DynV on 3/3/2014 at 05:51
I want to hear the midi, or midi-sounding, version of System Shock on floppy disks by a band, a musical formation, preferably recorded live including video.
I bought SS CD the 1st time I played it, it was about mid-2000, and I liked the more polished theme. Hearing the midi theme was awesome! I liked it so much and I wished there would be some remakes of it.
I'm willing to put 20 USD to hear a band/formation remake of that floppy theme ; the band should be instructed to NOT listen to the CD/polished version nor SS2 theme before the remake is handed over. I want a complete remake, from people that preferably didn't hear any SS theme or forgotten it.
What do you people think about crowd-funding a SS floppy theme remake?
ZylonBane on 3/3/2014 at 06:16
Due to your repeated use of the word "formation", I assume you're wanting it performed by a marching band.
Also what are you talking about, both the floppy disk and CD versions used MIDI music.
DynV on 3/3/2014 at 06:28
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Due to your repeated use of the word "formation", I assume you're wanting it performed by a marching band.
I guess that was lost in translation ; I was just trying to find a more refined way of saying band.
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Also what are you talking about, both the floppy disk and CD versions used MIDI music.
Not according to (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IJ71qCNjwM) System Shock Music: Intro Theme (comparison) ; and I don't recall hearing the version at the beginning of that video which is the one listed on (
http://kofler.dot.at/sshock/) Peter Kofler - Music from System Shock under: Intro Theme (3.1mb, 135sec, 192kbit, 44khz).
ZylonBane on 3/3/2014 at 07:17
Ahem--
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PC DOS and
MAC versions comparison
DynV on 3/3/2014 at 07:45
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Ahem--
That comment from the same video seem to have support:
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Tim Mowers
3 months ago
I don't understand why the dos version sounds so bad... is this from the floppy version? I played SS (the cd version) using Soundblaster16, and it sounds just like the "mac" version.
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I don't recall hearing the version at the beginning of that video
Anyway... Let's say I'm wrong and the 6 other people are wrong, a remake would still be great! Why not commit a bit of money then we can consider starting a crowdfunding project ; of course if starting it cost too much. :erg:
Briareos H on 3/3/2014 at 08:03
I'd have to give it another listen but I'm not sure there's any difference between the two as far as MIDI tracks go. The two versions simply seem to be rendered using different hardware / sound banks.
Anyway, I'd love to hear a remake of the whole SS1 soundtrack, it's often quite good. But I wouldn't really want it to be performed using anything else than computers.
D'Arcy on 3/3/2014 at 15:45
Having played the floppy disk version endless times, I definitely think that the music sounds different from the CD version. And I've always preferred the floppy version (maybe because I got too used to it). Maybe the MIDI tracks are indeed the same, but the fact is that they do sound different. Maybe I should dig up my old 486 and confirm that.
ZylonBane on 3/3/2014 at 18:45
We know both DOS versions use MIDI for music (only the Mac version uses Redbook audio), so either the CD version has a different MIDI file, or the CD version includes better MIDI drivers. It's possible the floppy version only included a General MIDI driver.
Al_B on 3/3/2014 at 19:33
Quote Posted by Tim Mowers
I don't understand why the dos version sounds so bad... is this from the floppy version? I played SS (the cd version) using Soundblaster16, and it sounds just like the "mac" version.
That can't be true - the SB16 used FM synthesis for the music and not a wave-based instrument table.
