really need a C coder who could make it...

Do you know how to code? I'm still learning

**Deturbanator** · 09-28-2006, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spirit Hawk Leon

Heh, i got so bored i ended up making an interface XD

thats a very good job, im impressed
but no requests on this forum, im sorry, but if the convo is going in that direction, this thread will have to be closed...

**fraseyboy** · 09-28-2006, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deturbanator

thats a very good job, im impressed
but no requests on this forum, im sorry, but if the convo is going in that direction, this thread will have to be closed...

Don't worry its not. That was just a better redo of my draft of the interface. Gamer.naveen just agreed to do graphics AND programming for this, so we should see a newer draft of the interface soon!

w00tage!!!

09-27-2006, 07:52 PM	#1
fraseyboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 397 Trader Feedback: 0	Idea/Draft for a new MP3 player... Tell me what you think! No offence to anyone, but IMO all of the Mp3 players for the PSP's interfaces are either too complicated or too simple. So I was thinking about making (or getting someone to make) something which looked like the interface on another Mp3 player such as the Ipod. I suck at graphics, so I made this little mockup draft of what it could look like. Just picture it with shiny silver bars and stainless steel L and R tabs. Personnally, I think it would be great to have on the PSP. When the L button is pressed, the L tab would slide out and show all the music you have on your psp. There would be letters along the top that you can move to with the left and right buttons, that make it show only tracks that begin with that letter. The R tab would bring out a list of all the playlists you have. Pressing select would bring up options, with stuff like Play mode (can be adjusted with the analouge stick as well), equalizer ect. All this can be done without stopping the music. If people showed enough interest in it, I would have to get someone else to code it and do the graphics as I only know Lua If they don't, I'd TRY make it in Lua, and use graphics from google and not release it to the public. So what do you think? Anyone willing to make it?

09-27-2006, 07:56 PM	#2
Matt123 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 624 Trader Feedback: 0	I really like the Idea I hate playing my music on the XMB becuase I can't underclock and it always starts my music over and stuff becuase I hit L by accident or something. __________________ [CENTER]- 3.40 OE PSP Thanks to DAX :] - DS + R4DS Cart - 1.90 PS3 + YDL [B]ilykitty<3[/B][/CENTER]

09-27-2006, 08:10 PM	#4
Ten_In_2010 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Washington D.C. Posts: 3,375 Trader Feedback: 0	Not to go off topic, but is there an MP3 player for the PSP with auto volume leveling? __________________ [CENTER][img]http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2488/sigdx8.png[/img][/CENTER]

09-27-2006, 10:42 PM	#6
gamer.naveen Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 14 Trader Feedback: 0	>> If you wane with C , I may help you. Or i can design the pics/graphics.

09-27-2006, 11:22 PM	#7
Ranmax09 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 1,688 Trader Feedback: 0	So this is gonna have a equalizer? If yes, please add the option for it to save the equalizer Settings DJSP Doesn't let me save the equalizer settings and it looks ugly. __________________ [B]PSN (US):[/B] [B][COLOR="Black"]U[/COLOR][/B][B][COLOR="Red"]X[/COLOR][/B][B][COLOR="Black"]S[/COLOR][/B][B][COLOR="Red"]a[/COLOR][/B][B][COLOR="Black"]m[/COLOR][/B]. [B][COLOR="Black"]Wii Friends Code (US):[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR="Red"]1189-1627-7539-9268[/COLOR][/B]. [B]Super Smash Bros. Brawl Friends Code (US):[/B] [B][COLOR="Red"]3694-9973-1836[/COLOR][/B]. [B]Mario Kart Wii Friends Code (PAL):[/B] [B][COLOR="Red"]3523-2309-7092[/COLOR][/B].

09-28-2006, 01:48 AM	#9
Raphael Developer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 919 Trader Feedback: 0	You have some nice ideas about the HMI implementation of a player there. Did you come up with those on your own or did you see something like that in another program? In the first case, would you mind if I take up some of these ideas? It would be for PMP Mod. __________________ Raphs board rules #31: Excessive use of punctuation is either a sign of a lesser ego or a small mind. Avoid it if you don't want to look like a total moron. Raphs board rules #17: When you need to ask whether you are capable of doing something, you are not. Raphs board rules #2: Exploits aren't found by changing version numbers, blindly merging data into a file or turning your PSP upside down. Raphs board rules #1: If you have no clue how exploits work, don't come up with ideas about them.

09-28-2006, 03:14 PM	#11
kosmosis Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: FL Posts: 465 Trader Feedback: 0	it would be a good project but i turn the screen off wen i play music =p

09-28-2006, 03:15 PM	#12
iball® My Mood: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Interstates Posts: 9,652 Trader Feedback: 0	In other words, you want to make it look like the iPod interface? __________________ [spoiler=signature][center][img]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/iball2929/iballsig2fz.jpg[/img][/center] [size=-2][center][b][color=purple]Nintendo DS WFC codes[/b][/color][/center][/size][size=-2][center][b][color=green]Mario Kart DS: 180448 583615 (I-Ball)[/color] [color=blue]Animal Crossing: Town of Sampson 4853-9284-6519 (I-Ball)[/color] [color=red]Metroid Prime Hunters: 5025 8054 3555[/size][/center][/color][size=-2][center]-----------------[/center][center][color=blue]Homebrew authors! If your software is based upon GPL code then you MUST release the modified source code you created the same time you release the binaries![/b][/size][/color][/center] [size=-2][center][b]Supercard mini-SD w/2GB 150x Mini-SD card, SuperPass II, FlashMe v7 and an EFA Linker II GBA flashcart[/b][/center][/size][/spoiler]

