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Bubble-T: Dec 26, 2004; You know, I've got a funny feeling I've seen this all before.

The bridge in the killing moon is pretty wtf on bass too. They don't even use that new tremolo picking feature to help you out

# ? Nov 3, 2010 23:45

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# ? May 22, 2013 22:54

priznat: Jul 7, 2009; Let's get drunk and kiss each other all night.

cjg posted:

Please please please get licensing for Manfred Mann's Earth Band's "Blinded by the Light".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJh47LybCkU

Weird, I was just thinking about that song today and how it'd be sweet in rock band. And perhaps we can now find out what it is he is saying ("wrapped up like a douche??") without resorting to google!

revved up like a deuce

# ? Nov 3, 2010 23:46

IUG: Jul 14, 2007; Without me, there is no mission.
I am the mission!

teekun posted:

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say people like that typically don't give a poo poo about linking to a website for online rankings.

I don't, but when it's Rock Band Party Time, I would like to link someone to a page that has my playlist, along with the available songs, so they can request stuff before the party (Lady Gaga song requests will be ignored), without going through those pain-in-the-rear end sites that are out already that you have to manually update.

# ? Nov 3, 2010 23:47

Luce: Jan 2, 2008; good morning sunshine

Is that even one of the things linking will do?

Do we even know what linking will do?

Also did they ever make that official post about the Oasis and Die Toten Hosen

# ? Nov 3, 2010 23:53

Cemetry Gator: Apr 3, 2007; Walgreens Representative

You know what I really want is some Genesis, especially Land of confusion.

Also, we all know you guys have to be getting us some Vanilla Fudge. Don't tell me otherwise. Please don't even if it is true.

And if the multitracks still exist, there's no reason not to have "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum. But I'm not sure of how many of their tapes from that era still exist, since their first album will never be in stereo because they don't most of the tapes.

# ? Nov 3, 2010 23:53

interpunct: Aug 2, 2006; Bad girls think that you're being a boob punch

MichiganCubbie posted:

I'm back everyone, and I know that Zombie Food mentioned I had DLC codes. Well, I still have a few of both ps3 and 360, and will give them out at the same price as before: $4 each, paypal gifted to antoniusamicus(at)gmail.com

However, could you please Email me first to confirm that I have one for you before you paypal me? I want to make sure I don't cheat anyone. Thanks!

Just wanted to say thanks for this (again); it went to good use:

Still waiting on more Lego Rock Band export tokens to become available for the 360. At least no one here who's having that problem is demanding their money back like on the RB official forums.

# ? Nov 3, 2010 23:54

priznat: Jul 7, 2009; Let's get drunk and kiss each other all night.

God a website that has my complete list of songs along with current scores for each instrument would result in some unhealthy obsessing on my part I bet.

It'd be pretty awesome

# ? Nov 3, 2010 23:55

FishBulb: Mar 29, 2003; Awesome power!

cjg posted:

Please please please get licensing for Manfred Mann's Earth Band's "Blinded by the Light".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJh47LybCkU

I hope they get some better Springsteen songs before they do that one.

# ? Nov 3, 2010 23:56

Deathlove: Feb 20, 2003; Here comes the hook.

IUG posted:

(Lady Gaga song requests will be ignored)

Your Rock Band Party Nights suuuuuuuuuck.

Keys players - are you playing righty or lefty? I'm starting righty but I'm terrible and I'm wondering if switching to lefty will let me use my fake-plastic-guitar skills. Or should I keep at the dominant hand?

so bad at pro keys

# ? Nov 4, 2010 00:02

teekun: May 2, 2003; WOAH! WOAH WHAT?? WHOA

IUG posted:

I don't, but when it's Rock Band Party Time, I would like to link someone to a page that has my playlist, along with the available songs, so they can request stuff before the party (Lady Gaga song requests will be ignored), without going through those pain-in-the-rear end sites that are out already that you have to manually update.

Well then you're clearly somebody who isn't going to be "done" with the game a week or two after release.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 00:04

Kawalimus: Jan 17, 2008; Already I prophesied to my countrymen all their disasters. Ever since that fault I could persuade no one of aught.

