SPC files

Stifu · Post by **Stifu** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 10:11 pm

I'd like to create SPC files... Is there a "convenient" way to do so ?
Maybe a way to convert other music files to SPC ?

Thanks.

Post by **Agozer** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 10:26 pm

You cannot convert other music files to SPC.

To get SPCs out of your favorite SNES game, load up a game. When you hear a tune you like, press F1 and select the SPC Dump option. Done. Although in some cases this method does not work prefectly, e.g. Star Ocean.

Stifu · Post by **Stifu** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 11:28 pm

I didn't make myself clear, I don't want to rip SNES musics, I'd like to create original musics in SPC format...
Seeing your answer, it doesn't sound possible...

Neo Demon · Post by **Neo Demon** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 3:50 am

Well, unfortunately I don't think it's possible that you can convert original music's into a SPC format.

~Neo Demon~

Post by **grinvader** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 5:08 am

In all possibilities, if you make a .MOD music file, it *could* be made into an SPC. But I have no idea if such a converter exists.

whicker · Post by **whicker** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 5:22 am

Stifu wrote:I'd like to create SPC files... Is there a "convenient" way to do so ?
Maybe a way to convert other music files to SPC ?

Thanks.

I'm not sure anybody around here has done much with composing sound programs. I'm positive some googling around will turn up something, but keep in mind that you probably need to know assembly language.

A Midi file to SPC automatic converter seems pretty likely, if anyone has made such a thing available.

Stifu · Post by **Stifu** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:26 am

whicker wrote:I'm not sure anybody around here has done much with composing sound programs. I'm positive some googling around will turn up something, but keep in mind that you probably need to know assembly language.

I've already looked a bit, and the concerned person (the one making musics for me) looked for info too but couldn't find anything... I'll look again more seriously later.

That person is able to make Midi and MOD files (among others) by the way... So maybe there's hope after all.

Nightcrawler · Post by **Nightcrawler** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 3:07 pm

You can create an SPC file the same way the original creators did. Learn some SPC700 and 65c816 and write a little sound demo ROM.

Convenient? No.. but it is a way depending on your technical ability.

Or you can hack an existing SPC file. Basically, you're utilizing an already written SPC700 driver. I know people have hacked some Zelda SPC's before and changed the instruments and some of the notes.

That's where I would start. Get some information on the SPC file format and start changing some things and learning how they work. Then you can start possibly editing your own notes into it. If memory serves me correctly, editing the actualy instrument samples is a bit more difficult.

Post by **grinvader** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 5:43 pm

Nightcrawler wrote:If memory serves me correctly, editing the actualy instrument samples is a bit more difficult.

Yeah, they are BRR-compressed. You'd have to BRR-compress your own samples and replace the originals.

Stifu · Post by **Stifu** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 6:43 pm

Thanks for the info !

LobStar · Post by **LobStar** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 10:59 pm

grinvader wrote:
Nightcrawler wrote:If memory serves me correctly, editing the actualy instrument samples is a bit more difficult.
Yeah, they are BRR-compressed. You'd have to BRR-compress your own samples and replace the originals.

I have a PCM <-> BRR converter if you need it, its just up to you if you want to track down the pointers to the samples.

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