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Comments

[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

Icons rather than labels for illiterate characters? (Someone really needs to show this guy how to get it to read text and PokéDex entries out loud) ^^;

Some sort of counter-music program that makes a sound that cancels out the BGM? Forget what the effect's called. APOLLO WOULD PAY GOOD MONEY FOR THIS! Even if you had to buy each location's counter-music separately.

Also, I find the "cameras on fliers" idea more amusing than I prolly should. XD;

[eagletalons]

Changing from text to icons ala Android and iOS might require a good deal of overhaul and I'm not sure the mods would allow completely changing the Gear's OS-- if it in fact does have an OS.

Also I'm pretty sure the Gear has an optional music app that can be bought in PokéMarts but I'll see what I can do with that thing. Hope's not the best music person in the world though, so he'll definitely need help with that one.

[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

Good point.

It does, but this is more for the possibility of actual silence than just better music. "Phase cancellation". That's the phrase I was looking for.

[eagletalons]

The comment below definitely helps with this thought. I think it's plausible if we go with that idea!

[doitrockapella]

Re: the music thing, I think in principle all you'd have to do is invert the music track and then have the app sync that sound file with the background music such that the sound waves would cancel out. Essentially you'd just have each area's track recorded invertedly, which you'd buy for the app, and then when you walked into an area, the program would have to detect where the background music was at in its "track" and sync up the inverted music file with it.

(also if my science fails me here, it's 2 AM, don't judge me)

The other logistics of how to play it, what range it would have, etc. would be something you'd have to work out separately, but in terms of just flipping the tracks, I could always throw you Carmen's Porygon. He does sound editing sometimes. It's a hobby. >>

[eagletalons]

I'll have to consult someone knowledgeable in sound and noise for confirmation (because I'm really only good in biology and anatomy), but that's definitely a good idea!

[islandshore]

I think the only problem is: Would the mods allow it? It definitely sounds like a spiffy idea, but music elimination might be a no.

Then again, Riku would probably appreciate some silence and pay for such an app.

[eagletalons]

It's just like the OS overhaul too, so I'm really not sure if it will work. I'll go ask them when I've got some free time. If all else fails, probably something else music-related could be done, such as muffling it to keep it manageable.

[doitrockapella]

If all else fails, you could always see about just building up a library of music that isn't the background stuff available in stores, like some kind of undercover bootleg iTunes? I mean, we've got a ton of idols in Route, for example, and a bunch of people who play instruments — you could get people involved in recording music tracks that aren't the BGM and then make those available for download onto the Gears, if nothing else.

[darkrider]

I LIKE THAT IDEA YES. That would be pretty cool since they could make money off of that.

/other account hurrdurr

re: music

[papasmellslikethis]

I had seriously just finished talking to Sunny about this when I came across this thread...

Background music can't be removed, but music playing from the 'Gear will cancel out the background music for those listening to it. (So, if you're listening to the radio, you won't also have to listen to the background music.)

So yes, it is perfectly alright for those who are technologically savvy and/or musically inclined to create new music for the Pokegear to replace the background music :3

But there always has to be some sort of music! So full-out elimination is a no.

Re: music

[usedwrench]

...So, is creating playlists of something like someone's own music *coughIdols&Singerscough* possible too?

errrrr, this is kind of the wrong place to ask, I know.... sorry!

Re: music

[papasmellslikethis]

Haha, no worries o/ never wrong place for asking questions.

Yes! They can work as an mp3 player. You can have your own playlist! c:

Re: music

[usedwrench]

Well, I can think of a few wrong places, but I'm glad this isn't one of them.

Good thing I read your plurk today, because there was that plurk about asking questions ...so, just making sure, that sharing them with the whole world is possible too?
"Here, have some Japanese pop music, it's going to melt your brain in a good or bad way."

Re: music

[seekingbody]

Yep! File sharing is fine.

You'd have to make your own music, of course. There's no randomly downloading music from Amestris, for example. But if, say, Ed was singing in the shower, and Winry recorded it and shared it with the network, and Al saved that to his playlist, he could play it on his 'Gear.

/that was a horrible example...

Re: music

[usedwrench]

\o/

...oh, maybe we should use that idea... >:]

How limited - or unlimited - is the music app (Music - If you're enjoying some songs way too much, feel free to download them! They're 5P a song.) anyway? Not that my singers can't just sing their songs without music, but just wondering.

Re: music

[icansolvethemtoo]

Limit? What limit.

Re: music

[usedwrench]

I mean what kind of songs can be downloaded, aka Mei knows what I'm talking about even though I fail with words today! XD

Re: music

[icansolvethemtoo]

hahaha you two are cute.

Re: music

[papasmellslikethis]

adslfjawel stfu sunny. >8|

Re: music

[seekingbody]

I can just see it now...

>Private file sent to Alphonse Elric
>Failed to filter properly
>All of Johto is now listening to Edward singing in the shower...

Um... you mean like, what kinds of songs can be downloaded? I'd say anything that can be found on the radio is probably available.

And then I'm pretty sure there are instruments and other sorts of music-making/modifying equipment for sale in stores as well.

Re: music

[usedwrench]

And then everyone get nightmares ...or maybe some will have to reply with 'brb, loling forever'. Poor Ed :( I'm glad he doesn't sing in the shower, unless he does know with all the background music on all the time. :D

Yes, that's what I meant. Thanks for wording my thoughts better than I ... word myself. Okay~!

I need an Ikuto to play violin for Utau's background music ...but could they sing their songs in a cappella/without instruments, record it with the gear and make a playlist of many songs and share it somehow? Or Mitsuki'll just learn how to use those music-making things... Or find someone who knows how to use them.

Re: music

[papasmellslikethis]

I don't see why not! c:

I envisioned some sort of: record it using the Pokegear, save it as the Johto equivalent of the mp3 file (which shouldn't be too hard to do, it's just record > save file, I'm assuming) and then distribute. Which is probably just, attaching the file.

Sunny can tell me if I'm horribly off mark \o/ but I'm gonna go with that.

It's also good CR, I guess, to make friends with other characters who can make music or something |D

[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

And Apollo just started screaming in rage in my head. XD; He wants silence again so bad.

I guess I'll change that request to nature "music", like waterfall sounds, babbling brooks, Pidgey song, etc. Something that doesn't sound like humans.

Though the fact that the music can't be canceled out through physics implies that it's not actually sound, but rather some psychic effect going directly into people's brains so they perceive it as sound...

Re: music

[papasmellslikethis]

xD Oh god... somewhere, psychic Pokemon and Jigglypuff are trolling all of Johto...