Changing the PS4 System Sounds on a PlayStation 4 Console Guide

Following the PS4 Custom BGM, Theme PKGs & PS4 Background Wave FBXD Format, below is a brief guide by me (@Persona4Golden aka FLRIZBACK on Reddit) for changing the PlayStation 4 System Sounds:

1. Changing PS4 Login Sound

• The login sound can be found in : /preinst/priv/systembgm/ and the file is called bgm_login.at9.
• A .wav file can be easily converted via at9tool.
• To change it, bgm_login.at9 needs to be replaced or renamed to bgm_login.at91 etc, via Full R/W FTP such as OrbisFTP.
• Reboot.

2. Changing PS4 Background Music

• The background music can be found in : /system_ex/app/NPXS20001/systembgm/ and the file is called bgm_main.at9.
• A .wav file can be easily converted via at9tool.
• To change it, bgm_main.at9 needs to be replaced or renamed to bgm_main.at91 etc, via Full R/W FTP such as OrbisFTP.
• Reboot.

3. Changing PS4 System Sounds

• All the files can be found in: /system_ex/vsh_asset/ and the file is called Sce.PlayStation.PUI.rco (previously named Sce.PlayStation.HighLevel.UI2.rco, not sure at what point a new firmware changed that).
• The .rco can be easily extracted via cxml-decompiler.
• The files converted will be in a .vag format. Most of them are 0:01 or 0:02 seconds in time, in .vag 4-bit ADPRCM 438kps at 48kHz stereo files.
• A .wav file can be easily converted via MFAudiov11.
• The system sounds are named randomly in numbers and letters, however a description of each file is included in the decompiled .xml file (Original and Decompiled Files by Lotus78).

Example of some file names:

• 56EE0770.vag - default homescreen sound
• 74C05F5C.vag - back menu sound
• 15AA1C1E.vag - pop-up/prompt sound positive
• 69F5140F.vag - notification sound
• AA49BE90.vag - trophy sound
• 11D917FE.vag - navigation back game
• 6F9CDE26.vag - logout sound
• BE5AD806.vag - login sound
• 5320D326.vag - pop-up/prompt negative sound
• B69D1B60.vag - back menu from game sound
• 21FFB5A9.vag- boot game sound
  • Unfortunately here is where the progress ends, next and last step would be recompiling the .RCO file and replacing it via Full R/W FTP such as OrbisFTP, however no such program/script exists as of now.
• Reboot.

 

[PSXHAX]

@Persona4Golden We can mainpage this guide, but on a quick search it appears FLRIZBACK posted it who should be credited... unless you go by that handle also?

Let me know, thanks!

Here are some previously released RCO Tools for those interested:

• Simply NextGen RCO Data-Table Extractor v1.20 for PS4 RCO Files
• RCO Dump Utility for PS4 / PS Vita File Contents by Angguss

 

[Persona4Golden]

Hello, yes that’s my Reddit account too lol, you can use the Reddit one for credit

 

[PSXHAX]

Ten four, added to the OP and will main page this shortly. Cheers for sharing!

 

[FalconX]

Cool.
Is there also a way to change the PS bootlogo?

 

[harie8257]

Sounds and Looks Cool

 

[Nyx20]

If ever you messed up is there possible it will brick your ps4?

 

[Persona4Golden]

@Nyx20 No, I put to rename them just so you still have the original files, the worst thing you can do is not that’s the login/bgm sounds which I doubt it can happen as the guide is pretty straightforward

 

[Doyle444]

Nice find and tutorial.

 

[MrTuborg]

nice work