How to get your FF7 MP3 soundtrack to loop [as] seamlessly [as possible]

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I encountered the Good night until tomorrow problem as well, I just added a minute of silence to the end of it though with audacity using the Generate....Silence option. Did the same for fan2.mp3

@Harruzame, try it again, I just uploaded it last night so it was probably still processing.
 
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It does look like that.   D:

Also, by changing the input priority to highest in the in_mad/mp3/psf.dll I can get away with a pre-buffer of under 100ms.

Also, my good night... mp3 has a few seconds of silence on the end already.(?)
 
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Hmm, I'm noticing covarr's .ini doesn't make use of some of the looped (modified) OST songs.  I'll try to correct this.

Is fan2 the shortened one (only the dun dun dun dah dan dundah) and fanfare the looped one?
 
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fan2 is the long one. It loops if you leave it on that screen for long enough, and I think that's awkward...
 
Okey dokey.  Here's my ff7music folder:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IQOUEC33
Works solid on 7 x64, has everything you need to rock n roll.  Includes my trimming of the Remastered Soundtrack.  You'll have to tweak the buffer settings on your own.  Loopfudge should be the same as your out_wave.dll config's "buffer ahead on next track" setting.  The pre-buffer should equal the difference between the buffer setting and the buffer ahead.  Don't lower the buffer too much.  It's set to 250 and that seems optimal.
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The OSTRemastered profile in the ff7music.ini should look like this to make use of the loops/avoid issues in some loops.
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[OSTRemastered]aseri=07 - Hurry!.mp3aseri2=08 - Hurry Faster!.mp3ayasi=08 - Lurking in the Darkness.mp3barret=1-06 - Barret's Theme (Loop).mp3bat=10 - Fighting.mp3bee=16 - Honeybee Manor.mp3boo=3-02 - Life Stream (Loop).mp3bokujo=05 - Farm Boy.mp3canyon=01 - Cosmo Canyon.mp3cannon=4-12 - The Makou Cannon Is Fired ~ Shinra Explodes (Loop).mp3cephiros=05 - Those Chosen By The Planet.mp3chu=20 - Still More Fighting.mp3chu2=14 - J-E-N-O-V-A.mp3chase=1-22 - Crazy Motorcycle (Loop).mp3cinco=08 - Cinco De Chocobo.mp3cintro=05 - Those Chosen By The Planet.mp3condor=10 - Fortress Of The Condor.mp3costa=16 - Costa Del Sol.mp3comical=14 - J-E-N-O-V-A.mp3corel=18 - Mining Town.mp3corneo=18 - Don of the Slums.mp3crwin=13 - A Great Success.mp3crlost=14 - Tango Of Tears.mp3date=16 - Interrupted By Fireworks.mp3dokubo=14 - Underneath the Rotting Pizza.mp3dun2=09 - Chasing The Black-Caped Man.mp3earislo=12 - Flowers Blooming in the Church.mp3earis=19 - Aerith's Theme.mp3elec=07 - Electric De Chocobo.mp3fanfare=11 - Fanfare.mp3fan2=1-11 - Fanfare (Loop).mp3fiddle=12 - Fiddle De Chocobo.mp3fin=17 - World Crisis.mp3geki=15 - Debut.mp3gold1=19 - Gold Saucer.mp3gun=01 - Shinra Army Wages A Full-Scale Attack.mp3guitar2=07 - On The Other Side Of The Mountain.mp3hen=23 - Who Am I.mp3hiku=03 - Highwind Takes To The Skies.mp3horror=13 - Trail Of Blood.mp3iseki=18 - You Can Hear The Cry Of The Planet.mp3jukai=17 - Forested Temple.mp3junon=06 - Off The Edge Of Despair.mp3jyro=08 - Steal The Tiny Bronco!.mp3ketc=20 - Cait Sith's Theme.mp3kita=21 - The Great Northern Cave.mp3kurai=04 - Anxious Heart.mp3lb1=4-15 - The Birth Of God (Loop).mp3lb2=4-16 - One-Winged Angel (Loop).mp3ld=13 - Judgement Day.mp3mati=02 - Ahead On Our Way.mp3makoro=03 - Makou Reactor.mp3mekyu=22 - Reunion.mp3mura1=05 - Parochial Town.mp3oa=02 - Opening ~ Bombing Mission.mp3ob=02 - Bombing Mission.mp3odds=11 - Racing Chocobo ~ Place Your Bets.mp3over2=15 - Continue.mp3parade=11 - Rufus Welcomming Ceremony.mp3pj=14 - Jenova Absolute.mp3pre=01 - Prelude.mp3red=21 - Red XIII's Theme.mp3rhythm=13 - Turk's Theme.mp3roll=18 - Staff Roll.mp3ro=10 - The Countdown Begins.mp3rocket=15 - Oppressed People.mp3rukei=21 - Sandy Badlands.mp3sadsid=09 - Sending A Dream Into The Universe.mp3sadbar=17 - Mark Of The Traitor.mp3seto=03 - Great Warrior.mp3sea=04 - A Secret Sleeping In The Deep Sea.mp3sido=12 - It's Difficult To Stand On Both Feet, Isn't It.mp3siera=11 - If You Open Your Hearts.mp3sinraslo=19 - Infiltrating Shinra Tower.mp3sinra=09 - Shinra Company.mp3sid2=07 - Cid's Theme.mp3snow=20 - Buried In The Snow.mp3ta=01 - Final Fantasy VII Main Theme.mp3tb=01 - Final Fantasy VII Main Theme.mp3tender=23 - Holding My Thoughts In My Heart.mp3tifa=05 - Tifa's Theme.mp3tm=04 - On That Day, Five Years Ago.mp3utai=3-09 - Utai (Loop).mp3vincent=06 - The Nightmare's Beginning.mp3walz=06 - Waltz De Chocobo.mp3weapon=4-02 - Weapon Raid (Loop).mp3yado=03 - Good Night, Until Tomorrow.mp3yufi2=10 - Stolen Materia.mp3yufi=04 - Descendant Of Shinobi.mp3yume=17 - Who Are You.mp3lb2_awe=4-16 - One-Winged Angel (Loop).mp3
Recently re-edited to have the latest updates to the remastered soundtrack, better looping on the bombing mission, psf support (not that you'll want it), and proper buffer settings already.  This works perfectly on Windows 7 x64, and should work with most other Windows x64 systems.  For x86 OS, you should edit the file paths in the profiles tab to the appropriate addresses.
*now includes trimmed mako reactor redux.
 
