TomSawyer2112

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Mac vs PC; latency is just a matter of sound-card, And on the PC, you have solutions for all, emulators for all, and no Big Daddy telling you where to store files, what applications are allowed, what's humor and what's not. The Ipad works, because you are limited to what "they" allow, the PC not so, because we are free to use it as we like. :ph34r: No thanks to any kind of domination, protectionism and censorship from the 1%. :ph34r:

Any basic generic sound chip like Realtek needs Asio4All for all Music software (CUBase, Ableton, Fruity Loop and the plugins) Amplitube is also a plugin. Setting up Asio can be tricky : Here is how it should look somehow, First click on "Panel", follow the red arrow, the green arrows show the "play" button that activates in and output devices. After this you should not have any latency problems, even if Amplitube quality is set to Hi. Med, Eco buttons make it less demanding on the hardware. http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/390c/yoc89eoanscwj31bg.jpg?size_id=4 http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/5f7b/ts3khk76o54dc8abg.jpg?size_id=5

About the Latency, you need to download/install Asio4all. Asio appears only in the configuration menu of software that uses it. It must be configured in Amplitube Settings, and in the windows taskbar Asio takes exclusivity of the sounddriver, so you can only play through Amplitube. There is an alternative to Amplitube, and thats Guitar Rig 5, which seems more professional. Many café artists use it in public performances. No wonder, it's a Native instruments product. They give a free Guitar Rig 5 player which you might try.

I took a wider view to point out that everybody has a choice to how far he accepts a business model which could develop because so many people choose the easy way, which is to pay even if they think it's wrong. And the companies don't care if the users feel cheated, so why would the user care for their expenses. It's well shown in Carpenters "They Live" : buy, consume, obey, stay asleep, submit, don't question authority, money is your god Everybody has a responsibility to say stop, that's not right. And then if you follow my reflexion, the first question if you need RS1 becomes "sans objet". Thus returning to the subject my answer would be "No, you don't need RS1"

Let's not forget the artists. And I'm not talking about those who get pushed forward in the medias by the Music Industry, because they fit a trend, and there's a lot of cash to be made of. In fact, there are so many commercial "artists", that it's hard to find real talents behind the scene. So if the Music Industry goes down the drain, it's profitable to give space to the many weak - sponsored musicians. Let's not forget also that Rocksmith gives the Music Industry a great publicity for some artist you would never have heard or cared about. The Music Industry should pay a contribution to Ubisoft. Let's not forget that Tabbing songs is also under copyright. So yes, there is still something deeply wrong in the copyright licensing system. And legally, I'm not concerned by contracts Ubisoft has with the Music Industry. It's not about 10$, it's about history, freedom, autonomy of artists and the accessibility to their music, either to listen or to play. We could have so much better music, and those who limit their music style to modern fast repeating 3 chords in a uniform rhythm don't know what they are missing. My fingers were enough to count interesting songs on the two RS DVD Covers, and it took me a long time to buy it and pay for the rest which makes me sponsor a level of music I don't support. I'm always glad to find musicians who offer their music for a small fee on the web, bypassing the intermediate merchants.

It's all about Updates or New releases About the question, is it a Game, or a Music Teaching Software. Going the FIFAxx way is probably more profitable than the Software way (Synthesia ie.) If Rocksmith 2014 had an update version for RS 2012, it would not have to licence the users twice. Why should a user pay Music Producers so many times for a same song, (Vinyl, CD, DVD, BR, GH, RB, RS12, RS14 ...) The update hasn't that much to offer, except for some extra features on notes. RS2012 had an very bad interface, retuning every time and nevertheless an average recognition system. RS2014 has a better interface, not good, no search engine for songs, no forward stop reverse in Riffrepeator. RS2014 is still too permissive in recognizing not only chords, but above all, its simply awful in recognizing rhythm errors.. And training games are worse than in RS2012, who had a career mode. So we will have to go through the discussion for RS2016.

