Bard in a Box & Co. Breakdown

[Talan Va'lash]

The files are in a zip archive called LayoMusic.zip in my folder.

That should fix it, unless theres an underlying issue with the whole thing.

I'm going to put the new files in my music folder and see if I still get the music cutting out IG.

[Talan Va'lash]

I just had to rename all the files so that they matched the previous filenames when i put them in my nwn music folder.

Want me to re upload the renamed files so you dont have to rename em orth?

[orth]

Please.

[Talan Va'lash]

Done

[Leanthar]

What was wrong with them Talan?  And thank you.

[Talan Va'lash]

The songs were cutting out because the files ended.

I suspected that this was the case since Lonn posted that they still cut out when he listened to them in mp3 form in a jukebox program.  If it was an NWN memory caching issue or something, the files would have played correctly in the jukebox program.  (looking back on his post he acctually suggested exactly what I am saying.)

I have no idea how the files in the download got chopped off.

I just took the source wavs, listened to them, and found out that, yes, indeed a portion of each file was missing in the mp3/bmu versions.  Then batch mp3 encoded them, renamed them to match the existing filenames as bmus, packaged them in a zip archive and uploaded them.

I've replaced the sound files in my directory with the new ones.  So, I think I'm going to go into the inn and test it out before I'd suggest updating the music download, as theres a small chance that perhaps theres some NWN weirdness that will clip the sound files... as I cant think of any good reason they would have gotten clipped in the first place.

-TV

[Talan Va'lash]

If I could get a GM to help me test this at some point, it would be great.

I just need to cycle through the layo musics and make sure they're working.

i tried using the jukebox, but as its random... It takes forever to get to the ones I need to check.

[Leanthar]

Hmm, not sure the jukebox has them in there or not.
  What you can do is test it in the toolset.  If it works in the toolset it will work in the world.  Right now it cuts out in the toolset as well.
  Just associate the 2da hak to the new module and you will be good to go.
  But I can jump in the game if you would like.

[orth]

Hey Talan, where does this stand? Don't want all your efforts going to waste.

[Talan Va'lash]

Basically, the problem was that the bmu files in the music pack currently were acctually clipped.  That is, they were missing a portion of the audio.  NWN was playing them correctly, but the files ended, that is why they seemed to be cutting out.

I took the source audio, converted it to mp3, renamed it as bmu so that the whole of the audio is in the file.

However, now the files wont play at all (had L test this for me as I dont have the toolset on this comp.)

I tried encoding them at several different bitrates (including the bitrate that the bioware music is in and the bitrate that the custom music that doesnt have problems is in) and the problem persists.

Any ideas?  Am I missing something about the bmu file type? Could there be some sort of tag that needs to be added to the mp3 in addition to renaming the extension?

[orth]

You can't just rename the mp3 to a bmu, you have to use the converter.  I'd highly suggest you set the bitrate to 128 as well.

http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=other.Detail&id=225

[Talan Va'lash]

doh!

Would have sworn I'd read that a BMU was just an MP3 renamed... its odd you need a converter, since you can go back to MP3 and play it in an MP3 player by just renaming it.

Anyway, I'll do this, hopefully it will work.

[Talan Va'lash]

I think the only part of the process I was missing was changing a bit in the header from "ID3" to "BMU V1.0ID3"

I'll throw one up on the FTP, let me know if it works.

Edit: The one I put up as a test is layo_forest_deep.bmu  if it works I'll edit the tags on all of them and send them off.

[Leanthar]

I think that one worked.  Lets try one more please and then we will assume they are all working. Let me know when it is up there.
  Yep, I am positive it worked!  Lets try one more.
  When you are done Talan I will need both the mp3's and the bmu please. I need to fix the broken mp3's on my side (the master music side).  Don't forget the large main theme one please.

[Talan Va'lash]

Allright, done.  The correct bmu's are in a zip archive in my folder called "LayoMusicNEW.zip"

The old improperly tagged bmu's are in a zip archive called "LayoMusic.zip"

For the master music archives, just rename all the bmu's in "LayoMusic.zip" as mp3's.

In fact, you could rename any of them as mp3's, even the corrected bmu's will play correctly as mp3s if renamed.

um... acctually, I'll just give you a zip of the mp3's... its probably easier that way than trying to explain... so, in a moment I'll put up an archive called "LayoMusicMP3.zip"  That will be the one with the mp3s for you.

-TV

Edit:  ok, all files are up in my folder.  "LayoMusicNEW.zip" is the corrected bmu's "LayoMusicMP3.zip" is the mp3s.  Hopefully everything will work perfectly.  Glad to have finally gotten this figured out

[Leanthar]

I have them both, thanks.  I am testing the bmu's in the toolset and they are indeed working!
  Good job and thanks.  I will have Klaatu update the music file on the forums in just a few minutes.

[Leanthar]

All files have been copied over to the ftp server, and a post was made to download them again.
  Closed.