PhoncipleBone
Banned
Money gone from wallet soon after, right?chuckddd said:
I am waiting on tax refunds before going to hunt mine down.
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Rock Band 3 |OT|
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I am waiting on tax refunds before going to hunt mine down.
ncsuDuncan
Member
My friend tried out the Squier at the Harmonix booth in Pax... it was pretty impressive. Thankfully no-fail mode was turned on.
Equally impressive was the Pax stage with Rock Band 2... It didn't have the Squier or Keytar, but there was ALWAYS a line for people wanting to play in front of a crowd.
Equally impressive was the Pax stage with Rock Band 2... It didn't have the Squier or Keytar, but there was ALWAYS a line for people wanting to play in front of a crowd.
speculawyer
Member
Is there any point in getting RB3 if I have 2 and no keyboard? I have this on my Goozex queue and no keyboard comes with it.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Or any of the songs on the disc.Ridley327 said:
butter_stick
Banned
I doubt that's a common concern.PhoncipleBone said:
butter_stick
Banned
RB3 as a core game is about 100000x better than RB2. There's a ton of really cool upgrades and improvements.
The reason I find it difficult to play is because the DLC has been mostly dreadful. Other than that RB3 is pretty much everything I wanted. Shitty setlist excluded, but I know better than to expect better.
The reason I find it difficult to play is because the DLC has been mostly dreadful. Other than that RB3 is pretty much everything I wanted. Shitty setlist excluded, but I know better than to expect better.
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
The keyboard came in too late, in my opinion. Unless you know people that have been constantly buying RB 3 DLC, you won't have much to play when you're trying to play online. Had it been the standard to have keyboard since Rock Band 2, you'd have more chances of getting to play songs with keys in them online. As it stands, you're pretty much screwed by a certain degree.
I guess it'd be different if, when making a set list, the game let the keyboard automatically default to the bass guitar on songs that don't have keyboards. Or let you choose prior to each song. But from what I can tell, you have to choose one or the other at the start of the set. (Or is there a way to do that, and I'm just too dense to figure it out?)
butter_stick
Banned
I hate the way everybody picks songs at the same time, speaking of that. RB2 was a much better system, and would avoid issues like picking keys and then doing nothing in some songs.
I totally agree there. It's really bad on vocals, too - there are many songs that are really crappy on solo vocals (Good Vibrations) that are fine on Harmonies, but you can't pick Harmonies and have it fall through to solo if harmonies aren't there. So dumb.woodypop said:
The only way to deal with it now is to filter out all songs that don't have keys or pro guitar or harmonies.
Is there a reason the MIDI adapters are so hard to find? I was at Best Buy this morning and saw that they had the Squier, so I picked it up. They didn't have the MIDI adapter, and when I went online, Amazon sellers are charging $100+ for the PS3 version and nobody else apparently has it in stock. What the hell?
Yup. Best bet is the madcatz store at http://store.gameshark.com/viewItem...tm_medium=search&idProduct=4832&idCategory=96
I have a few questions. I bought the Squier, and I should be getting it next week.
What cable do I need (and where buy said cable) to connect the squier to the midi adapter pro?
What cable to I need to plug it into my macbook?
The Squier is platform independent right?
Anyone able to find the midi adapter for ps3 in canada?
What cable do I need (and where buy said cable) to connect the squier to the midi adapter pro?
What cable to I need to plug it into my macbook?
The Squier is platform independent right?
Anyone able to find the midi adapter for ps3 in canada?
Hey guys, I made a video for my friend's band using Rock Band 3, along with a lot of footage of me acting ridiculous with Rock Band instruments. I thought some fellow Rock Band fans would like it.
Here's a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETKomXy6Jmk
Here's a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETKomXy6Jmk
FleaTheMagician
Member
I just got back into rock band. I play vocals a lot, also keyboard and guitar (on keyboard).
I'm looking for people to play online with. I have a lot of DLC, but mostly pop music because that's what I like to play the most. Here is a list of all my DLC: http://dlcquickplay.com/user/bunnybeat
If you want to play, add/message me on XBL my gamertag is Cyori.
I'm looking for people to play online with. I have a lot of DLC, but mostly pop music because that's what I like to play the most. Here is a list of all my DLC: http://dlcquickplay.com/user/bunnybeat
If you want to play, add/message me on XBL my gamertag is Cyori.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Just wait until you get two more mics and play stuff like "Good Vibrations" with a full harmony group. Bliss.Stackboy said:
butter_stick
Banned
I love harmonies on simple stuff. On songs like Good Vibrations it just results in the most horrible of sounds populating my living room.
See also; Bee Gees.
See also; Bee Gees.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Sounds horrible, but still fun to really try and nail.butter_stick said:
The God Tier songs for harmonies are "Somebody to Love", "Under Pressure", and "Young Americans." At least for me.
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
The problem with harmonies is that they're really confusing to read. For example, harmonies on "Bohemian Rhapsody" are really confusing because of the way they are presented. It would have been better if Harmonix actually separated each part in their own vocal highway...that way people don't get easily confused as to what their role is. It's a mess the way it is right now on songs like Bohemian Rhapsody, IMO.
I didn't know where to post this, since the Rock Band platform thread got Nuked, but one of the fans for Insomniac managed to get their song (pin)Ballz on the Rock Band network (not yet released).
Just posting it here since all of the proceeds go to Childs Play, and the song rocks, lol.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxPZn9KHnu4&feature=related
Just posting it here since all of the proceeds go to Childs Play, and the song rocks, lol.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxPZn9KHnu4&feature=related
The Culture Vulture
Member
I was a little disappointed in how short the "story"part of RB3 was. The story mode in RB2 was flawed and highly repetitive but it kept me coming back to the game. I really liked the road challenges and the new way of selecting your set list but it seemed really short. I haven't even played half the new songs and I have "beat" the game.
