One of my favorite songs in GH3. And a perfect one to play on the drums. Gotta love those triplets. I actually get a little too excited and play really loudly on the pads there. Especially after the solo sections when I'm fired up. It causes me to be a little less accurate, but oh well, it's fun.
I've added an extra drum pad for this song. The last 14 notes of the song pwn and I couldn't bare to not play them fully. I am not fast enough to play the 3-note chords with two hands (one hand for one note, the other hand for a dual-note pad, then do that in triplets) so I've mapped the entire GYB chord tho this pad, just for the final notes of the Outro...
It's a homemade drum trigger made out of wood (for the frame), padded carpet (for a little bounce), and a piezo electric buzzer (from Radio Shack), then a 1/4" jack out to the drumKat where it sees it as a trigger in. When you tap on piezo buzzers, they generate varying voltage and this is a cheap way to get a REALLY good trigger. Very dynamic and responsive. I made it years ago, putting it to use now.
I could practice this some more and try to get the 500k achievement, but I want to move on to TTFAF next so maybe I can pick it up there.
FAQ:
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Q: How does it work?
A: Everything is explained in detail here: http://egyokeo.com/midihero
Q: How do you do 3-note chords?
A: All "two adjacent note" power chords are mapped to the top 4 pads, so with two hands I can play any 3-note chord except GYO.
Q: How do you do whammy and star power?
A: I use a bass drum pedal on my right foot to activate star power, and a hi-hat pedal on my left foot to control whammy depth.
Q: Why do the notes "hit" so late?
A: I use a 145ms setting for the in-game HTDV Lag Calibration feature to counter the "controller lag" I have with my setup. I use it to make the sweet spot of the notes match the sound of the music, not when the notes cross the row of circles. That way, I play what I hear, but I have to read ahead for the notes to play.
Q: Are you using the "easy expert" cheat?
A: Nope. Listen to the "tap" sounds the drums make. They match in-time to the music and the visible rhythm of the notes on-screen. There's no need for a bigger "window" around each note in order to hit them. The lag setting is what makes it look like I'm hitting things late.
Q: How much does this cost?
A: The drumKat is a pro-quality MIDI drum pad set. These days, they run about $1k. I also use a PC to run my custom home-brew MIDI Hero software to interpret the drum events. Then the "XIM" and "XFPS" add another $100+. This is not made for the masses. This is a one-of-a-kind setup.
Q: Do you play real drums? Are you in a band?
A: Yes, I've been playing drums since 1986. I have been in various bands from Jazz to Ska over the years. I'm not so interested in it anymore. Guitar Hero uses just the right brain cells that make playing an instrument fun. Schlepping equipment from smokey bar to smokey bar isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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egyokeo
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11/8/2007