Testdrive 1 mod ?

ilm · 20 May 2001, 20:53

Does anyone have it or does anyone knows where I can find it
I already looked at back to the roots but there they had a remixed version

20 May 2001, 22:15

Early game so should be easy to rip. If i remember rightly it's a DOS disk as well.

I'll have a go later.

20 May 2001, 22:31

Jeez, early EA games which mean their attempt at the universal IFF format. It's a SMUS file, which if I remember rightly is Deluxe Music Construction Set.

You can just copy the SONGS directory to your hard disk and play them.

ilm · 21 May 2001, 19:06

but in my version the SMUS file seemed to be corrupt when I tried to play it with Aegis Sonix v2 it couldn't find the instruments (percussion.instr,...), but the I checked and the instruments that sonix requested were in the instruments dir (of sonix)
But like I said in my version, I will try to dl another from the internet

ilm · 22 May 2001, 19:36

Nope, got still an error
anyone got it working ?

Twistin'Ghost · 23 May 2001, 12:09

The Sonix/SMUS thing is a tricky one. Even though the instruments may share the same name as the ones on the Sonix disk, doesn't mean they are the same, as they may be using differnt samples (.ss files), so you should tell Sonix to use the Instruments dir on the Test Drive Disk. That should work. Back when I used to rip SMUS and DMCS songs from the early games that used them, and some demos (like Rhapsody In Blue, etc.), I would LHA the actual song file (.smus, .dmcs) along with the appropriate instruments in their dir. There was some PD util (probably can be found on Aminet) that would examine the song file and tell you which instruments the song used, then I would just look for those files on the disk, arch it all up, then throw it on my BBS or upload it to ratio boards.

If you still can't get it to go, let me know and I'll see if I can't get the toon for ya.

ilm · 23 May 2001, 18:52

the instruments on the Test Drive disk seems corrupt
when I try to use the instruments my emulator (and my amiga) crashes
If you want I will post my adf image of the game here

Twistin'Ghost · 27 May 2001, 12:30

OK, that would be cool. I checked both of my copies of the game (one cracked and one copied from an original with a parameter-based copy program); there is a Songs dir with the SMUS files inside (with the iff.sng extension) and what appears to be three sample files, which may be raw (I don't recognize their format). I don't see an Instruments dir anywhere. Are you maybe thinking of Test Drive II? Even then, TDII is pretty much the same way, only without the Songs dir.

ilm · 27 May 2001, 13:27

can i have your e-mail adres because i can't post it here (max 200 kb)

there are 3 instruments, something like:
drum, drum1, synth
drum and drum1 work
but the problem lies in synth:
played it in sonix -> crash
played it in octamed -> weird sound
i looked at exoticripper but it doesn't support smus files

Twistin'Ghost · 28 May 2001, 00:00

Hmmm...OK, my email addy is twistinghost@yahoo.com - I'll check it out and see what I can come up with.

I can't even find my copy of Sonix anymore, though.

20 May 2001, 20:53	#1
ilm Zone Friend Join Date: May 2001 Location: Belgium Age: 39 Posts: 54	Testdrive 1 mod ? Does anyone have it or does anyone knows where I can find it I already looked at back to the roots but there they had a remixed version

21 May 2001, 19:06	#4
ilm Zone Friend Join Date: May 2001 Location: Belgium Age: 39 Posts: 54	I know... but in my version the SMUS file seemed to be corrupt when I tried to play it with Aegis Sonix v2 it couldn't find the instruments (percussion.instr,...), but the I checked and the instruments that sonix requested were in the instruments dir (of sonix) But like I said in my version, I will try to dl another from the internet

23 May 2001, 18:52	#7
ilm Zone Friend Join Date: May 2001 Location: Belgium Age: 39 Posts: 54	Thanks for your help but ... the instruments on the Test Drive disk seems corrupt when I try to use the instruments my emulator (and my amiga) crashes If you want I will post my adf image of the game here

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20 May 2001, 22:15	#2
Khephren Posts: n/a	Early game so should be easy to rip. If i remember rightly it's a DOS disk as well. I'll have a go later.

20 May 2001, 22:31	#3
Khephren Posts: n/a	Jeez, early EA games which mean their attempt at the universal IFF format. It's a SMUS file, which if I remember rightly is Deluxe Music Construction Set. You can just copy the SONGS directory to your hard disk and play them.

22 May 2001, 19:36	#5
ilm Zone Friend Join Date: May 2001 Location: Belgium Age: 39 Posts: 54	Nope, got still an error anyone got it working ?

23 May 2001, 12:09	#6
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	The Sonix/SMUS thing is a tricky one. Even though the instruments may share the same name as the ones on the Sonix disk, doesn't mean they are the same, as they may be using differnt samples (.ss files), so you should tell Sonix to use the Instruments dir on the Test Drive Disk. That should work. Back when I used to rip SMUS and DMCS songs from the early games that used them, and some demos (like Rhapsody In Blue, etc.), I would LHA the actual song file (.smus, .dmcs) along with the appropriate instruments in their dir. There was some PD util (probably can be found on Aminet) that would examine the song file and tell you which instruments the song used, then I would just look for those files on the disk, arch it all up, then throw it on my BBS or upload it to ratio boards. If you still can't get it to go, let me know and I'll see if I can't get the toon for ya.

27 May 2001, 12:30	#8
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	OK, that would be cool. I checked both of my copies of the game (one cracked and one copied from an original with a parameter-based copy program); there is a Songs dir with the SMUS files inside (with the iff.sng extension) and what appears to be three sample files, which may be raw (I don't recognize their format). I don't see an Instruments dir anywhere. Are you maybe thinking of Test Drive II? Even then, TDII is pretty much the same way, only without the Songs dir.

27 May 2001, 13:27	#9
ilm Zone Friend Join Date: May 2001 Location: Belgium Age: 39 Posts: 54	can i have your e-mail adres because i can't post it here (max 200 kb) there are 3 instruments, something like: drum, drum1, synth drum and drum1 work but the problem lies in synth: played it in sonix -> crash played it in octamed -> weird sound i looked at exoticripper but it doesn't support smus files

28 May 2001, 00:00	#10
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	Hmmm...OK, my email addy is twistinghost@yahoo.com - I'll check it out and see what I can come up with. I can't even find my copy of Sonix anymore, though.

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