Music Swap: Sonic 3D Blast w/ Genesis Soundtrack & Tutorial

Music Swap: Sonic 3D Blast (Saturn) with Genesis Soundtrack & Tutorial

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Hello. This thread contains a copy of Sonic 3D Blast Genesis (Saturn) which is the Saturn version with the Genesis soundtrack(it is an ISO + WAV file minus the iso). It also explains how I did it in case you wanted to attempt to do this to a different game (it might not work on all games).

If you want to download Sonic 3D Blast Genesis for your SEGA Saturn, [CLICK HERE] to go to the download thread. You will have to burn an ISO (must be an ISO) with an original Sonic 3D Blast disk. I DON'T SUPPORT PIRACY. Anyway, just put the ISO with the files in the download and name it "Sonic 3D-01" and then burn Sonic3D.CUE to a disk.

If you want to learn how to do this to another game, I will tell you now. Just note that this might not work for every game.

STEP 1: Get the disk of the game you want to alter and put it into your computer's CD drive.
STEP 2: Download, extract, and run the program [TurboRip]. Then press the number that corresponds to your CD drive (they will be listed) and press ENTER. Then name it whatever you want and press ENTER.. I recommend a short name and for this tutorial I will refer to the name as GAME.
STEP 2.5: If in STEP 2 the TurboRip program failed to find your CD drive, this is the solution. First, use a program like [ImgBurn] to rip a copy of your disk (I would recommend bin/cue). Then, use [DAEMON Tools (lite)] to mount the image to a virtual drive (DTSOFT). This drive does appear in TurboRip. Try STEP 2 again.
STEP 3: Open the GAME folder (the folder will have the name you just typed into TurboRip). If your game is compatible, you should see 4 types of files. There will be one ISO, one CUE file, one TOC file, and several WAV files. If this sounds like what you have, continue to step 3. If it isn't what you have, try following the instructions better or your game might not support this music swap. If it is, listen to all the WAV files and make sure that the song(s) you want replaced are there.
STEP 4: Get the song(s) that you want to go in place of the original music. If the file/song type is WAV or MP3, continue to the next step. If the file/song type is something else you will need to convert it. Using a audio converter like [Any Audio Converter], convert your song to WAV. Once finished, retreive the converted file/song and continue to STEP 5.
STEP 5: Check your replacement song(s) WAV file's Bit rate. To do this, on Windows 7 and 8, just click the file/song once and it should appear at the bottom of the window along with other info. If this doesn't work, try Right-Click -> Properties -> Details. The Bit rate has to be 1411kbps to work on the Saturn. If this is tha case for you, skip to STEP 7, otherwise, you will need to change your Bit rate to 1411kbps.
STEP 6: Download and open [Audacity]. Now locate the file/song that needs the conversion and open it. If you get a window prompting you about uncompressed audio files, chose ether choice as it will not effect the final product. At the bottom left, check the project rate. If not already, set the project rate to 44100. Then, do File -> Export and save as WAV (microsoft) 16 bit. You can close Audacity now (if it asks you to save, click NO). Find the new file and follow STEP 5 to see if the Bit rate is now 1411kps. If it is, great. If not, try and find out what went wrong. If you have more then one file/song, you have to do each file like this separately. Repeat until all files/songs are converted properly.
STEP 7: If you made it this far, your almost finished. Open the GAME folder again. Play all of the WAV files and identify which song is which. Then rename the files you intend to replace to the EXACT name of the original file. Then, take the old file and move it elsewhere or delete it and put the replacement file/song in its place. If you have more than one file/song, repeat until all files are replaced. If you cannot find the song you are looking for, it might not be a song that can be changed. Some songs are not changeable in compatible games, but usually only those in the cut-scenes.
STEP 8: If done correctly, your altered game file should be ready. You can run it in a [Saturn emulator] to test it if you like. To burn the game for use on real Saturn hardware, remove the original Saturn game from your drive (if you haven't already) and put in a blank disk. Then, use a program like [ImgBurn] to burn the game to the disk.
STEP 9: If you have a mod-chip installed on your Saturn, just place the disk in and turn on the console. If you don't have a mod-chip, you will have to preform the [Swap Trick] to boot the game. I recommend using an inexpensive sport game to preform the swap with.
STEP 10: ENJOY! Please comment your success below. I would like to hear how this helped you. If it didn't work, I would still like to know what step you couldn't complete with your game. There may be another way to complete it.

RE-EDIT: Here is a entertaining video demonstration of the soundtrack swap with somewhat enjoyable commentary. Filmed from my personal Model 1 SEGA Saturn.

 

Nice tutorial but you're probably going to have to remove that rom link.

EDIT: Or not put it in as I see you haven't gotten around to it yet.

 

I am not including the ISO with the download (no ROM included). Any ISO of Sonic 3D Blast should work, so you can burn your own copy and run the CUE and the music should be replaced. I am not sure if the music is allowed though because it belongs to SEGA, but I will provide a READ ME file that states copyright info.
If you or someone else could clarify if the forum allows for the music, that would be great :smile-new:.

EDIT: no one has made any complaints on the share forum so I guess it is fine.