new guitar hero controller

[pepper]

I always liked the horrible attempt at story mode Guitar Hero tried.

[joe]

here's the new keyboard controller in rock band 3

[Hellboy]

Fuckin' awesome. Finally, we can play some Ben Folds songs.

I like how it also doubles as a keytar, so you can stand up and play.

[Hellboy]

Here's the songs that've been announced for RB3 so far:

2000s
Combat Baby -- Metric
Dead End Friends -- Them Crooked Vultures
Get Free -- The Vines
Lasso -- Phoenix
Me Enamora -- Juanes
Oh My God -- Ida Maria
Portions of Foxes -- Rilo Kiley
The Hardest Button to Button -- The White Stripes

1990s
Been Caught Stealing -- Jane's Addiction
In the Meantime -- Spacehog
Plush -- Stone Temple Pilots
Walkin' on the Sun -- Smash Mouth

1980s
Crazy Train -- Ozzy Osbourne
Here I Go Again -- Whitesnake
I Love Rock and Roll -- Joan Jett
Just Like Heaven -- The Cure
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
The Power of Love -- Huey Lewis and the News
Sister Christian -- Night Ranger

1960s-1970s
Bohemian Rhapsody -- Queen
Break On Through -- The Doors
Crosstown Traffic -- Jimi Hendrix

More pictures of the goddamned 25 key keyboard. Looks like they've added in visual indication for cymbal notes on drums in that second pic, as well.

[Special-K]

that list of songs is so gay I can feel my anal walls vibrate and these games are SHIT I HATE THEM jason check out some of my riffs

[Jason]

Man you said keyboard and I was figuring it would just be a shit 5 button wonky keyboard jr bitch that you'd just have to hit buttons in time w/ like basically just a horizontal keyboard shaped guitar controller. But that is very awesome. I wonder how complicated/accurate the keyboard charts will get because that could be ridiculous and be a whole new super fun thing to learn from like medium on up to expert. I'm pretty excited for that, also good track list so far. Def buying RB3.

[Hellboy]

*Calls something gay*
*Listens to Dream Theater*

Man you said keyboard and I was figuring it would just be a shit 5 button wonky keyboard jr bitch that you'd just have to hit buttons in time w/ like basically just a horizontal keyboard shaped guitar controller. But that is very awesome. I wonder how complicated/accurate the keyboard charts will get because that could be ridiculous and be a whole new super fun thing to learn from like medium on up to expert. I'm pretty excited for that, also good track list so far. Def buying RB3.

On keyboards, Sussman says, “we’re actually utilizing the full two-octave range that the keyboard controller has. Everything that you are playing, whether you are playing on easy or expert, is accurate musical information. The track looks like a real keyboard track, and you are playing notes on the keyboard that if you were to step away from the game and were to play on a real piano, they would be the right notes.”

[Special-K]

*Calls something gay*
*Listens to Dream Theater*

Man you said keyboard and I was figuring it would just be a shit 5 button wonky keyboard jr bitch that you'd just have to hit buttons in time w/ like basically just a horizontal keyboard shaped guitar controller. But that is very awesome. I wonder how complicated/accurate the keyboard charts will get because that could be ridiculous and be a whole new super fun thing to learn from like medium on up to expert. I'm pretty excited for that, also good track list so far. Def buying RB3.

On keyboards, Sussman says, “we’re actually utilizing the full two-octave range that the keyboard controller has. Everything that you are playing, whether you are playing on easy or expert, is accurate musical information. The track looks like a real keyboard track, and you are playing notes on the keyboard that if you were to step away from the game and were to play on a real piano, they would be the right notes.”

i don't listen to dream theater

[Hellboy]

Yeah, you'd say that NOW.

[Jason]

Lole.
If that shit plugs into PC and doubles as a midi controller I'll shit my pants w/ joy. I don't see why it shouldn't. Unless they only make a wireless one which would be SHITTY.

[Sizzler]

big questions of mine that will in my eyes decide whether rb3 will be really good or just okay


1. Can you use other midi keyboards or are you forced to buy that really silly looking one?

2. Are existing songs going to be patched with Harmonies? (I'm guessing not because they lazy)



Also if they are going to have those real guitar instruments, I'd hope they would work with any guitar with an output but I'd guess they wouldn't since the pitch recognition would be really hard. But still for those 5 people out there that have midi guitars that would be cool of they worked since some midi guitars are really good

[Hellboy]

1. Can you use other midi keyboards or are you forced to buy that really silly looking one?

2. Are existing songs going to be patched with Harmonies? (I'm guessing not because they lazy)

I think the keyboard in the video is just a prototype.

As far as harmonies go, they'd probably be a ton easier to patch in than keyboard parts, but I still hope they do both.

[KoD]

Needs more 60's & 70's

[Special-K]

Yeah, you'd say that NOW.

pwomise... totally went off them a few years ago

[Jason]

Silly looking? I see a black rectangle with pretty standard looking 2-octave keyboard setup and xbox buttons on top. What else do you want?