FF7 doesn't sound right...

021310061976 · May 24th, 2002

the sounds in final fantasy 7 don't sound right to me. the music sounds perfect, but the general sounds (combat sounds, opening doors, etc.) sound incredibly low-res, and very different from the way they did on my poor dead playstation. for example, cloud's sword attack is making a high-pitched tone sound instead of the 'clang' i remember from playing the game on my psx. is this an emulation, plugin, or sound card problem?

i'm using ePSXe 1.5.2, eternal 1.30 spu with the following settings...

buffer size 24

audio out method: thread

...and i'm using an SB16 pnp sound card.

i realize that emulations will never be perfect, but i've read every FF7 thread i can find, and everyone that mentions the sound has said it sounds great. but it sounds like i'm playing the game on a c-64 or nes.

any ideas?

PSxLP · May 24th, 2002

did you try using other SPU(s)?
anyway, please tell us your PC configurations.
Eternal SPU may be heavy in low spec PC...

021310061976 · May 24th, 2002

i've tried eternal, pete's, and the ePSXe core, all with similar results, but eternal seems to sound a little bit better.

i'm running a p2 450 with 384mb ram, win98, directx 8.0a
geforce 2 mx 400 64 mb, creative SB16 pnp sound.

mortu · May 24th, 2002

Try setting the frame limit to a bit above normal (like 68 fps), sometimes this helps make the sound 'sound' right.

**fivefeet8** · May 24th, 2002

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Originally posted by mortu
Try setting the frame limit to a bit above normal (like 68 fps), sometimes this helps make the sound 'sound' right.

No it won't.. He said the music is perfect, which it is in the current version of epsxe.. All the music timings were fixed.. But sound effects are a different story.. Just use what sounds best right now and hope updated spu's and epsxe will fix the sounds..

hoyoyo80 · May 24th, 2002

Yes, i also had the prob,but i don't care...i know it,example : Cloud Strife slashing sound,...

021310061976 · May 25th, 2002

thanx all... i've kinda given up on trying to sort out the sound thing, and just started enjoying the game again (for perhaps the tenth time through).

i think the best thing about playing it emulated on a pc is that i can use the "save anywhere" game shark code. i never bought a game shark for my psx, and now that my psx is dead, there isn't any sense in it. and only being able to save at certain points was one thing that bugged me to no end.

Cless · May 25th, 2002

save states work well too.

021310061976 · May 25th, 2002

i had a savestate that went funky on me in a bad way with star trek: invasion, so i still prefer the memory card save function. but i usually use both, so if one goes bad, i still have the other.

May 24th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
021310061976 Not an alien! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nowhere Posts: 9	FF7 doesn't sound right... the sounds in final fantasy 7 don't sound right to me. the music sounds perfect, but the general sounds (combat sounds, opening doors, etc.) sound incredibly low-res, and very different from the way they did on my poor dead playstation. for example, cloud's sword attack is making a high-pitched tone sound instead of the 'clang' i remember from playing the game on my psx. is this an emulation, plugin, or sound card problem? i'm using ePSXe 1.5.2, eternal 1.30 spu with the following settings... buffer size 24 audio out method: thread ...and i'm using an SB16 pnp sound card. i realize that emulations will never be perfect, but i've read every FF7 thread i can find, and everyone that mentions the sound has said it sounds great. but it sounds like i'm playing the game on a c-64 or nes. any ideas?

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PSxLP Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Japan Posts: 34	did you try using other SPU(s)? anyway, please tell us your PC configurations. Eternal SPU may be heavy in low spec PC... __________________ Administrator@ PlayEmu.com

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mortu Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Holland, who am I kidding, does anyone know where it is anyway :) Posts: 83	Try setting the frame limit to a bit above normal (like 68 fps), sometimes this helps make the sound 'sound' right. __________________ A roast dragon for lunch. Dual Athlon MP 1900+ on A7M266-D 2.3 Gb Ecc Registered Samsung/Corsair DDR266 Geforce 4 Ti 4400 2x 40Gb Maxtor 1x 18gb Atlas 15k 1x 18gb Atlas V SB Audigy2 Platinum Ex 22" IIyama Vision Master Pro 512 Also a SparcStation 20 MP with 2x125mhz and 2x110mhz Ross HyperSparcs, 416Mb Ram and Debian 3.0. Also a SS5 somewher and a HP C3000 at 400mhz. Geeky I know.

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May 24th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
021310061976 Not an alien! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nowhere Posts: 9	i've tried eternal, pete's, and the ePSXe core, all with similar results, but eternal seems to sound a little bit better. i'm running a p2 450 with 384mb ram, win98, directx 8.0a geforce 2 mx 400 64 mb, creative SB16 pnp sound.

May 25th, 2002	#7 (permalink)
021310061976 Not an alien! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nowhere Posts: 9	thanx all... i've kinda given up on trying to sort out the sound thing, and just started enjoying the game again (for perhaps the tenth time through). i think the best thing about playing it emulated on a pc is that i can use the "save anywhere" game shark code. i never bought a game shark for my psx, and now that my psx is dead, there isn't any sense in it. and only being able to save at certain points was one thing that bugged me to no end.

May 25th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
Cless Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,809	save states work well too.

May 25th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
021310061976 Not an alien! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nowhere Posts: 9	i had a savestate that went funky on me in a bad way with star trek: invasion, so i still prefer the memory card save function. but i usually use both, so if one goes bad, i still have the other.