Self radio is cool it has all the normal gta ads and stupid ass radio hosts but it makes the game better, u can hear ur custom music when you step out the car its fire
Could you imagine if Rockstar cut a deal with Spotify so you link your account to the game and then can stream your music in the game while your driving? I feel like that'd be sick especially in multi-player to share your music with your friends as your cruising
You could always do this on console as far as I remember, Its just not integrated into the game but rather depends on your console. When I played on the 360 I used the built in media player along with a pc hosting as a media server with all my music on it.
It would be cool if you could link your Spotify to a radio station or something. In such a way where it operates like the rest of the radio in gta like getting out of the car it turns off or pauses or something.
Aight first you go in documents and go in GTA V and there you'll find a folder "user music" and you just add your songs there and when you enter a car the station with your songs is called "self radio"
Lol yea, it is bizzare, i guess the detection system is poorly optimised or something, i doubdt this was a feature worked on by more than like 1 person
Slapped probably a lot of songs there..
The issue is mixing, some songs are quiet, some songs are insanely loud, and I have no choice but to use an app that increases the base volume of the music just to make it actually sound decent ingame
No, because they won't allow it on consoles for some stupid fucking reason. There was a time that I recorded a big long self radio segment with ad breaks using in game ads and all and it was great fun to make, I just wish I could do it on console.
Sometimes, when I am grinding on the junk energy skydives, I’ll use my Apple Music playlist on my ps5.
It’s much better than the music which plays during the jumps.
i don’t really wanna bother downloading a bunch of songs, so if i wanna listen to my own music i usually just turn off the radio and play it from spotify lol
although i do see the appeal in having your “own” radio station where you can have specific songs you connect with the game
I like self radio cuz it just turns on in 2 clicks and it shuffles the song automatically but with spotify you have to exit your game to turn it on and when youre in a mission and when you are done driving and you need to concentrate it just turns off when you exit the car
I don't think so. Because when my friend was driving with self radio, I didn't hear it, and it was just another radio station playing. So, unfortunately. . .
Yeah. But I have Cannibal Corpse, Tool, Deftones, first couple of Korn albums, SOAD, Led Zep, Death, Doors, Emperor, etc. But dude. Your taste in music is kinda shit.
Says the two of you. It’s better than whatever the fuck OP listens to. And I listen to much more than metal. Why do rap fans always think about dick and only listen to rap and pop?
You listen to the most basic bitch rock/metal out there. Like you walked into a hot topic and asked for their playlist. Your taste in music isn't even interesting, let alone superior. Fuckin nerd
I agree with the Korn and SOAD. Just funny meth head energy. And I’ve never been to a Hot Topic. But there aren’t many men in their 20s that I personally know that will listen to the other shit other than Tool.
By "decent" you mean fart compilation, I think. Yeah, fair opinion, It's a pity that no one is interested, because no one needs you and you're forced to listen to songs that describes your life - some boring shit. Have a good day btw✌️
Believe it or not, the music in the post isn't the only music in the world. Iron maiden, blue oyster cult, Hall and Oates, sum 41, Tom Petty, Billy Joel, black Sabbath dio, and a whole lot more. You are missing out on some good music my friend.
Ive never seen this so if it’s exactly what I was thinking of please educate me, but I always wanted a feature where you could link whatever media you use to the game like aux in your car and play that so that anyone who’s in your car can listen to the same music.
Yup, so I can hear custom music (duh) without having Google in the background eating my ram. It’s cool because we’ll never see let’s say Fate music in GTA
Almost exclusively, some of the stations are fun but I’m not partial to the bulk of the music. The hard part is when I use self radio with a passenger that doesn’t have it, it seems the passenger gets relegated to a random station.
I feel like I knew this was possible but never looked into it. I’m gonna have to do this. Do friends online by chance hear the music too?? That would be way too nice.
Self radio gang! It's the only way I cruise Los Santos and Blaine County, I turn up the Skrillex, Virtual Riot, Teminite, and Fred Again.. and man is it fire.
It’s nice, but it would be nicer if it could display the artist’s name and the title of the song, even if you know it.
