Xenogears 20th Anniversary Concert (Music only, 2444 lossless)

I downloaded a 40 GB MKV from the Torrent system. I don’t have infinite storage space, and thus I made these much smaller audio only version to add to my VGM archive. These files are a personal edit intended for repeated listening rather than a once off watching. The majority of the tracks are free of any clapping (as an Asperger autist I dislike recordings with crowd noise, coughing, stage noise, breathing inhalation sounds, popping, clicking, and so on).

Lossless Audio 2 channel 24 bit 44KHz edit version: Mega link 1.2 GB =
https://mega.co.nz/#!yexiUCTI!AAAAAAAAAAB1ADi9EcOSYAAAAAAAAAAAdQA4vRH DkmA

Procedure: There were 3 audio tracks on the mkv, all 24bit 96 KHz: one 2 channel flac, a 5.1 channle flac, and a 5.1 channel DTS. At first I tried demuxing the audio with the audio split by chapters, with partial success. Then I found someone recommending the use of Foobar. Foobar enumerated of the the chapters of the 2 channel track, and extracted them losslessly (technically it didn’t so much extract them as losslessly reencode, the same as when you use Foobar to split .cue audio files). Then the 2496 files were drop and dragged into Adobe Audition. For each track. I edited and/or faded out most of the clapping and all the speaking, but kept a little of the silence since you can use that as a noise print for Noise Reduction Al-Gore-rythms. Since some tracks were at 0 Dbfs (max volume), I lowered the volume by 1 DB on all tracks (to prevent clipping during resampling), resampled at 100% with pre-Ringing to 44KHz (reduces filesize by 40%, throws away inaudible information), increased gain on all files so the loudest tracks peaked at -0.2 Dbfs. Files were saved at 24bit 44KHz Flac, then I added track names, Metadata, and ReplayGain values (calculated using DbpowerAmp, it uses the EBU algorithm and 0 gain = -18Dbfs).

I will upload an ogg 16 bit transcode in a few days, as well as scans. I just want to be sure this isn’t on the DMCA hitlist. 3 strikes you’re out with Mega 🙁

Thanks to VyseLegend for creating the Bluray rip in the first place and starting the torrent: Thread 223950 . There is a flac rip (unedited) mentioned on his page, but I am not sure of what the channel number and bit depth/sample rate rae (its 3 GB in size).

Is the torrent on a public tracker? Would like to try those 5.1 tracks.

Valid question. I still haven’t deleted the mkv though i don’t know if I can extract 5.1 was separate tracks from it (as 1 big track is simple). Perhaps changing the default audio track will do it? I’m not sure. Can anyone help. Uploading 40Gb isn’t doable; new Mega accounts have a 15 GB limit.

Here is the torrent: https://nyaa.si/view/1128255
There are only 2 seeders though, so unless one has a business conenction or a seedbox, it willl be slow to download.

I’m going to be seeding it at some point soon. You act like I didn’t start the Xenogears 20th anni. thread and post that torrent in there very publicly on here. It would be good if you posted your link in there as well since some people asked for that.

Wow, I couldn’t get more than 1KB/s.

VyseLegend, I apologise for not crediting you. I go on download sprees every now and then and forgot who posted what ( I downloaded the video about 2 months ago from torrent). I will of course credit you. No offense was intended; I am a bit autistic and lacking in "agreeableness" (on of the 5 factors on the Multidimensinal personality model).

Through trial and error, I discovered that remuxing the Mkv and changing the default language will alter what Foobar audio track Foobar parses, so I was able to get a 5.1 rip. At over 6 GB it would not be downloadable from a free Mega account. What quality do people want the 5.1 in (I don’t feel like editing it since I have no use for 5.1)? 24bit 44 KHz, 16b 44 KHz lossless, or Ogg lossy, or Opus (Smallest size)?

I see some people are still trying to d/l the torrent, and I’m seeding it overnight when I can. I’m annoyed that many people leeched and won’t continue to seed, but what can you do, It’s free after all.

Sup Abram, I’m not angry or anything, just like you I don’t have much patience with these sort of things, but I realize maybe you grabbed the torrent without ever seeing it here to begin with.

I did enclude a track for both original and 5.1 audio. I wasn’t part of any of the previous rips so I have no info about them.

OMG this is amazing. Thank you so much!!!

Oh yeah, was a CD recording of these tracks ever released?

No CD release, just the rips done here and elsewhere