Voice-Changing Bowtie

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Voice-Changing Bowtie
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Japanese name:	蝶ネクタイ型変声機
Romaji name:	Chō Nekutai-gata Henseiki
Created by:	Professor Agasa
Used by:	Conan Edogawa
Statistics
First appearance:	Manga: Volume 1 - File 6 Anime: Episode 3
Appearances:	Chapters: 83 Episodes: 458 Movies: 21 OVAs: 4 Specials: 1 Openings: 23 Closings: 7

The Voice-Changing Bowtie is the first gadget created by Professor Agasa for Conan.

Description

By turning the dial on the back Conan is able to imitate all kinds of voices that he hears. When Conan isn't wearing the bowtie, he'll usually store it away in a pocket until he needs it. This gadget is usually used together with the Stun-Gun Wristwatch, prior to receiving it, Conan was shown to knock Kogoro unconscious by kicking an ashtray.

Technical details

The theory behind the Voice-Changing Bowtie is that it works on a frequency modifier system based on patterns from the voice it is to emulate. Voice changers are real technology.

In the real world the Voice-Changing Bowtie has many flaws, such as the frequency response for the size of the speakers in the bowtie wouldn't be able to reproduce frequency of a voice realistically. The frequency modifier, in most cases, wouldn't be able reproduce the subtle but also distinguishable variations of another persons voice. In order to even change the sound in the first place they will need components such as a mic, speaker, processor and powerful batteries to keep it all running. Last but not least the Voice-Changing Bowtie needs to have Conan voice inverted to cancel out his voice completely, otherwise it would be present and noticeable. As this is a fictional drama with many factual references take it with a grain of salt that this is subject to a persons imagination, but these types of technology can and will be possible in the near future if they utilise extremely thin and small magnetic speakers which can accurately reproduce the frequencies accordingly, and the other components reduce drastically in size.

Usage

Under Construction

In most cases, Conan will use the bowtie to simulate Kogoro's voice (and sometimes Sonoko's) to solve a case. However, in some unique situations, Conan used the bowtie to take other people's voices.

Kogoro Mouri

Below is the list of episodes in which Conan mimicked Kogoro's voice. "???" means that the information needs to be verified.

