How to Make a Custom PS3 Boot Sound

Edit Song Length with iTunes

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  Double-click the iTunes application icon to launch the application. Click the "File" menu and select the "Add to Library..." option. Locate the audio file that you want to use on the computer's hard drive and double-click it to add it to the iTunes application.

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  Right-click on the song in the "Music" section of the iTunes Library and select the "Get Info" option. Click the "Options" tab, place a checkmark next to the "Start Time" option and type the start time for the boot sound in the space labeled "Start Time." Place a checkmark next to the "Stop Time" option and type the stop time for the boot sound in the space labeled "Stop Time." PlayStation 3 boot sounds can only be eight seconds long, so set the start and stop time accordingly. Click the "OK" button to continue.

• 3

  Right-click on the song and select the "Create MP3 Version" option. An eight second MP3 version of the song will now be saved in the computer's "iTunes" folder.

Edit Song Length with Audacity

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  Double-click the Audacity application icon to launch the application. Click the "File" menu and select the "Open..." option. Double-click the file on the computer's hard drive to open the file in Audacity.

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  Drag the "Start" and "Stop" markers in the track window to the desired locations. The start and stop markers must be eight seconds apart in order for the file to work as a PS3 boot sound.

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  Click the "File" menu and select the "Export Selection..." option. Select the "MP3" option from the "Format" drop-down menu and click the "Save" button to save the shortened file in MP3 format.

Edit Song Length with Free Audio Editor

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  Double-click the Free Audio Editor application icon to launch the application. Click the "File" menu and select the "Open..." option. Double-click the MP3 file that you want to use to open it in Free Audio Editor.

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  Drag the "Start" and "Stop" markers in the track window to the desired locations. The start and stop markers must be eight seconds apart in order to the file to work as a PS3 boot sound.

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  Click the "File" menu and select the "Save Select Region As" option. Select the "MP3" option from the "Format" drop-down menu and click the "Save" button to save the shortened file in MP3 format.

Convert to AC3 with MP3 to AC3

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  Double-click the MP3 to AC3 application icon to launch the application. Click the "To AC3" option.

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  Click the "+" icon and double-click the shortened MP3 file to open it in MP3 to AC3.

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  Select the "AC3 640K" option from the "AC3 Profile" drop-down menu and click the "Convert" button to convert the file into AC3 format.

Convert to AC3 with Audacity

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  Double-click the Audacity application icon to launch the application. Click the "File" menu and select the "Open..." option. Double-click the shortened MP3 file on the computer's hard drive to open the file in Audacity.

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  Click the "File" menu and select the "Export..." option. Select the "AC3 Files" option from the "Format" drop-down menu.

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  Click the "Save" button to save the shortened MP3 file in AC3 format.

Convert to AC3 with Toolsoft Audio Converter

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  Double-click the Toolsoft Audio Converter application icon to launch the application. Click the "Add" button, select "MP3" as the format input and double-click the shortened MP3 file to add it to the application.

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  Select the "AC3" option from the "Format" drop-down menu.

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  Click the "Convert" button to convert the shortened MP3 file into AC3 format.

Edit the Filename

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  Right-click on the shortened AC3 file and select the "Copy" option. Right-click anywhere on the computer and select the "Paste" option to create a copy of the file.

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  Click on the shortened AC3 file to highlight it. Click on the file again to edit its filename.

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  Change the name of the file to "coldboot_stereo.ac3."

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  Repeat steps two and three for the copy you made in step one, but change its name to "coldboot_multi.ac3" instead. The files are now ready to be used a boot sounds.