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PS2 Music Software With USB Sampler Planned
Thanks to Gamespot for pointing out that there's a USB sampler/microphone forthcoming for your Playstation 2. This add-on to the Music 3000 music creation software will be retail-released in Europe in July, according to developer Jester Interactive's forums, following the European release of Music 3000 itself a few days ago. There's no word yet on a US date for either game or sampler add-on, but as Music 2000 was released in the States as MTV Music Generator 2, a release seems likely. (Incidentally, there was a rare USB sampler add-on for MTV Music Generator 2, but it was only available in very limited numbers via publisher Codemasters.)
you can go to Guitar Center and buy a cheap omni and royalty-free sample discs, an Audigy or Santa Cruz, and pick up a copy of Impulse Tracker, Buzz, or whatever.
Plus you can burn CDs of your heinous creations.
Why exactly is this news for nerds? Whom among you: is reading Slashdot right now, and doesn't have the means to pick up a cheap mic, some sounds effects, and download free tracking software?
So it exists for the PS2: big whoop. It's like when Mario Paint came out for the SNES and there was a mouse.
HOLY SHIT LIKE THAT HADN'T BEEN DONE BEFORE!!!11!!
THIS THING CAN TURN ON A DIME, MACROSSZERO STYLE ALSO FUCK BETA, ~NYORON
Fort the Japanese audience.... KARAOKE versions of your favourite games... imagine a guy on a stage, half drunk, singing W00t w00t! Boy, life can be fun for crazy people...
I used to own MTV Music Generator for the PSX. I made some phat tunes on it I played at a party and everybody loved it. The only problem was that I had to lug around my PSX and had to have a TV to load the music but I connected the audio cables to the reciever for great sound quality. I was able to get the tunes onto an audio tape but the quality was worse than my mono TV speaker. After I traded in the game I found out there was a PC version. So I bought that and recreated the riffs on my PC. The PC version also had the capability of converting the file into wave format so that I can burn it onto a CD. I was able to convert one of my songs from .wav into .mp3.
I have yet to get part 2 but since part 3 will include that device I will get that instead.
Anything that takes technology and places it in the hands of more people is good. On the PS2, I don't have to worry about OS issues, DLL incompatibilies, drivers, etc, etc. All I worry about is knowing the interface to the program, which should be easy to figure out on the standard game controller.
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Often times the programs you mention cost a lot of money, too, because they're "music" programs (kinda like how slapping "photography" on a chemical bucket makes it 50$ more expensive). If it's released for the console, chances are it'll be a bit less expensive
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MTV Music Gen 2 is what got me into creating my own music. Yes, there are better programs based on the PC out there with a wider range of samples -- but Music2k got me started with everything I needed in one 50 dollar package, without having to purchase additional loop libraries or hardware. Only extra I got was the optional sampler, so I could import some loops (not my horrible singing) into my music.
It might make a good tool for teaching kids the basics of music -- while it can't do classical compositions, it's great for learning the basics of verse / chorus / verse and music structure, as well as how various elements such as rhythm, bass and melody work together. Might inspire a kid to go and get a real instrument, or produce more extensive compositions using a more professional tool like Acid Music.