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  Dynamic Difficulty Creator
  I am pleased to share with you the "Dynamic Difficulty Creator" which :
  - uses the XML files of each arrangement to produce a new version of these files (files like "PART REAL_GUITAR.xml")
  - generates all phrases automatically (if not already created in EOF)
  - generates all levels of dynamic difficulties from 0 to 19 if needed for each phrase
 

DDC v3.7 supports various time signatures :  
- if a time signature is missing, you can now configure its categorization maps  
- the synchronization process in EOF must respect the rhythm (the measures, beats and time signatures have to be correctly defined in EOF)    
For best results :  
- during the synchronization process in EOF, do not move the notes, just move the main measures (vertical bars)  
- create sections and phrases in EOF carefully because they strongly influence DDC process  
- All sections and phrases must start on the main beat of a measure   
If these rules are bypassed, DDC can work, but the results are not garenteed ...

 
  I'm writting a dedicated tutorial about DDC : DDC Tutorial
 
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  Production (stable) : ddc_v3.7.zip (Requires RSToolkit v2.8.1.0-980b5022 beta or greater)

 
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  Update v3.7 : (14/07/2020)

   - New specific part in the log file to display the handShapes properties
   - Fixed bug : HandShapes are not always generated when they contain both single notes and chords

 

  Update v3.6 : (02/12/2018)

   - The "offset" property is now setted if the first beat starts after 0.000

   - New "maxMeasuresPerPhrase" parameter to disable the automatic phrase creation process based on the average number of measures per input phrase

   - Fixed bug : A new beat was always added at time 0.000

   - Fixed bug : A COUNT phrase iteration was always added at time 0.000

   - Fixed bug : The time position of the last noguitar section was always adjusted

   - Fixed bug : The maximum number of generated DD levels wasn't limited to 30

 

  Update v3.5 : (27/07/2018)

   - Fixed bug : When generating the transcriptionTrack tag, a chord must be ignored if it is replaced by single notes at upper levels

   - Fixed bug : Notes are not always generated for odd measures when "ddc_dd_remover.xml" template is used

   - Fixed bug : The computation of number of differences is wrong for the first level of difficulty

 

  Update v3.4 : (20/09/2017)

   - More levels added in the default configuration file

   - In order to add more levels of difficulty, each level is splitted in two sublevels, the first one keep only new notes added in odd measures.

   - Fixed bug : The last notes may be omitted when the last "noguitar" section has an adjusted time position.

   - Fixed bug : Error in calculating the total number of events in each phrase that affected the process of merging adjacent difficulty levels.

   - Fixed bug : Transcription track could produce several single notes at the same time position and on the same fret

   - Fixed bug : Embedded handShapes may produce issue when generating the transcriptionTrack tag

   - Fixed bug : Spaces in chord name and display name were not managed correctly

   - Fixed bug : Count attributes may have wrong values in transcriptionTrack children tags

 

  Update v3.3 : (07/04/2017)

   - Set the default value when an attribute is missing in the input XML file

   - Generation of transcriptionTrack tag without attributes that have the default value

   - Don't generate XML attributes with default value in the DDC output file (RSToolkit v2.8.1.0)

   - Fixed bug : High density status may be forced even if the chord contains any technics

   - Fixed bug : A value of 100 for the "minHighDensityMisused" configuration parameter doesn't deactivate the density correction process

 

  Update v3.2 (28/11/2016)

   - New process to force the density status of chords depending on their position in a sequence

   - New parameter in the configuration file to adjust or not the density status of chords

   - New process to add open notes in chord tags in order to remove display glitches

   - New message in the log if the time position of an anchor is adjusted

   - No more protection of adjacent measures that share the same handShape during the phrase creation process

   - No more generation of linkedDiffs node (only newLinkedDiffs is usefull)

   - Fixed bug : Wrong time position used when generating a new anchor at the beginning of a phrase

   - Fixed bug : HandShapes and anchors may be splitted at the beginning of a new phrase

   - Fixed bug : Linked notes may never appear in any difficulty level

 

  Update v3.1 (02/10/2016)

