Hello everyone.
So if you got your GTA3 on your Android and would like your own custom songs played in car radio stations, here is an easy way to do it.
All radio stations are actually 1 recording, which includes commercials, songs, etc. So for each radio station there is 1 audio file.
What you can do is either replace the radio station with 1 song, edit the existing radio station or combine more songs into 1 file and use that.
Here is how you do it.
1) Getting the files
Connect your phone via USB, navigate to this path:
sdcard/Android/data/com.rockstar.gta3/files/GTA3/audio
***note: the path could be a little different, check both internal and external cards and look inside Android/data or just data/ or data/data folder - you are looking for com.rockstar.gta folder, should be over 400MB size***
When you find the folder, copy the following files to your computer:
HEAD.nfx
CLASS.nfx
KJAH.nfx
RISE.nfx
LIPS.nfx
GAME.nfx
MSX.nfx
FLASH.nfx
CHAT.nfx
Each of these files represents one radio station, here is the chart:
head radio = HEAD.nfx
double cleff fm = CLASS.nfx
jah radio = KJAH.nfx
rise fm = RISE.nfx
lips 106 = LIPS.nfx
game fm = GAME.nfx
msx fm = MSX.nfx
flashback 95.6 = FLASH.nfx
chatterbox 109 = CHAT.nfx
2) Back up!
Once you have those 9 files on your computer just copy them in a folder for backup.
That way, if you screw something up OR wish the original radio stations back you can.
3) Customizing radio stations
Replace 1 radio station with 1 song
Let's say you don't like game fm and would rather listen to your song coolsong.mp3
Make a copy of your mp3 song
Rename coolsong.mp3 to GAME.nfx
Replace your newly created GAME.nfx file with the original GAME.nfx file on your phone (overwrite)
Done. In game, select game fm radio station to listen to your coolsong!
Replace 1 radio station with multiple songs
Similar to replacing 1 song. Only here, you use some audio joining software to merge multiple songs in 1 file.
Let's say you don't like game fm and would rather listen to X other songs
Merge/join your songs with audio editing software (google for help)
Let's say you merged X songs in a file named mergedsongs.mp3
Rename mergedsongs.mp3 to GAME.nfx
Replace your newly created GAME.nfx file with the original GAME.nfx file on your phone (overwrite)
Done. In game, select game fm radio station to listen to your mergedsongs!
Edit existing radio stations
You can also edit (cut out, add, etc) the existing radio stations.
Let's say you wish to edit radio station game fm
Rename GAME.nfx to GAME.mp3 --> now you have 1 mp3 file you can play on your PC or edit
Use any audio editing software to add/remove/etc parts of the GAME.mp3
When done, rename GAME.mp3 back to GAME.nfx
Replace your newly created GAME.nfx file with the original GAME.nfx file on your phone (overwrite)
Done. In game, select game fm radio station to listen to your creation!
4) Tips
If you wish to have the original radio stations back, just copy your files from backup folder on your pc to your phone in the /com.rockstar.gta3/files/GTA3/audio folder and overwrite
You can edit only some radio stations, none or all - depends if you only want your custom music to play or only wish to replace certain stations
If you can't see the file extensions (for example only see GAME and not GAME.nfx) on your pc, go to Control Panel -> Folder Options -> View and uncheck "hide extensions for known file types"
Questions?
If you have any questions feel free to ask.
Enjoy listening to your favorite music in your GTA3 game on android.
Nicely done!
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Thanks Too bad that it lags so much on Galaxy S.. I hope they fix it in future updates or that someone figures out how to disable replay recordings or something to improve playability.
Great tutorial!
The file renaming and moving is also possible within your phone using a file manager!
I tried it a few times and it worked great but i may have messed up somewhere as each time i enter a vehicle it seems to crash im assuming this is to do with the audio anyways....
Playing on Galaxy SII
Glad you like it Yeah no reason why it shouldn't work on phone, glad you find it useful.
Working well on Galaxy S2..Thank you!
Cool dude, thanks !
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Cool dude, thanks !
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Nice Tutorial!
I don't like the radio in gta iii. E.g.: Commercials where they talking about cute kittens that you get over night blaaaaa.
Can I link your thread in my Modding thread? That would be great!
Ofcourse man go ahead
cool tut for those wondering how-to
can the changed filesize be as big as i want?
Yes filesize shouldn't matter. For example original file sizes were atleast twice smaller than my new files, so it shouldn't matter.
Im just preparing them and my files are like 40-50mb. Ill let you know if it works, but I think it will.
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works all fine. thanks so much!!!
gta
hi having abit of trouble when i change the name of a song to say..
