Am I the only one who wishes we could turn off the background music?

[tolisamarie]

Most of the time I either turn the volume off or very low. The problem is that I can't fish with the volume muted, or hear balloons, so I really wish we could just mute the music, and leave the sound effects on.

This is an option in most video games, so I don't understand why Nintendo hasn't added this feature to New Horizons.

I don't know why, but the music really irritates me after a while, and it almost drowns out the other sounds, like footsteps and balloons.

 

[Bluelady]

Yeah. The music does seem louder this time, Imo. It makes it hard to hear the whistling of balloons.

 

[Etown20]

I do like the music, but I agree with the sentiment - this is a modern video game feature, and it's odd that it's absent here.

 

[JKDOS]

I've been asking for this one since unlocking the hourly music. I find some of the songs hard to listen to. It'd be nice to have a volume slider to set the BGM level. It would also be cool, though far fetched, to re-enable the prologue music.

 

[Xara]

i like the music but being able to mute it would definitely be a good feature to have. my hearing isn’t the greatest and so, like others have said, the music sometimes makes it a bit hard to hear auditory cues (ex. whistling of balloons)

 

[coldpotato]

I agree! I'd love to have that feature too and was a little surprised they don't have it in this game. Sometimes I mute it and play other music but then there's a risk of missing shooting stars if it's night time.
Thankfully I like all of the music except the 2:00 PM music. I will actually run into a building as quickly as I can to escape it, or just shut the game off completely to avoid it lol

 

[Pyoopi]

I'm a bit indifferent to that idea. I don't mind the music.

I can hear the balloons fine but to the point where they irritate me so much where I have to shut off the sound.

 

[GnarlyGarden]

I probably play most games with the music off, but other sounds on. I would probably do that in ACNH, too, if it were an option.

But for the whistling of the balloons, I find the water noises can be very similar. Also, when it’s windy, it can be hard to hear the difference between the balloons and the wind.

 

[Katzenjammer]

I completely agree, yes. Also, has anyone ever noticed that when you're in hardhat mode, the sound it makes when you lay a custom design sounds a lot like a shooting star. Just sayin' lol.

 

[Le Ham]

Even putting aside the balloons, being able to hear sound effects isolated from the background music would be peaceful. And you also wouldn't have the annoying transition between songs played on a stereo and the bgm as one fades out for the other

 

[Korichi]

Although I like the music, I do wish we had this option! Sometimes the music can get grating and repetitive, and like others have said, it makes it a little hard to hear all other noises.

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Also, imagine how peaceful it would be to hear just all other sounds!

 

[Starboard]

Even putting aside the balloons, being able to hear sound effects isolated from the background music would be peaceful. And you also wouldn't have the annoying transition between songs played on a stereo and the bgm as one fades out for the other

I encountered a glitch once where my BGM turned off and it was really peaceful. Unfortunately it only lasted until I entered a house. And I can't stand putting music outside because of the transitioning!

I really hope they one day make this a feature, I'll instantly enjoy the game a lot more and no longer have to avoid 2pm anymore

 

[Purities]

I enjoy the sounds of water, balloons, wind, footsteps and other natural sounds so much and then an overbearing constant tune kind of ruins it for me :/ I know the BGM is important to alot of people though, and has significant nostalgia and is kind of a classic, but they should definitely make it optional in a future update imo

 

[Cherry Tree]

I always have the volume down because of this. I don't mind hearing the ingame noises but the music just annoys me

 

[Chris]

Yes. I experience motion sickness symptoms when playing video games and the audio plays a role in that, so often one of the first things I do after starting a new video game is mess with the audio and camera options. I noticed right away that is was missing in this game and that bothered me. Often I play with the audio low/off, or drown it out with other sound, to make it more comfortable to play.

 

[Livia]

I like the most of the music. The only time I would want to turn it off is 2pm. I usually stop playing so I don’t have to listen to that music

 

[oranje]

I'm not a huge fan of the music this time around in NH and I agree that I wish there was a volume slider and mute button for the music. It is hard to hear the sound effects and the music players over the volume of the music. I'd also like to adjust the waterfall noise too, just because it's also super loud.

 

[Yukari Yakumo]

I do like the music, but I agree with the sentiment - this is a modern video game feature, and it's odd that it's absent here.

It's a Nintendo thing. They always do their thing and create games in the way that they want and only add features they are comfortable with letting the player have and are willing to ignore complaints that ask for something that doesn't go in line with their vision of how a player should experience the game.
Like how there is no reticle for terraforming even though that would remove so much frustration for so many people. And the new "only one island per system" requirement.

 

[JKDOS]

On the topic of background music, it's also frustrating that on certain days, such as tournaments and holidays, they replace the hourly music with one annoying background track that plays nearly all day long, as it remains constant with every hour.

 

[Sharksheep]

I wish there was a way to adjust all the sounds and music. The sound balancing in this game is really bad.