# A Message From Mega Noise

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*I might base too much here on musical knowledge, like knowing that the BPM is ♩ = 120.*

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The audio file supplied by Mega Noise contains 83 notes that vary by tone and length. Given the hint that ♩ = 120, it is determined that there are 5 note lengths of sixteenth, eight, quarter, half and whole note.  Using an 88 piano key notation, the 83 notes are classified below.

| Note | Key | Length    |
| :--: | :-: | --------- |
|   1  |  57 | Half      |
|   2  |  52 | Quarter   |
|   3  |  42 | Whole     |
|   4  |  48 | Sixteenth |
|   5  |  52 | Quarter   |
|   6  |  51 | Half      |
|   7  |  36 | Quarter   |
|   8  |  51 | Sixteenth |
|   9  |  46 | Whole     |
|  10  |  37 | Sixteenth |
|  11  |  53 | Half      |
|  12  |  44 | Quarter   |
|  13  |  53 | Eighth    |
|  14  |  52 | Half      |
|  15  |  51 | Whole     |
|  16  |  55 | Quarter   |
|  17  |  31 | Half      |
|  18  |  49 | Whole     |
|  19  |  45 | Quarter   |
|  20  |  28 | Sixteenth |
|  21  |  57 | Whole     |
|  22  |  59 | Eighth    |
|  23  |  31 | Whole     |
|  24  |  40 | Half      |
|  25  |  46 | Sixteenth |
|  26  |  53 | Whole     |
|  27  |  59 | Quarter   |
|  28  |  37 | Whole     |
|  29  |  38 | Sixteenth |
|  30  |  40 | Whole     |
|  31  |  56 | Whole     |
|  32  |  54 | Half      |
|  33  |  58 | Eighth    |
|  34  |  41 | Half      |
|  35  |  40 | Quarter   |
|  36  |  37 | Quarter   |
|  37  |  45 | Whole     |
|  38  |  50 | Sixteenth |
|  39  |  47 | Quarter   |
|  40  |  29 | Quarter   |
|  41  |  30 | Whole     |
|  42  |  56 | Half      |
|  43  |  43 | Quarter   |
|  44  |  56 | Sixteenth |
|  45  |  52 | Whole     |
|  46  |  61 | Whole     |
|  47  |  34 | Sixteenth |
|  48  |  39 | Sixteenth |
|  49  |  44 | Whole     |
|  50  |  54 | Sixteenth |
|  51  |  52 | Sixteenth |
|  52  |  60 | Eighth    |
|  53  |  34 | Quarter   |
|  54  |  32 | Quarter   |
|  55  |  35 | Whole     |
|  56  |  36 | Sixteenth |
|  57  |  38 | Whole     |
|  58  |  58 | Whole     |
|  59  |  57 | Eighth    |
|  60  |  34 | Half      |
|  61  |  63 | Quarter   |
|  62  |  54 | Sixteenth |
|  63  |  38 | Quarter   |
|  64  |  29 | Eighth    |
|  65  |  41 | Sixteenth |
|  66  |  46 | Half      |
|  67  |  61 | Quarter   |
|  68  |  47 | Whole     |
|  69  |  45 | Sixteenth |
|  70  |  29 | Half      |
|  71  |  50 | Half      |
|  72  |  53 | Quarter   |
|  73  |  60 | Whole     |
|  74  |  33 | Eighth    |
|  75  |  28 | Quarter   |
|  76  |  32 | Sixteenth |
|  77  |  61 | Half      |
|  78  |  63 | Sixteenth |
|  79  |  50 | Whole     |
|  80  |  58 | Sixteenth |
|  81  |  62 | Eighth    |
|  82  |  33 | Whole     |
|  83  |  29 | Whole     |

Each note represents a binary bit in a 5 bit binary sequence for each tone which resolves to a value from 1-26 when converted to ASCII and a final message.

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align="center">1</td><td align="center">00001</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center"><strong>A</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="center">31</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">00011</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center"><strong>C</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="center">32</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10100</td><td align="center">16</td><td align="center"><strong>T</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="center">33</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">01001</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center"><strong>I</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="center">34</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10110</td><td align="center">22</td><td align="center"><strong>V</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="center">35</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">00001</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center"><strong>A</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="center">36</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10100</td><td align="center">20</td><td align="center"><strong>T</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="center">37</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">10101</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center"><strong>E</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="center">38</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td 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align="center">11</td><td align="center"><strong>K</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="center">58</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">11001</td><td align="center">25</td><td align="center"><strong>Y</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="center">59</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">01100</td><td align="center">12</td><td align="center"><strong>L</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="center">60</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">01001</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center"><strong>I</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="center">61</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">00111</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center"><strong>G</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="center">62</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">01000</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center"><strong>H</strong></td></tr><tr><td align="center">63</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10100</td><td align="center">20</td><td align="center"><strong>T</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

The final message reads

TO ACTIVATE UPGRADE USE PASSWORD **SKYLIGHT**

Entering the password unlocked the computer and provided access to Encrypted Location Data

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