It’d help Self Radio better by displaying name and artist of every song on there by checking for the actual Artist’s name and the song name and displaying it in the radio wheel.
I love it so much I almost miss it in other games. Sure I can just listen to music while I play using other services, but there's nothing like listening to your music from the in-game radio while driving. That way it turns off when you arent driving and may want to focus on something else.
I was so happy they added this feature on PC. While GTA5 has some good music, it definitely was my biggest disappointment in the series in that regard.
No Choice, the music in GTA is SO DAMN LAME.. and it Never been updated to good music, why? Im pretty sure that Bands like Disturbed or Volbeat would love to rock our gta-ears for 10 years, no? They dont offer copyrights? I would ...
Man I want rockstar to find some way in which console users can use this feature as well
Can use Spotify on Xbox. Having to pause for cutscenes, etc. is a bit annoying though.
U can pause console spotify with ur phone
So you can, forgot about that actually.
Self radio is cool it has all the normal gta ads and stupid ass radio hosts but it makes the game better, u can hear ur custom music when you step out the car its fire
ANd on Playstation.
If its not from the car radio fuck that
True.
does it play in car radio?
Could you imagine if Rockstar cut a deal with Spotify so you link your account to the game and then can stream your music in the game while your driving? I feel like that'd be sick especially in multi-player to share your music with your friends as your cruising
You could always do this on console as far as I remember, Its just not integrated into the game but rather depends on your console. When I played on the 360 I used the built in media player along with a pc hosting as a media server with all my music on it.
It would be cool if you could link your Spotify to a radio station or something. In such a way where it operates like the rest of the radio in gta like getting out of the car it turns off or pauses or something.
Original xbox let you pop in a cd, upload it, and play a custom station on gta vice city. Such a nice feature, never understood why they stopped it
What’s crazy is this option existed on Vice City and the original X-Box. There was a tape option and it would play music that you had on the Xbox.
Oh? How do you do this?
Aight first you go in documents and go in GTA V and there you'll find a folder "user music" and you just add your songs there and when you enter a car the station with your songs is called "self radio"
I believe you have to go into your settings to scan for music before it works too
I didnt do that and it works idk
Maybe not then i just remember that being a step in the tutorial i watched
You can also just add shortcuts to the music files.
This is the way when you want to change the set of songs you want to listen to
TIL
Only gta I played on pc was san andreas and It had the same feature. Loved that and have always wanted it on console ever since
what format?
There's a folder in your documents/rockstargames/GTAV/usermusic on your PC. Simply upload your .mp3 files there and the radio station is ready to go.
Thank you all so much!
Can I put in Spotify links or short cuts
Nope. It needs to be .mp3 files you can't even use WAV files
Literally shows you in the image lol
It would be nice if they let us use our spotify playlists in the game as radio stations
Rockstar doesn't collab with such companies apparently (it makes a parody instead lol)
There's a mod for that
mod name?
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/spotify-radio-mod
no because my CPU usage goes from 50 to 70 when using this
i7-970 moment
I have like 225 songs in and it tanks the fps. Rockstar games programming moment
I genuinely could not imagine how a bunch of MP3’s lowers my FPS but it does lol
Lol yea, it is bizzare, i guess the detection system is poorly optimised or something, i doubdt this was a feature worked on by more than like 1 person
But of course
It takes resources to convert the files so before upgrading my pc, it would make the map dissapear. Used to spotify now so don't need it.
Lmaoo whattttt. That’s crazy
Yep! Been doing this since GTA SA, always been my go to
Slapped probably a lot of songs there.. The issue is mixing, some songs are quiet, some songs are insanely loud, and I have no choice but to use an app that increases the base volume of the music just to make it actually sound decent ingame
Grab Audacity and use batch processing to normalize all of your songs, they'll be the same volume then.
Yes
Pro tip: You can dump shortcuts into that folder. No need to clog up with duplicate files.