   - The order of XML attributes has changed for note, chordNote and handShape tags

   - The feature that automatically adjusts the sustain of notes has been removed

   - Fixed bug : DDC may crash during the check of overlapping sustains

 

  Update v3.0 (01/02/2016)

   - The chords without chord notes are now supported

   - New process to add measure 0 at time 0.000 when startBeat is greater than 0.000

   - New process to keep the highDensity value as defined in EOF

   - Fixed bug : HighDensity status can be overrided with a wrong value

 

  Update v2.9 (23/01/2016)

   - New logic to avoid the split of existing handShapes when the new phrases are generated

   - New process to allow excotic handShape phrases

   - New check to remove handShapes which are empty

   - New logic to allow handShapes without a valid chordTemplate reference

   - Fixed bug : Start time of the first handShape in a phrase may be greater than the phrase start time

   - Fixed bug : HandShape with no visible note inside maybe generated

   - Fixed bug : DDC may crash if duplicate nodes are found in the XML file

   - Fixed bug : The highDensity attribute was not recomputed for lower levels of difficulty

 

  Update v2.8 (06/12/2015)

  - Single distinct notes which are located on the same time position are now managed like a chord if they are associated with a handShape and a chordTemplate.

  - The transcriptionTrack generation process has been modified to manage multiple notes on the same time position.

  - New check about the maximum number of phrases and automatic increase of the phrase length parameter if possible. 

  - New process for increasing the phrase length parameter if the maximum number of phrases will be reached (new parameter in the config file to define this limit).

  - New process for detecting similar phrases (similarities are now computed by measure).

  - New process for detecting duplicate events on a same time position and to avoid a crash of DDC (only the first occurrence is kept by time position).

  - Fixed bug : TranscriptionTrack generation may produce events in the wrong order based on their time position (when the highest level has less events than the lower levels).

  - Fixed bug : Always add the first event of each phrase in the first level of difficulty to avoid a crash in RR.

 

  Update v2.7 (06/04/2015)
  - Fixed bug : XML prolog was missing in the result XML files.

 

  Update v2.6 (31/01/2015)
  - New default value for the phrase length parameter (4).

  - Fixed bug : DDC may generate a wrong value in the "count" attributes when it merges all existing difficulties to create the "transcriptionTrack" tag.

  - Fixed bug : The highest level of difficulty is not use when DDC merges all existing difficulties to create the "transcriptionTrack" tag.

  - Fixed bug : A measure may be not protected by a preceding one if it contains a new sequence of linked notes.

 

  Update v2.5 (05/07/2014)
  - New process to merge all levels of existing Dynamic Difficulty if the "transcriptionTrack" tag is empty.
  - Notes and chords sustain are now considered if they overlap two or more measures (prevent the creation of empty phrases which break the handshapes length).
  - Fixed bug : DDC error when the number of chordNodes is lower than the number of frets defined in the chordTemplate

   Update v2.4 (13/06/2014)
  - New categorization process to allow multiple time signatures.
  - New notation to define the ramp up models.
  - New configuration file (ddc_default.cfg) to allow the modification of internal parameters (category and subcategory maps, merging levels, linked diff.).
  - New parameter to specify the configuration file to use.
  - New checks and associated warnings about the categorization process.
  - New merging process to reduce the number of difficulty levels (separate from the DD generation step).
  - New view of difficulty levels in the log file for a better differentiation of the levels before and after the merging process.
  - Fixed bug : Adjacent levels of difficulty may be wrongly merged together.

   Update v2.3 (13/06/2014)
  - Fixed bug : Some adjacent measures are wrongly protected in the same phrase.
 
  Update v2.2 (15/03/2014)
  - Synchronize events on the timeline before generating the new phrases.
  - Protect adjacent measures in the same phrase if they contain a sequence of linked notes.
  - Generate a warning if a sequence of linked notes overlaps two sections or two subsections.
  - Fixed bug : Last chord may be missing.
  - Fixed bug : New phrase can be created with only one empty measure.
 
