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- Yay! by Sage Rosemary at 1:48 PM EDT on June 9, 2013
- That's great, really great! but can a download link for the game music still be posted? The disk of the game that I have is badly scratched, plus it messes up my PC whenever I insert it into the DVD drive. I really really appreciate this~! :)
- by TheFonzie at 11:31 AM EDT on June 12, 2013
- Whoa bro, thanks!
- by TheFonzie at 11:32 AM EDT on June 12, 2013
- @Sage I'll be uploading it to FFShrine in FLAC once I take the time to match the tracks with the level names. I'll link you to it when it's ready, if you wish.
- by Mouser X at 5:15 PM EDT on June 12, 2013
- Is there a reason t to post the VBK files themselves? I'd be very surprised if the VBK is a lossless format, and thus I'd prefer the VBKs to FLACs. I realize that, technically, no audio data is lost by the FLAC, but I for one prefer the original files, in there original format, over a conversion (even if the conversion is lossless, I still prefer the original format).
So, if you're posting the files anyway, is there a good reason not to post them in their original format? Personally, I say post the original, non-converted data, and tell people how to convert it to the format of their choice. It's not hard, and it's worth learning how to use the command line anyway (though, even a BAT file would be perfectly fine).
That aside, I'm glad to see that you got it figured out. It sounds like it'll be an interesting set. Mouser X over and out.
- by Sage Rosemary at 2:27 AM EDT on June 20, 2013
- Awesome! I'm glad to know the songs will be uploaded soon! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
What Mouser X said is interesting, but I'd rather not install anymore programs/use any technical programs on my PC. Its too risky for me considering my history with PCs. You can always post the soundtrack in both formats but I'll take the FLAC so I can convert it to mp3.
- by Sage Rosemary at 2:32 AM EDT on June 20, 2013
- Just checking, ffshrine is the Galbadria Hotel site, right?
- by Mouser X at 7:10 PM EDT on June 20, 2013
- It's worth pointing out that to get VGMstream running, nothing needs fo be installed. Simply download VGMstream from the most recent link (should be first in the list, though since this variant (VBK) is probably not yet supported in VGMstream, you'll probably need snakemeat's version instead), and the external DLLs (here), and extract both ZIP files to the directory containing the audio files (*.VBK in this case).
Then, create/open an empty *.txt file, and copy/paste in the following line of text:
FOR %%a IN (*.VBK) DO test -l 2 -f 10 -o "%%a.wav" "%%a"
Save this file as "WAVconvert.bat", and then double click the resulting BAT file. This will produce lots of WAV files, which you can then convert to MP3, OGG, FLAC, and many other audio formats of your choice.
I realize you prefer FLAC files, but logistically, it doesn't make much sense. The VBK files are almost certainly smaller than the FLAC files (though, not always. But certainly most of the time), and they're the original, non-converted data. If you're going to make a copy of something, it's always best to use the origonal where possible.
For example, the FLAC conversion loses the looping information, thus making the FLAC files non-looping. Whereas the original VBK files likely contain loop points. If I find a favorite song, I won't be able to listen to it on loop. Also, possibly even more importantly, some files contain data/audio after the loop point (example: intro music, looped section, ending [as opposed to fade out]). Admittedly, VGMstream has no way to play this when in looping mode (everything after the loop point is ignored). To listen to it, you have to play the files with the loop points disabled. There is no way a FLAC conversion can relay this information.
So, my question still stands - Why not post the original files? It doesn't make sense not to, as far as I can see. The conversion process is very simple (see above), the VBKs are most likely smaller than FLACs, and the FLACs are most likely going to lose important information (loop points, if they loop, and extra data beyond the loop point, if any). I often convert files to ADX/LOGG, because they can be looped (thus not losing the looping information) and ADX can be played by my MP3/media player (so can FLAC, but FLACs don't loop. Even if they did, there's no program I know of that could play looping FLAC files). Mouser X over and out.
edited 7:18 PM EDT June 20, 2013
- by Sage Rosemary at 2:06 AM EDT on June 23, 2013
- My goodness, that is very interesting! I didn't know audio files had loop information. Too bad my mp3 device cannot play advance file types like ADX and OGG. So if you don't need to install a program, how do you initiate the conversion? I know you said to double click the .bat file, but wouldn't Windows ask that it's a program that cannot be recognized and ask you to "search the web for supported programs"? I'm sorry for that odd question :/
- by Knurek at 5:40 AM EDT on June 24, 2013
- No, .bat is treated exactly like .exe on Windows.
- by Sage Rosemary at 12:37 PM EDT on September 23, 2013
- Any update on the game music? Is it ready?
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