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Offline Mister Fork

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« on: December 13, 2005, 02:02:39 PM »
One of the nice things about being a former signaler myself, was being able to tune into radio stations and play music over the audio speakers.  Whether I was on a 707, a destroyer, or in the back of my radio truck, I often tuned into BBC International, or local radio stations.

Wouldn't it be nice that the bomber radio's could tune into a radio that played 40's music while on a bombing run?  Just a nice-to-have feature...
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Offline croduh

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« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2005, 02:07:20 PM »
They had radio in bombers??:O :O
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« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2005, 03:48:04 PM »
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Originally posted by Mister Fork
One of the nice things about being a former signaler myself, was being able to tune into radio stations and play music over the audio speakers.  Whether I was on a 707, a destroyer, or in the back of my radio truck, I often tuned into BBC International, or local radio stations.

Wouldn't it be nice that the bomber radio's could tune into a radio that played 40's music while on a bombing run?  Just a nice-to-have feature...


Just tune the stack to "run media player in background"...
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Offline Nosara

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« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2005, 08:52:43 AM »
My old man said they used to have the radio operator tune into "AXIS SALLY" on missions.

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455th bomb group "H"    
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Offline USHilDvl

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« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2005, 02:57:49 PM »
Totally love the idea.   Probably have to make the "music pack" local, so as not to add to the data transfer load (which would ditch framerates), but would really be a nice touch for those long hauls.

So speaketh I.  ;)

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« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2005, 03:04:04 PM »
It's not quite the same, but I often turned down the vox playback, and ran winamp in the background. I wish they could add some coading to allow control of a media player in-game; kinda sucks to tab out, tab back in to a fighter screaming down on you.
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Offline sharp8th

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« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2005, 05:49:57 PM »
that be nice   haveing that when you on a long range bomber misson :aok
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Offline indy007

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« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2005, 07:58:02 PM »
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It's not quite the same, but I often turned down the vox playback, and ran winamp in the background. I wish they could add some coading to allow control of a media player in-game; kinda sucks to tab out, tab back in to a fighter screaming down on you.


Just run it off a second soundcard if you don't want to take the framerate hit. I keep music on my 5.1 and the game on headphones.

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Offline frank3

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« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2005, 03:21:05 AM »
In that case we should be able to tune to propaganda channels too ;)
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Offline SMIDSY

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« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2005, 05:47:31 AM »
i loved playing "Flogging Molly" in the background on long distance, low-level attack missions. it keeps my mind going while dodging trees.
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Offline frank3

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« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2005, 06:43:37 AM »
I used to play Amazing Grace when flying the heavy bombers, I loved it!
(remember the movie, Memphis Belle, playing the same song)
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Offline SMIDSY

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« Reply #11 on: December 16, 2005, 11:29:57 AM »
i also play bagpipe music. my favorites are "scotland the brave", "saffron kilt" and "god save ireland".
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Offline Grits

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« Reply #12 on: December 16, 2005, 11:57:13 AM »
Forget music, I want strippers.
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« Reply #13 on: December 16, 2005, 07:47:30 PM »
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They had radio in bombers??:O :O

Haven't you heard of the Japanese tuning to a Hawiian Radio station to help guide them into the island? B17 formations did this on a regular basis.
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Offline *NDM*JohnnyX

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« Reply #14 on: December 17, 2005, 09:02:12 AM »
Whoa SMIDSY, I love Flogging Molly....ever see them live?

If any of you have XM Radio, I use the online feature sometimes, they have a wonderful 40s station there, but you run the risk of hearing post-war music. If that matters though, you may be into realism a tad too much :aok
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