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Right... I think I've got it straight now. What I was asking was: can we have the General MIDI driver play the MT-32 compositions stored in the music files. Bearing in mind that we might have to assemble a new sound bank to do that. Yes. I think that's right.

So I put together two "talkie" portraits of Sam & Max, since I'm sure they'd come in handy for the next person who's eager to make another game. Now I utilized Steve Purcell's original lip-sync illustrations as well as the LucasArts colour palette... I just need a few opinions. Are these a little jittery, or...? Should I have reduced the head bobbing, perhaps?

Well... that's it. The project has been effectively abandoned. It's not cancelled per se, but it is apparent that I can't be bothered to work on it anymore! On top of that nobody at all has answered my pleas for help. Perhaps I'll try something a little more easier next time...

No no no no no no! I just said I can't buy one, so I was hoping to swap the sound banks instead! Oh it's too difficult to explain.

Hmm... not exactly. I was thinking more about swapping the MT-32 sound bank for the MIDI one.
(Come to think of it, I doubt I'd be allowed to buy a used MT-32 anyway!)

A thought struck me last night - has anyone yet been able to sufficiently convert a Roland MT-32 sound bank into a General MIDI one?

Pardon me, I might not have made myself clear: is it possible to set the music output to MT-32, somehow put a General MIDI patch in place, so it plays standard MIDI music? What I'm getting at is, could I get one of Sierra's early SCI games to play General MIDI?

right.. you'll have to pardon the lack of updates in a while. I'm keeping a little under the radar until this whole copyright war blows over. Hopefully you'll understand.

Ok, I am now absolutely begging for help with my game. Art, music, animation, sound!! I can handle the programming, but I might ask for a few tutorials on a few things. This happens every time: I just don't have the patience to make a whole game on my own!! :o
(I could perhaps go down to EGA-scale... )

Ah! Sorry, beg pardon. I am a bit paranoid on these things. Bear with me.

Trying to adapt some scenes from The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel. I'm not sure, does it blend well at all?




I hope all those big companies don't mind me borrowing all this stuff..

"Retro Classic Golden Era Edition"

I was rather hoping to save that label for a 16-colour, AGI-esque variation on the game. I'm working on that right now, playing around with ideas!

Well I've come to a few decisions. And I'm afraid I'm going to have to make a few cutbacks!
Inconsequently, I'm pulling the "Special Collector's Edition" label... I mean, this game it's nothing special, is it!?   
Anyway, until I'm granted the license to use the official music, I'm going to use MIDI after all. Bad news for the composers; I'll have to commission a long list of tracks for this project! The speech will have to be put aside for now too. I imagine it'd be a pain to assemble all those PAMELA sync files an' all!
I suppose you could say this is the floppy-disk edition. 

Right... you'll have to pardon me if I sound vague, but here we go..
I require a few musicians to compose a MIDI conversion of the music from Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds. Essentially, I want the separate beds and musical interludes and things. If you're familiar with their compilation on the stage plays, that'd be a bonus (since I'm trying to shoot for a Laura Bow-esque approach). And, if you could, I'd rather they started immediately, and looped seamlessly, since trying to make them play from a certain point is a little difficult for me.
Thanks!

Wait... the project is "in jeopardy" on minute and the next you release a preview trailer?!?  What's going on?  :o  

I contend that it started with the jeopardy status after the preview was compiled!  :o

(Except perhaps the frenzied lip-sync.)

If I get access to the speech, I'll see if I can use that parse program thing.

Here's a video preview of the intro. I hope the style I chose to adapt meets your approval!

http://youtu.be/lnNYzDoLm9M

Thanks! Alas, I fear the future of this project is in jeopardy...

Hmm? Isn't there some other KQ4 remake in the works?

Looks impressive! Reminds me of the original SQ7 (the one that never got made). I'm downloading it this minute!

Spiffing! A cross between the AGI and SCI could be an interesting prospect.

Looks like an interesting development coming up here!