That's where I don't follow, neither the Software nor the Music producers, who force me to look for alternatives. Rocksmith 2012 was unfinished business, which Rocksmith 2014 corrected, using buyers as free, no, paying testers (instead of getting paid). Instead of a new release, they should get an update. Rocksmith on PS3, Xbox, Mac may not be the same as the PC version. My children prefer PS3 & Xbox. Do I have to pay RS three times? If I buy a tool that's not really finished, do I have to rebuy finished version at full price?. If I use the tool at home, do I have to rebuy the tool, if I use it somewhere else? Of course not. Same with software. It's legalized cheating and stealing people.

In a section Intro of another cDLC, I set 4 phrases called "Scale1". And anothers called "Scale2, 3, Riff1 , 2,3" http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/0d08/puniaho9c981301bg.jpg?size_id=7 In a 4th section called "Riff" I set 1 phrase called "Scale1"and others. http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/f79b/w5235ha5t7lj69dbg.jpg?size_id=6 I let the files go through the DD creator ( with 6 phrases set) and it kept the 5 phrases I did. http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/b167/25dmq383jhocdg2bg.jpg?size_id=4 Now, when I increase the level in the section intro (it's not possible to increase the level of a phrase separatly), the phrase "scale1" in the "Riff" section is automatically increased, and only this phrase. XML Level of the EOF Non-DD : Phrase names get replaced by a phrase ID <phrase disparity="0" ignore="0" maxDifficulty="0" name="Riff1" solo="0"/> <phrase disparity="0" ignore="0" maxDifficulty="0" name="Riff2" solo="0"/> <phrase disparity="0" ignore="0" maxDifficulty="0" name="Riff3" solo="0"/> phrase disparity="0" ignore="0" maxDifficulty="0" name="Scale1" solo="0"/> <phrase disparity="0" ignore="0" maxDifficulty="0" name="Scale3" solo="0"/> <phraseIteration time="5.976" phraseId="4"/> <phraseIteration time="9.910" phraseId="4"/> <phraseIteration time="13.845" phraseId="4"/> <phraseIteration time="17.779" phraseId="4"/> <phraseIteration time="42.369" phraseId="3"/> <phraseIteration time="46.304" phraseId="4"/> <phraseIteration time="49.255" phraseId="5"/> XML Level of DD Creator : Phrase names of EOF get lost replaced by another name and phrase ID <phrase disparity="0" ignore="0" maxDifficulty="3" name="p1" solo="0"/> <phrase disparity="0" ignore="0" maxDifficulty="3" name="p2" solo="0"/> <phrase disparity="0" ignore="0" maxDifficulty="3" name="p3" solo="0"/> <phrase disparity="0" ignore="0" maxDifficulty="2" name="p4" solo="0"/> <phrase disparity="0" ignore="0" maxDifficulty="2" name="p5" solo="0"/> <phraseIteration time="5.976" phraseId="2" variation=""> <phraseIteration time="9.910" phraseId="3" variation=""> <phraseIteration time="13.845" phraseId="3" variation=""> <phraseIteration time="17.779" phraseId="4" variation=""> <phraseIteration time="40.402" phraseId="8" variation=""> <phraseIteration time="42.369" phraseId="9" variation=""> <phraseIteration time="46.304" phraseId="4" variation=""> <phraseIteration time="49.255" phraseId="10" variation=""> And the link to another section seems only made to the last same phrase. I hope I clarified how to go further with the lazy "Section=Phrase" option, to make cDLC closer to official quality and make Riff Repeator and Dynamic Difficulty work as they should.

