(copied from description) Even though my soundfont modification is made and balanced with the in game MIDI samples in mind, which slightly differ from the OST's arrangement, I mashed them together and the results are more than satisfying! You can get it here if you want it while playing the game: www.systemshock.org/index.php?topic=12023.0 If you want it while playing the arranged OST (what I just did) you're going to need the full general midi set and mix volumes on the fly suiting your preferences: mega.nz/file/jshBTLbZ#JZKCppCM7hC1MQVixuPFmRRgV6OCUWEJn-ocM0Qzfng
oh my god you made the opening sound so awesome. Growing up in a post-soundcard world it still blows my mind how different these older pc games can sound on different soundfonts/sound cards.
Thank you! Actually the opening is my least favorite I think haha, so much so that I even hesitated to include it, glad I did then! Don't get me wrong it sounds great the way it is, but I just jam to the other ones haha.
Just replayed the original before jumping into the long awaited remake from nightdive. I must say your "mod" drastically improves the experience of the first game. I admire looking glass game design philosophy and the first ss, but the soundtrack can really get on your nerves after a while, but thanks to your work, I enjoyed this game again without ruining its originality (The new Reactor and Security themes are straight up bangers)
Yo, that's one of the biggest compliments I could ever receive from someone on this project! Truth to be told, the original OST did sound great back in the days with the sound cards it was designed for at the time, and of course the midi engine of macs with the original mac version! But this is all lost in time I'm afraid, hence my desire to create something with it's own feel that tries to emulate a middle ground between a respectful retro adaptation and a modern feel.
@@americanhuman1848 Honestly, both. I could see how that could be. The flight deck on the intro has the same wall texture as the flight deck in game. Comparing the sizes of the textured walls to the textured walls in game suggests that due to technological issues, the shear size of the actual landing area is very under represented in game. The actual layout of the levels only shows some resemblance to citadels shape, and many doors are locked off. One on medical says “door is broken beyond repair” and one on executive says something similar.
The medical track sounds basically the same as when I was playing it many many years ago on my friend's old 486 PC :-) Was kinda looking everywhere for an ost that will sound this way, thank you 🙂 Edit: Not just the Medical track 😀
Hehe I really tried! It's even better when playing the game, volume balance is better tuned and the dynamic music works really well for the most part :)
I'm so glad i came across your guide on the steam forums- i spent the greater course of an afternoon finding a soundfont to replace the awful MS general midi until i found yours! It kicks so much ass, especially Reactor :) Keep up the good work!
Man, you don't know how much I love to see it! I have a surprise, if you like reactor, in game sounds even better as it was more closely balanced for in game effects and tempo, you're going to love it!
Found this through the Reddit post...this is actually awesome work, the instrument choices are pretty perfect for each song, _this_ I can see as being the closest thing we have to if they had actually made a "Redbook" version of the soundtrack, with synths and instruments from the era.
Thank you so much for your feedback, working with soundfonts even as a hobbyist was several years of my life, so it means a lot :) Maybe I'll come back to it for other games one day? Who knows!
Absolutely incredible, thank you very much! Kept changing between soundfonts from time to time because of their different qualities, but this combines everything that works with these songs just perfectly. Thanks again!
Love to hear it! I hope new people to the System Shock franchise will have the curiosity of trying the original game, and if they do hopefully they'll stumble on my pet project :D
@@deus_nsf I wish for that, too, I got to play through System Shock only a couple of days before the remake was released, which then was an even better experience, having so vivid comparisons between the two 😄 and I hope your work gets its recognition as well, it really makes the soundtrack shine!
Love you mate, a bit sad that many people won't want to play the OG now that the remake exists, so it always makes me very happy when people give the OG soundtrack a listen :)
> If you want it while playing the arranged OST (what I just did) Where can one find this OST ? By the way, this is awesome ! Thank you so much for making this. It's my favourite version of the soundtrack and made my time playing the game much more enjoyable ! I might have gotten lost a few (a lots of) times, but it was never a problem thanks to the great music playing in the background ! (which is one of my main regrets with the remake : the music isn't as cool...)
