Reply 18060 of 27549, by darry
Joseph_Joestar wrote on 2021-02-02, 03:58:Duke3D certainly sounds excellent on that one. But I would need to hear it in a few more games before making a decision, and I j […]
darry wrote on 2021-02-02, 00:56:If you are willing to pay a reasonable amount, the best 4MB soundfont, IMHO, is the Voice Crystal one . It was made by the peopl […]
If you are willing to pay a reasonable amount, the best 4MB soundfont, IMHO, is the Voice Crystal one . It was made by the people who made the official GUS patchset, among other things .
See here for a sample recording
and a link to the official web page.
Re: How much ram do I really need sb32and a link to the official web page :
Re: How much ram do I really need sb32Duke3D certainly sounds excellent on that one. But I would need to hear it in a few more games before making a decision, and I just haven't found enough recordings so far. To clarify, my main problem with most soundfonts is that they often sound great in mainstream titles (or rather their most popular tracks) but turn to crap in less prominent games.
This is why GM35REVC.SF2 seems so nicely balanced to my ears. It tends to sound decent (though not perfect) in a wide range of games, and not just in Duke, Doom, Heretic, Descent etc. Many fan-made soundfonts sounded awful when I threw something like Gabriel Knight, King's Quest VI or Stonekeep at them.
That said, from what I've seen on their website, Voice Crystal seems to be professionally made by experienced developers, so it would probably fit my needs as well. I would just like to hear some more game recordings with it.
Do you have some examples of specific tracks from the aforementioned (or other) games that you would like to hear played back with that soundfont ? I can't make any promises, but I can certainly try to record a few and post in a fresh thread . This would also be a good motivation to continue this Noisy AWE64 recording from any input (line in, EMU8000 MIDI, etc) + upcoming AWE64 comparison , now that I have a few CT4520s at hand and that my VS-880EX is mostly installed and working .