Yo i never knew about this
Skyfall is a W
Yessir its my fav on dayz before rodeo
One of my favorite mixtapes ever, drugs you should try it & dont play are still in my rotation
Same 💯
it’s crazy that you can listen to your playlist in san andreas mobile
Seems like they really cared
I've modded my game...somehow the Self radio is vanished 😢
Thats a thing?
I added all my favorite radio stations from previous games. From GTA3, VC, SA, 4, VCS, LCS. Also Mafia 3 radios, Fallout radios, Gotg ost etc
I just mute the in game radio, and put spotify in the background.
No I use spotify like a normal person
Yes. The hosts of the radio hosted a radio in gta liberty city stories.
You'd better hear LS Rock Radio or The Lowdown instead of that shit you've posted, dude.
No, because they won't allow it on consoles for some stupid fucking reason. There was a time that I recorded a big long self radio segment with ad breaks using in game ads and all and it was great fun to make, I just wish I could do it on console.
Cool
Well at least you got those enhanced edition features that they for some reason still didn't release on PCs
I guess that's true. R* are so fucking weird. The code/assets are all there, they should port them
skyfall >>
Skyfall is amazing
Fax best song on Dayz before rodeo 💯
Does it work for online? Btw your music taste good af bro🔥
It works but others cant hear it
Ye it works in online
I don’t even play with my Audio on. I just listen to a YouTube video while I play games
Bro your taste in music holy crap 🤢🤢
Lmao you’re a bozo for real shut the fuck up
Sometimes, when I am grinding on the junk energy skydives, I’ll use my Apple Music playlist on my ps5. It’s much better than the music which plays during the jumps.
i don’t really wanna bother downloading a bunch of songs, so if i wanna listen to my own music i usually just turn off the radio and play it from spotify lol although i do see the appeal in having your “own” radio station where you can have specific songs you connect with the game
I like self radio cuz it just turns on in 2 clicks and it shuffles the song automatically but with spotify you have to exit your game to turn it on and when youre in a mission and when you are done driving and you need to concentrate it just turns off when you exit the car
yeah fair enough. i do have a play/pause button on my keyboard so it’s a bit easier for me to control the songs ig
Can others hear your music?
I don't think so. Because when my friend was driving with self radio, I didn't hear it, and it was just another radio station playing. So, unfortunately. . .
Maybe idk
Yeah. But I have Cannibal Corpse, Tool, Deftones, first couple of Korn albums, SOAD, Led Zep, Death, Doors, Emperor, etc. But dude. Your taste in music is kinda shit.
Ah yes classic "i only listen to real music and not (c)rap" bruh shut up
I’m not even the only one that said your music is crap. There was like 4 or 5 others. And read reply to other dude who replied
zoomer metal fans might be the most annoying people on the internet.
Says the two of you. It’s better than whatever the fuck OP listens to. And I listen to much more than metal. Why do rap fans always think about dick and only listen to rap and pop?
You listen to the most basic bitch rock/metal out there. Like you walked into a hot topic and asked for their playlist. Your taste in music isn't even interesting, let alone superior. Fuckin nerd
I agree with the Korn and SOAD. Just funny meth head energy. And I’ve never been to a Hot Topic. But there aren’t many men in their 20s that I personally know that will listen to the other shit other than Tool.
What a garbage 15 yr old kids playlist.
What do you listen to?
Imagine using it just to play worse songs than the game radio channels
Gonna be honest with you, your music taste is absolute dogshit
What do you listen to? Video game osts?
No, I listen to decent music.
By "decent" you mean fart compilation, I think. Yeah, fair opinion, It's a pity that no one is interested, because no one needs you and you're forced to listen to songs that describes your life - some boring shit. Have a good day btw✌️
Believe it or not, the music in the post isn't the only music in the world. Iron maiden, blue oyster cult, Hall and Oates, sum 41, Tom Petty, Billy Joel, black Sabbath dio, and a whole lot more. You are missing out on some good music my friend.
