Help:Contents/Finding Content/Finding audio

This can be quite difficult, depending on the game. But, the results may very well be worth it.

Through Sound Players
Some sound players can search through a file and look through any game for the hardware it supports.


 * Hoot


 * Nebula Jukebox


 * M1 A sound player for MAME ROMs. Front-ends can be used with this program. Be warned that it is based on an old core of MAME, making several games incompatible with it.

Through File Extraction
Several file extractors usually support some sort of audio ripping, usually supporting file formats such as .wavs, .oggs, .mp3s, or whatever format the game uses.

Examples of file extractors

 * MultiExtractor
 * ResourcesExtract
 * Resource Hacker (For Windows games)
 * Jaeder Naub
 * rezycle (For Mac OS games)

Through Sound Tests
Games can come with sound tests, whether it be through debug mode or through some sort of cheat, which makes it very easy to rip them with emulators. All one needs to do is record these songs, as no sound effects interfere with the music.

Through Hacking
Somewhat related to the previous section, one can usually force songs to play through some kind of memory or ROM hacking.