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    Rock Band Voice Engine Tricked By Something Called a "Musical Instrument"
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    Image of NeoAkira NeoAkira
    11/11/09

    In reply to Rock Band Voice Engine Tricked By Something Called a "Musical Instrument"
    Very cool video. #rockbandflute
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    Image of financingisfree financingisfree
    11/09/09

    In reply to Rock Band Voice Engine Tricked By Something Called a "Musical Instrument"
    i know where you are going with this, mr herrmann, but i feel like you almost undermine your point with the snarky "buh video game instruments aren't real" argument that has gotten so old.
    here is the thing: music video games like rock band haven't AT ALL contributed to the loss of kids knowing about good music (or "good" music). Time, and the insistence of record companies on limiting where and how you can get to music (this is not turning into a pro-piracy argument, i promise), whether new or old is to blame here.
    it is really easy to say "oh kids today only know a Beatles song because it came out of their xbox," but you know what? that's not the xbox's fault. that's not rock band's fault. that is simply the fact that the beatles haven't been a band that has made popular music since long before those kids were born. hell, some of the kids playing RB and the like have PARENTS who were born after the beatles stopped being a band. think about that. we are at that point.
    if nothing else, music games put music back in the hands of a totally new and different generation. those kids now KNOW a Beatles song. or a Rolling Stones song. or sure, even a terrible (IMO) Avenged Sevenfold song. it is VERY possible that without these games a lot of the people we are talking about would have simply never had access to them, or at least wouldn't have taken advantage of the access they did have. maybe now they are a new fan. maybe now they are going to look at their back catalog and are enjoying the hell out of it. maybe. this... is a Good Thing (tm).

    ... so kids are listening to these songs while playing plastic instruments and not real ones. would listening to the beatles WITHOUT the plastic instruments have made them that much more likely to pick up a real guitar and bring upon us a new renaissance of musicality among the youth? very doubtful. rock band and guitar hero don't make kids into real musicians, it makes them into kids (and adults, of course) who LIKE MUSIC. i think that is just as important.

    anyways... i think this video is very awesome. i love that you can see on her face just how much fun she is clearly having with this. #rockbandflute
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    11/09/09

    @financingisfree: I agree with that completely.

    I'd rather have a kid say "Oh, that's the song from my Xbox!" then have them say "What is that?" #rockbandflute
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    Image of Scott Superawesome Scott Superawesome
    11/09/09

    In reply to Rock Band Voice Engine Tricked By Something Called a "Musical Instrument"
    She says she does this when she doesn't want to practice, but it looks like it is practice to me. #rockbandflute
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    spannu promoted this comment Scott Superawesome was starred Scott Superawesome was unstarred
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    11/09/09

    @Scott Superawesome: Yeah, but normal flute practice doesn't get you any virtual achievements and rarely involves a TV. #rockbandflute
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Rock Band Voice Engine Tricked By Something Called a "Musical Instrument"
    What if..

    I like her version more than the original? #rockbandflute
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    11/09/09

    @fUnKiE: That just means you have good taste. #rockbandflute
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    Image of Kyle Mistry Kyle Mistry
    11/09/09

    In reply to Rock Band Voice Engine Tricked By Something Called a "Musical Instrument"
    Damn, the flute is so hardcore.

    I want to hear more rage songs with vocals replaced by woodwind instruments. Or pianos. Or violins. #rockbandflute
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    Image of mangochutney mangochutney
    11/09/09

    @Kyle Mistry: Have you ever heard of a band called "Apocalyptica"? Their earlier albums are purty intense (they have become soft lately).

    As your comment, this is only meant half-ironical. #rockbandflute
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Rock Band Voice Engine Tricked By Something Called a "Musical Instrument"
    Ironically, this is the best that Avenged Sevenfold has ever sounded. #rockbandflute
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    11/09/09

    @ceilingFANBOY: You lie! (I always wanted to say this.) #rockbandflute
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    ceilingFANBOY promoted this comment mangochutney was starred mangochutney was unstarred
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    11/09/09

    @mangochutney: Come on you pansy! (that is what I say to Avenged fans, that or "Hey, the 80's called, they want their suck back!" in which case someone else replies "Hey, the 90's called, they want their joke back!") #rockbandflute
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    11/09/09

    @ceilingFANBOY: That actually is funny. If they are hardcore fans you should recommend Steel Panther to them. #rockbandflute
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    11/10/09

    @mangochutney: At least Steel Panther has the funny thing going for them. #rockbandflute
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    11/10/09

    @ceilingFANBOY: They do, the do indeed. #rockbandflute
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    Image of ovil200 ovil200
    11/09/09

    In reply to Rock Band Voice Engine Tricked By Something Called a "Musical Instrument"
    On the the real situation, that 360 is getting awful ventilation.

