WIP Rocksmith-style chart player - looking for testers

[ladron]

I'm a long-time Rocksmith user who finally got fed up, so I started working on my own app for playing songs.

Features/goals:

• Open file format (with converter for RS songs)
• Fast startup, speedy UI
• Runs as a plugin inside a DAW
• Resampling of songs a fixed offset from standard tuning so you don't need to retune
• Open source (eventually, once it stabilizes)

Current limitations:

• No note/chord detection
• Windows only (although the core is being designed to be cross-platform)
• Full set of notation not yet implemented

I'm making good progress, and will soon have things in a state where I could benefit from having some people start messing around with it.

In particular, I'm looking for testers who have been working on custom songs and have a good understanding of the song notation.

So, if you are interested and you:

• Use a Windows PC
• Are experienced using a DAW
• Preferably have experience creating custom songs

drop me a DM!

[ladron]

Here is a screenshot.

 

[Shroud]

So it's a bit like a Rocksmith clone? It already looks pretty good, even if it doesn't have note detection, it can still be a good practice tool.

But I gotta ask... what is your primary purpose here? Are you doing this just because you like programming, or is there something about Rocksmith you don't like and your target is to replace it with something different (I can't tell from that picture) and a mod just wouldn't be able to?

Good luck with your project anyway!

[ladron]

47 minutes ago, Shroud said:

But I gotta ask... what is your primary purpose here? Are you doing this just because you like programming, or is there something about Rocksmith you don't like and your target is to replace it with something different (I can't tell from that picture) and a mod just wouldn't be able to?

Some of the issues I have with Rocksmith:

• Even modded, it takes forever to load.
• It frequently has trouble connecting to Ubisoft servers.
• The user interface is slow and clunky.
• You can't play with your own custom guitar tone plugins.
• It is a proprietary ecosystem. Custom songs help, but they are still tied to the Rocksmith platform.
• Official DLC is being delisted as licenses expire.

Overall, my feeling is that the custom song community would be better off if it wasn't tied to a now abandoned commercial product.

[ladron]

And with today's news, add bullet point:

• You won't even be able to buy Rocksmith a month from now.