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    Cold, Lifeless Robot Shreds Blondie In iPhone Rock Band

    Polk HitMaster "Monitor" Means Inexplicable Faux Instrument Arms Race Actually Exists

    Altec Lansing Stage Gig Is a "Guitar Amp" For Guitar Hero "Guitarists"

    Rock Band For iPhone Hands On: Alleviate Boredom, Suffer Hand Cramps

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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/01/09

    In reply to Cold, Lifeless Robot Shreds Blondie In iPhone Rock Band
    Blondie =/= Dragonforce #robots
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    Image of madog madog
    11/01/09

    In reply to Cold, Lifeless Robot Shreds Blondie In iPhone Rock Band
    I don't know if it's just iPhone YouTube lag, or video lag, but it looks like it missed quite a few.

    That's not to say that the machine isn't any less impressive in its function, but c'mon.

    Anyway, these little devices always have the feeling of, "I spent 6 days looking for a term paper online instead of actually doing it myself." #robots
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    Image of Bluecold Bluecold
    10/25/09

    In reply to Polk HitMaster "Monitor" Means Inexplicable Faux Instrument Arms Race Actually Exists
    Still, Polk makes some good point in the press release.
    "most games are played through standard TV speakers, which are dismal at best."
    "Music games like Beatles Rock Band® are rightfully cited for sounding as good if not better than the original releases, so why play them through toys or TVs? A high quality recording deserves a real speaker that reveals all the beauty of the original master, and this is exactly what HitMaster provides."
    They may look garish, but I have to agree with Polk on this one. #polk
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    Image of curious-character curious-character
    10/25/09

    @Bluecold: Those would be great points if Polk was making something other than only-slightly-better-than-crappy-TV... speakers...$100 for a powered monitor is going buy you a really crappy monitor...this is a toy, no way around it. #polk
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    10/25/09

    In reply to Polk HitMaster "Monitor" Means Inexplicable Faux Instrument Arms Race Actually Exists
    I'm going to cry and get all nostalgic for real musicians when, sometime in the far-too-near future, my kids start going to see bands with names like, "The Real Fake Band", who just play Guitar Hero type stuff on stage, with ridiculous accessories to make it LOOK like a real concert. #polk
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    Image of LPAkira LPAkira
    10/25/09

    In reply to Polk HitMaster "Monitor" Means Inexplicable Faux Instrument Arms Race Actually Exists
    I'm a big fan of Guitar Hero, and some of these accessories still make me want to weep for the future of humanity. #polk
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    Image of Andrew Dickerson Andrew Dickerson
    10/20/09

    In reply to Altec Lansing Stage Gig Is a "Guitar Amp" For Guitar Hero "Guitarists"
    Awesome, no all I need is for them to come out with a fisher-price lighting set and I could have a fake stage, with fake amps, and fake guitars, putting on a fake show. My fake life will. be. complete! #alteclansingstagegig
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    10/20/09

    In reply to Altec Lansing Stage Gig Is a "Guitar Amp" For Guitar Hero "Guitarists"
    It's not a worthwhile monitor unless I can stand on it and/or kick it over onto security. #alteclansingstagegig
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    Image of MrBlahBlah MrBlahBlah
    10/20/09

    In reply to Rock Band For iPhone Hands On: Alleviate Boredom, Suffer Hand Cramps
    i have problems with the game registering the two finger tap and hold gestures. two finger tap is registered fine, but there seems to be like a half second delay before it recognizes the tap and hold. anyone else getting this problem? #rockbandiphone
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    Image of thebigcheese thebigcheese
    10/20/09

    In reply to Altec Lansing Stage Gig Is a "Guitar Amp" For Guitar Hero "Guitarists"
    You know, to be fair, regular stage monitors aren't guitar amps, either. They do usually have 1/4" inputs, though, and technically COULD be used as a guitar amp. That's not a bad price for a stage monitor, though, if you can get around not having standard inputs. #alteclansingstagegig
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    badhatharry promoted this comment thebigcheese was starred thebigcheese was unstarred
    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    10/20/09

    @thebigcheese: In order to use this as an amp, you're going to need a power amp to drive the speaker, and an active DI box to get the guitar up to a level the amp can deal with. And then you don't get any tone controls outside of what's on your guitar, and you don't get to overdrive it to get some fuzz.

    And while $100 would be a nice price for a monitor, I will bet you anything that this will make a terrible monitor. Any $100 monitor will be terrible. #alteclansingstagegig
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    Image of TomXP411 TomXP411
    10/20/09

    @badhatharry: If it had more power, this would be perfect for lots of situations... but at 40 watts, it's a bit anemic for actual stage use. For playing video games, though, this is probably pretty close to ideal.

    Although, if you're using something like a Pod in a low-volume situation (think acoustic, church bands, or even park/beach with an inverter), this might not be bad.

    Plus, the description on AL's site is pretty clear what this is for: it's a video game speaker, not a live audio monitor. #alteclansingstagegig
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    10/20/09

    @TomXP411: I wouldn't use this in any professional or semi-professional application. It has RCA inputs. If you ever tried to use this on a stage, you would spend your soundcheck trying to get rid of hum.

    As for an iPod, I would rather use computer speakers because they're cheaper, probably sound just as good, and I have two discrete channels, rather than a stereo signal coming out of one set of drivers.