Source	Reason
Episode 3	Solving case.
Episode 6	Solving case.
Episode 9	Solving case.
Episode 11	Solving case.
Episode 16	Solving case.
Episode 19	Solving case.
Episode 21	Solving case.
Episode 22-23	Solving case.
Episode 30	Solving case.
Episode 31	Solving case.
Episode 38	Tricking Inspector Megure and Kogoro to meet up. Solving case.
Episode 39-40	Solving case.
Episode 41	Solving case.
Episode 44	Solving case.
Episode 45	Solving case.
Episode 46	Solving case.
Episode 47	Solving case.
Episode 51	Solving case.
Episode 52	Solving case.
Episode 54	Solving case.
Episode 55	Solving case.
Episode 56	Solving case.
Episode 60	Solving case.
Episode 61-62	Solving case.
Episode 64	Solving case.
Episode 66	Solving case.
Episode 68-70	Solving case.
Episode 71	Tricking Inspector Megure and Kogoro to meet up. Solving case.
Episode 74	Calling Inspector Megure on the phone. Solving case.
Episode 75	Solving case.
Episode 77-78	Solving case.
Episode 80	Solving case.
Episode 83	Solving case.
Episode 87	Solving case.
Episode 88-89	Solving case.
Episode 90	Solving case.
Episode 94	Solving case.
Episode 95	Solving case.
Episode 97	Solving case.
Episode 98-99	Solving case.
Episode 100-101	Solving case.
Episode 102-103	Solving case.
Episode 106	Solving case.
Episode 109	Tricking Inspector Megure and Kogoro to meet up. Solving case.
Episode 110-111	Solving case.
Episode 113	Solving case.
Episode 114-115	Solving case.
Episode 119	Solving case.
Episode 120	Solving case.
Episode 121-122	Solving case.
Episode 124-125	Solving case.
Episode 126-127	Solving case.
Episode 128	Calling Inspector Megure for Hirota Masami's address.
Episode 149	Solving case.
Episode 158	Solving case.
Episode 159-160	Solving case.
Episode 161	Solving case.
Episode 166-168	Solving case.
Episode 169	Solving case.
Episode 170-171	Solving case.
Episode 172-173	Solving case.
Episode 174	Solving case.
Episode 175	Solving case.
Episode 180-181	Solving case.
Episode 184	Solving case.
Episode 185-186	Solving case.
Episode 187	Solving case.
Episode 194-195	Solving case.
Episode 197-198	Solving case.
Episode 203=204	Solving case.
Episode 207	Solving case.
Episode 208	Solving case.
Episode 210-211	Solving case.
Episode 214	Solving case.
Episode 215-216	Solving case.
Episode 220-221	Solving case.
Episode 222-224	Solving case.
Episode 232	Solving case.
Episode 235	Solving case.
Episode 236-237	Solving case.
Episode 240-241	Solving case.
Episode 243-244	Solving case.
Episode 245	Solving case.
Episode 248	Solving case.
Episode 251	Solving case.
Episode 255-256	???
Episode 260	Solving case.
Episode 261-262	Solving case.
Episode 264-265	Solving case.
Episode 266-268	???
Episode 274-275	???
Episode 282-283	???
Episode 284-285	???
Episode 296	Solving case.
Episode 297-298	???
Episode 299-300	???
Episode 305-306	???
Episode 307-308	???
Episode 314	???
Episode 315	???
Episode 316-317	???
Episode 318-319	???
Episode 320	???
Episode 328	???
Episode 337	???
Episode 348-349	???
Episode 350-351	???
Episode 354-355	???
Episode 364-365	???
Episode 369	???
Episode 631	Solving case.
Episode 633	Solving case.
Episode 634	Solving case.
Episode 637	Solving case.
Episode 639	Solving case.
Episode 645	Solving case.
Episode 665	Solving case.
Episode 666	Solving case.
Episode 668	Solving case.
Episode 670	Solving case.
Episode 677	Solving case.
Episode 679	Solving case.
Episode 686	Asking Takagi and Megure to look into something.
Episode 688	Asking Takagi to look into something, and then solving the case.
Episode 689	Solving case.
Episode 692	Discussing the case with Megure, Sato and Takagi.
Episode 694	Solving case.
Episode 695	Solving case.
Episode 696	Solving case.
Episode 697	Solving case.
Episode 704	Solving case.

