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This guide has been outdated for quite some time now. I’d recommend going here for the latest information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YwGNT1oPUgfek-p3sLCZv4b-PsO8Yv9eobx5fV6W2vQ/edit#heading=h.7st0r3geocjd

As an aside, I would like to apologize for disappearing from this post and C3 in general. I had to leave the RB scene for personal reasons and luckily within the last year I’ve been able to return. Thank you to everyone that has helped contribute to this post, C3, and the RB/GH modding scene. In 2024, we are living in a great time for rhythm gaming. You can find me on MiloHax as dirkNlerxst. Rock on!

Edit: I am no longer able to edit my original post. If someone can and update it with this link that would be greatly appreciated.

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I just finished converting and re-uploading, so if you could test any (or all!) the following:

 

Songs with "corrupted sounds during playtime" problem:

Linkin Park - Burning in the Skies

Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Hot Patootie - Bless My Soul



Songs with "freezing in song library" problem:

Black Sabbath - After Forever *

Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (ft. Kimbra)

John Mellencamp - Hurts So Good

Maroon 5 - Harder to Breathe

OK Go - Get Over It

Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love

 

That’s the most current list I found on this thread, so if I missed any let me know. I still have to convert the “unable to load, skipping” songs.

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Just fixing up all the broken audio songs today, should have them ready to go in a few hours.

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Sorry again for being away so long…work and life caught up with me again. Still don’t have a PS3, but it shouldn’t be too much longer. Just took a look at stairway to heaven, and I remember that being a song that worked for me in the past…so for it to not work all of the sudden is very bizarre.

 

I want to point out that any time I would get the “unable to load song, skipping” error, it was due to a file being renamed, or a mismatch in file name and dta. I would assume no one is renaming any files, but I know that can be a factor. I’ll take a look at the other songs and see if anything jumps ou.t

 

As for the corrupt audio songs, I can’t seem to see any problems with the audio on my computer. Could be a problem with the milo file, so I’ll try and find an official 360 milo file to compare.

 

Not much help, but I’ll keep trying today. Might be handy to have a guinea pig to experiment with (someone I could chat with over skype and give them files to play with). So if anyone would be willing to do that, let me know

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Try this one: http://www.mediafire.com/download/69p46 … d.edat.zip

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Hi folks. Sorry I haven’t been around to be of assistance (and thanks to Nemo for stepping up and helping). I’ve been super busy with work and other things going on in my life that I haven’t had a chance to sit and work on this. And I still don’t have a PS3…

 

I’m looking into a new converter for the edat process. While this won’t solve the audio problem, it should fix the “Unable to load song, skipping” problem. It’s hard to narrow these things down when some people seem to have problems, and others don’t. The audio problems are odd, because I never encountered any issues when I tested everything.

 

Edit: Here’s a new EDAT for Hootie & The Blowfish – Hold My Hand. Someone test it and tell me if it works.

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The “Merge Songs” function only works on pre-converted songs (ie the rar files posted on the database). You’re going to have to “de-pack” the multi song CON, as the PS3 converter doesn’t work with multi song CON packs. Luckily, the Quick Pack Editor will do this for you. Drop your multi song CON into the Quick Pack editor, press dePACK, and voila. From there, you should be able to convert each CON into the PS3 format.

 

If anyone likes The Beatles, I’d suggest you look at this thread, and go to the spreadsheet. You’ll noticed some PS3 links ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_smile.gif” />

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Thanks. Seems like the commonality between the two Maroon 5 songs and the Linkin Park song is that they’re converts by GHtoRB3. The audio must be corrupt somehow, which is odd that they seem to work fine on the other systems. I’ll try rebuilding the audio when I get my PS3 back.

 

As well as getting this weeks release up (apologies for the wait, didn’t have any time over the weekend due to work), I also fixed any links that weren’t working due to apostrophes in the file name.

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Like Nemo said, please keep all issues to this thread. I’m always watching it, so if it gets posted somewhere else, there’s a good chance I’ll miss it. Feel free to keep posting issues. That’s the only way I’ll know if something’s broken. Until I have a working PS3 again, though, everyone will have to wait.

