Ever wish you could disable the startup music Zwift plays before you begin riding?
Some people find it annoying to hear the same song every time they begin their ride. Others simply don’t want any music because they’re already listening to tunes or watching TV. Here’s how you can turn off the startup song:
- Get to the right location:
On PC, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Zwift\data\Audio\PC
On Mac, go to Mac HD\Users\Account Name (specific to your setup)\Library\Application Support\Zwift\data\Audio\OSX - Rename file “777200017.wem” to “777200017.tmp”. This file contains your startup song. Changing the extension to .tmp allows you to keep the file on your computer in case you want it back, but prevents Zwift from finding and playing it on startup.
Thanks to “James C” over on the Zwift Community Forums for posting tip!
Note: this file may be re-created on our system by a future Zwift update. If the startup music begins to play again after an update, simple perform the same steps above once more.
Thanks. If I we’re to pick one annoying feature of the game, this would be up there (right around where saving/discarding a ride, exits the game)
Thank you very much.
OMG, Thank you! I’ve learned to hate that tune, along with anyone in my house.
Agreed, the theme music and the force quit are the only things i dislike about Zwift.
Agreed on both counts and thanks for the hack. @ Zwift: are you listening here? Please fix the exit when saving/discarding a ride – small irritations ruin an otherwise brilliant experience (especially when you have to discard multiple times because Zwift is freezing/erg drops out/workout is ruined etc).
Thank you very much!
I am having a problem finding that file… there is no “Library” folder in the user name folder. I did a search and cant find the file either. Am I missing something?
Dan,
Assuming you are on a Mac
in the Finder, click the Go menu
and choose Go to Folder
enter
~/Library/Application Support/Zwift/data/Audio
or just
~/Library/ and then click your way down through the folders to the path above
Got it, thanks Red
Oh thank you so much!!! I couldn’t find it either til you gave the extra info – cheers
Wow, Thanks that is great info!
Great tip. Any ideas on getting ANT+ DEVICES pairing. Think I’ve tried all options in various forums to no avail. Also on a mac.
How about iOS ?
No easy way to do it on iOS as far as I can see. That music file isn’t in the “sandbox” where you can easily get to it. You could jailbreak the iPhone so you have full access to the file system, then change it from there. I believe that’s the only way.
Seemingly, things have changed. I see two .bnk files in this directory (PC), but not the file mentioned here, or anything of that type. What do you think? Rename one or both of the .bnk files? Might work…
cool. that means we can covert any song we like to *.wem and rename it to 777200017.wem and listen to it when zwift starts?
Yes–BUT the wem format is hard to convert to! I’ve done some research and can’t find an easy way to do it, apart from purchasing expensive software. It’s a shame they didn’t use a basic file format like mp3…
The volcano update reinstalled the .WEM file. I had to change it again.
Confirmed!
there is no “Zwift” under “application support” on my Mac
Seems 777200017.wem has disappeared with the Volcano Climb build….
It’s changed now so impossible to find on MAC using this guide. HELP!
hehe! My boyfriend and I immediately stop what we’re doing and have a “dance party” as soon as that music kicks in. I often let it play too long as we’re being ridiculous, dancing obnoxiously all over the house until I finally get my rear on the bike. Personally, I love the music and it makes me smile, knowing I’m about it give it all on the bike.
I actually like the start up music, but the problem is it is just TOO LOUD – I don’t want to turn down the volume for the environment itself or for notifications, but I don’t want to annoy my neighbours for 5 mins while I am setting up.. So unfortunately it will have to go..
hi there. i also have trouble finding the file. i searched for it directly without success and also didn’t find a zwift folder where it’s supposed to be. any hints?
The music on Zwift is totally disgusting, I wish there was a way of turning it off on iOS… I know of quite a few people who like Zwift but like me find the “music” sickening, I wish they would change it!
Yes Zwift, please it’s not a big deal to add a control to turn off the music. Ask one of your programmers, really simple code change for a customer improve,ent.