  Update v2.1 (15/02/2014)
  - Auto-adjustment to the previous main beat for each section and phrase iteration which is not placed on the main beat of a measure.
  - DDC now allows handShape's end time equals to the start time of the following one.
  - Fixed bug : Technics on chords can be lost if the chord is the first one in the current phrase iteration.
  - Fixed bug : Chord notes may be missing if the chord is the first one in the handShape in the current level of difficulty.
  - Fixed bug : First chord reference in a sequence may be the wrong and chord note technics may appear or disappear.
  - Fixed bug : Phrase length parameter can be ignored when only the last measure of the current phrase is empty.
  - Fixed bug : Linked notes can be ignored when two notes have the same time position.
  - Fixed bug : First section may be missing.
 
  Update v2.0 (24/01/2014)
   - New display of DD levels in the log file to facilitate the DDC process check.
   - DDC now supports anchors on the secondary beats of a measure.
   - New logic added for merging two adjacent levels of difficulty if there is no more than 10% of differences between them.
   - New comparison system to detect similarities between two distinct phrases (less than 25% of differences).
   - New warning added in the log file if a chordNote tag is not found for the fundamental note.
   - New optional parameter "-p" to overwrite the XML file content without changing its name (value "Y").
   - New optional parameter "-t" to generate or not the log file (value "Y").
   - Fixed bug : notes and chords may be missing on the highest level of difficulty.
   - Fixed bug : arpeggios are not generated by DDC if they are at the last position in the chord templates list.
 
  Update v1.9 (10/01/2014)
   - New warning added in the log file if sections or phrases don't start at the first beat of a measure.
   - Fixed bug : Wrong value in "count" attribute of the "phraseIterations" tag in specific cases.
   - Fixed bug : "ChordNote" tag may be missing in lower levels of difficulty for fret hand muted chords.
   - Fixed bug : Process may stop when loading XML file informations if a phrase is defined before the first section.
 
  Update v1.8 (04/01/2014)
   - Arpeggios are now supported.
   - File path removed in the ramp-up model name for the generated comment.
   - Chord Templates are now fully described in the log file.
   - Fixed bug : The phrase "p0" was always generated even if no iteration of the phrase was referencing.
   - Fixed bug : Wrong categorization, if the last measure is not complete (based on the current time signature) and contains notes or chords.
   - Fixed bug : A few notes or chords are missing due to a bug in the sub-categorization process.
 
  Update v1.7 (25/12/2013)
   - New "transcriptionTrack" tag management.
   - Now supports the DD remover functionality.
   - First phrases and sections are not generated if they are empty for the current arrangement.
   - First "COUNT" empty phrase iteration is added between the first beat and the first non-empty phrase.
 
  Update v1.6 (15/12/2013)
   - Synchronize the first measure with the first section before generating new phrases.
   - Fixed bug : The last phrase iteration was missing in the generated XML file.
   - Fixed bug : Minor correction in the "linkNext" sequence management.
 
  Update v1.5 (11/12/2013)
   - New "INFORMATION" status for log messages.
   - New validity check of the XML format.
   - New security checks about the time position of the first anchor and the first handShape.
   - ChordNote tag children are cloned for the fundamental notes in lower levels of difficulty.
   - HandShape endTime is adjusted when it is splitted due to a new phrase iteration.
   - Remove sustains parameter is set to "N" by default.
   - Fixed bug : Sections are lost if there are less phrase iterations than sections.
 
  Update v1.4 (05/12/2013)
  - First empty phrase iterations are not generated.
  - Protect the loading of XML chords and notes when the last measure is not complete.
  - Anchor "time" value is adjusted for the first event of each new phrase iteration.
  - Chord sustains are now collected from the "chordNote" tag.
 
  Update v1.3 (03/12/2013)
  - HandShape "startTime" value is now adjusted to the "time" value of its first associated chord in the current level
  - HandShape "endTime" correction
  - HandShape added for the first chord of each new phrase iteration if necessary
  - Chord notes added on the first chord of each new phrase iteration if necessary
  - Only the needed anchors are now inserted on each level of difficulty
  - Fixed bug : Wrong "chordId" was used in "handShapes" for lower levels of difficulty
 
  Update v1.2 (24/11/2013)
  - Supports the Rocksmith 2014 Score Attack mode
  - Automatic difficulty selection for the three Score Attack levels
  - New "heroLevels" tag added for each non-empty "phraseIteration"
 
