Since some users reported that DXX-Rebirth has some troubles with 48 khz OGGS, I recorded the whole music of Descent 1 and Descent 2 again with a sample rate of 44.1 khz. This time, I made OGGs and MP3s. :-) Again, all files are of high quality. Each of them has a bitrate of approximately 192 kbps ...

No, that's not necessary. But thanks!

I released a new version of my soundfont a few days ago. In version 1.8, I fixed only a small bug. The \"Sweep Pad\" was a bit too loud. You can hear the differences most likely in the music of level 3 (game03.mid or game03.hmp).

Here's the download link:

http://holbred.koolbear.com/8mbgm ...

Version 1.7 has just been finished and is ready for download:

http://holbred.koolbear.com/8mbgm_enhanced17.rar

Nothing dramatically has changed. I tried to add more deepness in it. You can probably hear the most difference in level 12 and level 21.

For comparison: here's a new version of my level 12 sample. I made it with Beta 1.7 of my soundfont. Listen to the piano.

http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f= ... 39f7449afa

If anyone still wants an MP3 conversion of the D1 midis, I have a high-quality rendering I did using Cakewalk + Edirol VSC Synth. I should be able to get you a total package size of less than 100 MB at a good bitrate.

I assume you are using a software synthesizer for creating the MP3s. I don't ...

Version 1.6 is finished. It can be downloaded from the following website:

http://holbred.koolbear.com/8mbgm_enhanced16.rar

If you like to hear sound samples, here are some mp3s of Descent und Descent 2:

Descent:

title music: http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f=01c6f16570ef8dfded3866cc2caeea5f ...

Version 1.5 is ready for download. :) It offers improved basses (they sound stronger than before) and a \"new\" instrument (harpsichord). This new instrument can be heard at the beginning of level 1 of Descent 2.

Just one word about the difference between version 1.3 and 1.5: you may have noticed ...

Version 1.4a has been finished and is ready for download. :) This is merely a bugfix release, since I discovered that two instruments (Saw Wave and Synth Bass 2) did not sound as they were supposed to do. Because of the fact that they are very important for the music of Descent 1, I strongly ...

Version 1.4 of my soundfont has been finished. I managed to reduce the file size dramatically by removing of all unused instruments and audio samples. This has no influence on sound quality. On the contrary: I improved it to a level that is better than ever before. :)

The RAR file has now a size ...

These midi to mp3 converters can produce strange results. I say just one word: quack...

Listen, for example, to the mp3 conversion of game12.mid of Descent1.

It is possible to make MP3 files of a particular midi file with a software tool like SynthFont. You load a soundfont in SynthFont and get the result. However, the outcome is very poor.

Therefore, I don't recommend judging my soundfont on the basis of poor mp3 files.

Version 1.3 of my soundfont has just been finished.

Again, a lot of improvements have been made, like more precise basses and better instruments. This one is a MUST HAVE for the real sound enthusiast!

@KoolBear and Diedel
Please upload the new file. Thanks.

The Lion wrote:Also, if your hardware really can't do MIDI, there's always software synthesizers such as Timidity.

However, these software synthesizers do not work in games. They can only play midi files with a particular soundfont.

Important addendum: With older Sound Blaster cards (e.g. PCI512, SBLive!, Audigy), you do not load soundfonts with soundfont bank manager, but with AudioHQ software.

Version 1.2 has been finished. It should be the final one. This version contains some last improvements to the sound of Descent 1 and 2. Listen, for example, to the bottomless bass of the Melodic Tom in descent.mid (Descent 1). :wink: The major changes, however, have been made to the sound of Monkey ...

It's done! 8) After hours of hard work, I finished version 1.1 of my soundfont. It has improved basses and a lot of new instruments. Check the changelog for details. While I fixed the major bugs of Merlin's 8mbgm_plus13.sf2 in version 1.0, I did some fine tuning this time. I can say that this is the ...

@KoolBear

Thanks.

@zico

Thanks, but the file is to big for e-mail (~31 MB). I tried to e-mail it to Diedel, but it didn't work. I'm going to upload it at a free webspace provider and post the link on this side. Then you can download it and mirror it on your DXX site.

Wait for my new version 1.1. It will have a lot of improvements like stronger basses and some better instruments.

Sorry that for some of you the download was unavailable.

Of course you can mirror it.

Hi all!

I developed a soundfont which gives you back the original soundtrack of Descent 1 and 2. It is called 8MBGM ENHANCED. If you have a Creative Soundblaster card that is compatible with soundfonts (e.g. Live!, Audigy and X-Fi series), you can load it instead of the default soundfont. You can ...

The smoke looks great! Good job, Diedel!

@Kirby
I'm having the same problems with smoke, but only if I enable smoking robots in render options. You should disable it.

@Diedel
I tried the high resolution textures of Novacron, however see no difference at all (even on lava textures). I put the ...

You can also find Descent 1/2 (and 3) related infos here:

http://home.arcor.de/hbredel/Descent/descent.html