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  1. Re:As a die hard Guitar Hero fan by Binestar · · Score: 1 · on Rock Band To Allow Independent Artists To Add Their Own Songs

    I'm surprised I haven't seen RawdSD mentioned for the Wii. RawkSD is a program which will export Rock Band 1, GH1-3 (Not world tour (yet)) songs into RB2 format and they'll be playable from the SD bard like current DLC is.

    You can also write your own charts (I can't, I don't have the patience) or get pre-made charts from ScoreHero and use your own music to import. It is Ogg based.

  2. Re:Guitar hero by gaderael · · Score: 1 · on Hacks Allowing Disabled Gamers To Play Guitar Hero

    Sure, some are pirated, but there are sites like FretsonFire.net and ScoreHero that show you how to create your own custom charts using ogg files that you have, using tools such as EOF (EOF tutorial), and Feedback (db) (Feedback tutorial).

    There are also links on those sites on how to customize the entire look of the game, how to get your Guitar Hero/Rockband instruments to work with Frets on Fire, and how to customize pretty much any part of the gameplay, if you so wish.

    ScoreHero also has tutorials on how to get your custom creations working with a modded console and Guitar Hero.

  3. Re:Guitar hero by gaderael · · Score: 1 · on Hacks Allowing Disabled Gamers To Play Guitar Hero

    Sure, some are pirated, but there are sites like FretsonFire.net and ScoreHero that show you how to create your own custom charts using ogg files that you have, using tools such as EOF (EOF tutorial), and Feedback (db) (Feedback tutorial).

    There are also links on those sites on how to customize the entire look of the game, how to get your Guitar Hero/Rockband instruments to work with Frets on Fire, and how to customize pretty much any part of the gameplay, if you so wish.

    ScoreHero also has tutorials on how to get your custom creations working with a modded console and Guitar Hero.

  4. Re:Drumming... by joggle · · Score: 2, Interesting · on New Guitar Hero Drumset Showcased

    You should consider buying a real pedal modified for the game (see here for more info). You can also try the sock mod to make the drums more sensitive.

  5. Re:Not The First Drum Kit Mod by Technician · · Score: 2, Informative · on Rock Band Drum Kit Modded

    I've modded my pedal after the cheap one that came with the kit inevitably broke after the third day of playing. Since the bass pedal connects to the rest of the kit using a mono audio plug, it's easy for someone with even the most rudimentary knowledge of electronics (me) to rig a real bass pedal to work with the kit. Documented here: http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2029 [scorehero.com]

    Having a background in high reliability electronics, I know many switches are rated for a limited number of operations before they wear out. A button designed for occasional use often quickly expire in this type application which you found out. In many places a non-contact sensor is a much better choice. Either an optical interrupter or magnetic hall sensor or reed switch will be a better fit. The advantage of non-contact sensors is not only the wear issues, but they make no changes to the original function of the pedal.

    A sensor like one of these is literally good for millions of operations. The bearings in your pedal will be dead first.
    http://www.melexis.com/Sensor_ICs_Hall_effect/Hall_effect_Bipolar_Switches/Bipolar_Hall_Switch_-_Very_High_Sensitivity_141.aspx
    For sheer simplicity and the lack of need for a power supply, you can't beat a reed switch. They are cheap and easy to get.
    http://www.hascorelays.com/reed_switches.asp
    For a simple ready to use package for your pedal, one of the switches used on door and window alarms is ideal.
    http://www.trossenrobotics.com/store/p/3503-Security-Reed-Switch.aspx?feed=Froogle
    Connecting these is a no brainer for beginners in electronics

  6. Not The First Drum Kit Mod by FreeRadicalX · · Score: 4, Informative · on Rock Band Drum Kit Modded

    The crazy kids over at the rockband.scorehero.com forums have been modding the drum controller since like a week after the game came out: http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=1038&sid=d1748155f6f141a8f805db1bf5df84b3

    Double bass pedals, yamaha midi kit mods, alternative bass pedals, analyzing how the piezos in the drum kid actually register hits and improving on them... List goes on.

    I've modded my pedal after the cheap one that came with the kit inevitably broke after the third day of playing. Since the bass pedal connects to the rest of the kit using a mono audio plug, it's easy for someone with even the most rudimentary knowledge of electronics (me) to rig a real bass pedal to work with the kit. Documented here: http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2029

  7. Not The First Drum Kit Mod by FreeRadicalX · · Score: 4, Informative · on Rock Band Drum Kit Modded

    The crazy kids over at the rockband.scorehero.com forums have been modding the drum controller since like a week after the game came out: http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=1038&sid=d1748155f6f141a8f805db1bf5df84b3

    Double bass pedals, yamaha midi kit mods, alternative bass pedals, analyzing how the piezos in the drum kid actually register hits and improving on them... List goes on.

    I've modded my pedal after the cheap one that came with the kit inevitably broke after the third day of playing. Since the bass pedal connects to the rest of the kit using a mono audio plug, it's easy for someone with even the most rudimentary knowledge of electronics (me) to rig a real bass pedal to work with the kit. Documented here: http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2029

  8. Re:Here's an FAQ from Blizzard by slyn · · Score: 1 · on Blizzard and Activision Announce $18.8bn Merger

    Even the decent games still come with serious flaws due to the rushed timetables.

    Guitar Hero 3 would be a great example of that. When the game came out the online was workable, as in it wasn't bad, but was far from good. The quickmatch selections simply don't work, but if you choose a custom match or create your own you have a decent chance of getting matched with someone.

    If you used the unlock all songs or unlock all everything cheats to check out the content when the game first came out, the game would still save, so you would continue to have everything unlocked even though you might not have the cheat on. As a result if you used either of the unlock cheats you ended up with a bunch of achievements. TBH, theirs no way Activision/Neversoft could have made that mistake if they tested the cheats more than once.

    There's a bug that can allow you to cheat in online play, but you can end up being the one using it on accident.

    If you go to the career store and look to shop for DLC, it clears all your existing DLC scores. Buying DLC through the online menu or at the XBL dashboard will not.

    And on top of those the game freezes every once in a while for no reason. If you do voice chatting with someone, it freezes way more often. If you do voice chatting while doing online play (like if you were playing with a friend over and over), it's hard to make it through more than one or two matches without either of your games freezing.

    All of these are issues that shouldn't have happened because they are just normal use scenarios. But they did. So Activision/Neversoft has issued a patch, right? Not yet, but they will release one Soon®. The game has been out for a month now, and it seems like its been forever without a patch, but for all I know that could be on par with how long the Orange Box cake... errr patch took to be released.
  9. I'd buy Guitar Hero Redux by Hecatonchires · · Score: 4, Insightful · on RedOctane Speaks Out on Guitar Hero's Future

    All the original songs, but the multiplayer features of GH2. Now I'm off to read this link which talks about getting your own songs onto Guitar Hero.