The arranged MIDI OST should already be inside your game directory! (hopefully it is not just because I have the Limited Run Games edition) I don't have the exact path since I modified a lot of things! If you can't find it go here and get the "SS1_OST_MIDI.7z" (should be the same): www.systemshock.org/index.php?topic=2285 Thanks a lot for the compliment by the way! This was my pet project for years so it's always a pleasure to hear that it's being useful for some :)
Pretty nice, I was using FluidR3 GM but some tracks sound completely wrong on it. I don't know what's going on with Maintenance on it. Using your one I get warnings reported in FluidSynth though, e.g: fluidsynth: warning: Instrument not found on channel 7 [bank=0 prog=110], substituted [bank=0 prog=0] fluidsynth: warning: Instrument not found on channel 6 [bank=0 prog=3], substituted [bank=0 prog=0] fluidsynth: warning: Instrument not found on channel 5 [bank=0 prog=41], substituted [bank=0 prog=0] fluidsynth: warning: Instrument not found on channel 9 [bank=128 prog=17], substituted [bank=128 prog=0]
Oh waw really? Could I have missing instruments in maintenance? Please keep your message as is it may be of significant help. And yes all soundfonts except mine sound terrible in maintenance because the original composer used instruments to create sound effects haha, it was veeery experimental.
@@deus_nsf It sounds fine, but with your soundfont I get these warnings on multiple decks. Those specific warnings were from Reactor and Maintenance, I think. The fluidsynth: warning: Instrument not found on channel 9 [bank=128 prog=17], substituted [bank=128 prog=0] gets spammed a lot by the way, I looked through the terminal after going from Security to the end of the game and there were about a hundred entries of it.
YES! YOU FOUND IT! This is going to make me happy for the next 3 months at least! Stay tuned, as I will upload very soon a fantastic control layout for the Steam Deck!
![SYSTEM SHOCK 1 OST [Full] OFFICIAL GAME SOUNDTRACK](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/-44cUeW-mG0/mqdefault.jpg)
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Even though my soundfont modification is made and balanced with the in game MIDI samples in mind, which slightly differ from the OST's arrangement, I mashed them together and the results are more than satisfying! You can get it here if you want it while playing the game: www.systemshock.org/index.php?topic=12023.0 If you want it while playing the arranged OST (what I just did) you're going to need the full general midi set and mix volumes on the fly suiting your preferences: mega.nz/file/jshBTLbZ#JZKCppCM7hC1MQVixuPFmRRgV6OCUWEJn-ocM0Qzfng
oh my god you made the opening sound so awesome. Growing up in a post-soundcard world it still blows my mind how different these older pc games can sound on different soundfonts/sound cards.
Thank you! Actually the opening is my least favorite I think haha, so much so that I even hesitated to include it, glad I did then! Don't get me wrong it sounds great the way it is, but I just jam to the other ones haha.
Can't play System Shock without this soundfont, it sounds so good! Thank you for all your hard work.
Love to see it! Hopefully someone mod it into the remake because I'm too busy this year!
Just replayed the original before jumping into the long awaited remake from nightdive. I must say your "mod" drastically improves the experience of the first game. I admire looking glass game design philosophy and the first ss, but the soundtrack can really get on your nerves after a while, but thanks to your work, I enjoyed this game again without ruining its originality
(The new Reactor and Security themes are straight up bangers)
Yo, that's one of the biggest compliments I could ever receive from someone on this project!
Truth to be told, the original OST did sound great back in the days with the sound cards it was designed for at the time, and of course the midi engine of macs with the original mac version!
But this is all lost in time I'm afraid, hence my desire to create something with it's own feel that tries to emulate a middle ground between a respectful retro adaptation and a modern feel.
Fantastic work! That break at 12:47 in executive goes so hard with the pan flutes.
Thank you! Yeah I always liked that part in the composition but felt like it was hardly given it's proper punch, glad you like it!
I never noticed until now, that this artwork shows 8 groves, rather than the four in the actual game.
Yep, some compromises had to be made I guess.
1 was jettisoned before you were even out of the coma
@@Lybertarian were the others shown in the artwork technically canon too (but jettisoned at a prior time to the game)? or just artistic oversight?
@@americanhuman1848 Well, the execs jettisoned a grove or maybe more I cant remember, but I do remember that shodan killed them.
@@americanhuman1848 Honestly, both. I could see how that could be. The flight deck on the intro has the same wall texture as the flight deck in game. Comparing the sizes of the textured walls to the textured walls in game suggests that due to technological issues, the shear size of the actual landing area is very under represented in game. The actual layout of the levels only shows some resemblance to citadels shape, and many doors are locked off. One on medical says “door is broken beyond repair” and one on executive says something similar.