HEAD.nfx its still showing up as a mp3 .any help will be most appreciated...thanks
ace55 said:
hi having abit of trouble when i change the name of a song to say..
HEAD.nfx its still showing up as a mp3 .any help will be most appreciated...thanks
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You have to change in Windows that fileextensions are shown.
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How to change radio station in gta 3?
hene193 said:
How to change radio station in gta 3?
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just swipe left or right on the name of the radio
Hi, unfortunly it doesn't works for me, i've done all you've said, but each time i try it ingame and select the chosen radio, there is no music playing and after a few seconds the game stop running.
P.s : i'm on Tegra 2 smartphone, don't know if it matters but i wanted to point it out ^^
Anyway to make this works ?
Thanks !
Why not just use pandora in the background, or the default music player instead of going through all this? I use pandora while playing music even on foot just like the 360
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I have one issue that turns into multiple ones: I've used the default [google?] music player and a half dozen others [currently TTPod] and despite is ugly playback, only the default Music Player recognizes all of my stash. the others all miss from 25% to 70% or so of my files.
why is that? if it matters the handset is a LG P509, runs well, is rooted, running modified stock Froyo.
I don't get my music the usual 'store' way: I'm a musician and fan of live sound, so I rip from various sources a lot of live music, render them as MP3's. The players will typically pickup the same bunches and miss the same from one to other, with the exception that none of them handle audiobooks well, or collections of voice/reading/spoken::; examples are I have two versions of Bible audio loaded and a couple of longish books on Audio: player-depending, some will ignore a lot but not all of these files [no pattern] and others will do various things like renaming/numbering the files, leaving them nameless [unknown - track 1, etc] picking up duplicates, identifying individual tracks as albums [again, some, not all, seemingly at random] and elsewise.
???? makes me miss my ipod.
suggestions?
cognus said:
I have one issue that turns into multiple ones: I've used the default [google?] music player and a half dozen others [currently TTPod] and despite is ugly playback, only the default Music Player recognizes all of my stash. the others all miss from 25% to 70% or so of my files.
why is that? if it matters the handset is a LG P509, runs well, is rooted, running modified stock Froyo.
I don't get my music the usual 'store' way: I'm a musician and fan of live sound, so I rip from various sources a lot of live music, render them as MP3's. The players will typically pickup the same bunches and miss the same from one to other, with the exception that none of them handle audiobooks well, or collections of voice/reading/spoken::; examples are I have two versions of Bible audio loaded and a couple of longish books on Audio: player-depending, some will ignore a lot but not all of these files [no pattern] and others will do various things like renaming/numbering the files, leaving them nameless [unknown - track 1, etc] picking up duplicates, identifying individual tracks as albums [again, some, not all, seemingly at random] and elsewise.
???? makes me miss my ipod.
suggestions?
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what happens if u select a song(from the ones that dont appear) from a file manager? does it promp you to play the song with whatever player you have? or the file manager doesnt find them either?
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Have to tried fixing permissions in rom manager?
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you were one step ahead of me. i had not thought of that particular function but I was on the hunt for a good file manager and picked up ES File Explorer. [good app] Anyway, prior to that I went back to market and found a trial of a paid player called PlayerPro. it does the trick. found everything, and was clever enough to obfuscate empty folders. "Folder" view is not the default, but its not hidden either, so using that View everything was quite orderly. so that issue is solved.
I'm still puzzled, however, by the underlying technicals of why this occurs. it would be non-mysterious if there was some consistency, for instance, NO audiobook-type track would be mishandled as an "album", instead of "some are... most are not". And stranger still - CD's that I have ripped directly using a PC based tool have a fairly ordinary file structure [unlike ripping from streams or youtube, or audio tracks from vids] - those genre/album based products completely miss those altogether even though they are in subfolders under "Music".
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what happens if u select a song(from the ones that dont appear) from a file manager? does it promp you to play the song with whatever player you have? or the file manager doesnt find them either?
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Xda, ahh the place for answers, so here's my confusion.
I bought my surface when it came out (October, I think), and was hoping for free music, well as usual my wishes came truce, but how long do I get Xbox music for free. Is it a period of time or is it for life? I ask this because I went onto my Xbox and found that I needed to purchase a pass.
So Q.2 because the Xbox music is lacking some songs I tried adding some of my own, BUT the arse wipes at MS don't allow this so I want to know how to add music to my collection.
So, conclusion how long do I get Xbox music, and how do I add my own songs to my library.
P.S I may have more questions to ask so keep checking back to answer more!!!
