More Tunes

kutterreddogg · 01-10-08, 08:57 AM

Is there a safe mod available for GW2 to add more period tunes to the radioman's list. Ones there are great but more would be nice.

Blacklight · 01-10-08, 04:26 PM

Want tons of tunes ? Go here....
http://ubrsdlc.realsimulation.com/

Go to the Silent Hunter III Files area of the forum.
In the Silent Hunter III forum there is a thread called SHIII Gramaphone

They are in zip files and if you download them all like I have, you will have a metric TON of period music and or German radio propaganda to enhance your experience.

This is absolutely safe. All you have to do is unzip or unrar each file into your Silent Hunter III/data/sound/Gramaphone folder.

If you have a song you want to drop in there, you can just toss the MP3 right in.. but the game prefers the OGG format for music. Sometimes MP3's get a little "skippy" for some reason according to some people although I have several MP3's in there and have yet to hear any problem with them.

I put about 300 tunes in there because If I heard the song that goes "All over the place !" one more time, I was going to go crackerdog. This severely cuts down the number of times I hear it.

TheBlackHand · 01-10-08, 04:39 PM

How do you download any of those files?

I see this:

Quote:

Sorry, donation download only....just kidding!

Click below to save this UBRS DLC file on your local harddisk.

But I don't see any download link. The PAYPAL link is obvious . . . but I thought the DL's were free.

There is a "Download Now" link on the page, but I believe it's for apartment rentals in Italy . . . which I don't need. Besides, the page it takes you to is blank.

Blacklight · 01-10-08, 06:40 PM

:hmm: That's aweful wierd. I'm wondering if the files section may be under construction. That section is totally different than it used to be.

Dronston · 01-11-08, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBlackHand

How do you download any of those files?

I see this:

Quote:

Sorry, donation download only....just kidding!

Click below to save this UBRS DLC file on your local harddisk.

But I don't see any download link. The PAYPAL link is obvious . . . but I thought the DL's were free.

There is a "Download Now" link on the page, but I believe it's for apartment rentals in Italy . . . which I don't need. Besides, the page it takes you to is blank.

There is a "download now" link at the very bottom of the page, right side.
I got an error but will try again from home later today.

Venatore · 01-11-08, 09:09 AM

Check out my drive through.

retroflow · 01-11-08, 09:16 AM

Yeah, I had the exact same problems with that site. Someone gave me a link to some similar files - if not the exact same sets - but I haven't really had a chance to install and play the game. The ones I got are in the .ogg format, not MP3.

I have had occasional problems when using MP3s in the game. I think some of it may be partly the file size combined with time compression settings and the graphics. My PC is good but not great. If the MP3 is on the large side and I have a have high TC and it starts storming in-game, it can skip or stick a bit. Not alot but, it's unpleasant all the same. The .ogg files are usually much smaller and seem to play smoothly under all game conditions. Anyway...

There never has to be a shortage of authentic music for the SH franchise as it currently stands. Even for SH3, as a German crew, your options are broad. You'd have had not only access to much popular music from the Axis powers if desired, but also from the countries that were Occupied as the war progressed. The U.S. pretty much started to shut out Germany in late '39 I think, but relations with Latin America were mostly amicable until early 1942. Not only was Latin style music popular long before the war, but American recordings were available in those countries next to the domestic recordings.

And what about American music anyway? Although Jazz and Swing music was officially frowned upon by the Reich, it was still present and even utilized by the RMVP* at times. In addition, I have read (accurate or not?) that later; Captured V-Discs from American forces were quite a popular prize with the German ground troops. Would not some of these have eventually found their way into the KM somehow?

Just something to consider...

* Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda

Jimbuna · 01-11-08, 12:52 PM

I'll be releasing 200 this weekend (not sure what ones people might already have though) :hmm:

Wildhawke11 · 01-11-08, 02:15 PM

Cheers Jim
Looking forward to them mate

Avatar · 01-11-08, 02:30 PM

I too am looking forward to this, Jimbuna. Could you also post a how to install as I'm not that computer savvy.
thank you.

Jimbuna · 01-11-08, 02:34 PM

No prob guys.

Just unpack the file into:

C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\GWX 2\data\Sound\Gramophone

I have already converted them to ogg.vorbis format

retroflow · 01-12-08, 04:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I'll be releasing 200 this weekend (not sure what ones people might already have though) :hmm:

Jimbina,

Lookin' forward to it...

If it's American style Jazz/Swing, etc., I probably have it or can use it if i don't. If it's German or other non-English music, I have a very limited amount of any of that either way.

Jimbuna · 01-12-08, 05:15 AM

Much of it is German music of the period, plus (but not as much) English, movie themes, classical etc. Approximately 200 tunes taken from the 1,000 or so I currently have in my gramaphone folder.

Jimbuna · 01-12-08, 01:01 PM

I've posted the first of the four links here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=128841

retroflow · 01-14-08, 04:37 AM

To those who may be interested:

I just got a set of Historical recordings by Karl Schwendler - aka Charlie and his Orchestra. They were originally recorded under the direction of the RMVP (Goebbels) as a sort of Psy-Ops tool in the late 1930s. I haven't been able to nail-down specific dates (ca. 1938?). These were said to have been transmitted via Medium-wave and Short-wave radio all the way to the U.S./Canada and all points in-between (which many household radios/wireless were able to recieve). These may not quite be WW2 per se since they may pre-date Sept 1st, '39, but.. well, there they are.

