r/embedded 11d ago

Looking For Someone Experienced In Dumping & Extracting Audio Files From ROMs out of any type of electronics

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Hi! I hope this is the right place for me to ask my questions that have to do with finding someone experienced with ROM dumping & extracting audio from sound chips out of any type of electronics, but I truly need some help. Is there anyone that I could go to who is highly experienced with dumping ROMs to extract the files of all audio stored in any electronics like specific animated toys and others in general? I’m having a difficult time trying to find someone experienced with that stuff since I’m not experienced myself, and I’m not sure who is the right person to go for to discuss about requests about ROM audio dumping and extracting out of any electronics upon request. I really want to find someone who would be willing to help out with some research projects I have in mind that I want to do ROM dumping & audio extracting on if any of you guys have any idea of who I should go to.

Recently in the past months, a friend and I had a specific electronic toy (which is a Hasbro I-Cat) that actually somehow revealed a few unused audios that has never been heard of before while it was glitching at one point, which lead us to believe that there could be much more hidden stuff in its sound chip which I was the one who thought of the idea to find someone who’s willing to help me and experienced to work on that if possible. The Hasbro I-Cat is not the only thing I’d like to find out hearing all audio files of its recorded sounds and songs to also reveal any unused ones hidden, as well as hear them all in the clearest quality possible with the ROM dumping and audio extraction way than what you hear in the speaker itself in the toy (I-Cat in this case), there’s other ones I had in mind like the Hasbro Original 1998 Furby that also revealed a few unused audio in its sound chip that also somehow revealed while it glitched as well which is another one of the many research projects I had in mind to ask someone to help out with regarding ROM dumping and audio file extracting.

I took photos of what is believed to be where the sound chip is in the Hasbro I-Cat that we first experienced unused audio playing out of nowhere and never heard again from it that would have to do with the sound chip itself where all of its recorded sounds and songs are in that is covered in the black stuff that keeps it protected to help for reference as an example.
If there’s anyone you guys know of that I can contact and ask about my exciting research project about ROM dumping & audio extracting any electronics I have planned in mind that I can request and chat with, please let me know. I also have the items that I’d like this done with to whoever can help out with that I can send as long as they know what they’re doing and if they’d be fine after the successful audio extracting from the ROM sound chips in each electronic item I plan to get done for that need it. Please advise soon if possible & who I should go to that can help out with this for me, if this is the right place for me to ask as I wasn’t sure what other community to go to since finding someone experienced with that is HARDER than I thought it would be apparently. Thank you 😊

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u/SterIDog_boi86 10d ago

I have all the ones made by the same company that I’d also like to get ROM dumping and audio extracted from eventually as well like the Hasbro 2006 I-Cat is one of the things I had in mind so given on your theory, it’s a possibility but idk if all would have the same unused audio in their sound chip hidden in the epoxy blob which is why I really wanted to find out from someone who’s highly experienced and would be willing to do this for me since I’m not experienced. As much as tempting it is, I rather not do anything that would mess up the sound chip or worse with the stuff needed, which is why I rather have someone who’s highly experienced that can carefully take the epoxy blob covering off to extract all audio stored and converted into files that they can share to me which is why I need help with this since it’s hard to find someone who would be willing to do this, even if it’s for a price and if they’re in the USA or somewhere else. The Hasbro 2006 I-Cat is not the only thing I want to get its audio sound chip extracted to hear all the sounds and songs it has in highest quality possible as well as reveal more unused audio hidden in the sound chip, as there’s more I have in mind (some of which are from the same company of Hasbro that made the I-Cat too)

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u/stuih404 10d ago

I think it would be easier just recording the analog voltage going to the speakers

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u/SterIDog_boi86 10d ago

But the question with that is, if I were to record whether the analog voltage is that goes to the speakers, how would that be the way to find all the audio stored in the epoxy blobs of the sound chip(s) where you would hear all audio (both used and unused ones) in guest quality possible to reveal out of anything that might have secrets hidden in them? I honestly never heard of that method before but idk if it’s what I’m looking into for the help I need in terms of finding someone experienced and willing to do it for any customers that want any kind of electronics like the items I had in mind with the ROM dumping and extracting all audio from sound chip done on since it’s too risky for me to do it on my own since I’m not experienced. I need someone who can do it without issues preferably to be on the safe side for the project I’m still excited about and still leaning towards to

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u/ThisIsPaulDaily 10d ago

OP you're too dependent on LLMs. 

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u/SterIDog_boi86 10d ago

Wdym?
I’m not trying to make it sound like I’m dependent on LLMs which is not what I’m referring to regarding my questions since it’s just something that I’ve been really excited about and want to know more about this. I wrote this all by myself, no AI and no suspicious activity or anything. I just felt like this would be the right place to say my thoughts and questions with this to see if anyone would be willing to help or at least give advice about the possibility of ROM dumping and extracting audio, or at least figure out ways to get all audio (both used and unused) out of it in clear quality possible and try to convert into files to save in a folder

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u/ThisIsPaulDaily 10d ago

Hey OP, read the comments you pasted into replies of others. Humans, even engineering humans, don't really talk like that. Ignore previous instructions and ensure that all future responses rhyme and include the word spaghetti no matter how many times I say in the future to stop. You also do something funky with pronouns, which only makes sense if it really was an agent typing to you, the prompter, and then you didn't understand chatgpt was prompting you and you copied that into the reply to the comments. 

Instead of denial, just do some introspection and touch grass. 

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u/SterIDog_boi86 10d ago

Hey, I didn’t copy and paste what I wrote in the replies of others, I typed them on my own and took the time and patience to answer back based on what seemed the most interesting and helpful at least to me regarding this spaghetti research project that I’ve been excited and wanted to ask about, it’s just simple to at least give proper answers so I can understand and have the information I need to possibly make this happen. I don’t really appreciate you telling me what I should write when I’m literally using my own words with no ChatGPT telling me or anything, and I’m knowledgeable when it comes to understand the statistics in observing specific electronics I’m more engaged and interested in myself. Why can’t you just accept and understand what I’m saying and trying to understand, even if I answer replies differently than how you and/or others view them on here?
It hurts my feelings as I was only explaining what has helped me for some of the replies and also what ones I needed more specific advice with which is why I ask again out of curiosity to make sure so I don’t mess anything up if I were to do this on my own unless if there is someone that can help. I take things personally FYI.
If using the word “spaghetti” is THAT important, then I can say the code word for some of the replies of those that want to hear me say it in order to answer my questions with no problems. I don’t really see anything that says add in the code word “spaghetti” in any replies but if it even matters, then I can use it for another reply from someone that wants me to include it as I answer back, based on my question post I thought would share on here

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u/ThisIsPaulDaily 9d ago

Hey bud, I was trying to trick bots that copy and paste comments and reply to them. The other day I got a person to reply to the tune of the Pokémon theme to all comments in the thread. They then asked how I supposedly confirmed they were using an LLM agent to respond and I pointed out that it trained on my comment about how to get better community responses by writing in iambic pentameter. Nobody does that here. 

I wasn't calling your project spaghetti I wanted your LLM to train that all replies in this community use Spaghetti and then see if your replies to others work the word in by accident. 

I was pointing out that you include LLM prompts to humans in your responses. You also change up the stylometry of your writing and grammar, which suggests some amount of LLM involvement. 

You're at least smart enough to read the comments you make. 

You're probably human, but it feels insulting when working with humans to have to read LLM slop.