Music Suggestions for the Gramophone

Front Runner · 04-02-07, 02:42 PM

1. Pearl Harbor- The Best of the War Years 3 CD set by the BBC Big Band Orchestra - many great hits. (no longer available but you may be able to find a copy in a CD store. I found 2 copies. One for me, one for my mum.)http://www.bbcbigband.co.uk/

2. Swing Kids Soundtrack has some good swing tracks - very usable for SH4 and SH3 as well.
http://www.amazon.com/Swing-Kids-Ori...5541673&sr=8-1

3.Songs of World War 2 - Time Life - I saw a copy on E-Bay- Favorite tune
Don't sit under the apple tree

4. Let's Dance - Themes of the Big Bands - Naxos Jazz Legends
http://www.naxos.com/

5. Songs that got us through WW2 - Parts one and two - Rhino Records
http://www.amazon.com/Songs-That-Got...5542061&sr=8-1

There's a great deal of 40's music out there.
My preference is to buy the CD's and rip the tracks to the computer.
My work requires me to have Adobe Audition 2.0 so I can then change the fidelity to mono and lessen it a bit so it sounds more 40's. Save them in mp3 to save space.
I haven't had much luck purchasing downloadable tracks from Music Match or Rhapsody as they don't allow changing format to be usable in SH3 or SH4 so my advice is to not waste money on the download sites and their DRM hurdles.

Someone also mentioned a site called Tuxedo Juction and they have a really great playlist but nothing there is downloadable. (No Right Clicking Allowed)
http://www.tuxjunction.net/tuxedo.htm

Having an in depth playlist aboard makes the hours go by and my crew loves 'em.

You can mix up the tracks with some news broadcasts and put them in the Radio section so you can tune around for different playlists.
I have always felt that the music in a game adds a great deal to the immersion factor and I'm very pleased that this functionality is enabled in both SH3 and SH4

(bump)

DeePsix501 · 04-02-07, 04:01 PM

"It's a long way to tipperary!" Oh wait...wrong theater...

Great list! I certainly dug up a few of these for my and my crew's enjoyment

Front Runner · 04-03-07, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Front Runner

I'm very pleased that this functionality is enabled in both SH3 and SH4

Bump

ronh42 · 04-06-07, 09:55 AM

I placed some songs in gramaphone but cannot get them to play on patrol. Any suggestions? They were windows music files. Played ok in SHIII. Thanks.

mookiemookie · 04-06-07, 10:26 AM

Do you have the music turned off in the ingame settings? It not only turns off the game music, but also the gramophone as well.

TDK1044 · 04-06-07, 10:38 AM

Patches.

"Patches
I'm dependin' on you, son
To pull the family through
My son, it's all left up to you"

mookiemookie · 04-06-07, 10:55 AM

We'll get there, Pa. We'll get there.

rascal101 · 04-06-07, 05:09 PM

It was the same in SH3, but some one worked out how to turn off the in game musak and turn on the gramaphone, has any one worked out how to do this in SH4, and for that matter the radio as well

Quote:

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Do you have the music turned off in the ingame settings? It not only turns off the game music, but also the gramophone as well.

Von Manteuffel · 04-06-07, 05:16 PM

Just back up all the files in the SH4/Data/Sound/music folder into a new folder (somewhere you won't lose them if you want to reinstate them later) EXCEPT the music.cfg file - Leave that where it is.

Bingo! Gramophone and Radio, but no in-game music.

04-02-07, 02:42 PM	#1
Front Runner XO Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The FREE State of FLORIDA Posts: 401 Downloads: 217 Uploads: 0	Music Suggestions for the Gramophone 1. Pearl Harbor- The Best of the War Years 3 CD set by the BBC Big Band Orchestra - many great hits. (no longer available but you may be able to find a copy in a CD store. I found 2 copies. One for me, one for my mum.)http://www.bbcbigband.co.uk/ 2. Swing Kids Soundtrack has some good swing tracks - very usable for SH4 and SH3 as well. http://www.amazon.com/Swing-Kids-Ori...5541673&sr=8-1 3.Songs of World War 2 - Time Life - I saw a copy on E-Bay- Favorite tune Don't sit under the apple tree 4. Let's Dance - Themes of the Big Bands - Naxos Jazz Legends http://www.naxos.com/ 5. Songs that got us through WW2 - Parts one and two - Rhino Records http://www.amazon.com/Songs-That-Got...5542061&sr=8-1 There's a great deal of 40's music out there. My preference is to buy the CD's and rip the tracks to the computer. My work requires me to have Adobe Audition 2.0 so I can then change the fidelity to mono and lessen it a bit so it sounds more 40's. Save them in mp3 to save space. I haven't had much luck purchasing downloadable tracks from Music Match or Rhapsody as they don't allow changing format to be usable in SH3 or SH4 so my advice is to not waste money on the download sites and their DRM hurdles. Someone also mentioned a site called Tuxedo Juction and they have a really great playlist but nothing there is downloadable. (No Right Clicking Allowed) http://www.tuxjunction.net/tuxedo.htm Having an in depth playlist aboard makes the hours go by and my crew loves 'em. You can mix up the tracks with some news broadcasts and put them in the Radio section so you can tune around for different playlists. I have always felt that the music in a game adds a great deal to the immersion factor and I'm very pleased that this functionality is enabled in both SH3 and SH4 (bump) __________________ "It is well war is so terrible, lest we should grow too fond of it" - C.S.A. General Robert E. Lee "Only the dead have seen the end of war" - Plato Gone but not forgotten, RIP Dave "LeoVampire". Last edited by Front Runner; 04-03-07 at 08:29 AM.

04-02-07, 04:01 PM	#2
DeePsix501 Navy Dude Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: College Station, Texas Posts: 173 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	"It's a long way to tipperary!" Oh wait...wrong theater... Great list! I certainly dug up a few of these for my and my crew's enjoyment __________________ In Memory of the USS Triton (SS-201) - May We Never Forget Those On Eternal Patrol

04-06-07, 10:26 AM	#5
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Do you have the music turned off in the ingame settings? It not only turns off the game music, but also the gramophone as well. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

04-06-07, 10:55 AM	#7
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	We'll get there, Pa. We'll get there. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

04-06-07, 09:55 AM	#4
ronh42 Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida USA Posts: 9 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	I placed some songs in gramaphone but cannot get them to play on patrol. Any suggestions? They were windows music files. Played ok in SHIII. Thanks.

04-06-07, 10:38 AM	#6
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Patches. "Patches I'm dependin' on you, son To pull the family through My son, it's all left up to you"

04-06-07, 05:16 PM	#9
Von Manteuffel Commander Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 473 Downloads: 411 Uploads: 0	Just back up all the files in the SH4/Data/Sound/music folder into a new folder (somewhere you won't lose them if you want to reinstate them later) EXCEPT the music.cfg file - Leave that where it is. Bingo! Gramophone and Radio, but no in-game music.