20 SECONDS - Music help please..

[Voltage]

Hi all,

My 1st demo in a loooooong time is nearly complete.  I just need to add music.

What format should I use?  What library should I use?  How do I keep the filesize down?  And where can I get some funky tunes?

Looking forward to contributing something to this kicken place.

[ferris]

use .xm format,
use fmod or minifmod in C++, ufmod in FreeBASIC, or bass in any language known to man ,
keep the filesize down by using small samples and,
make you own

There are some good songs here , but it may take awhile to find the one you want.

Some good musicians I like are:
Nork
WillBe
Roly
Thygrion
and Irvin .

[Shockwave]

Roly has a spare 20 second song, you could try to send him a PM

[benny!]

If you don't mind to use ripped tunes - here is a little hint. I guess it is hard
to find 20 secs songs in the resource databases like modarchive.com. But if
you like one tune - it may be worth listing to it and to see if there are bits of
20 seconds that could be "stand" for its own.

For example the tune I used is originally about 4 minutes long. But it has so
many breaks in it - that it was easily modifyable to be used as a 20 sec song.

Good luck !

[GrahamK]

I have to admit to having the same problem
Crap music skills myself, I think I'll just be 'fading something down' at 19 seconds

[Voltage]

Thanks for you helps dudes.  Roly has kindly supplied me with a 20 sec tune <-- What a champion.  I'll post my demo up in a couple of days, all going well.

[Shockwave]

Cool, glad you got your music Roly is a really helpful fellow like that. If it's the tune I am thinking of, it's a good one!

[Voltage]

I have successfully added Rolys awesome tune to my demo, but I won't post it yet.   Perfection is a tough goal to reach, the damn thing keeps moving.

[Roly]

Thanks. Glad you like the tune.

@GrahamK: If you found a favourite song to use i could make a 20 sec tune of it.

Cheers
Røly

[GrahamK]

OOOh
Thanks for the offer. I'll get hunting tonight!