Special Cases

Source	Character simulated	Reason
Episode 3	Random voice/Shinichi Kudo	Testing out the bowtie with random voice. Making up an excuse for why he/Shinichi is not around to Ran.
Episode 7	Shinichi Kudo	To keep Ran from suspecting Conan. (Used by Professor Agasa.)
Episode 10	Shinichi Kudo	Calling Ryoko
Episode 17	Random voice	Pretending to be a cop to save Genta & Mitsuhiko from the robbers.
Episode 18	Sonoko Suzuki	Solving case.
Episode 29	Shinichi Kudo	Calling Inspector Megure to continue investigation and to bring Ran & Conan along.
Episode 34-35	Sonoko Suzuki	Solving case.
Episode 38	Inspector Megure, Kogoro Mouri	Tricking Inspector Megure and Kogoro to meet up. Solving case.
Episode 42	Shinichi Kudo	Solving case.
Episode 43	Boy's mother, Alien	Conan needed to convince a young boy to continue to let him hide in his hotel room.
Episode 48-49	Shinichi Kudo	Calling Ran.
Episode 57-58	Heiji Hattori	Solving case.
Episode 63	Professor Agasa	Solving case.
Episode 67	Heihachiro Shiota	Solving case.
Episode 71	Inspector Megure, Kogoro Mouri	Tricking Inspector Megure and Kogoro to meet up. Solving case.
Episode 72	Sonoko Suzuki	Solving case.
Episode 77-78	Nobuko Nagato, Kogoro Mouri	Answering a phone call for Nabuko.
Episode 79	Sonoko Suzuki	Solving case.
Episode 81-82	Ayumi Yoshida	To maintain disguise as Ayumi.
Episode 84-85	Shinichi Kudo	Calling Ran, and telling her what to say for solving the case.
Episode 91	Criminal	Getting the attention of another criminal.
Episode 96	Misao Yamamura	Solving case.
Episode 109	Inspector Megure, Kogoro Mouri	Tricking Inspector Megure and Kogoro to meet up. Solving case.
Episode 129	Shinichi Kudo, Professor Agasa	Calling Inspector Megure as Shinichi to alert him to the counterfeiters. Uses Agasa's voice to solve case.
Episode 132-134	Sonoko Suzuki	???
Episode 138-139	Professor Agasa	???
Episode 140	Professor Agasa	???
Episode 143	Sonoko Suzuki	???
Episode 150-151	Inspector Megure	???
Episode 176-178	Shinichi Kudo, Man's voice, Conan Edogawa	???
Episode 179	Professor Agasa	???
Episode 209	Professor Agasa	???
Episode 226-227	Sonoko Suzuki	???
Episode 228-229	Sonoko Suzuki	???
Episode 240-241	Shinichi Kudo	Calls to talk to Ran about the case involving Ray Curtis.
Episode 246-247	Professor Agasa	???
Episode 253-254	Shinichi Kudo, Wataru Takagi	Solving case, stopping Shiratori and Sato kissing each other.
Episode 257	Inspector Megure	???
Episode 269-270	Professor Agasa	???
Episode 279-280	Professor Agasa	???
Episode 309-311	Takashi Itakura	Arranging a meeting with Vodka.
Episode 321-322	Tadashi Yoshizawa	???
Episode 323-324	Misari Itou	???
Episode 329-330	Professor Agasa	???
Episode 333-334	Yukiko Kudo	Solving case.
Episode 335-336	Professor Agasa	???
Episode 338-339	Sonoko Suzuki	???
Episode 340-341	Professor Agasa	???
Episode 342	Sonoko Suzuki	???
Episode 343-344	Shinichi Kudo	???
Episode 352-353	Sonoko Suzuki	???
Episode 360	Misao Yamamura	???
Episode 361-362	Sonoko Suzuki	???
Episode 368	Sonoko Suzuki	???
Episode 597-598	Professor Agasa	Solving case.
Episode 630	Sonoko Suzuki	Solving case.
Episode 635	Sonoko Suzuki	Solving case.
Episode 618	Conan Edogawa	Shinichi having a while before reverting back into Conan pretended to have a cold.
Episode 647	Shinichi Kudo	Correcting Sera's deduction and solving the case.
Episode 649	Shinichi Kudo	Solving case.
Episode 658	Sonoko Suzuki	Solving case.
Episode 662	Ryouhei Onda	Uses the voice of Ryouhei Onda, a Kogoro Mouri look-alike.
Episode 663	Professor Agasa	Solving case.
Episode 680	Sonoko Suzuki	Solving case.
Episode 687	Professor Agasa	Uses the professor's voice to solve the case.
Episode 691	Shinichi Kudo	Uses Shinichi's voice to answer Ran's phonecall.
Episode 782	Yusaku Kudo (disguised)	Talks to Bourbon via a microwave transmitter.
File 920	Professor Agasa	Solving case.
The Time-Bombed Skyscraper	Shinichi Kudo	Talks to Ran several times. Answers a phone call from Teiji Moriya.
Lupin III vs. Detective Conan	Inspector Zenigata	Attempts solving case, but Zenigata wakes up.
Lupin III vs. Detective Conan	Lupin III disguised as Kogoro Mouri	Solving case. Lupin plays along to help Conan.
Shinichi Kudo Returns! Confrontation with the Black Organization	Shinichi Kudo	Attempts to call Ran, but the transformation into Shinichi prevents him from speaking.

See also

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