FeatherWing Music Maker does not allow the use of other actu

[KevinLe]

Hello,

I am contacting you because I have a problem with the "FeatherWing Music Maker w/ Amp - MP3" (https://www.adafruit.com/product/3436).
I would like to use it in combination with a neo pixel ring.
I would simply like to be able to play MP3 files and have the neo pixel ring blink when the music is playing.
The problem is that when the music is playing, no other function seems to be able to be activated in the "void loop ()".
In the example code "feather_player", I understand that background playback of an MP3 file is enabled in the "void setup()".
I don't understand why I can't activate any other function in the "void loop()" when playing an audio file.
Can you help me?

Best Regards,
Kevin

[mikeysklar]

Kevin,

You can post your code if you like.

I have used this FeatherWing module before with interrupts enabled in setup and then calling the musicPlayer.start and stop routines from the main loop():

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  musicPlayer.useInterrupt(VS1053_FILEPLAYER_PIN_INT);

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                    musicPlayer.startPlayingFile("audiofile.mp3");
                    musicPlayer.stopPlaying();

This way I could play audio and run the lights at the same time all in the main loop.

[KevinLe]

Thank you very much!
I'll try that!
Best Regards,
Kevin