For Counter-Strike 1.6 (CS 1.6) and now Counter-Strike Source (CSS)
This section of the website will hopefully show you an easy path to playing your own music whilst playing Counter-Strike (1.6 & Source). As well as tutorials on how to use HLSS there are also a number of pre-modified HLSS clips and sounds of some of the more popular sounds played with HLSS which you can download here.
Please check out the HLSS Support Forum for help and HLSS problem solving.
For Counter-Strike 1.6 it will be C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\your@email.com\Counter-Strike\cstrike.
For Counter-Strike Source it will be C:\Program
Files\Steam\SteamApps\your@email.com\counter-strike source.
HLSS is now all set to play .wav files...
1. HLSS can only use .wav (wave) sound files. If you already have a
.wav file you would like to use then you must check that the file is of 8000Hz
and in 16 bit Mono format.
2. To get a .wav file into the correct format you can either use the Sound
Recorder which comes with Windows, or another converting program. Personally
I use this
wav converter but Sound Recorder can do the same job: File > Properties
> Convert Now... > 8.000 kHz,16 bit, Mono.
Music Converter
3. If the .wav file you have is too long you should cut it so to select the best part to play to keep the clips short. I use this wav splitter which I find easy to use.
Wave Splitter
Instead of preparing your own .wav files here are some sounds that have already been prepared for you to download...
Note: Due to the nature of sound settings
in some servers the sound quality of some of these HLSS sound files is not the
best. Different servers will play different sound qualities. Also please note
that the majority of these sounds files are not full versions but sound clips.
You can determine by the sound file size how long the clip lasts for.
In the HLSS
download there are already a couple of HLSS .wav files ready for you to
use.
GO TO HLSS SOUND DATABASE HERE!
To save right click the link > Save As...
Okay, you have your .wav files via one-way-or-another, now all there is to do is add them to your HLSS playlist...
1. With HLSS running, click 
to add a new sound file.
2. Then find your .wav by clicking 
and selecting the file to add.
3. Click in the Shortcut field then press any key which is not already
used by Counter-Strike. Most of the Num-pad buttons are fine to use. This key
is now assigned to play the sound file you just added.
1. When you are ready to unleash your music into the game click 
in HLSS.
2. In Counter-Strike press the key you assigned to the sound file then press
the Delete key to play and stop the sound.
3. Do not continuosly play sound files in Counter-Strike, especially if they
are muffled, because some players, understandably like to play in "peace".
If you are suffering from another player playing non-stop HLSS sound files then
you can Mute them in CS 1.6 by hitting Esc, clicking Player List,
selecting the player then clicking Mute In-game voice.
I have made the process seem a lot longer than it actually is because I have
tried to explain various features in a bit of detail. Once you have read through
this guide once, it shouldn't take more than a few minutes to get your sound
playing on Half-Life Sound Selector.
Well I hope this has all been of some use to you; I read a lot of posts about
how to get HLSS working and numerous players asking on the server how I get
the sounds to play so this is for all of you! If I have made any mistakes whilst
typing or made broken links please contact
me.
Name: emit.
Age: 18
E-mail: emitind[at]hotmail.com
Website: http://www.intheholecs.net
Other: DVD Duplication
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Last updated: 21/03/2008