I'm not aware that a section starting on a beat without a note could (would?) cause problems in RR. I never ran into that issue. Look at the start of "Boys of Summer" No Notes on the Intro Section and DD in RR works fine. http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/ec04/oz4ebk0uclq8qzhbg.jpg?size_id=4 http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/4046/g5lxm7ncpgr004pbg.jpg?size_id=3 To resync beats on notes, shift Left-Click+Drag moves the beat without notes,no need to change "Auto adjust notes" in preferences. Sections display the main structure of song. Sometimes, a chorus may not restart on a main beat, often after a solo with a different speed (time signature). Instead of moving beats, it may be more correct to change time signatures (i.e. a 6/4 or two 2/4 instead of 4/4) before the chorus note, and reestablish the main TS 4/4 on the Chorus note. It's useful to say, that phrases in a way subdivide a section. Being a sub-object of a section, they should not start before or end after a section. The easiest way to respect this is to keep Sections and phrases 1 to 1 equal by "also add as phrase". But a section can have multiple phrases. Phrases can have free names, and I guess if they repeat, RS understands this as a same bloc of notes. If you succeed/fail on one level, all levels of the same name will be adjusted (in official songs) In cDLC, automatic adjusting of Dynamic difficulty works badly, often not at all, because of insufficient structuring the song. I level 100% of a bloc of notes, but the next same bloc remains at lowest level. One way for better structuring / dividing a song is to "Song/Catalog" a same bloc of notes, Catalog blocs can be displayed (and played) below the main "Piano roll". Catalog Fret blocs can be named freely, and their name can be used as phrases "LeadScale1", "BassScale2" ... You can search (F3) for the bloc's repeats to seek the first beat of this bloc, and give it the same phrase name. I only discovered the "Catalog" feature recently after reworking the shortkeys for EOF.

Ok, we people from a tiny spot are used to adapt, I'm talking five languages, so I may switch to 5 Windows keyboards, even if I have to use them blind.. B)

Let's not get hysterical about legal aspects, the internet is a free communication tool and it should be allowed to do what you can do when you meet friends in public places, to share all kinds of things you have, whether in your mind or in your hands. Those who are wrong, are the intermediates, who block the sharing process for their own profit. Providers of Culture and Tools will always exist, even after the temple has been wiped off the merchants. They always see your freedom as a threat to their client's revenues, but never the indirect profit they get from it. I'm from the old "Amiga" ere, commercially dead, but still alive thanks to free users. RS would be just another dying music teaching system, (like the Piano Discovery system), if it wasn't boosted around the planet by the custom users. About the use of servers, they are legal, if they conform to the legislation of the country where they are implanted. Even Kim Dotcom knows now its more secure running them in a tiny spot of old Europe or some island. Finally donations only live from confidence. We will not be asking to receive a certification of a financial Auditor service. B)

2 ways : Either you do finger picking with the thumb and index, if the song is meant to be played like that. More commonly with a pick , you mute the middle string with the finger on the 3 lying on it without pressing it to the fret. It can also be represented like this 6 x 3 Rocksmith tries to recognize the muted string then, and some users believe it often fails. To bypass this apparent problem, some use 6 .. 3 So Rocksmith only tries to recognize 6 and 3, and cares less for the muted string. But it has to be muted.

As EOF is a hybrid tool for Rhythm Games and Rocksmith. I'm more or less aware of the Rocksmith functions, though some seem useless or don't work as I imagined. I tried Popup Messages without success, i.e. I wondered if my problems came from accidentally hitting a key. That's why I checked all key commands, I will keep the RS keys.txt up to date and improve it, now that the toughest work is done. It would be nice to have a fixed font in the F1 window, to allow an even more schematic presentation. Some keys on Qwertz keyboards don't work, specially those used for accents like ^ on â. They are localized above the "return" and next to the "backspace" key. (the most useful increase anchor value doesn't work) End & home keys can't be used on short Laptop keyboards. Unluckily shift+home and shift+end are very useful too to select notes. Maybe it would be better to avoid or double these keys with a common alternative, as the number of variations of Quertz, Azerty Querty keyboards seem almost infinite.

