Hello there!

This is a personal project dedicated to fans of the old/classic RPG Maker programs for computers. Especially for those who used this program past decade, the music included in the RTP (a kind of default package with almost all you need to make your own JRPG game) holds a special place in our heart. If you are one of those, sure you are feeling the nostalgia just now.

The music was originally in .mid format. While most computers can play this format with no problem, many devices might not support it (audio portable players, for instance). And maybe some people would like to listen to this music anywhere.

So, why not making a kind of "unofficial soundtrack album" with this music? I don't know of anyone who did this already, or at least not for public download (only some videos at Youtube as most). I didn't just converted the .mid files but also edited all them to include the typical album format (intro - loop1 - loop2 - fadeout). So here you have all the music available in the RTP in FLAC & MP3 to listens wherever you want!

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SHORT TECHNICAL INFO:
If you have any curiosity about the proccess, here's the list of software used:
Fluidsynth: to convert all midi files to wav, loading two different soundfonts (one to make it sound like Sound Blaster cards, and another to the Microcosft's default "wavetable" or whatever).
MusE: to check the midis' looping points (the so-called "111 events") and repeat it twice.
Ffmpeg & SoX: included in a small Bash script I wrote to make the cut and extra fadeout 10 seconds at the end of all tracks
SoundConverter: to convert all wav files to flac and mp3 (no lossy-to-lossy transcoding).

I'll add a download link for all the looped midis and my script for anyone interested too, but I want to improve the code a bit and add comments first.

Filenames are sometimes confusing because different translations used different filenames long ago. You may check the filename tables on this link if you are searching for a particular track you remember with a different name: 2000rtp (https://wiki.easyrpg.org/development/rtp-database/2000-rtp#music) / 2003rtp (https://wiki.easyrpg.org/development/rtp-database/2003-rtp#music)

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DOWNLOAD LINKS:
ALL the original .mid files from the RTP (2000, 2003 and XP versions) are available to download in the next links.

(Note that I added two versions for each soundtrack: one using Windows' Microsoft GS Wavetable sound and another one using the 8MB soundfont included in most 2000s SoundBlaster cards, for those who, like me, used to play midis this way. If you don't know what I'm talking about just download the Microsoft GS Wavetable version, which is how it sounds with most audio cards).


(using Windows' default Microsoft GS Wavetable soundfont)
RPG Maker 2000 [FLAC] (https://mega.nz/#!WfhziIza!-iecE5x12ZhjQP-d56ir1SxQ4Fv5o6SUv6TzEqdJ6G0)
RPG Maker 2000 [MP3] (https://mega.nz/#!bWpFSKYS!bOKehgIS0WA54IJlykA08byu0ZnMUu-TdzgnUFh4AHo)

(using SoundBlaster's 8MB soundfont)
RPG Maker 2000 [FLAC] (https://mega.nz/#!eWwjEKaa!isk3o1wKOe_UGv7bTCuwlTalb-tIpN22x1iAofknH7Y)
RPG Maker 2000 [MP3] (https://mega.nz/#!nDo3nCbK!ZcdZviWNd2arMzpA0vsEOQgEoyPj8xBpHn8CsZ-3lbY)



(using Windows' default Microsoft GS Wavetable soundfont)
RPG Maker 2003 [FLAC] (https://mega.nz/#!KO4hlSJB!ln0w-M5Ce9QXIEtQ20GX2EwFh7Q-CrAMrL8BNzMw0RY)
RPG Maker 2003 [MP3] (https://mega.nz/#!eGh12Cob!WHhtQMcbExMRcUmsor2X08AnQGMWcDCeJq5jpklfIgA)

(using SoundBlaster's 8MB soundfont)
RPG Maker 2003 [FLAC] (https://mega.nz/#!GDhFnQpK!QBDDBZQZ83oZX-pylDxk-Xnla9jue1ljBkTLz9a1BOM)
RPG Maker 2003 [MP3] (https://mega.nz/#!7ewlXaTA!hAv8mhB-WEOwhoYtn7gam6wcv-8YNb1boq44Ro8fPMk)



(using Windows' default Microsoft GS Wavetable soundfont)
RPG Maker XP [FLAC] (https://mega.nz/#!SDpzFIRJ!vUMLam26LRIgxV7krSZQSffBjVaFeNvCzevZHoyQ9Mk)
RPG Maker XP [MP3] (https://mega.nz/#!CahFHSaQ!4AcmH3yRnG9AUdBExZo9YuvC0wLTRU_1_Nd57nNZVKg)

Using SoundBlaster's 8MB soundfont (note: this is not how the original midis are meant to sound in RPGMXP games, but added this version anyway)
RPG Maker XP [FLAC] (https://mega.nz/#!3L4XGYhB!MT10-Dqe3yEBer9tQSQ3XmmciRCE0EQq0jI4yMMIKl4)
RPG Maker XP [MP3] (https://mega.nz/#!qOxhCSoL!4xb7Hdru4c60WVZK7UCTy99W1Ot9XedPFTFo88wtnJw)

If you prefer the link to the Mega folder go here and grab whatever you want:
https://mega.nz/#F!OGhRESJS!-Yk9KH2n8MtWc1O6Q-4JTg

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"You said WIP. Why WIP?"
Well, I think this rip is good enough to listen and enjoy with no problem as it is now. However, it is not 100% perfect. The sound might be too low or may be clipping. The conversion using Fluidsynth might be not 100% perfect either. And there are a couple of tracks that I'm not sure they looped fine (just 2 or 3, nothing serious). Maybe there is a better method to archive my purposes, but that's what I got right now. And maybe adding proper tags and even custom artwork and other extras might be a good idea. And this thread might look much better too!

