Creating music

[map1976 0]

I'm having problems creating OFP music from mp3s.

I have both Wavesurfer (with plugin) and DbPowerAmp (latest verison) and I have no problems creating .ogg files...to add to my frustration - Bloodmixers tutorial works fine in calling music (in the description.ext)... I have tried to replace the music file with the same filename but it doesn't work.

Could someone post a tried and tested way to create custom music? please include settings for converting mp3s to ogg (in case I am doing it wrong).

Thanks in advance.

[DestroyerX 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (map1976 @ July 10 2002,02:34)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">and DbPowerAmp (latest verison)<span id='postcolor'>

I've heard that some people had problems with the latest version of DBPowerAmp. I never upgraded and it works still fine.

[map1976 0]

Thanks -

what settings do you use (eg, normalise, bit rate, etc)?

What version have you got?

Is there a maximum file length?

...any tricks of the trade would be great to know.

[Major Fubar 0]

You could also try Easy CD-DA Extractor (Audio File Converter)

[DestroyerX 0]

I usually use these settings:

Frequency: 44100

Bit Rate: 128

Channels: Mono

Output to: Any Folder you want... (for OFP: Codemasters\Operation Flashpoint\Users\Username\Mission Folder\Music

Volume Normalize is NOT checked

Preserve ID Tags is checked

Delete Source files is NOT checked (But If you want this you can choose this option)

I couldn't check wich version I had.

What do you mean by trade? You mean that I give you my version? Can be done.

[map1976 0]

ok, still no success. I am using Bloodmixer's sound demo as a starting point for testing.

I know it's not a problem in editing and script in description.ext as custom music plays when I have the origninal demo music - it's only when I put in my own .ogg file in the music directory that no music occurs.

I've used 3 programs (including the one that was posted above) and still no luck. Do most people convert straight from .mp3? or do u convert the mp3 to a wav file and then convert it to a .ogg?

Anyone have any ideas or is this becoming more of a trouble shooting problem?

thanks.

[DestroyerX 0]

I convert directley from Mp3 to Ogg, with succes on my version of DBPowerAmp.

[SpetsnazWarriorX 0]

Personally, I prefer GoldWave

[map1976 0]

THANKS! Gold Wave was great. However, the problem was in the SIZE of the music files I was using. I cut them back to under 1 meg and no problem (or about 2 minutes 3o seconds)...im still testing how long I can go for.

A lesson for young players...

[Ex-RoNiN 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DestroyerX @ July 10 2002,10:20)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I usually use these settings:

Frequency: 44100

Bit Rate: 128

Channels: Mono<span id='postcolor'>

Music can be stereo, but it HAS to be 64 bit! Thats your mistake right there