  Update v1.1 (19/11/2013)
  - Auto detection of the Rocksmith XML format (2012 or 2014)
  - The following Rocksmith 2014 technics are now supported :
    - All new attributes on notes and chords
    - New "chordNote" elements under "chord"
    - New "bendValues" elements under "note" and "chordNote"
    - "linkNext" logic for combining several chords and/or notes in a complex note in RS2014
  - DDC now works with no "section" and/or no "phraseIterations"
  - Existing phrases in the input XML file are now used as subsections
  - Fixed bug : Wrong "chordId" was used for the lower levels of difficulty
 
  Update v1.0 (03/11/2013)
  - New lightweight executable for Windows 32bit (command line tool)
  - DDC program totally rewritten in Tcl
 
  Update v0.9 (21/09/2013)
  - DDC now supports all technics on the fundamental notes of the chords (palm mutes, bends, slides, ...). 
    You must first activate [song][Rocksmith][Export chord techniques] in EOF for export these informations in the XML files.
  - Two new sub-categories (1 & 2) for category 8 in the default ramp-up model (to soften the rise of the first levels)
 
  Update v0.8 (12/09/2013)
  - Sustain of the fundamental note of a chord was not generated if this chord was the last one of the tab (now it works)
  - Sustain correction wasn't apply on all notes (now it works)
 
  Update v0.7 (03/09/2013)
  - New more powerfull web hosting (but not free ...)
  - New parameter to choose the length of the phrases (2, 3 or 4 measures)
  - New parameter to remove or not the note's sustain
  - New parameter to configure the ramp-up model (* & **)
  - The transformation process starts instantly when the queue is empty
 
  Update v0.6 (30/08/2013)
  - New leveling model with a maximum of 4 new notes or chords at each level transition
  - Up to 21 levels of difficulty for a phrase
  - In the previous release, palm muted effect was omitted during the generation of the XML result file (now it works correctly)
  - Phrases length can be set to 2, 3 or 4 measures (the difficulty highway bar doesn't display when there are too many phrases; increasing the phrase length resolves this problem)
  - Automatic sustain correction for each note with length less than 1/4 of its measure (we can keep those sustains in EOF for future compatibility or different behavior in Rocksmith 2014)
 
  Update v0.5 (26/08/2013)
  - Faster than v0.4 (less than 20 seconds for an arrangement)
  - Source XML files with only two phrases ("COUNT" and "END") are now supported
  - When a phrase reaches its maximum level of difficulty, it is not written in the higher levels
  - Similar Chords templates was merged in the previous version and can loose some specific finger positions
  - "controls" and "phraseProperties" XML elements was omitted in the previous versions
  - DDC now supports chords HandShapes for single notes
 
  Update v0.4 (20/08/2013)
  - Faster than v0.3 (less than one minute for an arrangement)
  - Now supports original XML files with multiple levels inside
  - "events" and "linkedDiffs" XML elements was omitted in the previous version

When you use the "import package" function of the Toolkit to unpack a psarc file, and load up the generated xml files of the arrangements in EOF, the difficulty levels would in most cases be completely messed up: The highest difficulty would not contain all the notes, but instead the notes would be "spread" over the various difficulties - overall random notes would be missing.

Can you elaborate on the issue? If you're describing what I think you are, it's expected behavior because that's how official songs are written to XML (higher difficulties are additive to the lower ones).

Hi @@raynebc

 

I think the best way is by looking at an example: Here is one of my own customs:

regular project folder:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mgwuz2rroc6sb8h/AACRD1_TqpqvwM0cSihDkr5Za?dl=0

 

psarc unpacked with toolkit and lead xml imported into new EOF project:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mgwuz2rroc6sb8h/AACRD1_TqpqvwM0cSihDkr5Za?dl=0

 

Some things to notice:

• time signature does not get imported
• tone changes do not get imported
• tech notes seem to be gone completely (e.g. pre-bends in bar #80) exept for tremolo
• vibrato doesn't get imported (e.g. in bar #78)
• palm mutes get lost after (higher than) difficulty level 4 (not in all phrases, though)
• notes seem to build up in difficulty (as expected) until difficulty level 7 BUT only until bar #5: Level 7 has no notes in bars #6 - #9.
• It seems like once the maximum difficulty has been reached (within one phrase!) the notes disappear in the next higher difficulty level (yes, now I am really certain that this is what's happening. It depends on the phrases and each phrase's maximum difficulty level - and now I realize this is exacly what @@manchot66 has been saying^^)

 

In another test where I used the original psarc (without DD) and imported it, all the notes showed up. But all the other problems above remain the same. Interestingly, P.M. were gone in most phrases, but not in all of them.

