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Ever use a synth while GMing?

Started by VengerSatanis, August 14, 2015, 10:47:34 PM

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Kaiu Keiichi

#30
August 18, 2015, 05:14:56 PM
Quote from: VengerSatanis;848944Yeah, it's a weird question.  But I was thinking that a small, portable synthesizer would help with sound effects.  Need dark tones during the analysis of that rapist's semen?  Bam!  Your synth is right there next to you.

Has anyone ever done that?  Have you ever seen anyone use a synth while gaming?

VS

No, but I make funny voices and verbal sound effects. Does that count?

I would be SO into that if a GM did that.

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ThatChrisGuy

#31
August 18, 2015, 07:09:28 PM
Quote from: VengerSatanis;848944Yeah, it's a weird question.  But I was thinking that a small, portable synthesizer would help with sound effects.  Need dark tones during the analysis of that rapist's semen?  Bam!  Your synth is right there next to you.

Has anyone ever done that?  Have you ever seen anyone use a synth while gaming?

VS

I'd only use one if I decided to run Far Cry: Blood Dragon, where it would be required.
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Elfdart

#32
August 18, 2015, 10:41:04 PM
I used to have two CDs: one of animal noises (lions roaring, snakes hissing) and the other was horror sounds like from a haunted house (creaking doors, rattling chains, ominous winds, distant moaning, etc). I let the second one play on a constant loop at low volume for an adventure in a tomb and it really helped with setting the mood for the game. The animal noises were used very sparingly because everyone would start arguing what kind of animal it was.
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Ravenswing

#33
August 19, 2015, 05:29:29 PM
I used to have two separate cassette tapes of mood music -- one for "mystery" and one for "combat," both of clips running about 45 minutes.

(Sue me.  This was the early 90s.)

I tried doing it again with MP3 clips about ten years ago, but stopped after a short time.  As I get older, extemporaneous sounds increasingly distract and baffle me, and I like background music less and less.
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Intergalactic Threat

#34
August 20, 2015, 08:35:36 AM
Hello, let me just...

VengerSatanis

#35
August 25, 2015, 02:06:23 PM
Thanks, Kaiu.  I'm still thinking about it, so will probably have to just fucking do it and see how it goes.  

Intergalactic Threat, what is that from?

Hey, guys.  Found this:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvWnsaGCf_A

VS

Intergalactic Threat

#36
August 25, 2015, 04:32:19 PM
Quote from: VengerSatanis;851128Thanks, Kaiu.  I'm still thinking about it, so will probably have to just fucking do it and see how it goes.  

Intergalactic Threat, what is that from?

Hey, guys.  Found this:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvWnsaGCf_A

VS

It is from the 1970's, when music was music and keyboards were played by people like Rick Wakeman

danskmacabre

#37
August 25, 2015, 11:26:03 PM
I have this Fantasy RPG ambient music playing in the background when running sessions sometimes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

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#38
August 26, 2015, 11:02:24 PM
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