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#1
Quote from: Saga Musix on Yesterday at 21:33:02Now for the question why the volume ramping appears to work before the file is re-saved in OpenMPT: libopenmpt and in turn xmp-openmpt by default emulate FastTracker 2's extremely soft volume ramping for XM files made with FastTracker 2. This ramping is so soft that it may completely destroy the attack phase of instruments like kick drums. This behaviour can be enabled as well in OpenMPT, but by default it is turned off (hidden setting "SmoothFT2Ramping" to automatically enable it for any newly-opened XM file saved with FastTracker 2, or through compatibility settings for individual XM files).
Yep, turning that on seemed to do the trick. The "converted?" file now sounds indistinguishable from the original. Thanks!
#2
Help and Questions / Re: Importing XM files to Open...
Last post by Saga Musix - Yesterday at 21:33:02
Okay, I think I have a better picture of the situation now.

First off, I have to guess that in the XMPlay plugin configuration, you have disabled volume ramping. Volume ramping is meant to prevent these sort of clicks, so it is not unexpected that they appear when playing a file with volume ramping completely disabled.

Now for the question why the volume ramping appears to work before the file is re-saved in OpenMPT: libopenmpt and in turn xmp-openmpt by default emulate FastTracker 2's extremely soft volume ramping for XM files made with FastTracker 2. This ramping is so soft that it may completely destroy the attack phase of instruments like kick drums. This behaviour can be enabled as well in OpenMPT, but by default it is turned off (hidden setting "SmoothFT2Ramping" to automatically enable it for any newly-opened XM file saved with FastTracker 2, or through compatibility settings for individual XM files). When re-saving the XM file in OpenMPT, the status of this compatibility flag is saved in the file, and in turn xmp-openmpt will respect this setting. That is, if the XM file was saved with the compatibility flag not being set (the default), then xmp-openmpt will just proceed to use the volume ramping exactly as you configured it in the plugin.
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Help and Questions / Re: Importing XM files to Open...
Last post by alexparr - Yesterday at 02:50:46
Quote from: Saga Musix on March 17, 2024, 19:51:35Without having access to the actual module in question (and preferably also your mptrack.ini settings file), it's hard to tell what is going on.
Here's both; please note though that the XM file is split up into 3 distinct "sections"; the song that played in the previews I sent starts at section 3 (wherever pattern 12 is).
#4
Help and Questions / Re: Importing XM files to Open...
Last post by Saga Musix - March 17, 2024, 19:51:35
In general there can be a variety of reasons, most typically related to the volume ramping settings (but as you said you reinstalled OpenMPT so it should be using its default ramping options, which shouldn't click). Without having access to the actual module in question (and preferably also your mptrack.ini settings file), it's hard to tell what is going on.
#5
Help and Questions / Importing XM files to OpenMPT ...
Last post by alexparr - March 17, 2024, 19:27:52
I've been trying to mess around with XM files with OpenMPT for the fun of it, but noticed that something's wrong with the way OpenMPT imports them; for some reason, it adds a noticeable "pop" to some of the notes whenever one is interrupted. I've tried reinstalling the application and resetting the settings to no avail. Does anyone know what settings I should use to prevent this?

Below I've attached two example audio clips of an XM file; one of the original file, and the other of the same file after being imported into (and subsequently exported out of) OpenMPT. Both were recorded using XMPlay and the OpenMPT extension, and the track comes from SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge on the PS1.

Before (original file): https://alexparr.neocities.org/extras/BeforeMPT.mp3
After importing + exporting with OpenMPT: https://alexparr.neocities.org/extras/AfterMPT.mp3
#6
Free Music Downloads / [hard house] Bite Me (mptm, og...
Last post by Exhale - March 13, 2024, 08:54:14
This is a tune giving the middle finger to the BITches out there. It was started a while ago on my youtube channel and finished this morning after a good sleep at admittedly a later hour than usual. The music box / bell things are pretty haunting if I might say so myself, from a pretty great soundfont I think, but I carefully cut the samples down and lowered their quality so as to make the tracked version small enough for the forums.

ogg download - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NRqR_q_BCcrDKINHnSdh6MovpCxFNHlK/view?usp=sharing

mptm attached
#7
Free Music Downloads / Re: [piano, string & drum ball...
Last post by Exhale - March 11, 2024, 13:36:45
Quote from: Mr.Eagle on March 11, 2024, 12:46:12Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. :)

My pleasure :)
I have it on repeat right now haha, such a chilled piece, I think I might listen to it all day.
#8
Free Music Downloads / Re: [piano, string & drum ball...
Last post by Mr.Eagle - March 11, 2024, 12:46:12
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. :)
#9
Free Music Downloads / [piano, string & drum ballad] ...
Last post by Exhale - March 11, 2024, 12:30:35
I started creating this live on youtube, just finished it up right now, with some intense work on the piano samples I managed to get it decently under the 500k limit here. Made using my roland e-x20 keyboard again.
Kinda coldplay sounding I think.

made an ogg for this one specifically because the tune is so long or something, no matter what I do it starts jumping and crackling in both linux and windows after a while.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWW8KwnKsA0 : live stream of the beginnings of this tune

Enjoy!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1870mKsXNYgURzEebyNB9FMcKvel-0KwM/view?usp=drive_link - ogg link
mptm download attached.
#10
Free Music Downloads / Don't Panic (mp3)
Last post by n0cturn - March 10, 2024, 11:51:14
This is just a mess about tune, trying out different things, but its interesting I think in a weird kinda way (I always seem to be posting the weird sh..)

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