If there is some improvement I'll update the collection and links and I'll let you know here on this thread.

You probably have nothing to worry, though. Just download, listen and enjoy!

Thank you very much for this. I cannot remember the music of the RPG Maker at all (cause it�s so long ago), but i definitly want to take a listen to this and your work.
An additional thing, it would be cool if you have the MIDIs as a Extra Download too. I have some additional Soundfonts in which i would like to try them out.

PS: On a sidenote:

Ffmpeg & SoX: included in a small Bash script I wrote to make the cut and extra fadeout 10 seconds at the end of all tracks
Are these 2 Programs a good alternative to dbPoweramp?

Ahhh, memories. I spent so much time back then with RPG Maker 2000 working on my project! Lovely days, but I never finished it sadly haha.

Thank you very much :)

Thank you, kind sir.

Brings back memories~ Never finished anything either and I'm not even sure where I was driving at with my tiny script. I guess just fooling around was fun enough ^^

Anyway thanks a lot for your work!

Hello! Thank you for your effort! RM2K's RTP is missing some songs, however, such as Farewell3 (which is, bizarrely, Mega Man 4's ending song), and Farewell4.

An additional thing, it would be cool if you have the MIDIs as a Extra Download too. I have some additional Soundfonts in which i would like to try them out.
I plan to add all the midis as a extra download indeed, alongside with the script I made to automatize all the conversions. But I have to clean and optimize it a bit, because I'm embarassed to show it as it is now. The midis, however, are looped but not including a fade out in the end (that was actually made by my script). This sounds foolish but I actually don't know to make the fadeout in the midi files, at least not with the programs I use and know. If this is not a problem I can share a zip with all the midis anytime, thought.



Are these 2 Programs a good alternative to dbPoweramp?
I never used dbPoweramp, but SoX and ffmpeg are command-line tools commonly used by developers while dbPoweramp is probably more oriented to general users.


Hello! Thank you for your effort! RM2K's RTP is missing some songs, however, such as Farewell3 (which is, bizarrely, Mega Man 4's ending song), and Farewell4.
I excluded some tracks because they were not officially included in the original RTP but actually extras of another pack made by someone else (Don Miguel if I remember it right). The extra songs were actually remixes of other stuff like Earthbound and The X Files. I could add conversions of the extra tracks too, though, for the sake of completion.

Thank you for all the nice words guys. I know many of the songs in the RPG Makers are not great but there are a few ones that are really good (some examples: Battle 3 and Boss 1 in rtp2000; maximumbattles, thefightrepeated, towncrowd in rtp2003, etc) and I though some people might want to listen to this music the same way they listen to other soundtracks, whether because nostalgia or because really liking it.

Hello, I finally added another download with the midi files looped, but to make the fadeout it needs a Bash script I just made to do it automatically (included in the download too) because I don't know how to do fadeout in a midi editor. To execute the script you'll need these packages/programs installed in your system: fluidsynth, ffmpeg & sox. I didn't tested anywhere but in my own old computer with Debian. The code is a mess but maybe it could be useful for some people.

Here's the download link for the looped midis + the script and a couple soundfonts (SoundBlaster's 8mb and Microsoft Wavetable):
https://mega.nz/#!Cah1maga!1IDgDQ2e0j57t5PfP-0UM-GhadVjM-yEGqyZE_ghjbI

For those who are interested, here's also a download with all the midis without looping:
https://mega.nz/#!KCghQCaB!vLOMhHB843DUSAzl-zl6myCLxVkqf05NxX6Ea9cIWfU

In a few days I expect to have another suprirse for you RPG Maker's RTP Music fans :D

Hello, I come here with more RPG Maker music related stuff!

The latest RPG Maker version, MV, has a lot of DLC stuff. I'm not interested in the new makers but there is something interesting there: one of the DLC updates includes some remixed versions (in real audio formats, no .mid anymore) of music from the old makers! I got all this music from somewhere and I decided to include them in this pack. Not just this but I also made the looped versions.

Get the looped remixes for 20 tracks of RPG Maker 2003 here:
https://mega.nz/#!PGQ0gYYT!JuoenBFwn9sONFJv4lZqJYi24CVFV0hkE1dqVmi4AoI

If you prefer non-looped versions go here:
https://mega.nz/#!ifAQ0AaC!yDtCZdcYzg2AJfuD-IrlFDYJbyfd_1pXfkUzcMHXGos

There are also some remixes from RPG Maker 2000 but they are not as good as the 2k3 ones and I didn't looped them yet. I included a download link for those who are interested on it anyways:
https://mega.nz/#!zHJ02AAZ!5RbUAm66Snk0u9VdhDafktNQ1C0FC7TB6AMZmUaqYJ8

Additional technical/nerd info:
This time it is not lossless because the original tracks are in .ogg format (lossy but very good quality) and can't be got from any other source. To make the looped edits I used Mutagen to read the tags (to check loop positions), ffmpeg to cut and paste the cloned piece of audio (no transconding exactly) and SoX to add the 10 seconds fadeout at the end, all this from the commandline/terminal. No worries, it shouldn't lose quality in the edit because except for the fadeout.

As always, if I ever get something new to share I'd gladly post here again :)

Thank you :)

Thank you very much for the share and the hard work! I always love me some good MID files and I have fond memories of mucking around in the early RPG Maker games :-)