I reworked the F1 - Shortcut Keys to add "Quertz" shortcuts. I gathered ALL shortcuts, categorized to their usability. You may replace the "keys.txt" in the EOF folder with this "EOF keys.txt", to make it appear with F1 Or you may use and edit it as a standalone file, and give me recommendations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I did this because I was anxious about what happened when I worked in EOF these last days. (Win 8.1 made an update without my consent) I felt like in the Twilight Zone :wacko: . First : the crtl shift buttons remained selected after I released them (Info Panel). Impossible to work like that. I re-installed EOF, with default preferences : no change. Solution found : Seems like EOF must now be run as administrator to avoid this. edit : run as administrator was not a final solution. "Make the keyboard easier to use" (ease of access center). Windows update somehow turned on "Toggle keys by holding down NUM Lock for 5 seconds) seems the solution Second : I could not enter a note higher than 19. Not with the Keyboard (ctrl+F9 -F12), not with the mouse wheel. A higher number in the note window changed to a muted note ! Solution found: set the fret limit in "Track>Pro guitar>Set number of frets/strings" (problem caused when I re-installed EOF) Seeking for solutions, I found more : My middle mouse button now works to open the note window (shortcut N) (in the Logitech setpoint tool, I set it to "generic Button")

I'm not convinced that training scales in a DLC will improve your ability. I'm not equally fast on all parts of a scale, I'm much faster going down then moving up. A DLC can only give you different, but constant speeds. First you need to find a way to discipline the technique : Here's a good "Teacher" Pebber Brown After technique, what really improves your ability is being stoppwatched. I use an abandoned piece of shareware called "Stoppwatch 8.15.7" which can be configured to trigger on the direct input from the RS cable. Saves interim times in Excel and try to beat the record, its the best way to get fast. (This software is incompatible to win8.1 on which it only works sandboxed.) On a scale, my shortest interim between played notes is 0.190 ms, the worst are 0.500 ms with an average of 0,320ms. I found out that respecting technique gives best average results, not the fastest, but much less bad ones. Staying cool also gives better results. And that's why I doubt the DLC scales : At one time they stress you. You lose technique, coordination, finger push and release muscles co-activate, and speed gain is limited. It's like Usain Bolt vs Powell, the coolest wins. I also found out that my times in picking open chords are not much better. I need to improve the technique of my right picking hand, (alternating up & down) to unlock further progression. That gives me points of reference and motivation to improve. Yes learning outside of RS may seem dull. But using the Tone designer, you can fiddle around with Amps, in between exercises, and use them on the next go. Anyway, it would be a good idea to program a stoppwatched scale runner, should some student programmer reading this.

Long time talking about developing costs, but I wonder why new front ends and search engines. I'm a contributor because this site is exceptionally well made, and really only needs some detail adaptations. On the donation page, there were regular changes, errors, transfers, and I could not make a relationship between the amount donated and the donation goal. When it comes to money, many good project go down the drain, not by lack of cash but by lack of honest administration. (My job consist in supervising correct financial administration and I get "feelings") Hope customsforge won't be another sad example.

I'm most satisfied with my Ibanez GRG170DX with its flexible Tremolo system and 24 frets. And you can see a faithful review here, in it's variability in tones with 2 humbuckers and a single coil, all single selectable. At its price of around 300$, I can't see anybody convincing me for something else. But please do! Or you may go for a floating Tremolo version, which allows not only to bend down but also to bend up. Which would make it usable in Rocksmith. The flexible base system makes normal bending more comfortable, and less, less strings breaks. None for me, in fact.

To be usefull, the votes should be seperated by lead, rhythm, bass, scales and chords. For example, my John5 release is highly advanced in the lead scales, but not the chords, and in the rhythm part, level is low intermediate in chords.

I turned of log for a while because it left me frustrated with sometimes a lot of logs like this : ==> WARNING : Section noguitar (207.084) doesn't start on the main beat of a measure (new time : 206.117) => 1 ms - Phrase iterations as subsections ==> WARNING : Phrase Iteration (207.084) doesn't start on the main beat of a measure (new time : 206.117) Now Phrases and Sections can only be placed on a beat, and I always set them on a main beat, so why wouldn't they need this small adjustement. What's best, I didn´t use a noguitar section. :lol: .

