Trying to make a music pack...

[Camo Yoshi]

I did search the forum but didn't find a tutorial for it.

I confirmed that the music I'm planning to use is legal and free (No price tag to be found...)

So my question is, what do I need to do it, and how?

Thanks!

[Lio]

Just download Slade or SlumpEd, then add the music files the way you add files in any other program, rename them to anything you like (max. 8 characters) and you're done. Place it on your skin folder and use the in-game command to test if it worked.
One tiny recommendation, you're better off using Ogg Vorbis format. It's small, keeps most of the track's quality and works with Skulltag.

[Camo Yoshi]

Ok, thanks, I was gonna convert to the .MODs to .MP3 but I guess I'll stick to .OGG if it works better (planning on using foobar200 to convert)...

[Camo Yoshi]

Here's a little sample: http://camoyoshi.1.vg/cutstuff/muspack/ ... DMUS01.ogg

Encoded with foobar2000 & oggenc2.exe, Ogg Vorbis at q4~128kbps bitrate (Avg.), 128kbps, 44.1Khz.

Note: You might just want to right-click and save rather than click directly.

[Lio]

Awesome track, I love techno beats. I can already hear this nicely playing this in-game, too bad it doesn't loop though. Looking forward to the pack.

[Camo Yoshi]

Hey thanks, the pack has a overall deep bass theme, but not all are techno-ey.

Source: http://radicalplay.com/madcars/music.html

[Camo Yoshi]

Quick question, do you think that 64kbps would be high enough quality? The WAD was over 55MB after 128kbps conversion. O_o'

[Lio]

Well, I don't think it's that big comparing to most music wads here. But yeah, depending on the track I think it should suffice, since it's for an 8 bit game after all.

[Camo Yoshi]

With 64kbps, the WAD is now 28MB with 17 songs. Much better!

Will upload to my site and post tomorrow... I'm tired.

[TERRORsphere]

Skulltag is conbatable with .MOD. In fact, the font MM8BDM uses is from "cybercrime3" from 2008 uses .MOD for it's music.

[Alucard]

Make sure you don't hit "Save Changes" if you're using SLumpEd, or it will save it as a Text file, therefore making it silent in-game.

Hit Save All instead of Save Changes. Quite an easy mistake to make.

I'm a poet and I didn't know it.

[Camo Yoshi]

Skulltag is conbatable with .MOD. In fact, the font MM8BDM uses is from "cybercrime3" from 2008 uses .MOD for it's music.

Already had converted them to OGG so... :/ Too late. But it's useful info for the future, thanks!

Make sure you don't hit "Save Changes" if you're using SLumpEd, or it will save it as a Text file, therefore making it silent in-game.

Hit Save All instead of Save Changes. Quite an easy mistake to make.

I'm a poet and I didn't know it.

Yeah I used the little floppy icon to save rather than using the menu in Slumped. Thanks for the warning though!

[Alucard]

No problemo.