How are you guys playing Rockband 3 after finishing up your road challenges. Are you just going into quickplay and making a setlist or is there a way to make replaying the road challenges interesting without starting a new band from the beggining?
How are you guys playing Rockband 3 after finishing up your road challenges. Are you just going into quickplay and making a setlist or is there a way to make replaying the road challenges interesting without starting a new band from the beggining?
GoutPatrol
Forgotten in his cell
Rewrite said:
Or it could just be that proper harmonizing takes alot of skill.
I was about to come into this topic to say that the midi adapter supply issues have finally been solved, but I guess the universe was just looking out for me.
When I found out Anamanaguchi was coming to RBN, I thought, man I need to see if they ever got those midi adapters. I checked amazon and they had them in plentiful supplies for 39.99 so I ordered one immediately. But now I see they are gone already.
And what is RBN 2.0 anyway? What are the differences?
When I found out Anamanaguchi was coming to RBN, I thought, man I need to see if they ever got those midi adapters. I checked amazon and they had them in plentiful supplies for 39.99 so I ordered one immediately. But now I see they are gone already.
And what is RBN 2.0 anyway? What are the differences?
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
No doubt it takes skill, but that doesn't change that it's a mess like they have it right now and by mess I mean that it's confusing as hell. Seperate each vocal track and it'd be 100x better.GoutPatrol said:
Sorry for the double post. I don't know how to multiquote on the GAF webapp. lol
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Multiple vocal tracks would be the best. The easiest solution they can easily put in is to tell you on the screen which mic corresponds to which color line while selecting your difficulty. Unless I am missing that.Rewrite said:
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I know you can jump parts, but telling the player more clearly at the start what color their track is will help confusion when drunk people try to sing and sing all the parts instead of just their part.Charron said:
Just FYI anyone looking for the PS3 Midi Adapter, BestBuy.com is supposedly shipping them again. I have an order with supposed delivery between the 9th and the 12th. Can't wait to use my pro guitar (odds are it is broke so I can dick around with the RMA process for 2 months :< )
CartridgeBlower
Member
Just picked this up from BB. I play real guitar, and therefore have been dying to get the Pro guitar with real frets and strings, but the price is still a bit steep for me.
Are people playing it? Did it live up to expectations? What are the thoughts on it now that it's been out for a month?
Are people playing it? Did it live up to expectations? What are the thoughts on it now that it's been out for a month?
Maastricht
Member
CartridgeBlower said:
I honestly think (as someone who plays real guitar) that starting with the Mustang can give you a good impression of whether you'll like Pro enough to shell out for the Squier. For me personally, the Mustang is more than good enough. Once I learnt the song on that, I then just pick up one of my real guitars and try to play it on that.
TheApatheticOne
Member
Any more impressions on the Pro guitar? Outside of the midi adapter, is there anything else you need to buy?
Last night, my local Best Buy had both, thinking about pulling the trigger.
Last night, my local Best Buy had both, thinking about pulling the trigger.
itsnervedamage
Member
The Squier and midi adapters seem to be in short supply or something, I think I grabbed the last of each at my Best Buy.
Impressions of the guitar...it is pretty basic, mine says made in Indonesia FWIW (par for the course on starter Squiers). I haven't plugged it into my practice amp since I packed that up as I'm in the middle of a move, but considering how light it is and that it only has one pickup I don't expect too much. The fretboard is plastic, sitting on top of the neck (neck and head are wood) and the frets are sort of extruded from the fretboard. It's a little lol for a guitar but it not really a big deal.
Playing in the game, it's a ton of fun. You're playing guitar, there isn't much else to say. Other than really high frets and having to put up the dampening thing on the strings, I basically felt exactly the same as when I play...guitar. And I mean that as the best possible compliment I could give it. I'm happy to answer any specific questions about it...I have a ton of thoughts about it overall but bottom line is it's pretty awesome.
Oh, btw the packing is absolute shit it just flops around in the box. Mine has like a small dent on the bottom from...probably getting dropped or something. I don't care too much since this is guitar #4 for me, and kind of a novelty game controller really but seriously. I mean seriously.
Impressions of the guitar...it is pretty basic, mine says made in Indonesia FWIW (par for the course on starter Squiers). I haven't plugged it into my practice amp since I packed that up as I'm in the middle of a move, but considering how light it is and that it only has one pickup I don't expect too much. The fretboard is plastic, sitting on top of the neck (neck and head are wood) and the frets are sort of extruded from the fretboard. It's a little lol for a guitar but it not really a big deal.
Playing in the game, it's a ton of fun. You're playing guitar, there isn't much else to say. Other than really high frets and having to put up the dampening thing on the strings, I basically felt exactly the same as when I play...guitar. And I mean that as the best possible compliment I could give it. I'm happy to answer any specific questions about it...I have a ton of thoughts about it overall but bottom line is it's pretty awesome.
Oh, btw the packing is absolute shit it just flops around in the box. Mine has like a small dent on the bottom from...probably getting dropped or something. I don't care too much since this is guitar #4 for me, and kind of a novelty game controller really but seriously. I mean seriously.
TheApatheticOne
Member
Havent had a chance to play with the Squier too much, but anyone having issues with hitting the strings "just right"? It seems Im not hitting the string strong enough to register, or if I hit slightly harder, it registers but the string vibrates so much it registers more than once, meaning I miss the note one way or another. It seems like I have to hit it perfectly to register and register only once.