Cheers fellas?
how long do I get Xbox music ...
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The ad supported version that you are using right now will be free forever, although the duration of streaming will be limited to 10 hours per month, after the first six months (april 2013). Note that there is some content that is not included in the free streaming package, these songs have to be bought and can only be previewed for 30 seconds.
... and how do I add my own songs to my library
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You can't add music right from within the app. But you can add music files to your music library in file explorer:
1. Open File Explorer (Windows Button + E)
2. Copy/Cut the music files or folders you want to have
3. Go to the music library (on the left side in the navigation pane)
4. Paste your music there
If you go into the music app again your music will start to show up. Maybe you might have to restart the app.
Smirny said:
The ad supported version that you are using right now will be free forever, although the duration of streaming will be limited to 10 hours per month, after the first six months (april 2013). Note that there is some content that is not included in the free streaming package, these songs have to be bought and can only be previewed for 30 seconds.
You can't add music right from within the app. But you can add music files to your music library in file explorer:
1. Open File Explorer (Windows Button + E)
2. Copy/Cut the music files or folders you want to have
3. Go to the music library (on the left side in the navigation pane)
4. Paste your music there
If you go into the music app again your music will start to show up. Maybe you might have to restart the app.
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Well thanks but MS are pathetic, this new OZ has been nothing but a failure, all they want is money, it should be more like Google music... ahhh i love Google.
Q.3. how do I search within my library and not within the store?
Yet again,
Cheers fellas.
Dane Reynolds said:
Q.3. how do I search within my library and not within the store?
Yet again,
Cheers fellas.
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Welllllll... The thing is: if you search, it automatically searches the store, but once it searches, tap on "all music" and change it to "my music". You can make it automatically go to your music when you open the app however: open Xbox Music, go to settings > preferences > when the app opens, open my music. Hope I answered your question!
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Welllllll... The thing is: if you search, it automatically searches the store, but once it searches, tap on "all music" and change it to "my music". You can make it automatically go to your music when you open the app however: open Xbox Music, go to settings > preferences > when the app opens, open my music. Hope I answered your question!
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Cheers mate, I have a feeling we could of made this OS better ourselves!
@Smirny: Better way to add music to the built-in Music app: use Windows Explorer, right-click the Music library, select Properties, and hit the Add button to add the locations that you want to be indexed into your library. Libraries contain multiple locations on the filesystem, and do so without requiring duplicating the files (wasting storage) or moving files from where you (and your other software) expect them to be.
Does anyone else want a notification centre on RT devics?
NO? well I do!
to me it seems stupid not to have one, I sometimes hear the noise, but no visual effect.
having a place to go for viewing my most recent notifications would be ****ing sexy!
all I ask for is a notification archive! so guys tell me what you think
Cheers!
I have gone through a bunch of players on Play store, but I haven't managed to find what I'm looking for. It's really very simple: I want a music player (I refuse to watch video on anything smaller than the 55" in my cabin or the 2,5 meter wide screen in my home theater, and I don't commute, so I have no need to kill time (which I don't have enough of anyway, working in a home office)) that doesn't read anything but file names, and that operates with folders. I don't need any grouping, I have my music/podcasts/audio books sorted in neat folders. But the problem is that I need to be able to tick boxes for choosing several files to play. That way I can line up 4-5 podcasts or whatever fits my schedule at the moment and won't have to take the phone up of my pocket before they are done. I have found several that works on folders (like Folder Play), but none of them allows me to tick boxes or easily multi select in any other way. I have been using my Windows Mobile 6.5 HTC HD2 until today and if there was something that worked like Pocket Player I'd be good. The problem is that even Pocket Player for Android doesn't work like Pocket Player... So please, give me suggestions for a good and easy app!
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I have gone through a bunch of players on Play store, but I haven't managed to find what I'm looking for. It's really very simple: I want a music player (I refuse to watch video on anything smaller than the 55" in my cabin or the 2,5 meter wide screen in my home theater, and I don't commute, so I have no need to kill time (which I don't have enough of anyway, working in a home office)) that doesn't read anything but file names, and that operates with folders. I don't need any grouping, I have my music/podcasts/audio books sorted in neat folders. But the problem is that I need to be able to tick boxes for choosing several files to play. That way I can line up 4-5 podcasts or whatever fits my schedule at the moment and won't have to take the phone up of my pocket before they are done. I have found several that works on folders (like Folder Play), but none of them allows me to tick boxes or easily multi select in any other way. I have been using my Windows Mobile 6.5 HTC HD2 until today and if there was something that worked like Pocket Player I'd be good. The problem is that even Pocket Player for Android doesn't work like Pocket Player... So please, give me suggestions for a good and easy app!
