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{{Title|''Halo 4'' audio logs}}
{{Title|Audio log (''Halo 4'')}}
{{Era|RW}}
{{Disambig header|the audio logs found in [[Halo 4]]|other uses|Audio log}}
{{Status|Gameplay}}
'''''Halo 4'' audio logs''' are terminals that contain in-universe information found in various ''[[Halo 4]]'' [[campaign]] levels. While most of them are found in [[Ivanoff Station]] on the level [[Composer (level)|Composer]], some logs are found on other levels as well.
'''''Halo 4'' audio logs''' are terminals that contain in-universe information found in various ''[[Halo 4]]'' [[campaign]] levels. While most of them are found in [[Ivanoff Station]] on the level [[Composer (level)|Composer]], some logs are found on other levels as well.


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*'''System:''' "Ship propulsion offline."
*'''System:''' "Ship propulsion offline."
*'''System:''' "Bow hull integrity compromised."
*'''System:''' "Bow hull integrity compromised."
*'''System:''' "Life support online."<ref name="Dawn"/>
*'''System:''' "Life support online."{{Ref/Reuse|Dawn}}


==Requiem==
==Requiem==
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===Covenant's motivations===
===Covenant's motivations===
'''Location:''' In a wreckage near the beginning of the level.
'''Location:''' In a wreckage near the beginning of the level.
'''Note''': All dialogue in this Audio log is spoken in [[Sangheili]], and translated into English by Cortana.  
'''Note''': All dialogue in this Audio log is spoken in [[Sangheili (language)|Sangheili]], and translated into English by Cortana.  


'''Transcript:'''
'''Transcript:'''
*'''Cortana:''' "Non-believers walk the sacred ground. Purge the heretics, so they not foul the air of Paradise. The time has come to enter the Great Light. The [[Promethean]] awakening is nigh, our reward is at hand."<ref name="Requiem"/>
*'''Cortana:''' "Non-believers walk the sacred ground. Purge the heretics, so they not foul the air of Paradise. The time has come to enter the Great Light. The [[Promethean]] awakening is nigh, our reward is at hand."{{Ref/Reuse|Requiem}}


===Didact===
===Didact===
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'''Transcript:'''
'''Transcript:'''
*'''Unknown Sangheili:''' "[[Didact]]..." <small>(The same word is repeated every few seconds.)</small><ref name="Requiem"/>
*'''Unknown Sangheili:''' "[[Didact]]..." <small>(The same word is repeated every few seconds.)</small>{{Ref/Reuse|Requiem}}


===Mantle===
===Mantle===
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'''Transcript:'''  
'''Transcript:'''  
*'''System:''' "Welcome to the Infinity Shipwide Waypoint Network. For more information concerning-I'm sorry. We are currently having difficulty processing your request due to the high volume of-"<ref name="Infinity"/>
*'''System:''' "Welcome to the Infinity Shipwide Waypoint Network. For more information concerning-I'm sorry. We are currently having difficulty processing your request due to the high volume of-"{{Ref/Reuse|Infinity}}


===Huragok reserve===
===Huragok reserve===
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*'''Announcer:''' "Killing spree postponed."
*'''Announcer:''' "Killing spree postponed."
*'''Announcer:''' "Spartan wargames scoreboard not available during departure."
*'''Announcer:''' "Spartan wargames scoreboard not available during departure."
*'''Announcer:''' "Return later for more [[Red vs. Blue|red versus blue]] carnage."<ref name="Shutdown">'''Halo 4, campaign level ''Shutdown''</ref>
*'''Announcer:''' "Return later for more [[Red vs. Blue|red versus blue]] carnage."<ref name="Shutdown">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''Shutdown''</ref>
 
===Infinity Logistics===
'''Location:''' Second overlooking the hangar, containing one Officer and one Marine
 
*'''System:''' "We're sorry. Non-essential reporting systems are offline during departure prep. Recreational information and WarGames standings will return after Infinity is underway."
*'''System:''' "Cargo manifest correction. All pallets bound for Ivanoff Station should be restowed until further notice."
*'''System:''' "Information for all hands regarding Infinity return voyage to Cairo Station, Earth. All personnel are to remain upon Infinity until fully debriefed by their ranking officer. For further information, please contact Lt Cmdr Phillips, Security Deck 1."{{Ref/Reuse|Shutdown}}


==Composer==
==Composer==
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*'''Dr. Tillson:''' "Specimen 815, though that's a bit misleading as we've been seeing these things all over the Halo."
*'''Dr. Tillson:''' "Specimen 815, though that's a bit misleading as we've been seeing these things all over the Halo."
*'''Dr. Tillson:''' "Icon is similar to other [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner glyphs]], with the noted exception of a strong, vertical extrusion."  
*'''Dr. Tillson:''' "Icon is similar to other [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner glyphs]], with the noted exception of a strong, vertical extrusion."  
*'''Dr. Tillson:''' "Going to send this to Linguistics but... I don't know. My gut's telling me there's something else here."<ref name="Composer"/>
*'''Dr. Tillson:''' "Going to send this to Linguistics but... I don't know. My gut's telling me there's something else here."{{Ref/Reuse|Composer}}