 

I’m hoping to have my PS3 back within the next week, just waiting on the repair guy to fix it. Sorry folks, like I said, I’ll look at the files on my end, but that’s about all I can do.

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I am still wondering how many songs you can make into one this? I there a way of doing another list? Perhaps under another HMX(songs) folder or something?

 

Sure, one could find the encryption key to another folder, but it’s not worth it. I’ve loaded the entire C3 database onto my PS3 without any problems, so I think the amount of songs you can load are just within the limits of how many songs are allowed in the library (somewhere 2000? I can’t remember the exact number at the moment). So no need to worry about that.

 

Is there a better way to add more songs to your ps3 then re-merging the entire song list each time you add a song? My list is nearing 200 and adding a song or 2 takes sometime now.

 

What I do it have my window sorted by “Date Last Modified”, and that should show you the order you’ve merged your songs. That way you can just copy the new folders and the songs.dta.

 

2 songs doesn’t load to me on ps3, says unable to load song “skipping”. Used con file and converted for ps3.

 

All Time Low – Umbrella

One Republic – All the Right Moves

 

Thanks, unfortunately I still do not have a PS3 to test these on ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_frown.gif” /> I can take a look at the files, but there’s only so much I can do without a system…Sorry!

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Tal Bachman – She’s so High

Aerosmith – Cryin & Dont Wanna Miss A Thing

Vanilla Ice – Ice, Ice Baby

And I couldn’t get Hootie & the Blowfish – Hold my Hand, to work.

Thanks, fixed Vanilla Ice. The other songs are broken due to the fact that they have apostrophes in the file name, and don’t seem to jive with the website. I’ll have to re-upload all of those ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_frown.gif” />

 

So I can use the Xbox link and convert Hold My Hand using PS Converter?

Yeah if the PS3 link is not working for you, run the Xbox CON through the PS3 Converter and you’ll get the same result.

 

If its that simple why don’t all the songs have PS3 files?

Only one person posts the PS3 links: me. I have to manually copy each link into the database once uploaded, which means search the song title, and paste my uploaded link. Now do that 700 times, as that’s how many songs there are in the database.

 

Simple? Yes. Time consuming? Very much so. When you have a back catalog of 25GB worth of songs to upload with a terrible upload speed, that also slows things down ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_wink.gif” />

 

BUT…on that topic: Every week except 2013-04-19 (the big 200 GHtoRB3 week) is uploaded and linked on the database ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_smile.gif” /> I will get to that week…but it’s 11GB+ of uploading, so I need a bit of time.

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Alright. Thanks I will try that tomorrow. Its good because I found a few ps3 songs and links that didn’t work in the database.

Broken links to PS3 songs you mean? If you could let me know which ones, I’ll fix them up.

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I don’t think I could go back to Rock Band without customs, so if it turns out the 3k3y doesn’t work…I’ll probably sell my console and find a system that has CFW on it ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_cheeky.001.gif” />

 

Back on topic: my apologies for not having the rest of the database uploaded. If I’m not at my job, then I’m working on some custom songs I’d like to get released. I’ll try and get some more updated today.

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On the xbox if you delete your song cache you lose any offline scores. This is mainly customs. I expect the same happens on PS3. And since you don’t have a song cache file…it never saves the score across game sessions.

And there’s your answer. Unfortunately that’s something we don’t have control over. Why HMX decided to make our version of the game without a cache is beyond me…

 

So I guess it doesn’t work just with 3K3y, does it?

I haven’t even got my 3k3y installed yet. It’s been a huge problem, one guy told me he could install it for me, then 2 weeks later he tells me he can’t and broke the quick solder board (QS:cool:, so I had to find a new installer and find/order a new QSB…So today I’m bringing the new QSB over to the installer. We’ll see if this was worth all the effort by tonight/tomorrow.

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I do appreciate it, thanks. I still don’t have a working PS3, but once I do I will definitely look into it.

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