I'm encouraged someone thinks expert pro keys is easy. That means it's not impossible to read these charts and I might actually get used to it. But man everything in this is hard. Reading the charts is hard. Finding your hand on the keys is hard. Three note chords are hard. Four note chords....don't even. Hitting the sharps/flats is hard. Dealing with the lane shifts is hard. It all comes together to create a thoroughly ball-busting experience that I haven't seen since trying to play on the higher difficulties in Ninja Gaiden 2 for Xbox360.

I'm slowly getting bits and pieces of it though. I can pass more songs now and I find my fingers on the keys a bit easier. I could do the part in Killing Moon where you're going from the bottom to the top and not lose everything. And I passed Yoshimi. But these chords...man they're rough. Especially when they include sharps. I don't know if I'll ever be able to play Roundabout, but I hope that I am able to play these semi-competently at least some day.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 00:12

DoctorOfLawls: Mar 2, 2001; SA's Brazilian Diplomat

I apologize if this has been asked before, but I just wanted some clarification. I already exported RB1 and Lego Rock Band into RB2. When I get to export all of these to RB3, do I have to redeem specific tokens for each game, or will I just export the whole thing at once as all DLC? PS3 in case it matters.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 00:12

Tempo 119: Apr 17, 2006; I can't hear it

If I'm not making any progress on the pro keys lessons do you think I should keep working on where I'm stuck or go back to the earlier lessons? Is there anything in particular I should be paying attention to?

Basically I'm up to the ones that are just "play a shitload of awkward chords" and I feel like I missed something that would prepare me for this.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 00:15

pksage: Jul 2, 2009; OMPNO EH HEI

DoctorOfLawls posted:

I apologize if this has been asked before, but I just wanted some clarification. I already exported RB1 and Lego Rock Band into RB2. When I get to export all of these to RB3, do I have to redeem specific tokens for each game, or will I just export the whole thing at once as all DLC? PS3 in case it matters.

You shouldn't have to export either of them, or any of the DLC; it will be automatically detected. If you've already imported everything to RB2 the only thing you'll have to do is import RB2 (the on-disc songs) to RB3.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 00:17

Sibtiger: May 25, 2009

priznat posted:

Anyone ever switch the kick pedal over to their left foot if the right leg gets tired?

I imagine it'd be pretty weird at first but might be ok once you get used to it.

When I was first starting to get the hang of expert drums I tried Go With The Flow, and near the end my right leg just stopped listening to the things I told it to do. I switched over to my left foot and managed to pass the song. Never had to do so again, but it did work.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 00:26

Kawalimus: Jan 17, 2008; Already I prophesied to my countrymen all their disasters. Ever since that fault I could persuade no one of aught.

Tempo 119 posted:

If I'm not making any progress on the pro keys lessons do you think I should keep working on where I'm stuck or go back to the earlier lessons? Is there anything in particular I should be paying attention to?

Basically I'm up to the ones that are just "play a shitload of awkward chords" and I feel like I missed something that would prepare me for this.

I'm bothered by this too. They really should have done a better job with teaching you the harder chords, especially with the sharps and poo poo. After I got to the "hard lessons" I just skipping around the later lessons. The chords are rough and I'll be thrilled if I ever get them right. But the later lessons seem a little out of order at times to me.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 00:27

Lamont Cranston: Sep 1, 2006; Computer pictures?

interpunct posted:

Just wanted to say thanks for this (again); it went to good use:

Is there any indication of when this is going up for the rest of us? I want my Talking Heads

# ? Nov 4, 2010 00:57

RagnarokAngel: Oct 5, 2006; Do not engage or respond to me, as I am an insufferable prick. I love posting about posting or posters, rather than actual content. But it's cool because I'm smarter than you and have the correct opinion on every matter.

DoctorOfLawls posted:

I apologize if this has been asked before, but I just wanted some clarification. I already exported RB1 and Lego Rock Band into RB2. When I get to export all of these to RB3, do I have to redeem specific tokens for each game, or will I just export the whole thing at once as all DLC? PS3 in case it matters.