Undeniable fact is that the Tabs are rarely perfect, that's why I adjusted the sustains to the length of the audible sound, if it went further or shorter than the length imported from GP. Empty bars are basically a complete beat rest.

Thanks for directing my attention to chord sustains, I haven't reached that level yet and ignored them (just like the fret hand positions) when they are not helping.. So the length of the note in the GP links the sustains together in EOF, causing the problem of clarity, Which I find most disturbing in the case of following bends. About the question when to mute a ringing string, I presume, if the tab in GP is right, the note must be followed by a "Rest". Which is rarely done.

Thanks for gathering problems. I agree on all points with Kamyk. I use this post now to share my problems with customs. It has been and will be updated regularly. Slides Slides can be, like bends, played early or late, short or long. I didn't care in my earlier works, not understanding the use of Nextlink.. Slide outs from GPro are "black" slides in EOF, which strangely can't be made inside EOF. Gracenotes They are important, because they give the song a play style, which is different from just playing simple notes. Gracenotes don't have a beat of their own, and they are not imported in EOF. It must be done manually. I place them very close, with a slide to enter their main note. Sustains Why connect close notes, I didn't do it, then I did like everybody else, and stop it again. Notes ring naturally until the next close note, they should not have any sustained line. They ring longer on another string with no following note, but sustains on any string are blocked in EOF by any note on another string. Stop Ringing For rhythm reasons, it's important to see when a note must be stopped ringing. This is most important for Bass, which is mainly a rhythm instrument. I would suggest that a note played short cutting the natural ringing should have a minimal sustain to differentiate it to notes without sustain, which might have been removed by the DD creator. Removing sustains in DD Creator also removes slides even at 100%! Accents Not seen often, and I don't know if EOF imports them from GPro. They change the feeling of the Rhythm of notes. They add to play style. Tones They may be completely wrong in category A distortion tone can't be used for an acoustic tone.. Getting the right acoustic tone is not that easy. Volume Tones may be too loud or too low RS sometimes applies irregular volumes, tones start low, and then back normal at the next start. This also happens when EOF is running in the background. Sometimes when I test the volume, I forget to set the mixer back to 100%. This maybe reasons for higher or lower volume tones. 1st step is to get the volume of the music right In Audacity, amplify should be maximized to let a few peaks touch the window border and most peaks come close. In the Toolkit Edit tones, most tones do well with 20+ , acoustic tones require 30+ In the Toolkit song volume settings should be tested In RS. I try to level the music with the tone at 70%, and not the tones with the music. to keep harmony between different tones. Users can make it louder Layout of notes Tabs available for GP may sound right, but they may not be setup for best playability. Charters should observe live performances to see how a tab is played. Chords can be played easy (cool) or hard (classic) ways, Solos can be played by changing strings (easier) or changing fret hand positions (harder). Bass players chart guitar tab without testing them or analyzing the playability Example : The fret hand position is on 7 in a very fast play. Then a single note from the original tab is set on fret 12! Why move the hand to 12 when the same note is on the next string on fret 7? The Tuning in EOF shows how to calculate the fret of a note on a higher string, In standard tuning, its -5, except for b-string (-4) So if a fret 15 is shown. while notes before and after lie around 9th fret, its better to set it a string higher to fret 10. It needs experience to deepen these subjects. And patience. Quantity releases may lower their quality. Finally, experienced charters should spend some time to advice novice charters, If we play a release that looks wrong, we may check the structure and give feedback, even if they may be offended. Specially if notes are not aligned on the beats, or sectors don't work in the RR. I cannot share the sensibilities here. This thread should not become a dispute on pointless formal aspects instead of content.

Grace notes must be positioned manually close to the main note, with a slide. With an Linknext it looks like one note. There are not many grace notes in a song, as they are meant to enter a first note of a group of notes.