Extracting The Radio Stations & Character Speech Form The GTA3 DVD-ROM
The radio stations that play whilst you drive most of the vehicles in "GTA3" can easily be "ripped" and then converted to the ".wav" format, which means they can be played on a "PC".
To enable you to "rip" the the radio stations and most of the other audio from the "GTA3" disk, you will need a DVD drive and a program that can convert the various formats into ".wav".
"MFAudio" is such a program and can be downloaded from HERE.
The radio stations are stored in the "Audio\Music" folder on the "GTA3" DVD and have a ".vb" file extension.
The following is a brief description of how I managed to convert the ".vb" files on the "GTA3" disk to ".wav" files (once you have downloaded and installed "MFAudio" you can begin).
1. First of all, start "MFAudio".
2 "Input Audio File" Section.
2a. Click on the "Open" button and locate the ".vb" file you want to convert to ".wav".
2b. From the "File Format" drop-down list, select "RAW - Raw Sound Data - Compressed ADPCM".
2c. In the "File Parameters" section use the following settings:
| Frequency : 32000 Hz or 16000 Hz | Samples: 16 bits | Channels 2 (Stereo) |
| Interleave: 2000 Bytes | Header Skip: 0 Bytes |
You can click on the "Play" button to see if you have selected the correct settings. If the playback seems too fast, then adjust the "Frequency" to "16000Hz".
3. "Output Audio File" Section.
3a. Click on the "Save As" button, give the output file a suitable name and from the "Save as type" drop-down list select "Microsoft WAV Files (*.wav)" and click on "Save".
3b. From the "File Format" drop-down list, select "WAV - Microsoft RIFF - Uncompressed PCM" (make sure the output file has a ".wav" extension prior to saving).
3c. In the "File Parameters" section use the following settings:
| Frequency : 44100 Hz | Samples: 16 bits | Channels 2 (Stereo) |
| Interleave: 0 Bytes | Header Skip: 0 Bytes |
4. When everything is as above click on the "Process!" button.
5. The finshed ".wav" file will be in the folder you specified.
The screenshot below displays the settings in the "MFAudio" window as they should appear prior to pressing the "Process!" button.
Good
Luck Y'all
Regards Ripperoo
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