Custom sirens

ControlPanel V3 ships with 48 configurable siren presets, 48 matching horn presets, 9 PowerCall presets, and a library of 83 unique siren sounds. If you'd like to replace existing sounds or create entirely new siren presets, this guide explains how.

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How Siren Audio Works

Siren audio is provided by the separate BRABO-Sirens resource, which contains the DLC server-side audio banks. These audio banks are loaded by the game client and referenced by ControlPanel V3 using library and soundset pairs.

The audio architecture:

BRABO-Sirens/
├── dlc_serversideaudio/
│   ├── aoc/
│   └── [audio bank files]

Every siren preset is defined inside shared/sirenes.lua.

Example:

['ambulance9'] = {
    [1] = {
        library = 'oiss_ssa_vehaud_bmt_one_siren_adam',
        item = 'OISS_SSA_VEHAUD_BMT_ONE_SOUNDSET'
    },
    [2] = {
        library = 'oiss_ssa_vehaud_bmt_one_siren_boy',
        item = 'OISS_SSA_VEHAUD_BMT_ONE_SOUNDSET'
    },
    [3] = {
        library = 'oiss_ssa_vehaud_bmt_one_siren_charles',
        item = 'OISS_SSA_VEHAUD_BMT_ONE_SOUNDSET'
    }
}

Each siren tone consists of two values:

The library determines which sound is played, while the item determines which audio bank the sound is loaded from.

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Modifying Existing Sirens

To replace the audio of an existing siren preset:

1. 1

   Locate the Siren

   Open shared/sirenes.lua and locate the preset you want to modify.

   For example:

   library = 'oiss_ssa_vehaud_bmt_one_siren_adam',
   item = 'OISS_SSA_VEHAUD_BMT_ONE_SOUNDSET'
   

   The library identifies the individual siren sound, while the item tells you which audio bank contains it.

2. 2

   Replace the Audio

   Replace the corresponding WAV inside the BRABO-Sirens audio bank with your own recording.

   Keep the same library name so existing presets continue working.

3. 3

   Rebuild the Audio Bank

   Compile or rebuild the modified audio bank using your preferred GTA V audio tools.

   The rebuilt audio bank should replace the original one inside the BRABO-Sirens resource.

4. 4

   Restart the Resources

   Restart:

   • BRABO-Sirens
   • controlPanelV3

   Your custom audio will now be used automatically by every preset referencing that library.

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Creating a New Siren Preset

To add a completely new siren preset:

1. 1

   Create the Audio

   Prepare your siren recordings.

   A typical siren package consists of:

   • One or more siren tones
   • A horn
   • Optionally a PowerCall
2. 2

   Create a New Audio Bank

   Package your sounds into a new BRABO-Sirens audio bank using your preferred GTA V audio tools.

3. 3

   Load the Audio Bank

   Inside shared/config.lua, register the new audio bank inside Config.LoadAudioBanks().

   RequestScriptAudioBank("DLC_SERVERSIDEAUDIO\\YOUR_AUDIO_BANK", false)
   

4. 4

   Register the Siren

   Create a new siren preset inside shared/sirenes.lua.

   ['myCustomSiren'] = {
       [1] = {
           library = 'my_custom_tone_1',
           item = 'MY_CUSTOM_SOUNDSET'
       },
       [2] = {
           library = 'my_custom_tone_2',
           item = 'MY_CUSTOM_SOUNDSET'
       }
   }
   

5. 5

   Register the Horn

   If your preset has its own horn, add it to HornHandler.

   ['myCustomSiren'] = {
       [1] = {
           library = 'my_custom_horn',
           item = 'MY_CUSTOM_SOUNDSET'
       }
   }
   

6. 6

   Register the PowerCall (Optional)

   If your package includes a PowerCall, register it inside PowerCallHandler.

   ['myCustomPowerCall'] = {
       [1] = {
           library = 'my_custom_powercall',
           item = 'MY_CUSTOM_SOUNDSET'
       }
   }
   

7. 7

   Assign the Preset

   Finally, assign your preset inside the vehicle configuration.

   sirene = 'myCustomSiren',
   Dualsirene = 'myCustomPowerCall',
   

   Your vehicle will now use your custom siren package.

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