Originally posted by Nyxo:

Pretty sure the latest FFVI_Explore takes care of this automatically. I recall updating it to handle exactly that, at somebody's request.

Ugh, you're right Nyxo. Somehow I missed the Mod Helper / AKB wrap feature in the newer versions :(

In case anyone else is having trouble with their songs either cutting short or not looping properly, here's what I discovered: After you paste insert the akb header into your ogg file using a hex editor (step 7), you still need to edit the header further. Bytes 00000014-00000016 are the LoopStart values, 00000018-0000001A are the LoopEnd values, and 00000008-0000000A is the file size in bytes. Since these values were copied from the original akb file, they won't match your replacement ogg file. First, you need to convert your loop values (samples) to hex. Then replace the bytes in the header with the inverted hex number (from right to left). For example, if my LoopStart value is 428910 samples, convert to hex to get 68B6E, and then replace bytes 00000014-00000016 as 6E 8B 06. Depending on the song length, these values can sometimes extend further, i.e. byte 00000017. Once the file is saved, get the file size in bytes (not size on disk), convert it to hex, and replace bytes 00000008-0000000A with the inverted hex number. This should allow the song to play longer than the original without cutting short. Side note: If the LoopEnd is at the end of the song, but it doesn't work, I've had good luck setting the LoopEnd value at least 1 sample less than the song's total length. Thanks to The Math King and madsiur for pointing me in the right direction.