old Xcom1 dos music

[Volutar]

In 1.2 GMMARS tune (actually tune#8 from adlib.cat) played in cydonia mission brifing screen (both of them).
gmnewmar is a tune#9 with alot of cymbals, and I never heard it ingame.

[Zharik1999]

I see, the mysterious track #9
By the way, when are you going to share with us the records?

[Volutar]

I think 160kbit is more than needed, synthesized sound can be easely encoded almost without quality loss even at lower rates, so I will upload 128kbit mp3 versions. In couple of hours.
Actually I'm more interested in getting roland music versions.

[Zharik1999]

Ok, can't wait to hear it and thank you for you work.

[Zharik1999]

Can you explane me what is the difference between adlib and roland versions? So, you will upload a roland or adlib version?

[Volutar]

I dont have roland and I dont even know how it sound like. I suppose it sound like ordinary midi but with roland samples. But who knows... 
Obviously I will upload adlib

[Zharik1999]

Great!

[SupSuper]

I hear them in mp3s.

I've made my own approach to make these adlib tracks, and found one thing. Strangely, but DosBox plays adlib music in MONO mode, though, when port data recorded to disk (with ctrl+alt+f7) - it played with in_adlib in STEREO mode and gets greater quality. Another thing - version 1.2 have slightly different music format and files, other than from Steam. And I tried to use it, with kind of success. All 14 tracks recorded and encoded in mp3-128/mp3-160/ogg-128. Which is better?
BTW, "gmnewmar" music is not used at all. Not in original xcom, nor in openxcom (though it listed in loaded resources).

You might have DOSBox / X-Com set up to emulate a mono soundcard instead of a stereo soundcard like SB16.

Also what music gets played where varied a bit between X-Com versions. I can confirm that 1.2 uses GMMARS as the Mars briefing music, but 1.4 uses GMNEWMAR, and the Windows version seems to use GMMARS again. Not sure why, I guess since GMMARS ended up doubling as the Debriefing music, it lost its dramatic flair by the time you got to Mars so they changed it up?

[Volutar]

You might have DOSBox / X-Com set up to emulate a mono soundcard instead of a stereo soundcard like SB16.

Nope. I've tried different, and dualopl2 and opl3 which are stereo. Game adlib music stood mono. Still, I've managed to record stereo versions with in_adlib winamp plugin. Actually adlib music have its own dramatic sounds which aren't in midi or ps1 version.

Anyways I've left my thumb drive at work and can't upload

[Zharik1999]

Yeah, no doubt that adlib music is the most dramatic and atmospheric. Waiting for you upload

[Volutar]

Does this work? https://rghost.ru/37924426
I hope so. This link will live 2 weeks.

[Zharik1999]

It seems to work, I will fully test it a bit later. Thanks a lot, Volutar!

[Zharik1999]

By the way, is there is a way to extract the original DOS sounds and put them in game or you think that this patch (https://www.strategycore.co.uk/files/index.php?dlid=796) is doing it pretty well?

[SupSuper]

By the way, is there is a way to extract the original DOS sounds and put them in game or you think that this patch (https://www.strategycore.co.uk/files/index.php?dlid=796) is doing it pretty well?

See this thread: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,434.new.html#new

[Zharik1999]

So, I've tested these music more. It sounds fantastic except it doesn't loop really perfect, but I don't think it's really big issue