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Rock Band 3 To Include MIDI Keyboard
xbeefsupreme writes with news that Harmonix has officially demonstrated Rock Band 3's 25-key MIDI keyboard. From USA Today:
"During the game, green, red, blue, yellow or orange keys flow on a 'stream' representing the notes to be played on five corresponding keyboard keys. In a new authentic Pro mode meant to help players segue to actual instruments, all 25 keys are used; the streams shifts left and right to cover the correct keys. The keyboard also works as a MIDI keyboard that can be connected to a computer. 'This is a real instrument and a real device,' says senior designer Sylvain Dubrofsky."
The game will also support more advanced "real" guitar controllers, which have six actual strings you can strum. Hit the link below to see the keyboard in use.
I can't read the article due to work filter, but since the game will come with a "real" midi controller, can I use my own with the game? I have an M-Audio Axiom 25.
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so the drum kit serves for people that don't have a digital drum kit, but i don't know anyone that would use a MIDI keyboard that doesn't already own one that is better than the one demoed for this game.
most play-along keyboards adjust the tempo to wait for the player... i'm assuming the game works like other guitar hero games and the song will just keep on going for the rest of the players... it will be much harder for the keyboard player to get their hands back in the right position after slipping up. i guess that's why it's "pro mode"... don't slip up.
Your "Piano Hero" is a much better idea than Sousaphone Hero idea.
I hope they don't fall off the tracks and end up putting realism ahead of fun. Most of us who enjoyed Rock Band weren't playing it to get a primer on learning to play a real guitar. If I wanted a tedious simulation, I'd whip out a flight simulator, and if I wanted guitar lessons, well, I'd have spent the money on a real guitar to begin with.
First "just learn a real instrument post" in a Rock Band/Guitar Hero thread. Everyone take a shot!
Thanks hemlock00, for being a living stereotype!
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The same point when you put down Call of Duty and fight a real war, with real guns!
Guitars able to produce midi signals are rather common in music business. There are two basic technologies: - Normal guitar with a kind of plug to read the string - MIDI controller with guitar like input I don't know if they use either of these, but technical details can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI_guitar
Sultans of swing is on guitar hero 5
STOP HAVING FUN!
Is 1563649 a prime number?
Guitar Freaks/Drum Mania are art
Rock Band and Guitar Hero are just product by comparison.
Judging by this and your username, it's more likely that you're just a weaboo.
If they pull out a saxophone hero too, I'll need to pick up something else just so I can stop being associated with this.
I've been intending to pull out my sax and play it to the vocal track for awhile now, but microphone mounts for the bell of a saxophone (where I've asked around here) are more expensive that I'd like (and seem to always include their own real microphone, adding to the price). The game doesn't care if you even sing the right lyrics (I like singing Nine Inch Nails' "Mr. Self Destruct" to the tune of Molly Hatchet's "Flirtin' With Disaster") so it should be possible to sing with a sax for many if not most songs that don't slide the pitch everywhere. I play by ear to the radio a lot anyway.
Oh, say does that Star-Spangled Banner entwine / The myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's vine?
Casio produced a MIDI 'guitar' in the '80s that had six strings that ran from the bridge to the end of the fretboard.
That is, only over the pickup area for strumming. The fretboard itself was switches.
There's a picture of one on this page.
I'm guessing the game controllers will be something like this.
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