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What makes SOUND VOLTEX different from the other games is that regular BEMANI artists (either KONAMI in-house or commissioned ones) aren't involved in the songlist, with a few exceptions. It, instead, involves artists renowned in the doujin and beatmania simulation scene, plus licensed ''EXIT TUNES'' songs and ''Touhou Project'' arrangements. There are also remixes of original KONAMI songs.<br>

While at first the songlist mostly consisted of original songs or licenses involving VOCALOID, later in the life-cycle of the first game the artist selection greatly expanded thanks to what it is supposed to be the most important part of the game - the FLOOR section.

''SOUND VOLTEX FLOOR'' refers to the group of competitions posted in the website where Japan-based artists can participate, in order to have their songs or remixes appearing on the playable game. Music contests have their own themes and rules, such as remixing a selection of an artist's songs or using synthesized vocals. There are also contests related to designing jackets for brand-new songs or to replace pre-existing ones in the game.<br>

Thanks to the FLOOR contests (and also to the presence of Touhou arrangements), the game quickly gained a lot of success, prompting the production team to focus as much as possible on these in the future. Also, contest winners may have a way to get involved in other BEMANI games.

From April 16th to May 15th, the first SOUND VOLTEX FLOOR contests (for original songs and appeal cards) exclusive to the rest of Asia will occur.