Rock Band: Official Thread, 3
#526
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Originally Posted by dtcarson
Re: the OXM content--exclusive to OXM, or the same tracks that you can buy on Marketplace? If the latter, might be worth picking up the mag at a newsstand (my free sub ran out).
#527
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Originally Posted by aktick
Any recommendations for songs that I might be able to fight my way through singing on hard? I just barely managed to get by Blitzkrieg Bop, but In Bloom (on the lowest singing tier, go figure) kicked my ass. How are the Black Sabbath songs singing on hard? They seemed pretty easy on medium...not sure if I can beat them on hard bass or guitar though.
Getting used to singing on Easy or Medium is going to screw you up, because that leeway is something you'll become accustomed to. If you can do a couple of songs on Expert (in Vocal tour), then you should have no problem doing Hard/Hard in BWT, as you can sing and not even have to look at the vocals and concentrate fully on guitar. Just my 2 cents.
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Definitely in for Interstate Love Song...that's a great song. Still debating on Number of the Beast...can't stand the Hives, so I won't be getting that.
So far, I've gotten 1-2 songs each week, so I'm definitely enjoying this so far.
So far, I've gotten 1-2 songs each week, so I'm definitely enjoying this so far.
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Originally Posted by DaveWadding
Here's my explanation:
In theory, you generally do not need the multi tracks to do guitar charts. The guitar is usually mixed up high on top of everything else, and you could just make the chart off the recorded versions of the song. But for Rock Band, to record all the different pieces to the song...you need the multis because you have to record the drum parts and the bass parts and the vox as well. And they just might not be laying around Steve Harris' basement anymore.
That's my theory for the covers anyways.
In theory, you generally do not need the multi tracks to do guitar charts. The guitar is usually mixed up high on top of everything else, and you could just make the chart off the recorded versions of the song. But for Rock Band, to record all the different pieces to the song...you need the multis because you have to record the drum parts and the bass parts and the vox as well. And they just might not be laying around Steve Harris' basement anymore.
That's my theory for the covers anyways.
The guitar part has to actually drop out completely when you miss notes.
Same for the bass.
They definitely still have the mutlis for NoTB. You can even see Martin Birch remixing in realtime on the Classic Albums show.
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Originally Posted by porieux
Good theory, but they do need the multitracks for Guitar Hero also.
The guitar part has to actually drop out completely when you miss notes.
Same for the bass.
They definitely still have the mutlis for NoTB. You can even see Martin Birch remixing in realtime on the Classic Albums show.
The guitar part has to actually drop out completely when you miss notes.
Same for the bass.
They definitely still have the mutlis for NoTB. You can even see Martin Birch remixing in realtime on the Classic Albums show.
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Originally Posted by Draven
I've never understood the intense dislike of covers.
I mean, you are "covering" something of the song every time you play it, and if you have a singer it's even less of an issue.
I mean, you are "covering" something of the song every time you play it, and if you have a singer it's even less of an issue.
Originally Posted by Draven
For example, people were bagging on the cover of "Hard to Handle". Well I downloaded it anyway, and we had some friends over Saturday night and that song was by far the highlight of the evening. I don't even notice the fact it's a cover.
I guess it just doesn't bother me.
I guess it just doesn't bother me.
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Man, Molly Hatchet on Hard is kicking my ass. That fucking solo is insane. GGAHT was but I finally finished that one last night.
*edit - On guitar.
*edit - On guitar.
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Has anyone received a free game from EA if they were verbally told that they would receive one and didnt recieve an email. There customer service is abyssmal on the lower levels and I now have a rep telling me that I'll only be getting one if I got an email despite the questions area of "my support" saying "Customer gets skate".
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Has anyone received a free game from EA if they were verbally told that they would receive one and didnt recieve an email. There customer service is abyssmal on the lower levels and I now have a rep telling me that I'll only be getting one if I got an email despite the questions area of "my support" saying "Customer gets skate".
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Originally Posted by DVD Josh
How am I playing drums wrong? I played three songs on medium last night and my shin and forearm were killing me. I had to stop playing.
Relax your hands.. that's all I can say. You shouldn't have a death grip on them.
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Originally Posted by devilshalo
How are you holding the sticks? Traditional or match grip? As for your shin, you might adjust your throne height.
Relax your hands.. that's all I can say. You shouldn't have a death grip on them.
Relax your hands.. that's all I can say. You shouldn't have a death grip on them.
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My buddy holds the drum sticks like he's trying to stab something, it drives me nuts.
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Man, Molly Hatchet on Hard is kicking my ass. That fucking solo is insane. GGAHT was but I finally finished that one last night.
*edit - On guitar.
*edit - On guitar.
The next night I asked my wife if she wanted to see me fail it again. I saved up Overdrive and managed to muddle through and cleared it. But it was a bitch.
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Man, Molly Hatchet on Hard is kicking my ass. That fucking solo is insane. GGAHT was but I finally finished that one last night.
*edit - On guitar.
*edit - On guitar.
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Molly Hatchet was a problem for me too on hard. I almost made it through the first time, and failed right near the end of the solo. About 5 times (and a break)later, I worked my way through it. It wasn't pretty though. I had no problems at all with GGHT, now on drums that's a different story.
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Originally Posted by DVD Josh
Flex your wrist and tell me what muscle in your arm activates.
They should bounce in your hand....and if you do it right, your forearms don't take a beating.
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I finally made it through Next to You in the Hard drum career this morning (just barely). Now the only song left is Run to the Hills. It seems to me like that's the hardest song in the Hard drum career, unless maybe you're an actual drummer, in which case the patterns might make more sense to you. I imagine I'll be spending a lot of time in the Practice mode for that one...
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Originally Posted by Tygan
Watch the tutorial on drumming - it shows how to correctly hold the sticks.
They should bounce in your hand....and if you do it right, your forearms don't take a beating.
They should bounce in your hand....and if you do it right, your forearms don't take a beating.
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Originally Posted by Silkk_34
Molly Hatchet was a problem for me too on hard. I almost made it through the first time, and failed right near the end of the solo. About 5 times (and a break)later, I worked my way through it. It wasn't pretty though. I had no problems at all with GGHT, now on drums that's a different story.
Very frustrating.