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blindpainkiller · Post by **blindpainkiller** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:52 pm

I don't have any zlib.dll in my foobar directory (and not in my Windows dir either). I don't have any special DLLs in my foobar directory at all. What stuff I have installed in Windows I don't have a clue

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SmartOne · Post by **SmartOne** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:01 pm

Are you sure you're using AamirM's new foo_gep.dll?

blindpainkiller · Post by **blindpainkiller** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:11 pm

Oh yeah!

I don't use foo_gep normally (I use an unofficial beta of foo_vgm by Rururu that I got from him years ago), and the file size is correct (it's much smaller than the regular foo_gep).
I don't have a clue why it works here and not for you.

SmartOne · Post by **SmartOne** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:22 pm

I think you are confused.

The plugin that AamirM just posted will not play VGZ files in foobar2000. From what I understand, foobar2000 contains zlib already which is necessary to decompress the VGZs on the fly. AamirM mistakenly added zlib to his version of foo_gep.dll, and that's creating some sort of conflict. However, VGM files play fine. You can decompress VGZ files in a program like WinRAR.

Cryptic posts are cryptic. :roll:

Richter X · Post by **Richter X** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:30 pm

I've already found a bug in the sound of AamirM's foo_gep. Witch's Theme from Shining Force 2 sounds very weird in it.

SmartOne · Post by **SmartOne** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:16 am

Confirmed. Witch's Theme sounds glitchy.

blindpainkiller · Post by **blindpainkiller** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:36 am

SmartOne:
Confused? No I'm not!

The only thing I can say is I downloaded the ZIP, extracted the foo_gep.dll into my foobar\components directory, then started foobar and everything worked fine. All my VGZ files play as they should.

I also found a bug which I think has been reported before but I'm not sure. Wing Fortress in Sonic 2 sounds weird at the beginning.

AamirM · Post by **AamirM** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:48 am

Hi,

I've already found a bug in the sound of AamirM's foo_gep. Witch's Theme from Shining Force 2 sounds very weird in it.

I've had this bug report quite long ago in Regen. IIRC, it was using SSG-EG. So it may actually sound more accurate than what you may be accustomed to. Thats because SSG-EG is emulated pretty much perfectly in my core. Though I can't be sure. Will take a look later in detail.

stay safe,
AamirM

SmartOne · Post by **SmartOne** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:30 am

blindpainkiller wrote:The only thing I can say is I downloaded the ZIP, extracted the foo_gep.dll into my foobar\components directory, then started foobar and everything worked fine. All my VGZ files play as they should.

Maybe you still have foo_vgm.dll installed, and that's playing the VGZs? Could you list all of your Components, please? If indeed you have this new plugin working, I'd also like to use it! :sonic:

blindpainkiller wrote:I also found a bug which I think has been reported before but I'm not sure. Wing Fortress in Sonic 2 sounds weird at the beginning.

Yup. I've reported this to AamirM at least once.

blindpainkiller · Post by **blindpainkiller** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:11 pm

SmartOne:
No, it's not foo_vgm that's playing the files since that uses an old version of the Gens core (which actually sounds pretty good most of the time, although nowhere near this one). I deactivated VGM playback in foo_vgm too.
After all you've said I too am surprised that it works so well for me

. If you want I could e-mail foo_vgm to you so you could test if it does the trick. Rururu told me not to spread it (since it is beta), but that's over two years ago. I don't think he released any stable version either.