Final Fantasy 7 music slowdown

grynteh1 · November 27th, 2006

Final Fantasy 7 runs great on my set up at a steady 59-60 FPS. There is no graphical slowdown. However, whenever a random battle occurs the music slows down to a horrific rate. The framerate stays the same mind you, but the music...oh dear god the music. I'm using the OGL2 GPU and Eternal SPU, both of which have been configured to multiple specifications that I have found across the net.

Need help please.

**ShendoXT** · November 27th, 2006

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Make sure FSAA and anistropic filtering is off in your graphics card's control panel - OpenGL2 does not support FSAA or AF
Lower the internal X/Y resoloution to 1/1
Disable 'Screen Filter'
Enable 'No render-to-texture'
Lower the resoloution to 640x480
Change Framebuffer Effects to 2 - note: this will introduce a 'load' when framebuffer effects are called (like at the beginning of a battle) To make the game playable with these setting, Special Game Fixes need to be enabled.

Quoted from here.

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Rockfire · November 27th, 2006

If your playing from the cd, make a iso image of the game

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**hushypushy** · November 27th, 2006

What are your computer specs? If you want to keep using OGL2, have a look here.

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grynteh1 · November 27th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Shendo

Quoted from here.

Yep read that one. I don't have AA or AF on in my control panel. I'm using Pete's OGL2 GPU 2.7 and the Eternal SPU 1.50.

Here's my current configuration.

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Originally Posted by Rockfire

If your playing from the cd, make a iso image of the game

Currently running from an ISO of my original game discs.

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Originally Posted by hushypushy

What are your computer specs? If you want to keep using OGL2, have a look here.

CPU: AMD Athlon 1.1ghz MMX/3DNow!
GPU: ATi (or should I say AMD now?

) Radeon 9550 256RAM
RAM: 768 generic SDRAM
SPU: Sound Blaster Audigy

**ShendoXT** · November 27th, 2006

Use Eternal SPU plugin 1.41 because 1.5 is in beta stage and may be buggy sometimes.

Well your PC is ok but i would suggest that you use Pete's OpenGL 1.76 with settings from that site i quoted.

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grynteh1 · November 27th, 2006

Yeah I switched back to Eternal 1.4 but there wasn't any change at all. And there's no difference between OGL and OGL2 for me. FPS is still the same steady 60. It makes no sense that if audio is tied to your framerate why it would slow the music down to a crawl as soon as I hit a battle swirl. The audio is fine, it's just the music. :/

**hushypushy** · November 27th, 2006

Try setting it to SPUasync-->Smooth. And try the OGL settings I posted...it might help with Framebuffer Effects at 3. You can also try unchecking "use render to texture" and turning off filtering.

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Smoky- · November 30th, 2006

make sure to use epsxe 1.52. i tried it with 1.60 and have some minor music slowdown after those battle whirls.
specs:
A64 2800+
1024 DDR400 RAM
GF 6600GT

1.52 is fine, doesnt matter what i change. 1.60 seems to be troublesome for FF series.

i recommend this tool, im not sure what i did but i can run 1.52 or 1.60 from "misc options", there are 2 exe files: epsexe_old and standard one:
The Delta Project :: An ePSXe Autorunner/Frontend

@hushypushy

your OGL2 thread is confusing. 4 config screenshots?
btw, you should add that it looks best when using TV-Out and play it on TV ;]

Last edited by Smoky-; November 30th, 2006 at 15:23..

**ShendoXT** · December 1st, 2006

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Originally Posted by Smoky-

your OGL2 thread is confusing. 4 config screenshots?

I believe the reason is explained in the thread.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smoky-

btw, you should add that it looks best when using TV-Out and play it on TV ;]

All games do, TV makes the image smoother.

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**hushypushy** · December 1st, 2006

The main picture is the newest config. The other ones are old and are for archive purposes.

I don't really agree with the TV-Out looks better comment...it looks just a bit better than the PSX. Big deal. I think it looks better in high res on a monitor where you can see the sharp polygons and such. But that's all preferential, so whatever you like is the best for you.

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November 27th, 2006	#1 (permalink)
grynteh1 Spam Fatale Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Far beyond driven Posts: 3	Final Fantasy 7 music slowdown Final Fantasy 7 runs great on my set up at a steady 59-60 FPS. There is no graphical slowdown. However, whenever a random battle occurs the music slows down to a horrific rate. The framerate stays the same mind you, but the music...oh dear god the music. I'm using the OGL2 GPU and Eternal SPU, both of which have been configured to multiple specifications that I have found across the net. Need help please.

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November 27th, 2006	#3 (permalink)
Rockfire ..is back Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: uk Posts: 1,146	If your playing from the cd, make a iso image of the game __________________ Armoured Mecha Assualt\|Deviant Art Profile\| Youtube Channel

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hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	What are your computer specs? If you want to keep using OGL2, have a look here. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

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ShendoXT Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Croatia Posts: 4,207	Use Eternal SPU plugin 1.41 because 1.5 is in beta stage and may be buggy sometimes. Well your PC is ok but i would suggest that you use Pete's OpenGL 1.76 with settings from that site i quoted. __________________ C2D E8400 3.00 Ghz \| EP45-DS3 \| HD4850 512MB \| 4GB DDR2 800 \| 640 + 250 GB HDD SyncMaster 2233BW 22" \| Razer DeathAdder \| Logitech G15 \| Windows 7 x64

November 27th, 2006	#7 (permalink)
grynteh1 Spam Fatale Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Far beyond driven Posts: 3	Yeah I switched back to Eternal 1.4 but there wasn't any change at all. And there's no difference between OGL and OGL2 for me. FPS is still the same steady 60. It makes no sense that if audio is tied to your framerate why it would slow the music down to a crawl as soon as I hit a battle swirl. The audio is fine, it's just the music. :/

November 27th, 2006	#8 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	Try setting it to SPUasync-->Smooth. And try the OGL settings I posted...it might help with Framebuffer Effects at 3. You can also try unchecking "use render to texture" and turning off filtering. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

November 30th, 2006	#9 (permalink)
Smoky- Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 48	make sure to use epsxe 1.52. i tried it with 1.60 and have some minor music slowdown after those battle whirls. specs: A64 2800+ 1024 DDR400 RAM GF 6600GT 1.52 is fine, doesnt matter what i change. 1.60 seems to be troublesome for FF series. i recommend this tool, im not sure what i did but i can run 1.52 or 1.60 from "misc options", there are 2 exe files: epsexe_old and standard one: The Delta Project :: An ePSXe Autorunner/Frontend @hushypushy your OGL2 thread is confusing. 4 config screenshots? btw, you should add that it looks best when using TV-Out and play it on TV ;] Last edited by Smoky-; November 30th, 2006 at 15:23..

December 1st, 2006	#11 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	The main picture is the newest config. The other ones are old and are for archive purposes. I don't really agree with the TV-Out looks better comment...it looks just a bit better than the PSX. Big deal. I think it looks better in high res on a monitor where you can see the sharp polygons and such. But that's all preferential, so whatever you like is the best for you. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.