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== Adding a New Song to RA2 (By Kane 148) == | == Adding a New Song to RA2 (By Kane 148) == | ||
| − | Tools Needed: [[XCC | + | Tools Needed: [[XCC Mixer]], [[XCC Mix Editor]], [[XCC IMA ADPCM WAV Writer]], [[Red Alert 2]], Winamp, MP3 song |
=== Step One: === | === Step One: === | ||
| − | First, open Winamp and press Ctrl + P to go the Preferances menu. Go to the Output Plugins, and select the [[XCC | + | First, open Winamp and press Ctrl + P to go the Preferances menu. Go to the Output Plugins, and select the [[XCC IMA ADPCM WAV Writer]] plugin. Go to configure, and select your RA2 directory (usually C:\Westwood\RA2\) as the output directory. Now select "Close", and play the song that you wish to add. It will play real fast, and you will hear no sound, but that means that it is coverting the file. When it’s done, change back to your normal output plugin, and close Winamp. |
=== Step Two: === | === Step Two: === | ||
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=== Step Three: === | === Step Three: === | ||
| − | Now open [[XCC | + | Now open [[XCC Mixer]] and go to the Launch menu. Select [[XCC Theme Writer]] > [[Red Alert 2]]. A box will pop up in a few seconds that says "X themes have been written to theme.ini" (X= the number of tracks). Now click "ok". |
=== Step Four: === | === Step Four: === | ||
| − | Go to the Launch menu in [[XCC | + | Go to the Launch menu in [[XCC Mixer]] and select [[XCC String Table Editor]] > [[Red Alert 2]]. Look in the bar on the left and select "THEME". Now find the tag for the song you added. It should be named "THEME:xxxx" (xxxx=the filename of the WAV you added). Click on it once, and then click the Edit button. In the big box it should say the track's filename. Now change that to be whatever you want the song to be called in the Music Tracks list in [[Red Alert 2]]. (example: if the filename is killer.wav, the tag will be THEME:KILLER, and you should change "killer" in the big edit box to be the song's title). Now click "Ok" to close the edit box, and click the "Ok" button near the bottom of the screen. You will be taken back to [[XCC Mixer]]. |
=== Step Five: === | === Step Five: === | ||
| − | Now go to the Launch menu in [[XCC | + | Now go to the Launch menu in [[XCC Mixer]] and select [[XCC Mix Editor]]. Now click "New" to create a new [[MIX]] file. Name it expandxx.mix (xx= 1-99), and save it in your [[RA2]] directory. Now click "Insert", and select the [[WAV]] file that’s in your [[RA2]] directory. Click "Open" to add it to the [[MIX]] file. Now click "Save", "Compact", and "Close" in that order. You can now close [[XCC Mixer]] and [[XCC Mix Editor|Mix Editor]]. All you have left to do is to delete the [[WAV]] file from your [[RA2]] directory, since it is now inside the [[MIX]] file. |
The track should now play normally in Red Alert 2! You can also add multiple tracks by preforming the steps on multiple songs. | The track should now play normally in Red Alert 2! You can also add multiple tracks by preforming the steps on multiple songs. | ||
[[Category:Tutorials]] | [[Category:Tutorials]] | ||
Revision as of 09:20, 13 July 2006
Contents
Adding a New Song to RA2 (By Kane 148)
Tools Needed: XCC Mixer, XCC Mix Editor, XCC IMA ADPCM WAV Writer, Red Alert 2, Winamp, MP3 song
Step One:
First, open Winamp and press Ctrl + P to go the Preferances menu. Go to the Output Plugins, and select the XCC IMA ADPCM WAV Writer plugin. Go to configure, and select your RA2 directory (usually C:\Westwood\RA2\) as the output directory. Now select "Close", and play the song that you wish to add. It will play real fast, and you will hear no sound, but that means that it is coverting the file. When it’s done, change back to your normal output plugin, and close Winamp.
Step Two:
Now go to your RA2 directory using Windows Explorer, and rename the WAV (if nessisary) so that the filename is about 6-8 letters long or less.
Step Three:
Now open XCC Mixer and go to the Launch menu. Select XCC Theme Writer > Red Alert 2. A box will pop up in a few seconds that says "X themes have been written to theme.ini" (X= the number of tracks). Now click "ok".
Step Four:
Go to the Launch menu in XCC Mixer and select XCC String Table Editor > Red Alert 2. Look in the bar on the left and select "THEME". Now find the tag for the song you added. It should be named "THEME:xxxx" (xxxx=the filename of the WAV you added). Click on it once, and then click the Edit button. In the big box it should say the track's filename. Now change that to be whatever you want the song to be called in the Music Tracks list in Red Alert 2. (example: if the filename is killer.wav, the tag will be THEME:KILLER, and you should change "killer" in the big edit box to be the song's title). Now click "Ok" to close the edit box, and click the "Ok" button near the bottom of the screen. You will be taken back to XCC Mixer.
Step Five:
Now go to the Launch menu in XCC Mixer and select XCC Mix Editor. Now click "New" to create a new MIX file. Name it expandxx.mix (xx= 1-99), and save it in your RA2 directory. Now click "Insert", and select the WAV file that’s in your RA2 directory. Click "Open" to add it to the MIX file. Now click "Save", "Compact", and "Close" in that order. You can now close XCC Mixer and Mix Editor. All you have left to do is to delete the WAV file from your RA2 directory, since it is now inside the MIX file.
The track should now play normally in Red Alert 2! You can also add multiple tracks by preforming the steps on multiple songs.
