WAV music

[Banon]

I've been wondering... Is there any reason Z-Quest music is limited to MIDIs, and similar sound types? We can use WAVs for SFX, so it seems kind of weird. I'm not saying it should be put in, I'm just asking why.

~Banon

[Jenny]

my guesses would be:
1. thats what the original zelda used, but this is a completely different program so maybe not
2. the format of MIDI itself. a sequence of beats instead of a recording.
3. too complicated for the devs to put in.

i'm sure its something completely different, but thats my 3.5 cents.

[Revfan9]

Last time I checked you can use WAV's and OGG's (if you value your player's bandwidth, you'll use OGGs!), but it's a total bitch.

There were plans to make it less of a bitch for 2.5, but unfortunately the feature freeze happened before it could come into fruition.

[Dark Nation]

You can use several different music formats. MP3, OGG, SMC, NSF, etc.

[Banon]

You can use several different music formats. MP3, OGG, SMC, NSF, etc.

MP3? OGG? I can't seem to be able to load any of those as music in my quest.

On another note, I noticed that Z-Quest can play MP3, but not load it into a quest. Now I'm even more confused.:uhoh:

I'm only really wondering about this because for my quest, I need certain music from certain games, but unfortunately, finding midi remixs or originals is pretty much impossible. I know about vgmusic BTW.

[Revfan9]

You don't load it through "Sound", you load it through "Alternate Music" on the dmap. Also, you'll have to distribute the OGGs or other format you want to use with your quest seperately.

Like I said, it's a bitch, but that's how it works.

[Banon]

You don't load it through "Sound", you load it through "Alternate Music" on the dmap. Also, you'll have to distribute the OGGs or other format you want to use with your quest seperately.

Like I said, it's a bitch, but that's how it works.

Wow! And to think all this time I wasted trying to find conversion software. Wait... If you can just use alternative music, what's the point of the MIDI menu? Backwards compatability?

Edit: Oh... Right can't edit MP3 directly... Oh well that's what Audacity is for!

[Pteryx]

Wow! And to think all this time I wasted trying to find conversion software. Wait... If you can just use alternative music, what's the point of the MIDI menu? Backwards compatability?

Edit: Oh... Right can't edit MP3 directly... Oh well that's what Audacity is for!

MIDIs are also considerably smaller than MP3s, OGGs, and such. (It also helps, from my perspective, that I can make them! :D ) -- Pteryx

[Banon]

MIDIs are also considerably smaller than MP3s, OGGs, and such. (It also helps, from my perspective, that I can make them! :D ) -- Pteryx

I know, I've searched far and wide for MIDI versions, but they don't seem to exist.

On an irrelevant note, how did something as annoying as MP3s catch on anyways?

Ahh...whatever... I got what I came for.:shrug:

[Dark Nation]

Because MP3's are considerably smaller than uncompressed WAV files (about 1/8 to 1/10 the size) and generally sound "good enough" for most people. *shrug*

[Shazza Dani]

MP3 or WAV, I don't care. The real problem is that you can't add them to the quest file like midis. >:[

[Joe123]

We'd have huge quest files with mp3s.

Thinking about full-length wav music makes me shudder.

[Banon]

We'd have huge quest files with mp3s.

Thinking about full-length wav music makes me shudder.

So it's an issue of space? Dang, I guess that means that it can never happen...

Oh well... that means I'll just have to wait for some MIDIs.

Orrr...

:think:

Anyone know a good FREE MIDI editing software? (Preferably one with a tutorial)