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How to convert Dracula X PCM files to WAV?

Tid - Apr 14, 2005

		Tid	Apr 14, 2005
		hello anyone know how to do that? i tested RB_SaturnPCM.EXE converter but not really working... another question, is it possible to identify the sample rate of a PCM? oh well any tips for ripping those Dracula X musics are welcome thanks

		RockinB	Apr 15, 2005
		Originally posted by Tid@Fri, 2005-04-15 @ 09:36 AM hello anyone know how to do that? i tested RB_SaturnPCM.EXE converter but not really working... another question, is it possible to identify the sample rate of a PCM? oh well any tips for ripping those Dracula X musics are welcome thanks [post=132901]Quoted post[/post] You might want to take a look at this discussion: http://forums.segaxtreme.net/index.php?showtopic=1... What means "not really working"? The only Saturn sound file format for which I don't know a way to convert it is ACX. For raw headerless PCM, you can only guess and try different samplerates and bit resolutions with RB_SaturnPCM.EXE or with Saturn SoundPlayer... on the console itself by swapping in the Dracula X CD or burning the files on the CD-R.

		Tid	Apr 15, 2005
		the problem is the music is converted but there is a terrible background noise, changing sample rate dont seems to help i use mono 16 22050 settings here... u can find the PCM i'm trying to convert

		Borisz	Apr 15, 2005
		the music in Dracula X is headerless and ADPCM if i recall correctly, and stereo - most likely 44,1khz is the sampling rate, judging from the quality. I don't know of any utils that could convert them though.

		Tid	Apr 15, 2005
		i see, oh well thx for the answer, hope one day those ADPCM can be converted

		MasterAkumaMatata	Apr 16, 2005
		Originally posted by Tid@Fri, 2005-04-15 @ 06:11 PM i use mono 16 22050 settings[post=132928]Quoted post[/post] It's definitely stereo and not mono according to a quick analysis of the PCM file with a hex editor. See attached pic.

		Borisz	Apr 16, 2005
		it's definetaly stereo after playing the game too.

		DBOY	Jun 10, 2005
		Originally posted by Borisz@Sun, 2005-04-17 @ 12:07 PM it's definetaly stereo after playing the game too. [post=132963]Quoted post[/post] Have you tried opening it as raw ADPCM data using Adobe Audition? I ended up using that at a later date when pulling all the audio out of Gulliver Boy for Saturn. Relevant post from a few years ago... The gulldump... script was the end result. Youll need to scan the file with WinHex though, but maybe you can find a better way to locate song starts and ends. Also, this is a total shot in the dark, but you might want to look at the ScummVM... tools too. They have a tool for unpacking these kinds of huge PCM audio files (they use it to repack the 160MB voice files in Ogg format for playing Lucasarts games)

		Borisz	Jun 11, 2005
		I don't have Adobe Audition, so I couldn't check it. There are a fuckton of ADPCM codecs out there though, and I wouldn't be surprised if the game would use something entirely costum. Or headerless DUCK 4bit files.