Hardware A tool to delete sound files [Zelda: A Link to the Past]

[megabug7]

Hi,

Does a tool exist that will allow me to delete Link's incessant voice whenever he strikes his sword?

So glad Link yells only when he does the spin attack in A Link Between Worlds

Thanks

 

[FAST6191]

GBA sound hacking is not quite as well developed as DS sound hacking, however assuming it uses the sappy sound format (and being a Nintendo game it is a very good bet) then you can get something done.

Your main options are break the sample itself, point it somewhere else or reduce the software volume to 0.
http://filetrip.net/gba-downloads/tools-utilities/download-sappy-2006-mod-171-f30549.html has a copy of sappy.

The main people do to sappy related work seem to be Fire Emblem, Pokemon, Advance wars and Golden sun. I have not see a great deal of stuff I am inclined to link coming out of the former two (they use methods that work but not ones I am inclined to pass on).
Advance wars stuff
http://forums.warsworldnews.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2002&p=41591
Golden sun stuff is more editor oriented or ripping.
General documents
http://www.romhacking.net/documents/462/

If for some reason it does not use sappy (and being a SNES port it is a possibility) then the audio system is well documented ( http://belogic.com/gba/ ) so you can still get something done.

 

[megabug7]

I tried Sappy which did scan the rom but didn't find any sounds said it probably doesn't use M4A, and I have no knowledge of how to do this manually (i.e. reducing the software volume to 0)

Thanks for posting the links and replying