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[jgrant]

Alright, I hit a bump in my game. All the music that I made has lyrics in it. However, it blows without the lyrics. Now, I know that the rule of thumb is to never, ever put lyrics in your game's music, no?
Well, I was thinking: What if you play the lyrics silently?

[Crispy]

if the lyrics are silent, you wont be able to hear them, so whats the point.
Also you can use lyrics at the of the game during the credits.
-Crispy

[jgrant]

I don't mean completely silent. Just soft. About 50% the rest of the song.

[angelodst33l]

Check it out, it shouldn't take to long to lower the volume on the lyrical tracks. Though you do know that vocals are usually split on both the left and right sides of the track. Most karaoke programs, that offer the ability to play your own music without having to modify the music file. Just mute the sound area where the lyrics usually fall.

[Vladalf]

Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater had it's main track with lyrics (awesome track btw).
It should fit with the game i guess.

[AdilFaQah]

Adobe Audition does a good job in removing most of the vocals. But maybe the song (with the lyrics) suits your game? You never know.

-AdilFaQah

[Shadow Link]

It's generally ok to use music without lyrics, but there are exceptions. If the music does have lyrics, you can have the sound effects volume match the lyrics so they get drowned out. It sounds alright if done correctly. A good example would be a shoot em up game with something like Origa - Inner Universe (just imagine the ships zooming by and explosions), or maybe a GTA-style game with rap playing. Another exception is chanting (which doesn't really count as "lyrics") and sometimes foreign music. The third exception is genre. By this I mean stuff like DDR, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, Katamari, etc. There's many ways to get around the no-lyrics rule.

EDIT: Some grammar had to be fixed.

Just remembered, in Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, the first stage City Escape. The stage's music has lyrics. You just have to experiment and see what sounds good.

Edited by Shadow Link, 28 January 2008 - 03:20 AM.

[jgrant]

Adobe Audition does a good job in removing most of the vocals. But maybe the song (with the lyrics) suits your game? You never know.

-AdilFaQah

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Oh, you have me wrong. I can remove the vocals easily. I am making the sounds with my synthesizer However, it just doesn't sound the same without them.

The lyrics aren't really lyrics, actually. They are synthesized to fool your brain into thinking they are lyrics.