Can Anyone Create a Nintendo64 Music Format Like SPC?

[Burp]

I don´t know too much about emulation, but... can anyone create a N64 music file like SNES SPC? i think is posible, the guys of ZSNES create the SPC files using the ZST state save, maybe with a PJ64 state save is can make posible...




Is just a idea... is too hard to create it?

[neoak]

Is not as easy in the N64. Mainly because there are games with special compression and others with Standart (Nintendo Specs) compression.

It would take time to make it... but is possible

[The Khan Artist]

It all depends on the hardware of the system. It worked on the SNES, because the SNES sound chip had its own seperate memory and actually ran a sound program inside it. An SPC file is a copy of the sound chip memory containing that program.

[Burp]

Ohh... so, it´s more hard that i think, but (for The Kahn Artist) are you sure that the sound code is not dumped on a State Save data file? well ^^U i don´t know too much about emulation

[Smiff]

impossible, n64 no sound chip, could extract samples, not synth stuff, best bet is complete emu w/ logging

[The Khan Artist]

Yes, the sound info is stored in a state save as well, because the sound chip is an integral part of the system.

[Burp]

Ummm... but, there´s a chance creating a program or DLL for Winamp for emulating the Sound Chip and this read the music file?

[The Khan Artist]

Yeah, SNESAmp already does that. It's a WinAmp plugin, and it can either read the SPC files, or extract the SPC info from a zSNES state save. The homepage is down at the moment, but it's www.alpha-ii.com.

[Burp]

Yeah, i know that ^^U but i say that for do something like N64Amp or something

[Smiff]

heeelllooo, read my last post. Yes there is a software n64 synth available for the PC, it's called RSP.dll in your Project64 folder... all you need is something to feed it the data... i find Project64.exe and the appropriate ROM to work quite well