I Was wondering what people prefer.....
A game that is bigger in file size..MB but has mp3 music...
Or a smaller file and has midi...
I am thinking of doing mp3 for sound quality but would like some feedback....
I suppose doing both as the midi track used for making mp3 track is easily implemented...
I dunno....what do you guys think.?
ogg, instead of mp3 if u want quality
Yeah ogg instead of mp3. Smaller filesize for the same quality. Having both is a good choice cos then if people don't want to download the music pack they don't have to.
Speaking of OGG, where might I find a free program (besides Winamp) that will convert sound files to OGG format?
I'd prefer the better sound quality- but people with slow connections wouldn't like it, so I wouldn't recommend it.
Quote from: Raggit on Wed 07/04/2004 03:36:46
Speaking of OGG, where might I find a free program (besides Winamp) that will convert sound files to OGG format?
Search for 'ogg covnverter' in google. I can't try any of the programs atm cos I'm at uni, but theres quite a few there.
Cheers guys......i`ll try this OGG you`ve be talking about......
Or was that GROG
www.vorbis.com (http://www.vorbis.com) Should have a converter..if not, google for OGG Drop Vorbis or something to that extent
But yes foz, use ogg if you go that route.. And even then, have it as a seperate download.
Here's the XP version I use: http://www.vorbis.com/files/1.0/windows/oggdropXPd.zip
Nice handy quick link. The program's only 300k, too!
I think [unless you have done already, then my apologies] that it'd be best to give an exaple of the music you're going to use as mp3 just to make sure that there's a definate benefit in having a higher quality and file size.
If you're just working with a standard general midi sound source then there isn't a huge benefit from going with digital music. If you want to use ogg format music you might want to judge if the music justifies the additional download requirements against the improvements.
There's also a couple of benefits with midi music: you can get the music to loop more cleanly (there's always a pause with digital background music in AGS.) And you can create pseudo-interactive music using a few tricks with music queues and position seeks that glitch too much when you're using mp3/ogg.
But to just answer your question: I'd prefer bigger filesize if it had significantly better music.
I use winLAME(don't remember the website, google it). It gives you fully customizable quality of the ogg/mp3 sound.
Goldwave (http://www.goldwave.com) does OGG recording and batch conversion. There's a free, limitless (iirc) trial available on the site.
So an OGG file will be smaller in size than an mp3? I'm currently in this situation myself. I've created all my music as MIDI (that's what I prefer in most cases, by the way!) but it just sounds terrible on different computers and I really need it to sound the same as the way it does on my own computer.
I've converted all my files to high quality wav for now, and was just about to mp3 them but... should I go OGG for the smaller filesize? I don't really need high quality.
OGG are higher quality, and lower file size. Plus OGG is free, which means should you decide to sell your game, you wouldn't have to pay the MP3 people anything.
I intend to use a friends studio to record the tracks..if he`s not busy.
So the quality will be a vast improvement over midi`s...using a soundcard..
And the music style will be set pieces....short sharp and concise......no looping required.....
I hope to do both options......
Can i make it so the game d/load runs with midis.....
Have an additional d/load link....when added the game plays OGG..?
Yes, if music.vox (the compiled MP3/WAV/OGGs) isn't in the game folder, the MIDIs will play.
As much as I like midi, nothing can compare to digital audio.
AGA: so if i got a midi file and an ogg file both called music1
When compiled it will give me a music.vox which contains the ogg and
i can have this as an option addon..?
Audacity is free ware and makes ogg files
Audacity is a great mixer too - just wish it had more plugins.
Ive got sound forge that does ogg........cheers everyone ..
The music is sounding very good.....
So how big would a ogg sound file be compared to an mp3 of equal sound-quality?
foz: yup, that's how I understand it works...
Cheers for your help everyone....
Aga: thanks......
The teaser demo will be here shortly....with OGG music...