How to play/export individual channels in FooBar? (Mario Kart 8) by PyroPaperPlanes at 8:23 AM EDT on April 20, 2015
I'm trying to convert the bfstm files into WAV. While I am successful in getting them to playback and export, it's with every channel enabled. This includes the front-running drum loops or various alternative track segments (Shy Guy singing, Underground bass variation of Metro level, etc).
While I am able to configure the playback using a Matrix Mixer plugin, it does not retain this information upon export. I'm also not confident this is producing the best quality possible. Is there a setting within FooBar itself that might help isolate channels?
I also tried using the test.exe command line, but I couldn't seem to get the program running properly. Winamp also has its own issues (particularly when it comes to exporting). Any help would be greatly appreciated. :)
The only way to do this is to export the file to a wav and isolate channels using an audio editor like Audacity. Or is that not what you're trying to do?
IMO, it'd be nice to have it so that you can select the individual channels to play in a multi-channel stream (this would, obviously require even left and right channels, due to some tracks not being stereo -- New Super Mario Bros. 2 is an example, which uses five channels for each song: two for the normal and gold flower versions, and a single track for the "leaf beats".
@Kurausukun: I feel like an idiot. I didn't even think to check that the exported file would be a multichannel file. I've done just that.
@TheUltimateKoopa: Gotta agree that it would certainly be a nice feature for playing back vgmstream files. Though I'm incredibly thankful for it doing what it does.
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I'm only missing a couple of Wario's Gold Mine alternative tracks, which I'm not too bothered for. My guess is an additional audio loop is hidden somewhere. Either way, I think this solves my issue! Thanks guys. :)
Ack, never mind. I'm muddling up the variations with the Wii version. X_x One other question: In the FLAC rip I downloaded previously, the frontrunning theme fades in halfway into the mix. Did they just edit the tracks themselves (fading the front-running or alternative tracks in) or is this a setting with vgmstream/foobar I'm missing? Thanks again for all your help.