To be precise: In those phrases, where P.M. "survived" until the highest difficulty in the DD test case, P.M. is also present in the NDD test case - and vice versa.

 

Regards,

Azrael

I think the best way is by looking at an example: Here is one of my own customs:

regular project folder:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mgwuz2rroc6sb8h/AACRD1_TqpqvwM0cSihDkr5Za?dl=0

 

psarc unpacked with toolkit and lead xml imported into new EOF project:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mgwuz2rroc6sb8h/AACRD1_TqpqvwM0cSihDkr5Za?dl=0

Those were both the same link. Did you have a link where I could view the unpacked XML files?

 

time signature does not get imported

The time signature doesn't get written to the XML file. Even if I counted the number of beats between measures, that's only half the signature. I'm not aware of a good solution to determine the original signature that was authored.

 

• tone changes do not get imported
• tech notes seem to be gone completely (e.g. pre-bends in bar #80) exept for tremolo
• vibrato doesn't get imported (e.g. in bar #78)

I never did get around to updating the RS import function to handle RS2 features. I could probably spend some time adding the easy to import things like tone changes, but it could take a while to finish adding everything.

 

palm mutes get lost after (higher than) difficulty level 4 (not in all phrases, though)

I'd probably need the DDC XML file to see what's happening here.

 

 

• notes seem to build up in difficulty (as expected) until difficulty level 7 BUT only until bar #5: Level 7 has no notes in bars #6 - #9.
• It seems like once the maximum difficulty has been reached (within one phrase!) the notes disappear in the next higher difficulty level (yes, now I am really certain that this is what's happening. It depends on the phrases and each phrase's maximum difficulty level - and now I realize this is exacly what @@manchot66 has been saying^^)

 

Likewise unless the DDC XML file shows otherwise, this sounds like expected behavior. The way official songs are written in XML, each phrase is written only until the 100% difficulty for the phrase is defined and then that part of the chart is left empty in higher difficulty levels. This is the way it is supposed to be.

Oh sorry, another try with the links:

Original project:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mgwuz2rroc6sb8h/AACRD1_TqpqvwM0cSihDkr5Za?dl=0

 

Unpack test:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/enm3ltljoe0lsz9/AAD3k1JHJ53dgz-7ESQR8dhEa?dl=0

 

 

Thanks for your answers. Now that I know about the expected behaviour, I'm fine with removing DD first. About the other features:

You'll have to ask yourself whether it is worth the effort to go for a full unpack compatability in the long run. It would come in handy to improve bad CDLCs - but well, you've got to set your priorities (you're doing great work already!).

is there anyway in the toolkit to make it not make any new Phrase as as i did the Phrase in editer on fire

is there anyway in the toolkit to make it not make any new Phrase as as i did the Phrase in editer on fire

Yes and it is easy to do. Just set a value in the phrase length parameter (in the DDC tab) that is higher than your longest phrase in EOF.

 

is there anyway in the toolkit to make it not make any new Phrase as as i did the Phrase in editer on fire

Yes and it is easy to do. Just set a value in the phrase length parameter (in the DDC tab) that is higher than your longest phrase in EOF.

 

i don't understead, do i just write 1000 instead of 2

@@coolethan1, count beats in longest phrase then set that value+1, if you want a precise value

@@coolethan1, count beats in longest phrase then set that value+1, if you want a precise value

all i want is to use ddc and then use the phrase i made as i made the phrase like they did with dlc i made phrase a b c phrase and then if the same thing repeats then i use the same later

 

@@coolethan1, count beats in longest phrase then set that value+1, if you want a precise value

all i want is to use ddc and then use the phrase i made as i made the phrase like they did with dlc i made phrase a b c phrase and then if the same thing repeats then i use the same later

If you want to create your own phrases, you just have to create them in EOF (mark the starting measure; a phrase ends when the next one starts). Whatever the name you use for each phrase, DDC will automatically recognise the same note patterns and will affect a new name for each phrase. All phrases which shared the same name will evolve in the same manner in RS.

