Sound Formats
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Relee
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Yes hello. :)
Would someone please tell me what sound formats Verge supports?
Specifically I'd like to know if it supports MIDI music.
Relee the Squirrel
Making games since he was five years old
Posted on 2000-11-21 16:43:26
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Narad
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Sorry to burst your bubble, but MIDIs aren't supported, only MODs, S3Ms, and a few others, which are better IMO anyway. They sound the same on all computers and sound better anyway. ^O^
Oh yeah, all modules are supported except ITs if memory serves . . . Since I'm not a tracker, I don't know what progs are good for the job. Sorry . . .
Hope this shed some light on your prob =)
Narad
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Posted on 2000-11-21 17:13:11
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Relee
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Aren't S3Ms a variation of MIDI? I'd rather not have to get a program to alter the files. I used to have a demo of a program that could make songs for most sound formats, but I'm a pretty low budget guy. (Even if it is only $15)
It just so happens that I have a huge free MIDI resource at my disposal, and the songs are great so I planned to use them.
Oh, and about MIDI sound. It sounds better or worse depending on what you use to play them. I use the Wingroove software wavetable myself, works great usually. When it dosen't work I use the Yamaha one that came with FF7. If you like music you might give MIDI a shot, just look up some good resources like that. I can't say I like MOD music though. I've never heard a good song in MOD format, at least not one that could compare to the MIDI collection I used to have. :)
Anyway, thanks a lot!
Relee the Squirrel
Making games since he was five years old
Posted on 2000-11-21 22:06:47
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Narad
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Well . . . as far as I know, most tracking progs are free. Try the mod plug tracker (www.modplug.com I think), I've heard its good for beginners.
Well, I have over 20 megs of midis around here somewhere, but the thing about MIDIs is that they sound different on each computer depending on their sound card. THAT is the major downfall of midis.
MODs, however, they store their music data in the file, so they sound the same no matter what computer you use.
Well, don't take all of the above as law, thats just what I've gathered from being around the verge community for a while. Hopefully someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
But glad I could help ^^
Narad
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Posted on 2000-11-21 22:48:20
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Tricron
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Midi used to sound like crap, little dinkly sysnthesized bells, newer cards have extensive midi libraries. Now Midi sounds fine.
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Posted on 2000-11-21 23:37:19
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Ashaman
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Modplug Tracker (www.modplug.com) can convert MIDIs in MODs with no loss of quality.
S3M stands for Screamtracker 3 Module -- they're just another kind of MOD file.
Posted on 2000-11-22 01:25:20
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andy
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That's what I like about 'em too.
As far as I know, (but I don't know a lot, so sue me if I'm wrong) S3Ms are almost identical to MODs, except that they support more channels and stuff like that.
MIDIs sound damn cool on my comp, (SBLive!) but, uhm... well, it's the content that concerns me more than the file format. ;)
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Posted on 2000-11-22 01:28:28
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Relee
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Well try this out, it's the Free MIDI archive.
www.threeweb.ad.jp/~kuge/indexe.html
You can pay them $20 US (It's a Japanese group that makes them though) to use some of thier songs commercially, or any of thier songs for non commercial products.
Most of thier songs are really good and they're designed for websites and video games.
And if you want to hear good MIDI music just try Final Fantasy 7. :)
It wasn't ALL MIDI, but I've never heard a MOD that good. But maybe you guys could suggest a few?
Relee the Squirrel
Making games since he was five years old
Posted on 2000-11-22 21:58:34
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Relee
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I got a copy of Modplug Tracker but I don't know how to get it to use my MIDI sounds for the MOD, and none of the sounds I could find for it filled all the general MIDI instruments, and thus the songs weren't fully played.
It seems to need dsl files but I don't know what to use. If you're familiar with the program perhaps you could help?
Relee the Squirrel
Making games since he was five years old
Posted on 2000-11-22 23:34:35
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andy
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www.modarchive.com ^_^
This is one of my personal fav's at the moment:
http://www.modarchive.com/cgi/download.cgi?A/aa_arofl.xm
Bye!
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Posted on 2000-11-23 22:50:29
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Praetor
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Join #hellven on esper.net and and ask any of the ops there (or really, anyone there) to send you their favorite MOD, XM or S3M (Watch out if they send you an IT though since you may not survive the godliness that is the music)
I have used both MIDI and tracking, and I find tracking to be the superior of the two for a gaming system that will span multiple system styles (such as from the very low end to to the very high end) and thus the music played will be consistant on any machine it's played on.
Also, floating around, is a MID2MOD program which converts MIDIs to MODs. But my recommendation is definately to talk to some REAL trackers (VERGE trackers are not very good (sorry)...at least compared to these guys.)
It's all in the composer...neither MIDI nor Mod-types are better, it's all in the composer...
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Posted on 2000-11-24 10:24:34
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Hookman
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when i convert MIDI's to MOD with modplug tracker, verge 2.5 doesn't read it, but winamp does.
Help is needed here :)
Hookman
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Posted on 2000-11-26 16:45:50
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