Indeed, I just tested it and the FM synthesis version of the soundtrack is almost every bit as good as the Roland/GM and you'll avoid those long pauses. If you're not particular about the quality of the music set it to FM synthesis and that loading issue should disappear. Old DOS games when set to Roland / GM would load up a kind of music 'patch' that laid out the instrument set that the soundcard / synth would use and as a result it causes a noticeable long pause no matter how many cycles you're using. Not sure if OP is the video author, but if anyone knows him just pass on the message: the long load delays he's experiencing are possibly because the game's music has been set to Roland / GM (general midi) instead of Adlib/FM synthesis (Soundblaster).

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