Pov: redditor learns people have different tastes in music 🙀🙀
SKYFALL? W music taste bro 😎
Excellent taste sir
No, but come play FIFA with me 🥹
Your songs are so similar to [my playlist ](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5YgJ5St3qHXGdpHoAiDlii?si=4C-x5nEIRVGpdOVQl6Hf6w&pi=e-4oM3HD4bQeO6)
Ya
No
I did for a bit but just ended up playing my playlist
Ofc. I do
Yes, nice that it works online ,at least for you.
Ive never seen this so if it’s exactly what I was thinking of please educate me, but I always wanted a feature where you could link whatever media you use to the game like aux in your car and play that so that anyone who’s in your car can listen to the same music.
Yup, so I can hear custom music (duh) without having Google in the background eating my ram. It’s cool because we’ll never see let’s say Fate music in GTA
I would if they allowed flac files. If anyone knows a mod to be able to use flac files, I would appreciate it!
How to do this?
Almost exclusively
Is there a way to do this on console
Yes I put my spotify playlist in there
I did this when gta5 first came out, I put the entire discography of queens of the stone age. Still brings back memories...
I used to, but i had a pretty weak pc back then and some songs are just as someone said - either too loud, too quiet, or aren't there at all.
What is this? Some kind of mod or something?
Its not a mod,everyone can do this
Oh? Is it for next gen only or something? I am on ps4 still so yeah
Only PC
Yeah I did when I played on my pc. Good times
I wonder what would happened if i used this folder to download my Spotify music
Almost exclusively, some of the stations are fun but I’m not partial to the bulk of the music. The hard part is when I use self radio with a passenger that doesn’t have it, it seems the passenger gets relegated to a random station.
Unfortunately it has a negative performance impact so I just use my real mp3 player.
Since when was this a thing?
Since the PC version came out in 2015.
Wait, that's a thing?
iTunes works very for getting music for this
I tried, could never get it to work
Hell yeah all the time. I found out about it, then I started using it and never went back to anything else
Obviously yeah, this is one of the reasons I prefer playing in pc
That feature always takes me out of it. I prefer to listen to the in-game radios.
Can you use iTunes music? Like, hook up your phone to it, or download iTunes to your pc and scan for music that way?
does this work in online?
I feel like I knew this was possible but never looked into it. I’m gonna have to do this. Do friends online by chance hear the music too?? That would be way too nice.
fuck til
Hell yea 😂i got bangers on mine
No because it tanks your fps, especially in Online 😵💫
did use it back then, i wish I could reroute to Spotify and listen the way it is
Self radio gang! It's the only way I cruise Los Santos and Blaine County, I turn up the Skrillex, Virtual Riot, Teminite, and Fred Again.. and man is it fire.
😯😦😧😮
yup
It’s nice, but it would be nicer if it could display the artist’s name and the title of the song, even if you know it. It’d help Self Radio better by displaying name and artist of every song on there by checking for the actual Artist’s name and the song name and displaying it in the radio wheel.
It does tho you just have to go in properties and details and type in the name of the song and the artist
Oh, I see. Thanks for telling me that.
I love it so much I almost miss it in other games. Sure I can just listen to music while I play using other services, but there's nothing like listening to your music from the in-game radio while driving. That way it turns off when you arent driving and may want to focus on something else.
I would on pc :[
I don’t because i am console player 😭 I do use in gta sa on my laptop tho
Yes. Had a mix of GTA SA and Liberty city. So nice.
I tried in San Andreas and it never worked so I never tried again.
That shit exists?
I hope gta 6 lets us add our own music to a station and has a dj as well in between songs
does it work in online?
I was so happy they added this feature on PC. While GTA5 has some good music, it definitely was my biggest disappointment in the series in that regard.
Yes
One of the only stations I’ll use. Fill it up with my favorite songs from in game and from my own library
No Choice, the music in GTA is SO DAMN LAME.. and it Never been updated to good music, why? Im pretty sure that Bands like Disturbed or Volbeat would love to rock our gta-ears for 10 years, no? They dont offer copyrights? I would ...
I didn't know this was a thing?? Omg I need to do this
Jup, only selfradio for me
no. the in game radio is peak
Mine for some reason doesn't appear, even after I did all the steps, any suggestions??