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Guitar Hero Hacks
Edge Online has a short blurb mentioning a project at the University of California turning the Guitar Hero guitar into a real instrument. From the article: "For the final project of their Computer Audio course, University of California students Travis Chen and Sunny Chan have created Guitar Hero Hack, a plugin for sequencing software Max/MSP that lets players assign switchable banks of samples to each of the controller's buttons, utilizes its tilt switch as a way to clear current audio on any given track, and, the two hope, might be on its way to a fully functioning live instrument." His incredibly impressive demo video is well worth watching.
...don't miss the accompanying video, in which Chen, like every proficient player, makes it all look far too easy to produce a surprisingly nice tune in just seconds
Ain't that the truth. I wish I had that much talent - if I tried that it'd just be a random sequence of sounds. Awesome proof of concept.
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a device that electrocutes the guitarist as soon as it detects the first notes of Smoke On The Water...
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"Sequencing software" wouldn't be my first choice for describing Max/MSP, but at any rate it's much more than that. Max/MSP is a very powerful modular synthesis environment, allowing the user to assemble very interesting and complicated instruments and processing chains using a graphic interface. Miller S. Puckette (the MSP in the name of the software) has also released a similar package called 'pd' under an open source license (or, at least, it is distributed as source code).
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Lots of groups have adapted non-instruments into musical instruments, by hooking them up to MIDI, a digital interface for electronic music instruments. It's quite easy, extensible, and everything electronic and musical supports it (after like '85 I guess).
I'm not so great with a guitar, bass, drums, and definately not keyboards. MIDI sequencers (computer and embedded) let me play the notes as I want them to be played, instead of relying on my fingers to actually play the bass. I can then focus on where I want the tune to go, rather than this solo I can't play right. Just figured I'd toss that out there. MIDI is great!
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This kinda reminds me of the Synthaxe Drumitar, played by Future Man of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.
I'm thinking, 'WTF happened? http://www.edgar-online.com/' is about financial stuff...'
Oh, Edge Online. Got it. First day, new eyes.
On topic, this sounds kinda cool. What they need is a Joe Satriani endorsement. Or, maybe a David-St.-Hubbins-trying-to-be-Joe-Satriani endorsement, like a "Satch Tapes" outtake. That would be teh junk.
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I have an anti-AC sig, too, although mine just implies that ACs are stupid. Can I get in on this one?
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My first thought when I heard it start looping was "Frippertronics Hero". :)
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That would potentially amuse Southpaw, if he could see it. :)
Not to diminish what these guys have done, but this sounds like what Apple's Garage Band application does. Namely, record one track, loop it, then record a second/third/nth track on top.
The only difference being this uses the guitar hero controller to input notes.
His loss.
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if they created a Guitar Hero for the PC. I'd die to play it, but I won't throw a cent towards Sony.
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I sometimes used similar technique to make music in Fast Tracker 2. That application did have the possibility to use keyboard as instrument with selected samples. Later you just switch audio track(channel) and record another instrument. Very effective and quick, it was possible to make very good sounding tunes (and if needed adjust them later).
Isn't saying "a project at the University of California" kind of like referring to the "country of Europe"? There's like twenty-something of them.
Check out the presentation from the experimental gameplay workshop at GDC 2006.
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http://www.experimental-gameplay.org/2006/index.h
Basically, we tried using banks of samples which would be keyed off of the first key the player hit. Additionally, we authored licks which fit the button presses, so that the player had complete control but everything they played would be at least somewhat musical. Likewise, the first fret you pressed determined which key you were in until you finished that lick. Add in distortion by tilting the guitar (which broke in the demo, so Eric smashed it onstage), sustains, whammy, etc, and you had a nifty system.
The slides explain why it didn't go in, and everyone in the audience that listened to the demonstration will back up that choice.
Cool hack though, and kudos to Travis and Sunny for making it! We never thought anyone would go to the lengths they have with this game. It has been truly awesome to watch all of these people make the game their own... Just like rock.
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If you're going to create a demo film, spit out your gum!
Would be if they made a Guitar Hero hack that actually teaches people how to play a real guitar. Maybe then we can get out of this funk of boy bands and pop music and emo as more people, inspired by their newfound talent, start to create their own music.
PRESS PLAY ON TAPE have released a video of them playing the theme song from the game "Cannon Fodder" ("War, never been so much fun...") on various game controllers (PS2, Xbox, the Arcade, Donkey Conga, dance mat, etc...)
See it here.
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