How to Acquire: The Audio of Grand Theft Auto V

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DETAILS

Game Availability (PC):
https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_V#Availability

Format(s):
- WAV

Credits:
- Rockstar North (Developer)
- Rockstar Games (Publisher)
- Take 2 Interactive (Distributor)

Music:
- Tangerine Dream, Woody Jackson, The Alchemist & Oh No (Original Music Score)
- Various artists of individually licensed music

Terms of Use:
https://support.rockstargames.com/hc/en-us/articles/200153756-Policy-on-posting-copyrighted-Rockstar-Games-material

GUIDE

With the arrival of Grand Theft Auto V to PC, the people behind OpenIV[openiv.com] have now managed to include it in the library of RAGE engine games supported by their tool.

STEP ONE

Firstly, you will need a copy of Grand Theft Auto V, which is available from numerous digital retailers such as Steam as well as Physical Disc (This time, the Rockstar Social Club acts as DRM for the game should you wish to play it. See the PC Gaming Wiki article[pcgamingwiki.com] for further details). Next, you'll need the tool OpenIV[openiv.com], which is as simple as downloading the "oivsetup.exe" from the Official Site[openiv.com] & installing it.

They also have a YouTube Channel linked from their official site where they showcase new updates for the tool, so you can watch their videos to get an illustration as to how it works & basic overviews on how to do what you want from it.

STEP TWO

Once you have installed OpenIV, simply go to Grand Theft Auto V from the list of games that the tool supports (Which also includes Grand Theft Auto IV, Episodes from Liberty City & Max Payne 3 at the time of this guide's creation) and click "Windows" (Although it will surely get you what you want just by clicking the games, as the tool does support Grand Theft Auto V for Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3, as well as having currently unreleased functionality with Red Dead Redemption, it's best for me to guide you good & proper).

If this your first time exploring the game files, OpenIV will ask you to locate the game folder, or more specifically, the folder containing the game's executable/.EXE ("GTA5.exe" in Grand Theft Auto V's case). Since I use the Steam version, I'll be able to give you an example of what you're looking for:

• 64bit: My Computer > "[Your Hard Drive]" (Usually C:) > Program Files (x86) > Steam > Steamapps > common > Grand Theft Auto V

Once you've done that, OpenIV will remember it, so it's a one-time task. Simply proceed from there & you're in the game files.

STEP THREE

Simply go to "x64", then "audio", then "sfx", then you've got all the .AWC (Audio Wave Container) files at your viewership. Then it's now mostly up to you to explore from here to find what you want, because there's a LOT of it.

Additionally, visit "update", then "x64", "audio" then "sfx" for some audio added post-launch. Or to find the audio added in game updates & patches, visit "update" then "x64", then "dlcpacks", pick one on the list, then "dlc.rpf" & "x64", and should an "audio" folder be in there, visit that then "sfx" to find what you're looking for.

All I'll simply point out is an .AWC (Audio Wave Container) are a collection of audio files bundled into one, similar to the Sound Banks seen in Grand Theft Auto IV & Episodes from Liberty City's files. Opening one with the OpenIV Media Player will let you browse the numerous to hundreds of audio files contained within.

STEP FOUR

Now, to extract the contents, you can't simply extract the .RPF or Windows folder from OpenIV. There are in fact numerous ways of going about how you extract the contents of the Audio Wave Containers/.AWCs.

But let's start with the basics, as you most likely just want the audio. Simply right click on your chosen Audio Wave Container, select "Export to WAVE (.wav)", or click on it & press Ctrl + S, choose your location and export it there. The Audio Wave Container you chose will be inside a folder of the same name as itself where you exported it, or the Sound Bank you chose will have extracted as a Windows Folder, containing every single one of the audio files contained within.
It's also worth noting that you can highlight multiple Audio Wave Containers and then following procedure to extract them in bulk, making wholesome extraction a relatively quick process.

Now, onto an extraction method to get some even more specific. If you open a Audio Wave Container with the OpenIV Media Player, you can right click on a specific audio file, then select "Export" just to get that singular file only. Additionally, you can go to the top left and select "Export All" just to extract all of audio files to a location of your choosing without creating a Windows folder.
Additionally, if you locate yourself an audio file in the Audio Wave Container with multiple channels (Such as a music file with 2 channels for Stereo output) and open it up with the OpenIV Media Player, simply click on the audio file, and select the drop down list from the "Export All" icon, you can select "Export all channels separately" to extract each channel as their own unique .WAV file.

This OpenIV Update also states other various methods of exporting to .WAV, but this was made back in 2009, so it's highly possible much has changed since then: http://openiv.com/?p=135

ADDITIONAL VIDEO

Although these videos do not outline the processes in their entirety, they do at least give you a visual representation of the tool in action:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxHH7Du5VrE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymLrNTjGBXA

And there you have it! You should be comfortably extracting audio from your copy of Grand Theft Auto V for your use. Enjoy!