So I wanted to add in my computer's music library, the songs I liked from various wads I played.
Here's basically what I do:
- Open any .wad in Slade, display audio only.
- Export MIDIs files in a given folder (convert .mus to .mid if necessary)
- Open files in foobar2000, right clik on selection > convert to .mp3 (This way I can tag them properly in my library)
- Done!
As I play Doom with default windows soundfont (gm.dls), I wanted to have the exact same sound, so I converted gm.dls (windows>system32>drivers) to gm.sf2 using "ExtremeSampleConverter", so foobar2000 can use it as my default midi soundfont.
However, I noticed that some files (not all) are badly read : I often hear a tiny scratch in the background, in parts where music is quieter. (A typical example I found is Sunder Map 10's song, aka Sneaky Snake from Duke Nukem 3D) and it really annoys me because I'd start to doubt about every file I convert (what I do actually)...
I suspect the .dls to .sf2 conversion to be corrupted, but I don't know any other way to convert this file.
I tried different approaches :
- downloading directly gm.sf2 (via musical-artifacts.com), but it appears the sound is much louder.
- using a very close soundfont : GMGSx.sf2, but same issue as above, though it depends on what instrument is used. (the difference is very noticeable with midi version of Cavern Caprice from DKC3, found in Mayan Mishap's map 01)
So I'm running out of solutions... I know I'm probably too meticulous, but I really want to have a proper sound (the same than the one in-game) and so far I'm either stuck on a louder sound, or either using a different soundfont which is not what I want.
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