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Haha, that's smart. I renamed all my files to the old naming convention, like... fan2.mp3, aseri.mp3.. Doing it that way is probably easier.

ta and tb aren't the same, btw... I believe tb starts at the part where it's like DUNN, DUNN, DUNDUNNNNN

haha.
 
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I did that too before I discovered covarr's .ini, but he didn't rename the files to work with the updated OSTRe loop files so I took the liberty to change a few things.   :-D
 
no problem, and I've figured out why Covarr's version of ff7music.ini didn't have a loopfudge option. He used the Mad mp3 decoder (in_mad.dll), which doesn't have a configurable buffer (hence the loopfudge option doesn't do anything), whereas the old in_mp3.dll file DOES have that option. Only according to Covarr, that version doesn't seem to be compatible with 64-bit operating systems...

Can anybody attest that using in_mp3.dll on a 64-bit machine doesn't work and explain to me what goes wrong? I'm currently rummaging through the source code of the Mad mp3 decoder trying to find something that'll help, but it'd be nice if the incompatibility were fixable...
Win 7 x64 build 7201
in_mp3.dll  ---Nullsoft MPEG Audio Decoder 3.52.

Works perfectly
You found a version of in_mp3 that works with x64 AND doesn't crash FF7Music when you try to to change its config?!?!?! in_mp3 tends to have lower cpu usage than in_mad, and a changeable buffer, so I might modify my tutorial to use this version if you feel like uploading it. I also need to add/change some steps to reduce loop.
 
Win 7 x64 build 7201
in_mp3.dll  ---Nullsoft MPEG Audio Decoder 3.52.

Works perfectly
You found a version of in_mp3 that works with x64 AND doesn't crash FF7Music when you try to to change its config?!?!?! in_mp3 tends to have lower cpu usage than in_mad, and a changeable buffer, so I might modify my tutorial to use this version if you feel like uploading it. I also need to add/change some steps to reduce loop.
Check it --> Clicky
Look under the heading "The Tutorial"  Step 1)
 
I use PSFs myself, and therefore I never have a problem with looping (go into the plugin configuration and select "Force all songs to play indefinitely")
 
The point of using the mp3's is that finalfantim did a great job of remastering the soundtrack and some people would rather use that.
 
The point of using the mp3's is that finalfantim did a great job of remastering the soundtrack and some people would rather use that.
Not to mention that there are a few other remixes/remasterings/rewhatevers of songs on the OST. Trust me, there's nothing like finally leaving Midgar and hearing the orchestral version of the main theme; it really is in a different league from the normal version.

Furthermore, I think (I'm not sure about this), that there might be difficulties with playing pieces of music with the PSFs that don't have their own individual track. I'm talking about the music from the Shinra mansion mainly (it certainly won't play properly if you don't have the right mp3). There's an mp3 of that, but AFAIK there isn't a PSF version. Does anyone know whether that plays properly with the PSFs? Or does the game play the normal version of "Those Chosen by the Planet" in the mansion and the final battle?
 
Not to mention that there are a few other remixes/remasterings/rewhatevers of songs on the OST. Trust me, there's nothing like finally leaving Midgar and hearing the orchestral version of the main theme; it really is in a different league from the normal version.
Could you provide the song name for that, I'd love the orchestral version for this as well. Unless it's on Final Fan Tims soundtrack
 
It doesn't have a special name, but here's a link to a youtube video:


It's one of the three orchestrated tracks on the "Reunion" album.
 
Awesome thanks!

One problem, But i'll check somewhere else before i just say screw it haha. CD is $103 @.@
 
Awesome thanks!

One problem, But i'll check somewhere else before i just say screw it haha. CD is $103 @.@
You buy music? :-o

Actually, I bought that CD on amazon (for a much more reasonable price), along with the OST a few years ago. :wink:
 
Arrrr, matey!!!  :evil:
I turned to the pirates side after I once stupidly bought the game "enter the matrix."

Savvy?
 
might wanna edit that. less the mods come down on you.

I dressed up as a pirate for Halloween. does that count? XD
 
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