    On the other hand, I'm angry that no one made the Flute Hero reference. #rockbandflute
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    11/09/09

    @ovil200: Someone did actually, just didn't get approval so that all could see, until now. #rockbandflute
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    Image of Chewbenator Chewbenator
    11/09/09

    In reply to Rock Band Voice Engine Tricked By Something Called a "Musical Instrument"
    It's a wonder that the mic doesn't pick up the speakers and count that. It does work on speaking parts though. So for the few songs which are all talking/rapping/whatever you don't have to do anything to get a perfect.

    Also, I wish I could match pitches as well as that on the instruments I play (trumpet, piano) I always need music when I play; until I have it memorized really.
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    ceilingFANBOY promoted this comment Edited by Chewbenator at 11/09/09 11:43 AM Chewbenator was starred Chewbenator was unstarred
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    11/09/09

    @Chewbenator: She's probably using the pitch bar as a staff. #rockbandflute
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Rock Band Voice Engine Tricked By Something Called a "Musical Instrument"
    This is all I have to say.
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    Image of NessaCadpat NessaCadpat
    11/09/09

    In reply to Rock Band Voice Engine Tricked By Something Called a "Musical Instrument"
    What the crap is a flute? Is that some $50 accessory I have to buy now?
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    11/09/09

    @NessaCadpat: Trust me, that's some serious traverse flute. You can buy the Xbox, stereo, tv and some game for the price of that instrument. #rockbandflute
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    ripfire promoted this comment aec007 was starred aec007 was unstarred
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    11/09/09

    @aec007: Or $5 bucks for a recorder.. #rockbandflute
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    Image of moop2000 moop2000
    11/09/09

    In reply to Rock Band Voice Engine Tricked By Something Called a "Musical Instrument"
    You could do the same thing with Karaoke Revolution by just humming into it. It just checked for pitch, regardless of what you actually said. #rockbandflute
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    11/09/09

    @moop2000: Comes in handy for "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" #rockbandflute
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Rock Band Voice Engine Tricked By Something Called a "Musical Instrument"
    HOLY CRAP, my ears are bleeding... o.O #rockbandflute
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Rock Band Voice Engine Tricked By Something Called a "Musical Instrument"
    For some reason, this brings to mind Andy Dufresne escaping from Shawshank in the warden's suit and shoes.

    I think it's just the irony. #rockbandflute
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Rock Band Voice Engine Tricked By Something Called a "Musical Instrument"
    Ok, so take this one step further. Make a game that uses a REAL guitar and work on the same principal. You play the right notes on the guitar when you're supposed to and it listens for the timing and pitch of the notes you play. #rockbandflute
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    11/09/09

    @shooga: Would have to be a total revamp of the current rhythm game concept. Some guy tried combining real guitar with the GH/RB, and it wasn't so great...

    [gizmodo.com] #rockbandflute
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    11/09/09

    @Gordonium: Yea, I saw that a while back. Not good. But if the game actually used sheet music or guitar tabs as the scrolling part, it could work.

    I'm a software developer, what am I doing posting my ideas online... #rockbandflute
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    11/09/09

    @shooga: Oh, yeah. I've played that game. It's called Playing From Sheet Music. Or the dumbed-down version, Playing From Tabs. It's way fun.

    :) #rockbandflute
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    11/09/09

    @brobot: Haha. The value added of making it into a game is the same as the wii fit. You don't need the balance board to do any of the exercises, but having the game makes it more fun and more helpful. I have a guitar, but I suck at playing it. If i had a game to teach me, I'd probably be a lot better. :) #rockbandflute
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    Image of Joe Stoner Joe Stoner
    11/09/09

    @brobot: Pfft. We call sheet music "charts," and we don't put music stands on the stage. Charts are for learning the songs, not for performing them.

    But I love playing Rock Band. #rockbandflute
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    11/09/09

    @joestoner: who's we? and you can call sheet music lots of stuff. Also... it depends on what you're playing - sometimes you do use music stands on stage. Obviously not for rock concerts and stuff.

    but yeah... either way - Rock band is fun stuff! #rockbandflute
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