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Minor tweaks, and partialy readded low-hp loop as a note that it is incorect, but was a past theory. (I've seen several links to it)
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'''Glitch song''' can be triggered by: | '''Glitch song''' can be triggered by: | ||
* A [[glitch Pokémon]]'s cry: [[ゥ ( Z4]]'s cry is constantly changing and may cause the game to play long strings of sounds. | * A [[glitch Pokémon]]'s cry: [[ゥ ( Z4]]'s cry is constantly changing and may cause the game to play long strings of sounds. | ||
* Viewing the sprites of certain glitch Pokémon: [[♀ .]]'s | * Viewing the sprites of certain glitch Pokémon: [[♀ .]]'s sprite corrupts several sound-related memory areas, often causing an infinite glitch song to play, sometimes incorporating one of the channels of [[Silph Co.]] music, other times that used in [[battle|Pokémon battle]], and other times other random data. | ||
* [[Game crash|Game crashes]]: In {{game|Green}}, walking out of bounds in [[Pallet Town]] may cause a glitch song to play. | * [[Game crash|Game crashes]]: In {{game|Green}}, walking out of bounds in [[Pallet Town]] may cause a glitch song to play. | ||
* Parts of glitch dialogue: Pokédex entries of certain glitch Pokémon ([[h POKé]] or [[ゥ .4]]) play long strings of sound effects, and eventually fall into an infinite loop. | * Parts of glitch dialogue: Pokédex entries of certain glitch Pokémon ([[h POKé]] or [[ゥ .4]]) play long strings of sound effects, and eventually may fall into an infinite loop. | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
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These glitch songs are composed of garbage data, or non-sound data read as a sound file, making random noises. If this is used for the [[glitch Pokémon]]'s cry, it can play nonstop for up to 30 minutes. | These glitch songs are composed of garbage data, or non-sound data read as a sound file, making random noises. If this is used for the [[glitch Pokémon]]'s cry, it can play nonstop for up to 30 minutes. | ||
====Low HP Loop==== | |||
Low HP loop is a older, incorect theory of why songs would continue to play forever. It was presumed that the repeating nature of the low-[[HP#Hit_Points|HP]] sound would cause songs to repeat. The actual cause is writing of the ram that controls audio. | |||
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