===Specimen 1534===
===Specimen 1534===
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*'''Scientist:''' "[[War sphinx|Specimen 1534]]. Initial suggest an imaging component, perhaps a piece of some large device or possibly a vehicle of some sort."
*'''Scientist:''' "[[War sphinx|Specimen 1534]]. Initial suggest an imaging component, perhaps a piece of some large device or possibly a vehicle of some sort."
*'''Scientist:''' "Reticular hazing also implies use as a beam focuser: could have done double-duty as a weapon sight."  
*'''Scientist:''' "Reticular hazing also implies use as a beam focuser: could have done double-duty as a weapon sight."  
*'''Scientist:''' "Passing off to SPEC-WAR for further testing."<ref name="Composer"/>
*'''Scientist:''' "Passing off to SPEC-WAR for further testing."{{Ref/Reuse|Composer}}


===System-wide outages===
===System-wide outages===
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'''Transcript:'''
'''Transcript:'''
*'''System:''' "I'm sorry. We are currently experiencing system-wide outages. If you require immediate assistance, contact Infrastructure, 048."<ref name="Composer"/>
*'''System:''' "I'm sorry. We are currently experiencing system-wide outages. If you require immediate assistance, contact Infrastructure, 048."{{Ref/Reuse|Composer}}


===Halsey's observations===
===Halsey's observations===
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*'''Halsey:''' "There has been one startling discovery, however."
*'''Halsey:''' "There has been one startling discovery, however."
*'''Halsey:''' "One of the teams stumbled upon [[Composer|a device]] remarkably similar to the AI Matrix Compiler currently in use by the UNSC."
*'''Halsey:''' "One of the teams stumbled upon [[Composer|a device]] remarkably similar to the AI Matrix Compiler currently in use by the UNSC."
*'''Halsey:''' "Seeing as how I designed that particular compiler, this finding, needless to say, has piqued my curiosity."<ref name="Composer"/>
*'''Halsey:''' "Seeing as how I designed that particular compiler, this finding, needless to say, has piqued my curiosity."{{Ref/Reuse|Composer}}


===Phosphorous test===
===Phosphorous test===
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'''Transcript:'''
'''Transcript:'''
*'''Scientist:''' "Phosphorous Test 72. We had some luck yesterday breaking the connection between the artifact and the surrounding terrain."
*'''Scientist:''' "Phosphorous Test 72. We had some luck yesterday breaking the connection between the artifact and the surrounding terrain."
*'''Scientist:''' "I'm going to see if adjusting the elemental density ... what the hell was that?"<ref name="Composer"/>
*'''Scientist:''' "I'm going to see if adjusting the elemental density ... what the hell was that?"{{Ref/Reuse|Composer}}


===Ceased transmission===
===Ceased transmission===
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'''Transcript:'''
'''Transcript:'''
*'''Tim:''' "This is [[Tim Pherson]]. [[Sandra Tillson|Sandy]] asked me to make an addendum to the last observation log on Specimen 1101."
*'''Tim:''' "This is [[Tim Pherson]]. [[Sandra Tillson|Sandy]] asked me to make an addendum to the last observation log on Specimen 1101."
*'''Tim:''' "We're still going over the logs, but we now believe the transmission stopped emanating from the artifact approximately 0900 on the 21st."<ref name="Composer"/>
*'''Tim:''' "We're still going over the logs, but we now believe the transmission stopped emanating from the artifact approximately 0900 on the 21st."{{Ref/Reuse|Composer}}


===Artifact test===
===Artifact test===
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*'''Scientist:''' "Fourteen Thirty One hours. I don't know what's happening topside, but I was in the middle of rerunning the [[Gilwood-Elman Tests]] and the artifact started..."
*'''Scientist:''' "Fourteen Thirty One hours. I don't know what's happening topside, but I was in the middle of rerunning the [[Gilwood-Elman Tests]] and the artifact started..."


*'''Scientist:''' "I don't know WHAT it's doing. Rerunning the sensor leads now."<ref name="Composer"/>
*'''Scientist:''' "I don't know WHAT it's doing. Rerunning the sensor leads now."{{Ref/Reuse|Composer}}


===Something big===
===Something big===
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*'''Scientist:''' "Something big's happening outside the station."
*'''Scientist:''' "Something big's happening outside the station."


*'''Scientist:''' "I'm initiating a full redundancy cycle on the chromatics data, but in the event it doesn't go through, I'm going to store a hard dump of the same in the #31 Maintenance shed!"<ref name="Composer"/>
*'''Scientist:''' "I'm initiating a full redundancy cycle on the chromatics data, but in the event it doesn't go through, I'm going to store a hard dump of the same in the #31 Maintenance shed!"{{Ref/Reuse|Composer}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


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