This needs to be in the op. You do not need to import a second time. If its on your hard drive, it will read it. That's it. No work on your part.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 00:57

HKR: Jan 13, 2006

Lamont Cranston posted:

Is there any indication of when this is going up for the rest of us? I want my Talking Heads

usually exclusivity deals with rock band last about 3 months, except with recent track packs where it ended up being closer to 6.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 00:58

DoctorOfLawls: Mar 2, 2001; SA's Brazilian Diplomat

Thanks a lot for the answers, I get it now. So once other games have been exported into "DLC format", so to speak, all is left is to pay for the export fee and download the RB2 disc songs. Thanks.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 01:22

Minidust: Nov 4, 2009; Hello chiicagooo!

Oh, wait, is that a GameStop employee in the back? Hey, you, give me a refund. No, I don't care if it was my fault, just - look, am I the one with the microphone or not? REFUND, biyotch!

DoctorOfLawls posted:

Thanks a lot for the answers, I get it now. So once other games have been exported into "DLC format", so to speak, all is left is to pay for the export fee and download the RB2 disc songs. Thanks.

Yeah, that's the best way of looking at it. Once you export tracks, they are essentially treated like DLC by other RB games. They are "exported" to the DLC library; not to any specific game.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 01:32

mastershakeman: Oct 28, 2008

Dear god, the riff in the Elton John song is killing me. I can't pass the thing, it's the only song stumping me so far. At least road challenges lets you just play it out and take 0 stars.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 01:56

HelfMyselp: Nov 2, 2004; Dude, check it. It's a trash can. And a rollerblade.

Now shovel some cheese curls into my trash hole...

mastershakeman posted:

Dear god, the riff in the Elton John song is killing me. I can't pass the thing, it's the only song stumping me so far. At least road challenges lets you just play it out and take 0 stars.

Count it out as you play it. The chorus pattern is normally 1 2 3/1 2 3/1 2 3/1 2 3/1 2/1 2, where you hammer on after strumming the 1.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 02:11

Mex: Nov 23, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Since there's keyboards now, can we get "Jizz in my Pants" ?

edit:

Tempo 119 posted:

If I'm not making any progress on the pro keys lessons do you think I should keep working on where I'm stuck or go back to the earlier lessons? Is there anything in particular I should be paying attention to?

Basically I'm up to the ones that are just "play a shitload of awkward chords" and I feel like I missed something that would prepare me for this.

I haven't checked out the lessons, but generally in music, it's the hard stuff that tends to develop your skills more than anything. That's why there's guys who get stuck knowing a few songs and chords, but they never do the hard parts of learning guitar and they don't really progress.

So don't stick to the stuff you can breeze through if you want to get better(I suppose this applies to anything in life), if Pro keys are really like an actual piano, then that's valuable stuff you're learning.

Mex fucked around with this message at Nov 4, 2010 around 02:34

# ? Nov 4, 2010 02:24

Sibtiger: May 25, 2009

mastershakeman posted:

Dear god, the riff in the Elton John song is killing me. I can't pass the thing, it's the only song stumping me so far. At least road challenges lets you just play it out and take 0 stars.

You barely need to think about the hammer-on chords... assuming your fingers would normally move into position before the strummed chord, you should be strumming at a steady rhythm and the rest will take care of itself. It does get tough on the wrist but once you get it down it's pretty easy to get a combo going.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 02:33

Song For The Deaf: Aug 10, 2006; I HAVE TO USE MY SOUND SWORD NOW.

It's like the intro to "Revolution," if it lasted the duration of a 5 minute song.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 02:42

Lumpy: Apr 26, 2002; How about a twist of I gouge your fucking eyes out?

