[Tutorial] Covarr's New FF7Music Tutorial

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Hi all. I'm having some serious problems with FF7Music and I don't see too many people with the same problem. I installed using the original PC CDs and then applied the Remix 2.4 patch.
I really like a lot of what was changed, but I wanted to stick with the original PSX music.

 I set FF7Music to play these mp3s, and they are playing perfectly, so its not a problem with either the mp3 plugin or directories having spaces or anything like that.
The strange thing is, no matter what I do, the original midi files that came with the game still play.
They play even after I completely delete midi.lgp from the data folder! And I even tried using Nero's enhanced midi.lgp which mutes the midi internally. THE MIDIS STILL PLAY!
So now every time I play, I hear both the mp3s I wanted to play, as well as the midi that came with the PC version.
I am using Windows 7 x64, and there are no operating system level midi volume control or enable/disable options, but I have FF7Music set to Mute Midi if playing a replacement file, which it clearly is.

What in tartar sauce is going on?

Edit: Problem Solved. For all of you who got FF7Music working but can't get midi to silence (without using the in-game music volume controls which also mutes the SFX for some reason):
1) Run regedit.exe
2) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\1.00\Midi
3) Change MusicVolume to 0.

You will find that after this, going into the game and turning up the music volume will give you your SFX while still keeping the music muted!

Thanks anyways, guys! ^^
 
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You don't need to mess around with your lgp files. Check out step 7 of the tutorial, on the first page of this thread.
 
Remix 2.4 comes with Aali driver and FF7Music preinstalled, with the .cfg file already modified to run FF7music.lgp (double-checked several times), so Step 7 was taken care of. For some reason, Aali's still wasn't muting the midi.
 
this question may be dumb, but how can i upload my pics here?  :?
sorry for those who might get annoyed for this question..
 
Remix 2.4 comes with Aali driver and FF7Music preinstalled, with the .cfg file already modified to run FF7music.lgp (double-checked several times), so Step 7 was taken care of. For some reason, Aali's still wasn't muting the midi.
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If Aali's driver isn't doing its job, he'd be able to better help you than I can.

this question may be dumb, but how can i upload my pics here?  :?
sorry for those who might get annoyed for this question..
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I usually upload pictures to imageshack and then use the forum code they supply.
 
A few things. FF7Music can't (as far as I know) use two plugins at once. So you're going to have to use ONLY your minipsf files or ONLY your MP3 files, and select the correct plugin accordingly. Also, FF7Music has problems with directories with spaces in the path. So, for example, right now you have them in "C:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\FicedulaFF7Mp3\" you might want to put your music in "C:\FF7Music" instead.
 
Is that so.. so what's the correct plugin? then if i will use my personal mp3's, i should choose mp3 over psf??
 
hmm.. my paths are correct though. it's in C:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\Ficedula\FF7Mp3\. thats the correct path right??
 
Err, FF7Music will use any input plugins from the same directory. Using both MP3's and psf's is certainly possible, I've been doing it all the time.
 
Err, FF7Music will use any input plugins from the same directory. Using both MP3's and psf's is certainly possible, I've been doing it all the time.
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Oh, then I am mistaken. Ignore that bit that I said before.

However, you absolutely should NOT keep your MP3s in a directory with spaces in it. Some people have been able to get it to work, and some haven't, but FF7Music is really finicky and this is the cause of most problems I've seen. Keep the program where it is, but put your songs elsewhere, such as C:\FF7Mp3\ and tell me if it works.
 
hey thanks.  :-). this should work. hopefully..

Edit: well, i did what you said.. and it still doesn't work.. any other solutions? :-)
 
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This is a bit of a long shot, but try changing the device in your output plugin settings.
 
what output plugin should i use?? now im using out_wave. and why am i having runtime c errors? is something wrong when i receive those??
 
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I wasn't suggesting changing output plugins. I said to go into the settings for your output plugin, and change which device it's outputting to. Like I said, it's a longshot.

Also, are you running FF7Music as an administrator and in Windows XP SP2 Compatibility Mode?
 
hmm.. i never tried running ff7music in xpsp2 compatibility.. but i will try..  :-D

Edit: I tried running FF7Music as admin and with xp sp2 compatibility.. but things doesn't change..
       how should i change the settings of my output plugin? and why am i getting runtime errors sir covarr??
 
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hmm.. i never tried running ff7music in xpsp2 compatibility.. but i will try..  :-D

Edit: I tried running FF7Music as admin and with xp sp2 compatibility.. but things doesn't change..
       how should i change the settings of my output plugin? and why am i getting runtime errors sir covarr??
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Sorry for not replying sooner, this thread got bumped back a few pages and I missed it.

If you hadn't tried the compatibility mode before, that suggests that you didn't read the tutorial on the first page very thoroughly, because it specifically says to do so.
 
hey! i got it working.. just deleted the # in my .cgf file.. haha!
thanks for your help and patients  :-D
 
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