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Tomb_Raider_Nut
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posted 01-15-2002 07:46 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tomb_Raider_Nut   Click Here to Email Tomb_Raider_Nut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
i have a really cool techno song that i want to add to my level, but it's an unknown format. what i was wondering is if there's a program that can change the format. (i've tried the windows recorder but it can't open the file)

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Phabius Phodes
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posted 01-15-2002 08:36 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Phabius Phodes   Click Here to Email Phabius Phodes     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
What format is it?

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Vivi_Ornitier
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posted 01-15-2002 08:59 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Vivi_Ornitier   Click Here to Email Vivi_Ornitier     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
http://www.cnet.downloads.com is probably the best place to find something like that. They have hundreds of rippers for loads of formats. Type to wav though, because some of them aren't free (they are mainly the ones that change multiple formats).

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posted 01-15-2002 12:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for aktrekker     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Won't the latest Windows Media Player let you record what you are playing? Not exactly a conversion, but it works, and should still sound good.
Personally I got a copy of Sound Forge XP really cheap a couple of years ago, and it does the job. Except MP3, you have to pay extra to write them.
If your file is in some MAC format, you might want to download the Quicktime editor, it should convert it for you.

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posted 01-15-2002 02:25 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Vivi_Ornitier   Click Here to Email Vivi_Ornitier     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Even if the file isn't already on nut's system, and is on CD, then media player won't let you do it because they enforce all copyright gibberish. Not that I'm saything there is anything wrong with copyright

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posted 01-15-2002 07:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tomb_Raider_Nut   Click Here to Email Tomb_Raider_Nut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Phabius Phodes:
What format is it?

when i look at the properties it says 'format type unknown'

vivi, the link isn't working. it keeps saying that the page cannot be displayed.

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Vivi_Ornitier
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posted 01-16-2002 05:22 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Vivi_Ornitier   Click Here to Email Vivi_Ornitier     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Oppss.... Http://downloads.cnet.com

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posted 01-16-2002 11:10 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for aktrekker     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Format type unknown? Are you able to play the file using Windows Media Player? If so, you should be able to get a filetype for it.
What is the file extension?

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posted 01-17-2002 08:25 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tomb_Raider_Nut   Click Here to Email Tomb_Raider_Nut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

i was looking at the wrong thing
audio codec: MPEG Layer-3 Decoder 0006
i kept looking at
video codec: unknown

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posted 01-18-2002 12:30 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for astronomicon   Click Here to Email astronomicon     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yes, I think I may be able to help. I believe, if you go to TWOCOWS and find Cool Edit under Audio, it should be able to load that file type, and save it in another of many formats. The trial version download only lasts so long (30 days?), but you can always uninstall and reinstall when you need it again.

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posted 01-18-2002 12:37 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for astronomicon   Click Here to Email astronomicon     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
If that wont work, Acid Pro will absolutely do the job. I know they also have a trial version, but if sound is this important to you (and it should be in a game), buying it is a great deal! Its a full studio audio editor in itself, and comes with many sounds, loops, and tracks. Editing is easy and effective. This I know. I have it, and every musician I know has it on their PC. With his, you can open tracks of any format, mix them all and save them in any format. WAV IS supported.

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posted 01-18-2002 12:51 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for aktrekker     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I use CDEX for converting between MP3 and WAV. It is a free CD ripper that can do the conversions for you. I always get great quality.

As soon as I clicked Submit, I remembered that there are plugins for WinAmp to convert between MP3 and WAV and a few other formats. All free of course. I seem to remember someone (WBM?) posting a detailed tutorial in the forum for doing this conversion.

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posted 01-21-2002 08:51 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tomb_Raider_Nut   Click Here to Email Tomb_Raider_Nut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
the song's in the correct format now, but i guess there's some sort of block from letting me use it.

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posted 01-22-2002 03:13 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for aktrekker     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
What problem are you having now?

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posted 01-22-2002 07:34 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tomb_Raider_Nut   Click Here to Email Tomb_Raider_Nut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
it just won't play although it's in the correct format. i step on the trigger for it to start and all backround music goes silent. i tried it with another audio track to see if it was the trigger and it works fine.

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posted 01-23-2002 10:52 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for aktrekker     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Does it play ok with Windows Media Player?
Do you want it as an audio track or a sound effect?
If sound effect, did you change sounds.txt to point to your wav file? And rebuild sounds using the right letter code, then rebuild your level?
If audio track, did you give it a valid number for the filename and put it in the audio directory?

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posted 01-23-2002 11:22 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for The ARCHIVES   Click Here to Email The ARCHIVES     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Tomb_Raider_Nut:
it just won't play although it's in the correct format. i step on the trigger for it to start and all backround music goes silent.

Your audio file does work. Customised auio files need extra added silence at the end of your recordings of at least 2 seconds to work correctly. If there is not enough silence added you do not hear anything or just a fraction of it.

If that does not help (for I think it does) you have to record your audio file (again) with (sndrec32.exe) windows build-in sound recorder. Some sound recording/editing tools seem to fail when saving in Microsoft ADPCM format.

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posted 01-23-2002 09:08 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tomb_Raider_Nut   Click Here to Email Tomb_Raider_Nut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by aktrekker:
Does it play ok with Windows Media Player?


It work fine in windows media player, and all the other music programs i have.

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Do you want it as an audio track or a sound effect?If audio track, did you give it a valid number for the filename and put it in the audio directory?

It is too long for a sound effect, in my opinion, so i'm using it as an audio.
Yes it is a valid number as i replaced it over another file.

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Thanx Archives i'll try that.

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