So I got the PS3 "squelch" this evening, which scared me, and *really* scared MY WIFE (who is actually playing Rock Band with me thanks to the Keyboard!) In case it helps any Harmonix folks track it down:

I played many, many hours with Multiple Audio Output turned off and never heard it. Single HDMI cable from PS3 -> TV. Played Keys + Guitar together, and Drums separately.
I turned on Multiple Audio Output this afternoon when I re-hooked up my 5.1 system, connected via optical. Played for over an hour (solo drums), no squelch.
Tonight, Multiple Audio Output was on but the surround sound was off. Got two squelches during a ~2 hour session (Guitar + Keys) Both happened at or within a second of overdrive being activated.

In other new.. my just about to turn 3 daughter likes to "play" drums sometimes with me on my old RB1 kit while I play on the IONs. Yesterday she dropped a stick while banging away and screamed "Daddy, pause it!! Pause it!!!!"

# ? Nov 4, 2010 02:46

thefncrow: Mar 14, 2001

mastershakeman posted:

Dear god, the riff in the Elton John song is killing me. I can't pass the thing, it's the only song stumping me so far. At least road challenges lets you just play it out and take 0 stars.

Alive has that same riff in the solo, if you want to try it in another context. The key is that everything in there is evenly strummed if you take advantage of the hammer-on chord. Strum on 1, hammer on the extra note to hit the middle chord on 2, strum with that extra button fingered on 3, lift off the second button and get ready to do it again and again and again.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 02:47

Necroblashyrkh: Nov 14, 2004; hope u got :10bux: lol

I still haven't got a keyboard so I can't comment on lessons but what is it that people would want it to tell about chords. I assume they do tell you to play with thumb on the lowest and pinky on the highest note and not with the common beginners mistake of trying to stretch them with 2, 3 and 4. If the trainer neglected to mention this, congratulations you have now been taught it all and the rest is just practice. (Okay sometimes 1-4 or 2-5 works better).

# ? Nov 4, 2010 02:48

Song For The Deaf: Aug 10, 2006; I HAVE TO USE MY SOUND SWORD NOW.

The dumbest keyboard question in the world: Okay, so I'm playing a chord that has those nasty flats and sharps in it, but there's a white note in there messing everything up. Is it a no-no to strike the white key up in the narrow part, closer to the back, between the flats and sharps, or should I contort my hand to make it work so I'm hitting the broadest part of the key in the center?

I assume it's a no-no to put my thumb on the middle note of a chord, stretching/crossing my index finger over to hit a black key if it's lower than the white key.

I only ask these seemingly asinine questions because I don't want to develop bad habits that I'll spend lots of time unlearning down the road.

Hopefully I'm making myself clear.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 02:55

Dewgy: Nov 10, 2005; METAL GEAR!?

thefncrow posted:

Alive has that same riff in the solo, if you want to try it in another context. The key is that everything in there is evenly strummed if you take advantage of the hammer-on chord. Strum on 1, hammer on the extra note to hit the middle chord on 2, strum with that extra button fingered on 3, lift off the second button and get ready to do it again and again and again.

Outside from RB1 is also a good song if you want to practice that kind of pattern, and the speed's a little more manageable than Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 03:02

Luce: Jan 2, 2008; good morning sunshine

Song For The Deaf posted:

The dumbest keyboard question in the world: Okay, so I'm playing a chord that has those nasty flats and sharps in it, but there's a white note in there messing everything up. Is it a no-no to strike the white key up in the narrow part, closer to the back, between the flats and sharps, or should I contort my hand to make it work so I'm hitting the broadest part of the key in the center?

I assume it's a no-no to put my thumb on the middle note of a chord, stretching/crossing my index finger over to hit a black key if it's lower than the white key.

Neither of these are no-nos, though the latter is used pretty sparingly. It is rather common to reach over your thumb with a pointer or middle finger to hit a lower note, particularly while moving down the keyboard.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 03:17

teekun: May 2, 2003; WOAH! WOAH WHAT?? WHOA

Lumpy posted:

So I got the PS3 "squelch" this evening, which scared me, and *really* scared MY WIFE (who is actually playing Rock Band with me thanks to the Keyboard!) In case it helps any Harmonix folks track it down:

I played many, many hours with Multiple Audio Output turned off and never heard it. Single HDMI cable from PS3 -> TV. Played Keys + Guitar together, and Drums separately.

