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[The Satellite]

Well, I found a really good MIDI for the Light World dungeon of ALttP, but the problem is I can't set good loop points, and the song's way too short to find better ones. What I was wondering was if someone could possibly take the song and extend it for me so I could make it loop properly? It would be much appreciated. Here's the MIDI:

 

http://www.vgmusic.c...orldDungeon.mid

 

Thanks ahead of time.

[Espilan]

The problem with this particular MIDI is when looking at it in my sequencer, the file itself is set for a BPM of 120 which is largely considered the default by most sequencing programs, but the song itself follows the tempo of the original composition, which is definitely not 120, and the song's tempo changes are simulated by the note placement rather than actually set via MIDI controls.

 

Sort of like this: https://sites.google...ome/misc/ew.png

 

What this means is that—as you can see in my screenshot—none of the notes are actually on the beat. This in turn means that trying to loop it in ZC is an extremely messy affair since ZC's looping operates on individual beats as defined by the MIDI file's actual tempo setting. Making this particular file usable would involve actually putting the notes on the beat so any looping can be clean instead of coming off choppy, and setting the tempo properly via controls rather than taking the lazy way out by just making the notes longer or shorter when it slows down or speeds up.

 

I can take a look and see what I can do to try to fix it up a bit for you, but it might take me some time due to my schedule these days.

[The Satellite]

Ick. Well, if it's that much trouble, there's another MIDI I could use, whose only issue is that it's missing a note near the beginning and it irks me. Although I definitely won't be needing it anytime too soon, so if you'd like to try out fixing it up, I'd definitely welcome the help. Otherwise, it's not too big an issue. Thanks for the info, though.