Need Help {Music}

General_Gab · 24-06-2009, 08:40 PM

Hey guys hope your all keeping well

Ok, cutting to the chase, i'm really wanting to be able to play my own music over the radio on The Sims 3. Now I have done some research and everybody seems to be putting there music into a Custom Music file located in your Sims 3 folder, so of I went and found the Custom Music folder and I deleted the music in there and started adding my own collection.

This didn't work

So i started browsing the forums again and cam across topics that stated the files had to be Mp3/Mp4 so off I went, downloaded a converter and converted a song into Mp3, tried it, no success, Mp4 no success, wma, no success. So know I'm puzzled

Can anybody help?

I'm putting the music into C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\GameData\Shared\NonPackaged\CustomMusic

Another strange thing is, the Custom Music is still playing despite me deleting the original files in there

Please Help

Thanks Alot

The General

EnglandEllie06 · 24-06-2009, 08:51 PM

Hmm, I may have a solution but I'm not sure

When you go into The Sims 3 folder, isn't there a folder there that just says 'Custom Music' because thats what I open to put my own music in? If there is, just put your Mp3 files straight into there and it should work.

If not, sorry, but I can't help you here, as I haven't got a folder which says Game Data.

Becky · 24-06-2009, 09:06 PM

You have to go to:

(My) Documents - Electronic Arts - The Sims 3 - Custom Music

That folder is where the game sources its custom music from.

groovybluedog · 24-06-2009, 09:24 PM

Make sure the format is MP3 if you ripped music off cd it wont work

Becky · 24-06-2009, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by groovybluedog

Make sure the format is MP3 if you ripped music off cd it wont work

It will if you rip it in .mp3 format - which most media players will do.

EnglandEllie06 · 24-06-2009, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Becky

You have to go to:

(My) Documents - Electronic Arts - The Sims 3 - Custom Music

That folder is where the game sources its custom music from.

ahh, so i was right .. for once
god help me on exam results day

General_Gab · 25-06-2009, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Becky

You have to go to:

(My) Documents - Electronic Arts - The Sims 3 - Custom Music

That folder is where the game sources its custom music from.

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24-06-2009, 08:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
General_Gab Rookie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2	Need Help {Music} Hey guys hope your all keeping well Ok, cutting to the chase, i'm really wanting to be able to play my own music over the radio on The Sims 3. Now I have done some research and everybody seems to be putting there music into a Custom Music file located in your Sims 3 folder, so of I went and found the Custom Music folder and I deleted the music in there and started adding my own collection. This didn't work So i started browsing the forums again and cam across topics that stated the files had to be Mp3/Mp4 so off I went, downloaded a converter and converted a song into Mp3, tried it, no success, Mp4 no success, wma, no success. So know I'm puzzled Can anybody help? I'm putting the music into *C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\GameData\Shared\NonPackaged\CustomMusic* Another strange thing is, the Custom Music is still playing despite me deleting the original files in there Please Help Thanks Alot The General

24-06-2009, 08:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
EnglandEllie06 Rookie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: On the moon Age: 16 Posts: 404	Hmm, I may have a solution but I'm not sure When you go into The Sims 3 folder, isn't there a folder there that just says 'Custom Music' because thats what I open to put my own music in? If there is, just put your Mp3 files straight into there and it should work. If not, sorry, but I can't help you here, as I haven't got a folder which says Game Data. __________________ http://www.thesims3.com/mypage/EnglandEllie06 << Add Me!

24-06-2009, 09:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Becky EA Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Birmingham Age: 18 Gender: Female Posts: 30,675	You have to go to: (My) Documents - Electronic Arts - The Sims 3 - Custom Music That folder is where the game sources its custom music from. __________________ last.fm twitter

24-06-2009, 09:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
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