Warning/Achtung: I don't host the webiste the files are at. They're not mine. I'm merely giving a "Contact Report" if you will, a "Head's Up". The site is free and open to the general Internet Public. Disclaimer: "Dude, they're like, songs from the Nazis and stuff. Nuff said."

http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/0...e_and_his.html

A link off the above takes you to an incredibly entertaining and educational archive of vintage public domain films and supposedly music from all Eras - The Prelinger Collection. Great stuff from the U.S. Gov't in WW2 and hours upon hours of other stuff..

http://www.archive.org/details/prelinger

01-10-08, 08:57 AM	#1
kutterreddogg Watch Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 24 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	More Tunes Is there a safe mod available for GW2 to add more period tunes to the radioman's list. Ones there are great but more would be nice.

01-10-08, 04:26 PM	#2
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	Want tons of tunes ? Go here.... http://ubrsdlc.realsimulation.com/ Go to the Silent Hunter III Files area of the forum. In the Silent Hunter III forum there is a thread called SHIII Gramaphone They are in zip files and if you download them all like I have, you will have a metric TON of period music and or German radio propaganda to enhance your experience. This is absolutely safe. All you have to do is unzip or unrar each file into your Silent Hunter III/data/sound/Gramaphone folder. If you have a song you want to drop in there, you can just toss the MP3 right in.. but the game prefers the OGG format for music. Sometimes MP3's get a little "skippy" for some reason according to some people although I have several MP3's in there and have yet to hear any problem with them. I put about 300 tunes in there because If I heard the song that goes "All over the place !" one more time, I was going to go crackerdog. This severely cuts down the number of times I hear it. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

01-10-08, 06:40 PM	#4
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	:hmm: That's aweful wierd. I'm wondering if the files section may be under construction. That section is totally different than it used to be. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

01-11-08, 12:52 PM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'll be releasing 200 this weekend (not sure what ones people might already have though) :hmm: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-11-08, 02:34 PM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	No prob guys. Just unpack the file into: C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\GWX 2\data\Sound\Gramophone I have already converted them to ogg.vorbis format __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-11-08, 09:09 AM	#6
Venatore Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia:- Sydney Posts: 2,049 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Check out my drive through.

01-11-08, 09:16 AM	#7
retroflow Watch Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Somewhere over there. Posts: 28 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I had the exact same problems with that site. Someone gave me a link to some similar files - if not the exact same sets - but I haven't really had a chance to install and play the game. The ones I got are in the .ogg format, not MP3. I have had occasional problems when using MP3s in the game. I think some of it may be partly the file size combined with time compression settings and the graphics. My PC is good but not great. If the MP3 is on the large side and I have a have high TC and it starts storming in-game, it can skip or stick a bit. Not alot but, it's unpleasant all the same. The .ogg files are usually much smaller and seem to play smoothly under all game conditions. Anyway... There never has to be a shortage of authentic music for the SH franchise as it currently stands. Even for SH3, as a German crew, your options are broad. You'd have had not only access to much popular music from the Axis powers if desired, but also from the countries that were Occupied as the war progressed. The U.S. pretty much started to shut out Germany in late '39 I think, but relations with Latin America were mostly amicable until early 1942. Not only was Latin style music popular long before the war, but American recordings were available in those countries next to the domestic recordings. And what about American music anyway? Although Jazz and Swing music was officially frowned upon by the Reich, it was still present and even utilized by the RMVP* at times. In addition, I have read (accurate or not?) that later; Captured V-Discs from American forces were quite a popular prize with the German ground troops. Would not some of these have eventually found their way into the KM somehow? Just something to consider... * Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda

01-11-08, 02:15 PM	#9
Wildhawke11 Lieutenant Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK England Posts: 264 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	Cheers Jim Looking forward to them mate

01-11-08, 02:30 PM	#10
Avatar Commodore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Way out there Posts: 603 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I too am looking forward to this, Jimbuna. Could you also post a how to install as I'm not that computer savvy. thank you.

01-12-08, 05:15 AM	#13
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Much of it is German music of the period, plus (but not as much) English, movie themes, classical etc. Approximately 200 tunes taken from the 1,000 or so I currently have in my gramaphone folder. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-12-08, 01:01 PM	#14
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I've posted the first of the four links here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=128841 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-14-08, 04:37 AM	#15
retroflow Watch Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Somewhere over there. Posts: 28 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	To those who may be interested: I just got a set of Historical recordings by Karl Schwendler - aka Charlie and his Orchestra. They were originally recorded under the direction of the RMVP (Goebbels) as a sort of Psy-Ops tool in the late 1930s. I haven't been able to nail-down specific dates (ca. 1938?). These were said to have been transmitted via Medium-wave and Short-wave radio all the way to the U.S./Canada and all points in-between (which many household radios/wireless were able to recieve). These may not quite be WW2 per se since they may pre-date Sept 1st, '39, but.. well, there they are. Warning/Achtung: I don't host the webiste the files are at. They're not mine. I'm merely giving a "Contact Report" if you will, a "Head's Up". The site is free and open to the general Internet Public. Disclaimer: "Dude, they're like, songs from the Nazis and stuff. Nuff said." http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/0...e_and_his.html A link off the above takes you to an incredibly entertaining and educational archive of vintage public domain films and supposedly music from all Eras - The Prelinger Collection. Great stuff from the U.S. Gov't in WW2 and hours upon hours of other stuff.. http://www.archive.org/details/prelinger