USF - Nintendo Ultra 64 Sound Format

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If you're familiar with PSF you'll immediately recognize USF: it's an attempt to do the same thing with the Nintendo 64. For the uninitiated...

USF is a file format which contains all the data needed to play a song from an N64 game. Once the song has been ripped into a USF file you can load it up in a player (such as the 64th Note Winamp Plugin) and listen to the music.
You'll see that most USF sets are actually many miniUSF files and a single USFlib file. The USFlib contains data common to all songs (such as sample data or player code), while the miniUSF files contain data specific to each song (the sequence for the song, or bits of code specific to the song). The miniUSF file contains a reference to the USFlib file, and both must be located in the same directory for the player to find the USFlib.

USF technical specification

Current Sets

TitlerippertrackssizeLast Updatedstatus/link
F-1 World Grand PrixJosh W32 11/24/2008preliminary
Castlevania 64Parasyte1082.4 MB10/20/2008complete, retagged
Castlevania 64 - Legacy of DarknessParasyte1683.67 MB10/20/2008complete
Chameleon Twist 2Josh W24341.45 KB08/25/2008complete
Forsaken 64GreyDeath8592.49 KB08/01/2008complete
Gauntlet LegendsJosh W39970.84 KB07/10/2008complete, newer tags
San Francisco Rush - Extreme RacingJosh W16 06/01/2008preliminary
Shadow ManJosh W28 05/28/2008preliminary
International Superstar Soccer 64Josh W15 05/27/2008preliminary
Turok: Rage WarsJosh W9 05/27/2008preliminary
Turok 2: Seeds of EvilJosh W19 05/24/2008preliminary
Wonder Project J 2hcs76418.91 KB02/19/2008complete, newer tags
Jet Force Geminihcs782.84 MB12/06/2007complete, updated tags
Banjo TooieJosh W1996.01 MB11/26/2007complete
Bomberman 64: The Second AttackJosh W621.21 MB11/26/2007complete
Duke Nukem: Zero HourJosh W124.18 MB11/26/2007complete
Rush 2 - Extreme Racing USAJosh W131.6 MB11/26/2007complete
San Francisco Rush 2049Josh W121.5 MB11/26/2007complete
Wipeout 64Josh W102.03 MB11/26/2007complete
Gloverhcs601.29 MB11/25/2007complete, tag fix
1080 SnowboardingUNKNOWNFILE181.84 MB03/08/2007complete
Banjo Kazooiesomeone42258935.22 KB03/08/2007complete
Kirby 64 - The Crystal ShardsParasyte631.44 MB03/07/2007complete
Rayman 2Parasyte1731.46 MB03/07/2007complete
WCW vs. nWo - World TourJosh W19 01/14/2007preliminary
Penny RacersUNKNOWNFILE27 09/23/2006preliminary
Virtual Pro Wrestling 64UNKNOWNFILE29 09/23/2006preliminary
007 - The World is Not EnoughJosh W18 08/17/2006preliminary
Super BowlingJosh W20 08/11/2006preliminary
Pokemon SnapJosh W36694.03 KB08/10/2006complete
Snowboard Kids 2Josh W324.11 MB08/03/2006complete
Donkey Kong 64Josh W1783.42 MB07/29/2006complete
Harvest Moon 64Josh W42 07/08/2006preliminary
Clay Fighter 63 1/3Josh W42 07/02/2006preliminary
Last Legion UXJosh W21 06/12/2006preliminary
Buck Bumblehcs20893.97 KB06/07/2006complete
Cruis'n WorldJosh W143.26 MB06/07/2006complete
Mission: ImpossibleJosh W12594.92 KB06/06/2006complete
NHL Breakaway 98Josh W34228.06 KB06/06/2006complete
BattleTanxJosh W19534.19 KB05/28/2006complete
Cruis'n USAJosh W13583.8 KB05/28/2006complete
Blues Brothers 2000UNKNOWNFILE13 03/19/2006preliminary
Dr. Mario 64Josh W24570.41 KB03/10/2006complete, updated tags
Pokemon Stadiumhcs721.2 MB03/10/2006complete
Getter Love!! Cho Renai Party Gamehcs44 02/28/2006preliminary
Eikou no St AndrewsUNKNOWNFILE16 02/06/2006preliminary
Top Gear OverdriveJosh W6 02/02/2006preliminary
Mario Party 2Josh W811.71 MB01/25/2006complete+1
Yoshi's StoryJosh W751.7 MB01/11/2006complete, updated2
Carmageddon 64Josh W9 01/06/2006preliminary
Earthworm Jim 3DJosh W15 12/26/2005preliminary
Paper Mariohcs1663.45 MB12/10/2005complete, fixes
Robotech Crystal DreamsUNKNOWNFILE102 12/09/2005preliminary, +1 track
Chopper Attackhcs151.11 MB12/07/2005complete, faster
Doom 64Josh W24 11/29/2005preliminary
Quake 64Josh W18 11/27/2005preliminary
Ridge Racer 64Josh W12 11/26/2005preliminary
Animal Foresthcs2412.5 MB11/24/2005complete, fixed track #s
Battle Tanx: Global Assaulthcs211.26 MB11/23/2005complete
Bomberman 64hcs37866.52 KB11/23/2005complete
Bomberman HeroJosh W31837.31 KB11/23/2005complete
