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I think this question is for the engineers and model makers, but I'm curious as to the reason why some of the leader class figures featuring a transforming sound has four instead of the actual five blasts.

I was delighted when some of the figures had it, but hearing the truncation sometimes makes me wonder if I'd rather not have it in the first place.

I'm wondering from a toymaking/ electronic engineering/ circuit board ??? standpoint, what would be different (including presumably, more expensive) to prompt the decision to go for four rather than the actual five?

Just curiosity.

I guess less sound bytes to be inserted would be the strongest points, others could be that it actually makes the job much easier.

Bonecrusher27 wrote:I think this question is for the engineers and model makers, but I'm curious as to the reason why some of the leader class figures featuring a transforming sound has four instead of the actual five blasts.

I was delighted when some of the figures had it, but hearing the truncation sometimes makes me wonder if I'd rather not have it in the first place.

I'm wondering from a toymaking/ electronic engineering/ circuit board ??? standpoint, what would be different (including presumably, more expensive) to prompt the decision to go for four rather than the actual five?

Just curiosity.

I doubt it's the physical hardware limiting it.

Probably something silly like the guy grabbed the wrong audio file when burning the production ROM.