and a special version of Terra's theme was thrown in for fun to be used during the "Credits" display that is seen when selected from the title screen. The version compatible with Samuel's DLS came about after Samuel got in on the idea, and provided support in making it compatible with his DLS.Ĭurrently, the FF9 boss theme, Battle theme, and the FF9 rendition of the prelude are being used in the mod in various places where Joel figured they would be best used, so don't expect the FF9 boss theme to replace the FF8 one. He started experimenting with how well parts of the FF9 soundtrack would work in FF8, starting with two songs, and then slowly adding on, as the experiment got more successful. It started as an idea that Joel came up with during an insanely long vacation that he was bored with. The FF9 mod doesn't modify the game graphically, but musically. (FFIX mod for Samuel's DLS with SBLive!'s EA) But the new version also doesn't stray too far from the OST, yet gives the song a better way of expressing the general awesomeness of Griever's power. Also included as an incentive for people who already use Samuel's DLS, is a new version of The Legendary Beast, that has a new "Choir Ahhs" track inspired by the strings track of that song, and is exclusive to this patch, meaning you won't hear it using Samuel's stuff.
This patch uses many of the unused drumsets that are already in the DLS to improve the playback quality of using that DLS.
Joel's Final Fantasy VIII Improved Tracks PatchĪs an alternative for modem users who don't want to download Samuel's DLS, and because he felt the Original DLS wasn't quite used to its fullest potential, Joel created the Improved Tracks patch. An EA preset is included with the DLS for that purpose. In addition, if you have a Soundblaster Live!, you can use This soundfont is intended to sound as close as possible to the PSXĪnd therefore contains many new samples from the PSX. Includes hardware synthesizers for Vortex cards and other cards which
Includes software synthesizers, like Microsoft's and Yamaha's, which can be used with any soundcard. Just download, execute and follow the instructions.Ī soundfont to be used with DLS compatible MIDI devices. This excellent little program let you play the Final Fantasy music If you only want the ability to change your music device you canĭownload the smaller version 1.0 instead. All installation is fully automatic, replacing FF8.DLS and the.You can choose between many more keys in the Controls config. You can select whatever music device you want, not only DirectXĪdministration of soundfonts and music sets (replacements for the This program is a heavily improved alternative to the officialĬonfiguration program provided by Squaresoft/EA. Final Fantasy Soundfont Project - Downloadsĭownloads Final Fantasy VIII Configurator