The medical track sounds basically the same as when I was playing it many many years ago on my friend's old 486 PC :-) Was kinda looking everywhere for an ost that will sound this way, thank you 🙂
Edit: Not just the Medical track 😀
Hehe I really tried! It's even better when playing the game, volume balance is better tuned and the dynamic music works really well for the most part :)
I'm so glad i came across your guide on the steam forums- i spent the greater course of an afternoon finding a soundfont to replace the awful MS general midi until i found yours! It kicks so much ass, especially Reactor :) Keep up the good work!
Man, you don't know how much I love to see it!
I have a surprise, if you like reactor, in game sounds even better as it was more closely balanced for in game effects and tempo, you're going to love it!
Found this through the Reddit post...this is actually awesome work, the instrument choices are pretty perfect for each song, _this_ I can see as being the closest thing we have to if they had actually made a "Redbook" version of the soundtrack, with synths and instruments from the era.
Thank you so much for your feedback, working with soundfonts even as a hobbyist was several years of my life, so it means a lot :) Maybe I'll come back to it for other games one day? Who knows!
@@deus_nsf That'd be cool to see.
Absolutely incredible, thank you very much! Kept changing between soundfonts from time to time because of their different qualities, but this combines everything that works with these songs just perfectly. Thanks again!
Love to hear it! I hope new people to the System Shock franchise will have the curiosity of trying the original game, and if they do hopefully they'll stumble on my pet project :D
@@deus_nsf I wish for that, too, I got to play through System Shock only a couple of days before the remake was released, which then was an even better experience, having so vivid comparisons between the two 😄 and I hope your work gets its recognition as well, it really makes the soundtrack shine!
epic system shock soundtrack >:)
Love you mate, a bit sad that many people won't want to play the OG now that the remake exists, so it always makes me very happy when people give the OG soundtrack a listen :)
Nice synths on the elevator track!
Thanks haha, for some reason I completely forgot to include it in the video, but it does sound great too!
Amazing job, well done 😊
Thanks a lot, I spent a huge amount of time working on this, so it means a lot to me!
> If you want it while playing the arranged OST (what I just did)
Where can one find this OST ?
By the way, this is awesome ! Thank you so much for making this. It's my favourite version of the soundtrack and made my time playing the game much more enjoyable !
I might have gotten lost a few (a lots of) times, but it was never a problem thanks to the great music playing in the background !
(which is one of my main regrets with the remake : the music isn't as cool...)
The arranged MIDI OST should already be inside your game directory! (hopefully it is not just because I have the Limited Run Games edition) I don't have the exact path since I modified a lot of things! If you can't find it go here and get the "SS1_OST_MIDI.7z" (should be the same): www.systemshock.org/index.php?topic=2285
Thanks a lot for the compliment by the way! This was my pet project for years so it's always a pleasure to hear that it's being useful for some :)
Sympa tout ça, bravo à toi :)
Merci beaucoup!! (je crois que youtube a bugge, ton commentaire est en double!)
@@deus_nsf oui j'ai vu ça j'a supprimé l'autre :)
Pretty nice, I was using FluidR3 GM but some tracks sound completely wrong on it. I don't know what's going on with Maintenance on it. Using your one I get warnings reported in FluidSynth though, e.g:
fluidsynth: warning: Instrument not found on channel 7 [bank=0 prog=110], substituted [bank=0 prog=0]
fluidsynth: warning: Instrument not found on channel 6 [bank=0 prog=3], substituted [bank=0 prog=0]
fluidsynth: warning: Instrument not found on channel 5 [bank=0 prog=41], substituted [bank=0 prog=0]
fluidsynth: warning: Instrument not found on channel 9 [bank=128 prog=17], substituted [bank=128 prog=0]
Oh waw really? Could I have missing instruments in maintenance? Please keep your message as is it may be of significant help. And yes all soundfonts except mine sound terrible in maintenance because the original composer used instruments to create sound effects haha, it was veeery experimental.
@@deus_nsf It sounds fine, but with your soundfont I get these warnings on multiple decks. Those specific warnings were from Reactor and Maintenance, I think.
The fluidsynth: warning: Instrument not found on channel 9 [bank=128 prog=17], substituted [bank=128 prog=0]
gets spammed a lot by the way, I looked through the terminal after going from Security to the end of the game and there were about a hundred entries of it.
Oooooooo
YES! YOU FOUND IT! This is going to make me happy for the next 3 months at least!
Stay tuned, as I will upload very soon a fantastic control layout for the Steam Deck!
@ThatTravGuy I promised, and I delivered :D ruclips.net/video/mJ_f0tWEypc/видео.htmlsi=nTYweoJnKTbKpTul
Awesome. I'll have to give this a go@@deus_nsf