I turned on Multiple Audio Output this afternoon when I re-hooked up my 5.1 system, connected via optical. Played for over an hour (solo drums), no squelch.

Tonight, Multiple Audio Output was on but the surround sound was off. Got two squelches during a ~2 hour session (Guitar + Keys) Both happened at or within a second of overdrive being activated.

I think the only factor in this issue is the keys. I've got my PS3 connected to my surround sound via optical, have always been playing with surround sound on, and got the squelch last night the first time we tried playing with keys.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 03:20

Udelar: Feb 17, 2007; Nerd Father

I'm sad. I have my old MIDI keyboard RIGHT behind me and yet the adapter isn't out yet. So looks like I'm waiting almost a month before I can play the keys.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 03:21

MichiganCubbie: Dec 11, 2008; I love that I have an erection...

...that doesn't involve homeless people.

I officially have no more 360 codes. I'll see about getting some more in the next week, but for now, all I have are PS3 codes. and I will give them out at the same price as before: $4 each, paypal gifted to antoniusamicus(at)gmail.com

However, could you please Email me first to confirm that I have one for you before you paypal me? I want to make sure I don't cheat anyone. Thanks!

# ? Nov 4, 2010 03:30

TheJoker138: Jan 1, 2008; The Clown Prince
Of Crime

Here's kind of a technical question about the keyboard and midi adapter. Will the midi adapter allow me to hook my keyboard and pro guitar into my mac book, for use with stuff like Garage Band? Or will have to buy another, different adapter for that?

# ? Nov 4, 2010 03:49

CRINDY: Sep 23, 2010; woofing cough

I know it's asking a lot, especially considering we have Doolittle, and that obviously sold like garbage... but WE NEED MORE PIXIES.

The worst part is, beyond Into The White, I can't even start to fathom what I want in the game. I can name Velouria, Dig For Fire, Something Against You, Caribou, Cactus, and Alec Eiffel off the top of my head, and that's about a quarter of the non-Doolittle songs on my iPod alone.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 03:58

abraham linksys: Sep 6, 2010; ASK ME ABOUT GETTING REAL MAD IN A SECRET SANTA FOR RECEIVING THE EXACT GAG PRESENT I ASKED FOR AND THEN DOING A COMPLETE U-TURN WHEN I REALISED IT WASN'T EVEN THE ENTIRE PRESENT

CRINDY posted:

I know it's asking a lot, especially considering we have Doolittle, and that obviously sold like garbage... but WE NEED MORE PIXIES.

The worst part is, beyond Into The White, I can't even start to fathom what I want in the game. I can name Velouria, Dig For Fire, Something Against You, Caribou, Cactus, and Alec Eiffel off the top of my head, and that's about a quarter of the non-Doolittle songs on my iPod alone.

How the hell did you forget Where is my Mind?

# ? Nov 4, 2010 04:01

teekun: May 2, 2003; WOAH! WOAH WHAT?? WHOA

TheJoker138 posted:

Here's kind of a technical question about the keyboard and midi adapter. Will the midi adapter allow me to hook my keyboard and pro guitar into my mac book, for use with stuff like Garage Band? Or will have to buy another, different adapter for that?

The Rock Band MIDI adapter adapts MIDI to your console of choice and converts it into controller inputs. It won't work on a Mac/PC.

# ? Nov 4, 2010 04:02

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TheGreatDave: Apr 27, 2009

CRINDY posted:

I know it's asking a lot, especially considering we have Doolittle, and that obviously sold like garbage... but WE NEED MORE PIXIES.

The worst part is, beyond Into The White, I can't even start to fathom what I want in the game. I can name Velouria, Dig For Fire, Something Against You, Caribou, Cactus, and Alec Eiffel off the top of my head, and that's about a quarter of the non-Doolittle songs on my iPod alone.

I was certain Where Is My Mind was going to be on the RB3 disc. It's been rumoured for ages (I think it was on some playtest leak years ago or something) and it's a pretty great introduction to bass or guitar. It's far from the first song I'd pick from them but I'll take what I can get (probably nothing).

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