Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead 2

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[TUTORIAL] Create Custom Music
By Sherlock Van Helsing
My personal guide on how to create custom music for Left 4 Dead 2, with both a video tutorial and step-by-step walkthrough.
   
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Video Tutorial
Step-by-Step Walkthrough
  • Convert the musical file in a .wav format at 16-bit, 44100 Hz, with either Mono or Surround.
  • Create a folder in Steam/steamapps/common/Left 4 Dead 2/left4dead2/addons that is the same of the file you want to change. (Ex. wanna change themonsterswithin.wav? Create in addons a folder with a custom name that contains sub-folders: Customname/sound/music/unalive and place the file with the right name inside the folder.
  • If you want to publish the file on the workshop, you should also create an addoninfo.txt file which looks like this:
    Originally posted by author:
    "AddonInfo"
    {
    addonSteamAppID "550"
    addontitle "Customname"
    addonversion "1"
    addonauthor "Your Name"
    addonauthorSteamID ""
    addonURL0 ""
    addonDescription "Your Description"
    }
That's it
If you need any help or if you have some things to add to this guide, be sure to comment below. Like and subscribe to my Youtube channel if this helped.
18 Comments
Dock 15 May, 2024 @ 9:39pm 
Nice and simple instructions, thank you. For anyone reading: VPK.exe is only available if you install the "Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools" :summer2019join:
Fizzarolli 13 Nov, 2023 @ 1:09am 
Where should I put the addoninfo file
Sgt. Black Mask 23 May, 2019 @ 8:29pm 
add freind me
Titan Camera man kiew 12 Dec, 2018 @ 5:00pm 
anyone has a idea how repair tank music, is not audible to me; i have actually
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=708613224
but i want use this https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=718425172
anyway is not working the music tank
Big Brother of The Middle 20 Aug, 2017 @ 1:45pm 
cuz i can't find my addon in workshop
Big Brother of The Middle 20 Aug, 2017 @ 1:45pm 
hey,i puted my folder in vpk, do i need to have a vpk file? or what i should have after i draged my folder in vpk??
Helldiver 20 Jan, 2017 @ 2:49pm 
I cant find the Vpk.exe file in my Bin folder. Any solutions?
Glass of water™ 20 Dec, 2015 @ 10:15am 
Thank you.
Sherlock Van Helsing  [author] 20 Dec, 2015 @ 5:33am 
You can try searching on Internet for a audio software converter. I use my editing software Vegas Pro.
Glass of water™ 20 Dec, 2015 @ 3:36am 
I'm quite new to this and i'm on windows 10 so, how do i turn an mp3 file into .wav file?