Diddy Kong RacingUNKNOWNFILE63995.94 KB11/23/2005complete
Excitebike 64hcs112.07 MB11/23/2005complete
Extreme Ghcs12351.96 KB11/23/2005complete
Extreme G XG2hcs23809.65 KB11/23/2005complete
Mario Partyhcs732.84 MB11/23/2005complete
Mario Party 3Josh W831.69 MB11/23/2005complete
Mario Tennishcs661.04 MB11/23/2005complete
Mischief Makershcs33673.5 KB11/23/2005complete
Shadowgate 64hcs27750.95 KB11/23/2005complete
Turok Dinosaur HunterJosh W15349.04 KB11/23/2005complete
Fire Electric PenUNKNOWNFILE24 11/06/2005preliminary
Lode Runner 3Dhcs10 11/04/2005preliminary
AeroGaugeJosh W26 11/01/2005preliminary
Turok 3 Shadow of OblivionJosh W65 10/27/2005preliminary
Hybrid Heavenhcs70 10/24/2005preliminary
Automobili LamborghiniJosh W7 10/22/2005preliminary
Mario GolfJosh W51 10/22/2005preliminary
Megaman 64Josh W71 10/22/2005preliminary
Sim City 2000Josh W41 10/22/2005preliminary
Conker's Bad Fur DayJosh W146 10/14/2005preliminary
64 Trump CollectionUNKNOWNFILE35 10/11/2005preliminary
Snowboard Kidshcs19 10/01/2005preliminary (slow)
John Romero's Daikatanahcs18 09/26/2005preliminary (a little broken)
Pokemon Stadium 2hcs97 09/22/2005preliminary
Pocket Monsters Stadiumhcs21 09/21/2005preliminary
Duke Nukem 64Josh W2237.76 KB09/12/2005complete
Mortal Kombat 4Josh W55 09/12/2005preliminary
Killer Instinct Goldhcs48 07/23/2005preliminary, needs tagging
Neon Genesis Evangelionhcs243.71 MB07/19/2005complete-ish
Blast Corpshcs65506.25 KB07/14/2005complete, fixed tags
Dynamix - congrats split demoUNKNOWNFILE1 06/30/2005preliminary
Dynamix first N64 introUNKNOWNFILE2 06/30/2005preliminary
Ganbare Goemon - Mononoke Sugorokuhcs492.43 MB06/17/2005complete
Mace - The Dark Agehcs15 06/05/2005experimental rip completer
Nintama Rantarou 64hcs22 06/02/2005experimental rip complete
Body Harvesthcs87 05/31/2005preliminary
Goemon's Great Adventurehcs1782.8 MB05/25/2005complete
Wave Race 64 (Shindou Edition)hcs30548.05 KB05/19/2005complete
Mystical Ninja - Starring Goemonhcs952.62 MB05/14/2005complete
Zool - Majou Tsukai Densetsuhcs871.29 MB04/28/2005complete, updated tags
Onegai MonstersUNKNOWNFILE36 03/19/2005preliminary
Pokemon Puzzle LeagueJosh W73 02/01/2005preliminary
Perfect Darkzoopd1171.75 MB01/13/2005complete
Quest 64hcs44415.13 KB10/23/2004complete
Beetle Adventure RacingParasyte161.76 MB10/22/2004complete
Starfox 64someone4245781.75 KB10/22/2004complete
Bust-A-Move '99Parasyte20 10/20/2004preliminary
Space Station: Silicon Valleyhcs30807.64 KB10/19/2004complete
Ogre Battle 64zoopd601.56 MB10/13/2004complete
Goldeneyesomeone4258542.86 KB10/10/2004complete
Mario Kart 64Parasyte29850.05 KB10/09/2004complete
Magical Tetris Challengezoopd156.68 MB10/04/2004complete
Super Smash Bros.zoopd471.1 MB10/02/2004complete
Tetrispherezoopd233.15 MB10/02/2004complete
New Tetris, Thezoopd166.67 MB10/01/2004complete
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Maskhcs1182.15 MB09/26/2004complete
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timehcs1051.83 MB09/26/2004complete
F-Zero Xhcs208.67 MB09/25/2004complete
PilotWings 64hcs31666.25 KB09/25/2004complete
Super Mario 64hcs381002.02 KB09/25/2004complete

If you're working on a USF let me know and I'll add you to the list!

Other USF mirrors: Neil Voss says:

64th Note

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64th Note is a USF plugin for Winamp, based on Project64 1.6 by Zilmar and Jabo and Azimer's HLE Audio Plugin. It requires major CPU and memory resources, 300 MHz and 64 MB are the minimum for the least-intensive USF sets, but requirements vary greatly between sets.

NOTE: There is a known bug with Winamp 5.5 and all versions of 64th Note. It was fixed in 5.51, so get a newer version if you're on 5.5, or use the workaround.

Download current version:
64th Note v1.2 beta 3 installer (thanks icewolf762!)
64th Note v1.2 beta 3 binary
64th Note v1.2 beta 3 source

Winamp.com plugin page

There is also a version for foobar2000 now, thanks to the work of Josh W:
foo_input_usf.

It is strongly recommended that you use the most recent version!
64th Note now uses NSIS to install without much user effort.


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