09-28-2006, 03:19 PM	#13
p0p5ux Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mx, Mexico City Posts: 1,320 Trader Feedback: 0	Exactly dude!!!! iPod's Interface!!!! That's so cool, you could also add a fast movement option like, you choose artists right, swing between artists by just pushing L and R....or choosing albums, genre, time...something like dat! Also, something like a lyrics system, that's sounds good too right!? __________________ [CENTER][RIGHT][COLOR=Lime][SIZE=6][FONT=Tahoma][B]Hideo1[/B][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [/RIGHT] [SIZE=1][COLOR=Silver][I][B]PSN: p0p5ux[/B][/I] [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=1][COLOR=Silver][B]I have GTAIV and MGS4.[/B] [B]Don't play THAT much, but still play.[/B] [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=1][COLOR=Silver][B]Cant remember my WFC..lol... [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=Lime]AWESOMENESS llllllllllllllllllllllllllll [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [/CENTER]

09-28-2006, 03:21 PM	#14
iball® My Mood: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Interstates Posts: 9,652 Trader Feedback: 0	Why not just buy an iPod? It's a better MP3 player than the PSP anyway. __________________ [spoiler=signature][center][img]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/iball2929/iballsig2fz.jpg[/img][/center] [size=-2][center][b][color=purple]Nintendo DS WFC codes[/b][/color][/center][/size][size=-2][center][b][color=green]Mario Kart DS: 180448 583615 (I-Ball)[/color] [color=blue]Animal Crossing: Town of Sampson 4853-9284-6519 (I-Ball)[/color] [color=red]Metroid Prime Hunters: 5025 8054 3555[/size][/center][/color][size=-2][center]-----------------[/center][center][color=blue]Homebrew authors! If your software is based upon GPL code then you MUST release the modified source code you created the same time you release the binaries![/b][/size][/color][/center] [size=-2][center][b]Supercard mini-SD w/2GB 150x Mini-SD card, SuperPass II, FlashMe v7 and an EFA Linker II GBA flashcart[/b][/center][/size][/spoiler]

09-28-2006, 03:22 PM	#15
Moonchild AKA Homer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,779 Trader Feedback: 0	I'm actually in the midst of creating an mp3 player right now. Just added equalizer support, which actually works quite good. If you need any help with adding that, just ask me __________________ Click Here if you want a Winamp Currently Playing Userbar like the one above.

09-28-2006, 03:22 PM	#16
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09-28-2006, 03:30 PM	#17
tor Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 641 Trader Feedback: 0	http://www.psp-hacks.com/2005/07/29/...al-mp3-player/ thats a good mp3 player, its quite old so alot of people might not have heard of it, its got good visualizations though. * MP3 playback, of course * 7 Different Audio Visuals! (press Left or Right trigger to change) * 4 play modes - normal, sequential, random & repeat * Instant Audio Modifiers (button equalizer) o Press Square to Reduce bass. o Press Triangle to Increase bass. o Press Circle to increase Treble. o Press X to increase volume.

09-28-2006, 03:32 PM	#18
Spirit Hawk Leon Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: My own little world... Posts: 1,571 Trader Feedback: 0	That'd be nice, though i would probably only use it if it had atrac3+ support (not Atrac 3), atrac3+ saves me space, at least until i get a 4gig. =/ __________________ [SIZE="4"][COLOR="Green"][U][B]Spirit Hawk Leon[/B][/U][/COLOR][/SIZE] [U][B]Playstation Portable: [COLOR="DarkRed"]Firmware:[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR="Red"]5.00 m33-6/5.03[/COLOR] [COLOR="DarkBlue"][1000 x2 /3000][/COLOR][/U] [SIZE="1"][I]I get the best feeling in the world when you say hi or even smile at me, because even if it's just for a moment, I know I've crossed your mind.[/I][/SIZE]

09-28-2006, 03:40 PM	#19
idk2 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Washington DC Posts: 1,676 Trader Feedback: 0	I have yet to put a single mp3 on my psp just because of the lack of space on a MS, but i would suggest making the GUI as simple as possible, just displaying the bare basics. That would give it a cleaner look

09-28-2006, 03:44 PM	#20
Urza Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,540 Trader Feedback: 0	Umm... request?

09-28-2006, 07:03 PM	#22
Spirit Hawk Leon Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: My own little world... Posts: 1,571 Trader Feedback: 0	Heh, i got so bored i ended up making an interface XD __________________ [SIZE="4"][COLOR="Green"][U][B]Spirit Hawk Leon[/B][/U][/COLOR][/SIZE] [U][B]Playstation Portable: [COLOR="DarkRed"]Firmware:[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR="Red"]5.00 m33-6/5.03[/COLOR] [COLOR="DarkBlue"][1000 x2 /3000][/COLOR][/U] [SIZE="1"][I]I get the best feeling in the world when you say hi or even smile at me, because even if it's just for a moment, I know I've crossed your mind.[/I][/SIZE]

09-28-2006, 07:55 PM	#24
Spirit Hawk Leon Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: My own little world... Posts: 1,571 Trader Feedback: 0	Yea it'd be nice. Though for some reason it reminds me of Psix but just an mp3 player o_O __________________ [SIZE="4"][COLOR="Green"][U][B]Spirit Hawk Leon[/B][/U][/COLOR][/SIZE] [U][B]Playstation Portable: [COLOR="DarkRed"]Firmware:[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR="Red"]5.00 m33-6/5.03[/COLOR] [COLOR="DarkBlue"][1000 x2 /3000][/COLOR][/U] [SIZE="1"][I]I get the best feeling in the world when you say hi or even smile at me, because even if it's just for a moment, I know I've crossed your mind.[/I][/SIZE] Last edited by Spirit Hawk Leon; 09-28-2006 at 08:25 PM..

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