    And I know it's for video games. Thebigcheese was floating the idea of using it as a inexpensive stage monitor. #alteclansingstagegig
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    Image of TomXP411 TomXP411
    10/28/09

    @badhatharry: Oh yes. I've been doing this a long time, and yes, unbalanced inputs=buzz and hum. :)

    You could use it for low-powered acoustic situations, though, where people typically are either un-miced or they only mic the singers. It'd be perfect for my little "acoustic" Variax, which I currently use with a rather ugly Kareoke amplifier.

    The thing is... Just TRY to buy a decent "non-guitar" combo amp for less than $300. It's practically impossible.

    Oh well. I keep looking...
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    Edited by TomXP411 at 10/28/09 12:18 PM TomXP411 was starred TomXP411 was unstarred
    Image of SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
    10/20/09

    In reply to Altec Lansing Stage Gig Is a "Guitar Amp" For Guitar Hero "Guitarists"
    You never know what is too much until you have too much. #alteclansingstagegig
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    Image of PhyrePhox PhyrePhox
    10/20/09

    In reply to Altec Lansing Stage Gig Is a "Guitar Amp" For Guitar Hero "Guitarists"
    I have mixed live music for about 20 years, and I've never seen a guitar amp in this configuration. It does, however, resemble a monitor wedge, and it appears that is the intended visual reference and use. #alteclansingstagegig
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    John Herrman promoted this comment PhyrePhox was starred PhyrePhox was unstarred
    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    10/20/09

    @PhyrePhox: ok ok ok! #alteclansingstagegig
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    10/19/09

    In reply to Now Available: Rock Band for iPhone and iPod touch
    Been playing with this for about an hour now. It's definitely a lot of fun. But the crummy speaker on the 2G iPhone means I probably won't be playing this anywhere except my room without headphones. #rockbandforiphone
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    Image of brobot brobot
    10/19/09

    In reply to Rock Band For iPhone Hands On: Alleviate Boredom, Suffer Hand Cramps
    Why wouldn't you just cradle the phone in the palm of your left hand, and 'play' the 4 buttons with the fingers on your right hand? (or the other way around for you lefties) Thumbs seem a bit cumbersome if you ask me - then again, I haven't tried it either way yet. #rockbandiphone
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    10/19/09

    @brobot - star unworthy: I tried this, and you would need really small fingers to execute properly. #rockbandiphone
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    10/19/09

    In reply to Rock Band For iPhone Hands On: Alleviate Boredom, Suffer Hand Cramps
    So, I'm curious... would hardcore rocking out (hard tapping) cause any damage to the hardware inside the iPhone? Maybe not accutely, but over time?

    Anybody know? #rockbandiphone
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    Image of MarcusMaximus MarcusMaximus
    10/19/09

    @Gordonium: Depends how hard you're rocking out. If you get so into it that your beating your whole fist down on it: probably. As long as you're only using your fingers I'd expect you'd do damage to them long before anything happens to the iPhone/iPod Touch itself. #rockbandiphone
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    Jason Chen promoted this comment MarcusMaximus was starred MarcusMaximus was unstarred
    Image of ovil200 ovil200
    10/19/09

    @Gordonium: And why would that even become a notion? The screen IS capacitive, after all.. a light touch is all that is needed...

    On the other hand, the glass on the iPhone is pretty thick, so I don't think there should be any problems there. I used to tap the screen pretty hard to temporarily get rid of dead pixels in my first gen iPhone. #rockbandiphone
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    Jason Chen promoted this comment ovil200 was starred ovil200 was unstarred
    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    10/19/09

    @ovil200: Aha. So even moderately intelligent people should be okay. Looks like only the hard rockin' morons will break their fingers/phones.

    Was more concerned about the innards of the phone, screen excluded. Vibration damage, etc. I'm not too technically inclined, if you hadn't already guessed. #rockbandiphone
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    10/19/09

    @Gordonium: Considering the device is INTENDED to be shaken and tilted, I'm sure it'll be fine. In fact this game requires less shaking than some others I've seen. All that's required to deploy overdrive is a quick flick. So unless you lose your grip and throw your iPhone into the ground you shouldn't risk damaging it in any way. #rockbandiphone
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    Image of Christopher Cox Christopher Cox
    10/20/09

    @Gordonium: You jar the phone more by putting it in your pocket. Runners typically carry their iphones on their arms, me included. When you run your phone goes through way more jarring in a few minutes than it will ever see playing that game. It is made to take the abuse and even has Nike sensor made for runners. As far as the screen, it is made of glass. If you are going to hit it hard enough to shatter the glass with your finger, you are pretty much super human or a retard bashing at it with your fists. #rockbandiphone
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    Image of jasoncourt jasoncourt
    10/19/09

    In reply to Now Available: Rock Band for iPhone and iPod touch
    ....aaaaannnd other phones, that might actually play better because some of them have buttons. Oh yeah, I said it...but the real point is the OTHER PHONES too thing. It seems to have been ignored. #rockbandforiphone
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    brobot - star unworthy promoted this comment jasoncourt was starred jasoncourt was unstarred
    Image of brobot brobot
    10/19/09

    @jasoncourt: what other phones? Pre? An Android set? I guess... but developers still don't have the incentive #rockbandforiphone
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