 

So if you use DDC, you just need to create the phrases in EOF (don't mind about their name). And when you generate DD, choose a high value for the phrase length parameter (20 for example; in number of measures)...

ok thanks but also with ddc i find the first level still has to meny notes and not really good for noobs it should like be 1 note every 3 or 4 seconds like rocksmith dlc 

ok thanks but also with ddc i find the first level still has to meny notes and not really good for noobs it should like be 1 note every 3 or 4 seconds like rocksmith dlc 

 

 DDC works well with CDLC in which the notes are well sync with the rhythm (measures and beats).

 If you are using the default configuration, the first level should contain only the note placed on the first beat of the first measure.

 Then the second level the note on the third beat, and so on ... 

 

 When you did the sync in EOF, did you move the vertical bars or the notes ?

 If you need more help, you can share your EOF project in PM

 

ok thanks but also with ddc i find the first level still has to meny notes and not really good for noobs it should like be 1 note every 3 or 4 seconds like rocksmith dlc 

 

 DDC works well with CDLC in which the notes are well sync with the rhythm (measures and beats).

 If you are using the default configuration, the first level should contain only the note placed on the first beat of the first measure.

 Then the second level the note on the third beat, and so on ... 

 

 When you did the sync in EOF, did you move the vertical bars or the notes ?

 If you need more help, you can share your EOF project in PM

 

i think i know why the song was too fast so that is why it is making notes really close also is there away to import the chart using ddc back into editer on fire so i can edit the ddc

ok i put it into ddc and then press import rocksmith in editer on fire but the lead keeps saying it failed 

done it 2 time it keeps saying failed and to check logs but i can't edit it

the bass works but not lead

the bass works but not lead

Can you share your EOF project ?

I will have a look on it ...

 

the bass works but not lead

Can you share your EOF project ?

I will have a look on it ...

 

no i can't i might just have to do the dd my self and that will take along time but thank you for your offer

it was because the toolkit was not updated and i used the testing build toolkit instead 

I made a custom but I needed to fix stuff, but when I imported it and played it in Rocksmith  but the score attacks for easy and medium are the first difficulty, but hard is all the nights still, anyway to fix this?

I made a custom but I needed to fix stuff, but when I imported it and played it in Rocksmith  but the score attacks for easy and medium are the first difficulty, but hard is all the nights still, anyway to fix this?

 

 Can you share your CDLC (psarc file) ?

 

I made a custom but I needed to fix stuff, but when I imported it and played it in Rocksmith  but the score attacks for easy and medium are the first difficulty, but hard is all the nights still, anyway to fix this?

 

 Can you share your CDLC (psarc file) ?

 

OK, just have to contact the maker on the song to make sure it is ok to give out the song to fix the song.

 

 

I made a custom but I needed to fix stuff, but when I imported it and played it in Rocksmith  but the score attacks for easy and medium are the first difficulty, but hard is all the nights still, anyway to fix this?

 

 Can you share your CDLC (psarc file) ?

 

OK, just have to contact the maker on the song to make sure it is ok to give out the song to fix the song.

 

 

Just share the link to download the CDLC

 

 

 

I made a custom but I needed to fix stuff, but when I imported it and played it in Rocksmith  but the score attacks for easy and medium are the first difficulty, but hard is all the nights still, anyway to fix this?

 

 Can you share your CDLC (psarc file) ?

 

OK, just have to contact the maker on the song to make sure it is ok to give out the song to fix the song.

 

 

Just share the link to download the CDLC

 

OK, I will send it to you later today.

If I use the mac version of Rocksmith Custom Toolkit to create CDLC, I get an error when adding DDC to my XML files. I've been getting around the problem by launching windows and using the pc version, which is working fine. Is this a known limitation, or do I have the application configured incorrectly?