Gramophone's and their actual use

[Sailor Steve]

I've sold all my old records, but when I had them I made them last by opening the sleeve, recording them onto tape and putting them away until the tape wore out. That way they only got played once every few years.

[Letum]

Originally Posted by Paajtor

In RL, I still play vinyls!
I bought a new grammophone (Technics-based) 10 years back - together with a couple of spare-needles - so I could keep playing my vinyl-collection.
Which is still expanding, btw.
For example, last year, I bought an lp of Marlene Dietrich, called "Das war mein Miljöh", filled with her great songs.
In the same store (1000's of 2nd hand lp's in classic/vintage/oldies/pre- and post WW2, all in top-condition, filling 2 entire 15m walls!!), I found an lp of Count Basie, with great big-band jazz songs, recorded between '42 and '46.

And guess what woke up this newly found love for oldies....a grammophone-file for SH3, called Ultimate Gramophone Pack - 150+ tunes and broadcasts.
There are some really nice songs in that pack...I like a female voice, with jazz, like Ella Fitzgerald. Zarah Leander is beautiful too.
I hate Edith Piaf, though.
When I hear her, I want to go back to my more recent music, heavy/progressive/alternative rock LOL

I think the grammophone option is a great tool for roleplaying.

Yer, I still play my old vinyls. Mainly because they are so cheep. You can pick up LPs for 50p. 2 Hours of music for 50p! Its almost as good as the internet.

[Paajtor]

The store where I found them, isn't that cheap lol.
Many vinyls I saw, were in fact more expensive then when they were sold new.
The rarer, the more expensive of course.
But I don't mind, as long as they are in good shape (including sleeve...beautifull stuff!).

I bought a specially chielded audio-cable, to record from vinyl to PC.

[Jimbuna]

My favourite for a surface chase at night is Flight/Ride of the Valkyrie

[azn_132]

I perfer winamp when listenin to music since everytime I TC wit the granoaphone on it replay the same part when I froze for a few secs.

[Enchanter]

I'm quite inspired by all this, I especially love the 'Ride of the Valkyries" idea! Maybe a little of the 1812 Overture for d/g attacks?

[Kapitan_Phillips]

I dont quite have the era right.

*depth charge*
Grammophone: Wir fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Autobahn..
*depth charge*

:rotfl:

[MRV]

Inspired from the dolphin video, I once heared "surfin' bird" while being DC'd

Of course, you can put in some sort of stupid hiphop full of offensive violent expressions to hope the DD up there hears it on his hydrophone, but I don't recommend this

[Camaero]

I like Marlene Dietrich

I try to stick with proper era music. Anything during and before the 40's. I like to crank up Night on Bald Mountain too.

What is the name of the song that the Captain has played often in Das Boot anyway? And what is the name of the song the girl sings during the bar scenes? I would like to include those too.

Here it's Infernal and Dos Gringos that has the honor - along with a lot of WWII era music...


Gotta love Dos Gringos lyrics..

[shegeek72]

Try playing the gramophone while silent running and trying to avoid detection.
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[shegeek72]

Originally Posted by Herr Russ

If you DL & install the gramophone packs, it'll even sound scratchy like the old vinyls..

There's a static track that loops, giving anything that 'old time radio' sound, in the stock version. Don't know if it's in any of the mods.
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[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

You could have your gramophone blast "You Shook Me All Night Long" while under depth charge attack, and aside from getting a little chuckle from the irony of it, it doesn't affect the gameplay at all.

IM so tempted to convert some ACDC into MP3's now. Ahh yes..... im picturing "Thunderstruck" whilst doing a night surface attack now :rotfl: (edit: Oh yes... )

Here's a little taster of what Dos Gringos are about.....

http://dosgringosrocks.com/sda.mp3

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Originally Posted by Camaero

I like Marlene Dietrich

I try to stick with proper era music. Anything during and before the 40's. I like to crank up Night on Bald Mountain too.

What is the name of the song that the Captain has played often in Das Boot anyway? And what is the name of the song the girl sings during the bar scenes? I would like to include those too.

I believe the song the Captain likes to play is called "J'attendrai" and its by Rina Ketty. And as far as the girl in the bar, she sings "Mon Gars" and "Schwarze Augen"