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http://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-news/a-conversation-with-pokemons-musical-maestro/

>Things changed with Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire and the migration to the Game Boy Advance. Mr. Masuda explains, “We were able to sample the sounds before adding it to the hardware, which was really nice, but it was more work and took more time to figure out the process.” In the end they were also able to think more about the tone of the music thanks to the wider sound range of the new hardware, including the timpani drum. “It was another sound I discovered at the time...that we used a lot in Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire.”