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Try Music Folder Player, it lets you select the folder you wish to play. Here's the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.zorillasoft.musicfolderplayer&feature=search_result
What about Rockbox? You are the same as me, music are sorted in neat, organized folders. You can just browse through folder method and long pressing a few to add in queue.
Or, you can try XenoAmp, which is pretty the same, except that one press adds the selected music into the queue right away. It is available in the section you posted here (not in Play Store).
Rockbox: http://rasher.dk/rockbox/android
Thanks! I'll have a look at all the suggestions.
How about PlayerPro , which u can try its "Folder Browser" feature.
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Hello, recently there was an update on TuneIn Radio Pro
Before this update, TuneIn Radio Pro records kept the files in the "TuneIn Radio" folder on the sdcard.
Now, apparently changed the location. Inside the TuneIn Radio Pro app, I see the recordings usually, however not against using the default file manager or Root Explorer.
Anyone know where TuneIn Radio Pro app is storing latest files with the recordings?
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Hello, recently there was an update on TuneIn Radio Pro
Before this update, TuneIn Radio Pro records kept the files in the "TuneIn Radio" folder on the sdcard.
Now, apparently changed the location. Inside the TuneIn Radio Pro app, I see the recordings usually, however not against using the default file manager or Root Explorer.
Anyone know where TuneIn Radio Pro app is storing latest files with the recordings?
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I'm working on this, and only know at this point it's NOT on the extSDCard.
They are pi**-ants aren't they?
Gawd I hate people who answer like I just did ...
I meant to mention that I know this as my extSDCard wasn't recognized just now and so I thought I'd see if the recording that actually worked last night would play - it did, but interestingly the icon for the station wasn't there. Remounted the card and played the recording and this time the icon WAS there.
Found them I think
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I'm working on this, and only know at this point it's NOT on the extSDCard.
They are pi**-ants aren't they?
Gawd I hate people who answer like I just did ...
I meant to mention that I know this as my extSDCard wasn't recognized just now and so I thought I'd see if the recording that actually worked last night would play - it did, but interestingly the icon for the station wasn't there. Remounted the card and played the recording and this time the icon WAS there.
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On an asus tf101 I tthink they are located in system root/data/data/radiotime.player/cache then each recording is in a sperate folder with the extension tir
Now if someone cleverer than me can work out if they can be transferred and played in a non-rooted device that would be fantastic! But hey at least they can be backed up now!
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Hi,
I've just installed tunein radio pro to a new device and no files are showing up in the tuneinradio folder, they did on my previous phone . Is this because the tunein radio "pro" mandatory save folder has been changed or because my latest phone is not rooted ?
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Hi,
I've just installed tunein radio pro to a new device and no files are showing up in the tuneinradio folder, they did on my previous phone . Is this because the tunein radio "pro" mandatory save folder has been changed or because my latest phone is not rooted ?
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Same problem over here. I also don't see any files :'(
any help
:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
any solution
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:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
any solution
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Hello, try this:
system root/data/data/radiotime.player/cache then each recording is in a sperate folder with the extension .tir
Hello!
I have unrooted nexus 7 (2013) and folders /root and /data are empty. It's situation really confuse me. Maybe somebody have any idea, where tunein can store my records? And an important note: after reboot, my recordings disappear. It's really important for me, because i'm now in place, with very poor 3G connection and i can listen only recordings.
Thanks
Location of recordings in TuneIn Pro v12.5 android
Where are the files located in TuneIn Pro v12.5 android, they are not in Tunein folder. The files don't seem to be hidden either.
Hi, So is there anyone who find recordings location?
regards
Figured it out
On the old phone locate TIR recorded folder & zip the recorded folders into zip file, and the move it onto extSd & unzip in same default location of Tune in radio on new phone
Hi everybody, I'm a new member, and I come to you with what I hope is a simple enough question.
Before I activate my 90 day free-trial with Google Play Music, I want to know this. Let's follow this example:
1- my track is "song.mp3" 192kbps, customized tags;
2- upload this to Google Play;
3- delete my copy (the one which was just uploaded) from my PC's HDD.
So here's the question:
When I re-download my track, will it be my 192kbps original copy ?
Or will it be Google's 320kbps copy ? (I'm hoping it's this one, then I can enhance all my tracks' quality this way, as most of my CDs were robbed last time I and family moved out, so I can't remake the tracks anymore to 320kbps, even if I wanted to).
Thanks in advance.
Gonna test it out myself.